The National tribune., 1898-11-17
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IN the yea- o. Grace, 1920, uTon day in
the month of May thereof, TIE sun rose
pyer the islands OF the new deep, and the
mountains that divided ii from an ocean
yet unknown. and looked upon the havoc
which, in the name OF Coo. a Chris tlan
people were working upon the loveilest CT
his regions. He had seen in the revo.u-
zion OF a day the strange transformations
which few years had brought upon all
the chimes and races OF his love. The
standard OF Portugal waved from the
minarets of the East a Portuguese Ad
miral swept the Persian Gulf and bonn
barded the walls OF OrmuZ; d Portuguese
ViceIoy held his court on the shores OF
the Indian Ocean; the princes Of the
Eastern Continent had exchanged their
bracelets of gold for the iron letters of the
invader; and among the odors Of the
Spice Islands the fun es Of frankincenS
assembled To- the God of their new masters.
He passed on his course; the breakers
that dashed upon the sands Of Africa
were not whittier than the squadronS that
rolled among them; the chapel was built
on the shore and under the shadow of
the crucI1iX was fastened the first nyet IN
the slavery Of her miserable children.
Then rose he over the blue Atlantic;
the new continent emerged from the
GuSky deep; the ships Of discoveries were
penetrating its estuaTies and straits from
the isles OF Fire even To the frozen promon-
tories Of Labrador; and the roar Of cannon
went up TO heaven mingled with the
groans and blood of naked savages. But
peace had descended upon the islands Of
America; the gentle tribes Of these para
discs Of ocean wept in subsection over the
graves Of more than half their race; ham
lets and cities were springing up in their
valleys and on their coasts; the culyerin
beloved from the fortress, the bell peaied
from the monastery: and the civilization
EuTOng %
oarbarism and innocence of the feeble
native.
Still, as he careered to the West. new
spectacles were displayed before him; the
followers Of Balboa had built a proud city
on the shores and were launching their
hasty barks on the surges Of the New
Ocean; the hunter OF the Fountain OF
Youth was perishing under the arrows of
The wild warriors OF Florida and armed
Spanlards were at last retreating before "a
pagan multitude.
One more sight Of pomp and Of grief
awaited him; he rose on the mountains OF
Mexico; the trumpet of the Spaniards
echoed among the peaks; he looked upon
the Bay Of Ulua. and. as his beams stole
Lremblingly over the swelling current
Ehey fell upon the black hulls and furled
canvas of a great feet riding TRANQUILITY at
It's moorings. The fate of Mexico was IL
The scales % destiny; the second army OF
Invaders had been poured upon her
shores.
Ia truth, il was a eoodly sight to look
upon the armed vessels that thrOneed
this unfrequented bay; for peacefully and
malestically they slept on the tide, and
as the morning hymn Of the mariners
swelled family on the air one would have
thought they bore with them 10 the hea-
then the tidings Of great 10Y and the
good will and grace Of their divine faith.
instead Of the earthly passions which
were 10 cover the land with lamentation
and death.
With the morning sunbeam stole into
The harbor enc Of those little carayelS
wherein the men OF those days dared the
perils Of unknown dceps and sought out
new paths 10 renown and fortune: and as
she drew nigh 10 the reposing feet the
hardy adventures who thronged her deck
gazed with new interest and admira ton
on the shores Of that empire, the fame of
whose wild grandeur and wealth had
already driven from their minds the
dreams OF GolcCnda and the Mouccas
No fortress frowned on the low islands.
no city glistened among the sandhils on
shore; the surf rolled on the coast of an
unlnhabited waste; the tents of the
armorer and other artisans, the palm
matched sheds of the sick, and some