The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-02-09

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thousand ollyo-sNnncd spaniards and /
double that number Of slaves and free |
mulattoos. OH loose, reckless Gerry and
apt to use their knives on trivial oc-
casloua
There wat not ship lying there
for England. or any other craft by
which Weston could have sent me
home. Spanish stcam-packct was
on the eve Of departing for Cadiz, but
being wearled by the mouotony OF my
long voyage I was scarcely In n mood
for the sea again. and wished TO spend
a little more time on shore instead OF
leaving with her.
However wrote to my family by
the Spanish mail. acquainting them OF
my safety. with the strange Incident
which had 90 suddenly torn me from
them, and adding that would return
by the FIRST ship bound for any part OF
England: II possible. with the Eu'
genie. which would probably be
frelehtsd for London
After the packet sailed with my let
ter In her capaclous BAGS. expert
enced m emotion Of greater happiness
and eonitntmcnt than I had ever done
since leaving home, for the sorrow
which knew all there must have suf-
fered. and would still be suffering
hung heavily on my heart.
As We we're returning to the brig.
which had now been warped alongside
the mole. whom passing through the
street which contains the great hospi-
/ tai. we heard the sound OF trumpota,
and saw the gllttorlng Of lances with
long streamers above the heads OF a
dense crowd OF people OF all shades OF
eolor-black. yellow and brown-and
We had to doff our hats with due re-
spsct a. they passed. for In the midst,
surrounded by a stan Of officers, epau-
lotted and aiEuletted, their breasts
sparkling with medals aud crosses, and
each OF them riding with cooked hat
under his left arm. came the present
/ Captain General OF Cuba. marshal oil
the Spanish army. Don Francisco Ser
rano de DominEuez. attended by an
escort Of mulatto lancers. all mounted
on Spanish ho' Go.
He as a. 5-looking man. and al
though aga. had all the bearing o.
a'RrAihr--U-o,dH5al,ahn"'" -Hv -
on returning to the Eugenie "
found Antonio the Cuban workin
among the crew M Justify and aa nc
lively as any man on board. Westo
now offered him remuneration for IN
time that he had been with us. wit
a hint that he might md berth else
where; but our eastaway eylnced N
greatest reluctance to leave the bri
and begged that he might be permit
ted 10 remain on board. rs three {
our best hands had been sent ashor
sick, to the hospital.
SO short-sighted Is man that Ca
tain Weston. despite the DISLIKE OF u
crew and the advice OF Marc Iilslo
ordered that the name OF Antonio
entered on the ships books as for
mast man.
Three weeks after our arrival Il
: br,G was eareened to starboard. VIII,
clear OF all the cargo. and had h
copper rcraped and cleaned. an o
ration which the constant rains OF 4
season greatly retarded.
There was much In Cuba TO fe
, an imaginative mind. and mine W
full OF the voyages. the daring adve
lures and the vast discoveries OF c
. lumbus. with the exploits OF the bu
cancers. whose haun;H were amid the
wild and, In those days. saya
, shores.
thought OF the Esily plumed Al
/ barbarously armed eaclques whom c
lumbus had met In their fleet plrogul
or had encountered In the dense Il
ests which clothe the Cuban mou
tains-foresta. old. perhaps. as {
days OF the deluge-of the yello
skinned women with their long, no
Ing black hair and with plates OF d.
lshed gold hanging In their ears a
noses; OF the fierce warriors streak
with sable war paint and armed wi
cane arrows shod with teeth or n
i toned fish bones. that fell harml,
, from the Spanish coats OF mall; OF
g wild Carlbs, who dovourod their pr
: onors--with whom battle was But
precursor OF feast, aud Of tho
I nous nghtlng women-the tori
{ Amazons OF Guadaloupc
: thought OF the story OF Colnm'
> writing the narrative OF hts wonder
discoveries, his porlls and nduontur
, on a roll OF parchment. which
!. wrapped In ollcloth covered over W
A wax, inclosed IN o little cask. and a.
o cast into the sea. with n nrayer, q
/ the hope that n he md hiH crew p
ished this record of their ACHE
Q ments might ho cast hy the ocean
Q the shore Of some Christian land.
= As sat by the souudlrr aoa q
4 rolled Into the bay Of Maionaaa. "
]. would ] not have given 20 have s.
tho waves cast that old cask. cove
o with weeds and harnnclos. at
n feeii
d But now the plodding steam rg
y the rusty merchant trader nloua
. tho waters Of the bay mHcad OF
y tilded Spanish cnrayols, or Tho u
u war plroFues OF the indian warr,
B and where they fought tfolr blood
battles on the wooded shore. or In