El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-11

could, but screly TO damage to hi!
utmost what Spaniards he should fal
afoul OF. A commission to his Xix
ing, for It was an article OF faitE
with Amyas. as with most young
English rovers Of that day, that al
Spaniards were cruel and cowardly
even asrhis own great Queen Eliza
beth was all white purity With
Amyas went Frank his brother
scholar and courtier. and mad like
wise for love Of Rose Salterne: also
Salvation feo, his own captain Ok
enham being long dead.
Westward they sailed to tropic
shores; to low wooded hills, spangled
by fireflies; westward through Won
drous seas where Islands and capes
hung suspended in air. In a wooden
blight they spied a caraVel, which
they captured, and in her they found
a store Of brown pearls; also a cargo
Of salt hides, which smelt eviliy as
they burned.
Amyas sailed on to La Guayra in
Caracas, finding Don Guzman not at
home. but having sight OF Rose SAL
terne, she being truly Don Guzman's
wife, in a garden Of the governors
palace In the fight with Don Guz-
mans men Frank Leigh was wound
ed and captured Amyas was knocked
unconscious, but taken safely away
by his men.
Leaving fatal La Giuayra far be-
hind, the Rose thrashed through roll
ing seas and oTerhauled 2 long cara
vel. too long indeed to maneuver
with the nimble Rose Two galleys
were also with her Victory fell to
Amyas. but q victory which left his
snip so battered and his crew 50 deci-
mated. that he ran in to 4 little bay
for repairs and recuperation. Here
with their culverins and swivsls be-
hind a stOckade. Don Guzman came
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their shattered numb ers; so. first
burning the Rose. they turned their
backs to the sea and marched inland
And now came hope Of glory for
their queen and for themselves great
treasure in quest OF the Golden CITY
in the kingdom OF Manoa, whereof
friendly Indians told them. Through
untrodoen hills and forests they
marched, past the falls OF the Orinoco
and the upper waters Of the great
Amazon from low swamps Of high
plateaus, wherefrom they viewed the
ing above the thunder cloud and the
fiery cone Of Cotopaxf flaming
against the stars a region 500 miles
in length by 400 miles in width they
trayersed- Three years Of fever and
cold and famine they spent or that
trail, and once gold pack train
loosely guarded fell to their hands;
but Of the Golden City never a trace.
Ehey came upon a white maiden,
Ayanacoras golden-haired, tall and
beautiful, treated as a princess byI
the Indians with whom she dwelt
Amyas was for leaving her, having
witnessed on former voyages the evil
influence Of women among lonely
men; but she by signs made it clear
she would not be left He packed
her of She came back. and she be-
Ing by then far from her habitation
he had not the heart to cast her
adrift in the vast wilderness. So,
every man solemnly pledged to treat
heI with honor, she came to be with
them IN the adventure where Amyas,
his crew much worn and wasted and
he DESTROYS Of heartening them up, set
upon great galleon in the harbor Of
C-artagena- Silently, in two canoes,
they made the harbor, and. Il being
night, boarded the galleon secretly
BY her stern gallery; and after a short
Ilerce light the gaileon. with much
treasure abroad, fell into their hands
It was here in this fight that Amyas
would have been run through by the
Spanish captain but for Ayanacora.
who came leaping from behind and
knitted the Spaniard ere he could
drive home the long blade.
But forty Of their one hundred re-
Notwithstanding which they
sailed with much content in the great
galleon TO England Ayanacora, sail
ing with them, did one day burst into
singing Of sea songs which only Eng
hsh sailors knew; which caused Sal