The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-04-27


position OF the sun.
The captain OF the San lldeionso per-
celvlng that Mare IIislop and were
great friends kindly placed Us in the
same watch.
As for Antonio the Cubano. We never
went near him II we could help Il.
He was placed In the cable tier. and
for more complete security. In the bill
boes. which are iron shackles that con-
fine the feet However. we daily
heard from the surgeon and from Fra
Ansolmo. who was somewhat skilled in
surgery. and who undertook his cure
bodily and mentally. that the wound
under the right armplt had proved
slight. through the lungs had escaped
narrowly, but that the other in the
breast had penetrated the neshy por.
ton OF the heart, and was a very dan
gorous one. The frlar added that the
Cuhnno was not one OF those men who
are easily killed. aud thus he would
recover rapidly"
We also heard that Antonio was well
cared for. as he had discovered one or
two friends among the crew. such as
the seaman Bcnlto ojeda. a most VIII
famous looking. beetle proved and
squat little Catalonian. who seemed 10
be the worst character on board. and
was engaged In perpetual qunrrols.
a few days after crossing The troplo
OF Cancer on a lovely afternoon, We
/ again saw the peak OF Tcnerine light
ed up by the western sunshine and
rising like cone Of red flame from the
/ blue sea.
The clouds seemed to rise with H..
and ere long we saw III base spread
ing out beneath them.
"Ternyrecf bga'ni" heard old Tom
Lambourne multorlng as he leaned
over the lee bow. with short pipe In
his mouth, Dash my wig have
had a spell enough OF Tennyreef before
thlsl"
Manuel Gnutier and lllslop now came
with a party Of seamen 10 get the an
chors OF the iorecastle to her bows
This was no Hight task. the reader may
be assured. for they were each about
foriy-nve hundred weight: and now
the pondorous cables ratified along the
deck as they were bent 10 the iron
rings.
We approached this singular island
from a point that was new to me: but
still It's great and most familiar fea.
lures were the same as when / first
genie.
Estremcra now reminded rs tina
when at Tenerlfe We should not fall l.
visit the two great sights OF the ISLAM
the Valley OF the Diamond. aud tn
old Dragon tree OF Caora.
The wind was fresh and fair. bu
felt light after sunset. and when thu
! high land Of the Grand Canary was OF
= our starboard beam II almost die,
! away. As we crept on we saw IN,
d lighthouse at the base OF La Montana
y Rexo. which In the warm sunset seem
= ed to have turned Into blood or por
i wine. so deeply crimson was the glow
o that fingered ON the clouds and on tn,
n shore; and then the vast peak-sav,
n where girdlod In mldair by a llgh
y floating vapor-seemed all OF deeI
violet tint dotted at It's base by th,
white walls OF houses. or OF sugar MILL
y and by groves OF cocoa and rosewood
trees.
i Darkness was soon there. but still
Is the sunset fingered In rays OF nre up
= ON the mighty peak OF Adam. on which
the eye never tired OF gnslng.
d by midnight we were abreast OF II
d and all was darkness at last saw,
II where the millions OF stars were spar
Q king In the wide blue dome OF IN,
j. sky.
v Iilslop and were In the morning
II watch when the ship arrived on tn,
mouth Of the harbor OF Santa Cruz
@ that pretty town which Humboldt
B. termed the most beautiful between
20 Spain and the Indies
q A fash that broke the darkness, with
n a light pun OF smoke floating away
II from the Old castle walls, Indicated IN,
b. morning gun. and that dawn was Wis.
lble.
y II seemed as II II we're but yesterday
q. when the Eurenle and the Costa Rlcar
Y brig had worked out Of the same har'
I Dor together. In the same species Of
N dull twilight, and that all which hat
passed since that time had been 1
Ie dream.
d We beat In with the breeze ahead
,e The light OF another day was rapidly
N descending from the summit OF the
Ie peak, and already that green gIrdl'
named the Region OF Laurels wal
shining IN the sunbeam; so ere long w
saw the windows OF the custom house
which stands above the long mole, and
% all the shaded lattlces OF the terraeet
e streets OF Santa Cruz, glittering in gold
a. and purple sheen.
y The anchors were ready TO be let 80
the chain cables were ranged upon
Il deck IN long coils that ran fore and
l. AFT; we tackled repeatedly, and each
n time the taoles became shorter and
IL more frequent.
Ie "Ready about Prestol down with
a the helm-let fly the head-sheets
.e wore the orders heard incessan
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