Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-10

Ihe captain OF the San Ildcfonso per-
ceivins that Mare Hislop and | were
great friends kindly placed us In the
same watch.
AS Tor Antonio the Cubano. we never
went near him II We could help II.
lie was placed in the cable tier, and
Tor more complete security, In the bill
Does. which are Iron shackles that con-
hhe the feet However. We daily
heard from the surgeon and from Fra
Ahhelmo. who was somewhat skilled In
surgery. and who undertook his cure
bodily and mentally. that the wound
under the right armpit had proved
slight. through the lungs had escaped
narrowly but that the other In the
breast had penetrated the fieshy por-
lion OF the heart. and was very dan
serous one. The fTIaT added that the
cubano was no, one OF thOs. men who
are easily killed. and thus he would
recover rapidly"
We also heard that Antonio was well
cared for. rs he had discovered one or
two friends among the crew, such as
. III" seaman BcnI,o ojeda. n mos, vii
lalnouS looking. beetle browcd and
squat little caiaionian. who seemed to
be the worst character ON board, and
was engaged In perpetual guarrci..
icw days after crossing the iropIc
OF Cancer. on a lovely afternoon, we
again saw the peak OF T.ncTIr. light
ed up by the western sunshine and
rising like a cone o! red iiamc from the
blue sea.
The clouds seemed to rISr with It.
and ere long wc saw IiG base spread
las out beneath them.
'Tennyrcc! aEa'a." heard old Tom
i.ambouTnc mu,IrFias. a. he leaned
over the Ice hoN. with n short pipe In
his mouth. Dash my Eis. have
had a spell enough OF TeHnyTcct before
thiR.''
Manuel GauiIer and Hlslop now came
with party o. seamca to get the an-
ehoFs on the forecsSilc to her bows.
This was no lIEh; task. the reader may
be assured. for they we're each about
foriy-nTc hu.dTcd weight: and now
the pondSTous cables ratified alohE the
deck "a they were ben; to the iron
rings.
We approached this singular island
from point that vas HcN To me: but
still Its great and most familiar fca.
lures Srrc the samc a. when I nrat
Eav them from the deck OF the Eu.
genie.
Es;rcmsTa nos reminded us that
when al TrucTifIC NC should no, fall to
visit the iEo great sights o. the Island
the Valley of tho Diamond and the
old Dragon tree Of caora.
Tho wind was fresh and fair. but
felt light after sunset: and when the
h.Eh land Of the Grand Canary ssa on
our siaTbusFd beam II almost died
away. A. VIC crop; ON We saw the
Lighthouse a; the base Of La Montana
cd to have turned into blood or port
wine. so deeply crimson was the glow
that fingered on the clouds and on the
shore: and shsH the vast ncak-sayc
where Eirtilcs in midair by a ligh,
floating vapor-scCmcd all of deep
violet tint dotted at Its base by the
white walls of huuscs. or OF sugar mills
and by sroycs of cocoa and rosewood
trees
Darkness was soon there. but still
the sunset fingered in rays OF frc up
on the mighty peak OF Adam. on which
/ the eye never tired OF gazing.
by midnight We were abreast OF Il.
and all was darkness at last save
where the millions OF stars were spar
/ King in the wide blue dome OF the
sky.
iiis'op and were in the morning.
watch when the ship arrived on the
moth Of the harbor OF Santa Cruz
| that pretty town which Humbold;
| termed the most beautiful between
Spain and the indies.
A flash that broke the darkness. with
n IiRhi pun Of smoke floating away
| from the old Caslc walls. indicated the
morning gun. sid that dawn was vis-
| ibIc.
Il seemed a. II II were but yesterday
/ when the Eugene and the Costa Rican
| brig had worked out of the same har-
! Dor together. in the same species OF
| dull twilight. AMI that all which had
| passed since thIt time had been
dream.
We beat in with the breeze ahead.
/ The lisht OF anchcr day was rapidly
| descending from the summit Of the
peak. and alrcaS that green sir,lle
named the RECON of Laurcls was
shining in the suDeam: 80 ere long We
saw the windowsDf the custom house.
which stands aboe the long mole. and
! all the shaded laiices OF the tcrrnced
streets of Santa Chz. Ellttcring in gold |
and purple sheen.
The anchors wee ready to he let go; |
/ tho chain cables were ranged upon |
/ deck In long coli that ran fore and |
| aft: We tackled apcatedly. and each |
time the tacks Ccamc shorter and |
more frequent.
Ready about Presto' down with |
the helm-let ~ the hcad-sheets!"
were the order heard incessantly |