Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-31


The time wore on, when suddenly,
toward midnight, the operator rushed
out of his office, and, shouting to tho en-
gineor, flew up 60 our compartment
said goodby. and in minute we were
off. After that long and terrible day IL
was happiness to be moving
1 had given the engineer tips he
put on steam, and as we flew over the
road hope returned. ] felt we were safe.
At the ratio We were going / should
have two or throe hours to spare, We
soon were ut tho Escurial AS fate
would have it, we found here an order
10 run us ON side line and 10 keep the
track clear for train going north, For
two miserable hours we waited, ana no
train. Then set tho wires in motion
again, mud Just az tho eastern skies grew
gray we started.
Madrid ia situated on high sandy
plain, storm swept in winter worse than
any plain in northern Europe We mad
whuezy engine. -Four miles out it
broke down, and then / gave up the
struggle.
At 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon, nino
hours too late for tho Cndiz train, we
arrived at Madrid. Too late to reach
Cadis by special trainl Not too late
could tho train have been started off rs
soon rs ordered but in Spain u special
train IL an unheard Of thing.
/ telegraphed to Lopez 81 Co at Cad
IL inquiring il they would hold the III
Roy Felipe for "a hours They replied
they were under contract with tho gov
ernment and had to sail on time SO
said goodby to that plan,
On consulting my memorandum saw
there was French steamer smiling from
st. Nazaire on the west coast of France,
for Vera Cruz, Mexico, which would
touch at Santandor on Saturday for
mails and passengers, and resolved to
go by her; this, Of course, meant rotrac-
ing our way through tho hated Ayila to
Burgos, and changing there for San
lander
On Monday we visited the picture
| galleries and museums, and on Tuesday
we got our baggage down to the depot
once more, and purchasing our tickets
wo were of for Santaudor was too
anxious to enjoy the scenery. We were
day and night on the journey, and
arriving on Wednesday still had be-
fore mo day Of anxiety.
Early tho next morning my servant
awoke me, asking mo to look out of the
window. ran to it, and, looking out,
there in tho bay, inst in front Of the
hotel, lay steamer Of tho largest size
and magnificent in her beauty. twas Il
happy sight for mo,
Mum hired boat for our luggage
aud second for me, and then, after n
hurried breakfast, we boarded the
steamer, Mum following with tho bag
gage. At last we were afloat, and now
was all oagernegs TO hear tho stonm
monkey start to bring the anchor apoak
1t is simply amazing how bad con.
science "moldeth COLLINS swift MS from
zy's Thought" Even us / stood there |
was not at rest, but was inpatient and
suspicious of every movement from the
shore
Just then with mighty tlrob the
screw gave a turn, and it was music to
my ears.
But rs l stood ON tho deck that night
and watched tho mountains sink into
tho sea felt this all dimly and tried
to shake off the feeling, stood fasci.
mated, with many conflicting emotion.
sweeping through my mind, sadly
watching tho receding shores Of Spain,
and Just as tho highest mountains were
, sinking in the sea my servant, appear
,, ing at my side, informed mo dinner wal
ready and my wife waiting. Sending him
away and turning my face to the lane
strained my eyes through the gather
ing gloom to discern the distant shore
Then with bitter feeling in my hear
set out for the saloon, but stopped, ant
quoting this line
The day Of my destiny Is oor,
. And the star Of my fate hath declined
: went below.
: Soon, under the warming influence O
= wine, forgetting all my forebodings ant
looking into my wife's face beamin
: with love and content, could no
Y help saying TO myself am fool {
: doubt that happiness is mine. Am | no
~ fortunes fayoritef With love- youth
= enthusiasm, health and wealth ON IN
=, side, what also Savo happy days an
nights md long years filled with eonteu
y can DO mirei
u So, shaking on my foebodlngs, the /
days Of our voyage over green NeI
u tunes baok were ideal and wo becam
. objects Of on"v 20 ~ 40 rrssengors.
d After is days we cast anchor in 81
p Thomas harbor, and pleasant MS GU
l. voyage had been we were glad to So
: land, We were to stop day for eoal
ing.
Q Taking the two sisters we went ashor
l. in one Of tho many boats surroundin
l. the ship, all manned by scantily robe
" block fellows. The town, with It's horde
u of gaudily dressed and noisy blaol,
, was most Interesting.
n First took tho sisters 10 the cath,
o dral Both were grateful and l.nslt 1
70 the altar For full half hour while "
waited. Then, after visiting sever,
y stores to make some small purchase
T. we won't TO circus showing there M,
p week. / bought ten tickets for m
= party, Everything thoy saw In the tow
80 was marvellous and strange 10 then