The Republican journal., 1894-11-08

\ est mountain. IN Leon \ time the space
between Ills castle and the folt was doubt
less open. and Sitting aloft on lis own
walls he could sweep the surrounding sea
to the horizons line. After the Indians
We're mostly killed oil and the remnant
subjected to his will. thanks III nuch to
the terrible Berezllc as to the proves If
\ Spanish cross bowmen, the Conquistador
sat here. signing for more worlds to con
quol. and planned the voyage that result
ca in the discovery of Florida and tile
upper Bahamas Looking out upon tile
northern ocean, stretching away to IN
known regions, and Specializing upon
wonders that might lie beyond his vision,
he brooded over the story told him bv his
Indian servants OF mysterious islands iii
the lar IucaNan chain, one Of which held
deep i'll its forests the Fountain Of Eternal
Youth: and as 10y this time the heyday of
his OWL youth was past and his hair be-
ginning To whiten, he WAS doubly anxious
" tina an unfaliug cliNir, for Which
most III is would travel far and wide. 50
III l5l- he sailed out ii the bay OF Aqua
dilla and away To the noltlwArd, bound
for 'BiMiui, INK failed Island on vIieh
was tN " toand the Wonderful fountain
according tn thc Indians who wcre thilS
lepaying tleachclY ion treaclely. We
know how he cluised the Bahamas AMI
landed on G5uanahani tor SALVATORE the
frst land sighted hv Columbus on his ilst
Yoyage just ~ Years before: and thence,
Still Headed toward the North Star. Leon
sighted aeosast, banked with tlpwers hang
ing flQm tall Trees. which he named
~Floiida. III hid mot pronounce it III
the English fashion, however, but aS i
spelled Flow-lead All; and Nc always
thought it an island even after the King
OF Spain had made him its Adelantatlo.
he did not larry long in the ''land Of
flowers. bit under the guidance If al
ma woman. whom he captured on one ii
tie keys. searched the outlying islands up
and down. for the Bimini OF his dreams:
and finding it not returned disleartened
70 Puerto Rico. He had hardly reached
tile Casa Banco before one III his officers.
iii ship left behind to continue tile
search brought him good tidings that the
fountain had at last been discovered; a
lic o1 course. Init it is said THAT often
falseheod, well told, i as GOOD As tile
truth. AZ any Tate, % the strength If
tits one Ponce de Leon vas elevated to
the exalted rank Of Adelantado of Bimini
and Florida. and rested content il
Puerto Rico meaning tn dlinz ii TIM
magic water hetare ace oVert~ok him.
Meanwhile, engrOssed il the atiairs II
Iuel'o Rico he almost forgot his new
domain, untl the. great discoveries of
Neltez N MeNicp electrified the wofld
ald aroused aneW il~ SNilit N adventure.
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another voyage ~ tine north. Intending t3
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