Year: 1872

outline of the rock assumed the appear ance that has caused the Spaniards to call it Fl Gu6rpo-the appearance of a vast human body laid out on it's back, and GOV cred with #inding-sheet, like dead Titan on his funeral pile-tile head tow ards Spain, the chest arched at Middle Hill. the legs rising gently upward to the knees at o Hara's Tower, and then sloping down till the feet rest on Europe. The sun went down as they rounded Cabrita Point, and the breeze, freshening, took them swiftly along under the huge hills that rise abruptly upward from the Span ish coast Then Francisco, lighting

 charcoal fire, placed thereon, in frying pan, tender steaks thickly strewn with sliced tomatos and onions, from which

 arose steam that brought tears of grat- itude and delight into my grandfathers eyes. He anxiously watched the cooking and even threw out slight suggestions, such as another pinch of pepper, an ad-

 d1tlonai onion, slight dash of cayenne,

 and the like; and then, settling a plate firmly on the knees of his jack boots, with

 piece of bread and cup by his. side,

 and a knife and fork pointing upwards in

 his hands like lightning conductors, gazed

 cheerfully around him. And when Fran

 cisco, rising from his knees, where he had been blowing the charcoal fire, removed

 the hissing pan towards my grandfather's

 plate, transferring to 1t liberal portion of the contents, the good man, gazing on

 the white and red streaks of vegetable re

 heved by the brown background of steak,

 and the whole picture swimming in an at

 mosphere of gravy, felt sentiments of pos ltive friendship towards that lawless in-

 dlVidual, and, filling 8 bumper of Xerez, drank success to the voyage

 Three times was my grandfather's plate

 replenlshed from the thrice-filled pan. Af- rewards he dallied a little with cold pie, followed bit of cheese for digestion. Then, folding his hands across his stom- aeh, he expressed his sincere opinion, that hehad never tasted any thing so good as that steak; and when Owen placed ill his hand a smoking can of grog, he looked on tine young man with a truly paternal eye He talked complacently and benevolently,' as men do who have dined well-praised

 the weather, the boat, the scene-and wondered where man was going who rode slowly along mountain-path above them, within hail, following him, in in- aglnation, to his home, in sort of dreamy contentment. After q second can he be- gan to grow drowsy, and, just aware that Owen said the breeze was still freshening,

 retired to the soft mattress spread for him

 under the half-deck, and replacing his cooked hat by a red nightcap, slept til

 morning.

 It was broad daylight when he woke, conscious that for an hour or two past he

 had been sleeping most uneasily. There was violent swinging motion, a rushing f1r1 T >e 1

 extremely; and, forgetting where he was, suddenly into |. sitting posture Steady

 ing himself on his hands, in the posture of the Dying Gladiator, lie slowed him

 self round on the pivot of his stern, and and protruded his powdered head, like all / old beaver, out of his hole. Owen and

 Francisco were sitting in q pool of water.

 trying to shelter themselves under the weather-side of the hoat-dripping wet,

 and breakfasting on cold potatoes and

 fragments of meat left from last nights

 meal. My grandfather did not like the

 appearance of things at all Rent 'in twain

 by horrible qualms, he inquired ,feebly of

 of Owen if they were near Cadiz? Frank,

 i'll reply. shook his head, and said they

 were at anchor. Then my grandfather,

 making vigorous effort, emerged com

 pletely from his place of repose, and, ris-

 ing to his feet, looked over the gunwale.

 The. scene he beheld was in dreary con-

 trast to that ofthe evening before Ridges

 of white foam were all around-ahead was

 a long low line of sandy coast, terminating

 ill point of rock whereon stood a light

 house; and to leeward the bay was en-

 closed by steep hills Over the low coast

 line the wind blew with steady violence.

 A bright sun rather increased the dreari-

 ness of the prospect, which was suddenly closed to my grandfather by shower of spray, that blinded him, and drenched

 him to the skin, converting his jack-boots into buckets. The wind had increased to

 a gale during the night, and they had

 been forced to take precarious shelter in

 the harbor of Tarifa. The Major did not

 not venture on second peep, but sat,

 dismally wet and sea-sick, the whole

 morning, trying to shelter himself as he best could. Once, 8 man came down to the beach, and gesticulated like scara-

 mouch, screaming also at the same time; but what his gestures and screams aigni-

 fled nobody on board could tell. At

 length, as the gale did not moderate,

 while their position increased in discom-

 fort, and was also becoming precarious

 (for one of their anchors was gone, and great fears were entertained for the other),

 Owen and Francisco decided to weigh,

 and stand in for the shore, trusting to the

 smuggler's seamanship for a safe run. The Major, in spite of his sickness, stood

 up and pulled gallantly at the cable, the

 wind blowing his pigtail and skirts per

 pendicularly out from his person Atlast. after tremendous tugging, the anchor came

 up. The jib was hoisted with a reef in it. Owen holding the sheet, while the snug

 gler ran aft and took the helm. They

 bent over to the gale, till the Major stood

 almost perpendicularly on the lee gun

 vale, with his back against the weather

 side, and ran in till he thought they were

 going to bump ashore; then tacking, they

 stood up along the coast, close to the

 wind, till Francisco gave the word. Owen

 let go the sheet, and the jib fluttered

 loosely out as they ran through 8 narrow passage into smooth water behind the sea- | wall, and made fast to flight of steps.

 Presently some functionary appertain- | ing to the harbor appeared, and with him an emissary from the Governor of the

 place, who, aware of their plight, had clvllly sent to offer assistance. The mes

 senger was the same man who had made | signals to them from the beach in the

 morning; and he seemed to think it ad-

 visable, that they should wait on the Gov

 ernor in person, saying that he was always disposed to be civil to British officers.

 This advice they resolved to act upon at

 once, before 1t should grow dark, fore

 seeing that, in case of their detention from bad weather in Tarifa, the Governor

 might prove potent auxiliary. The Ma

 jor would have wished to- make some lit

 tie alterations in his toilette, after his late

 disasters; but, after trying in vain to pull off his .jack-boots, which clung to him like

 his skin, he was obliged to abandon the idea, and contented himself with standing

 on his head to let the water run out of

 them. As they advanced along the cause

 way leading to the town (the point where they landed is connected with the town

 by long narrow sandy isthmus), the gale

 swept over them volumes of sand, which,