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Updated: June 11, 2025
"Viva El Rayo!" shouted the caballeros. "And let the race be between you two alone," cried one. "The North or the South! Los Angeles or Monterey! It will be the race of our life." "The North or the South!" cried the caballeros, wheeling and galloping across the field to the doñas. "Twenty leagues to a real for Guido Cabañares."
But, poor Rayo! she had struck on a coral reef, where the Admiralty charts laid down fifteen fathoms water; and although there was some talk at the time of an error in judgment, in not having the lead going in the chains, still do I believe there was no fault lying at the door of her gallant captain.
I happened to be acquainted with one of them, and thereby had less reason to complain; but many a poor fellow, sent ashore on duty, had to put up with but Lenten fare at the taverns. At length, having refitted, we sailed in company with the Rayo frigate, with a convoy of three transports, freighted with a regiment for New Orleans, and several merchantmen for the West Indies.
VECINA. Buenos días, vecinita ... ¿qué tal se ha dormido?.... ¿Oyeron ustedes los truenos a eso de las cuatro?... La encajera que vive en la guardilla dice que ha caído un rayo en Santa Bárbara ... pero yo no lo creo ... porque basta que la encajera diga una cosa para que yo no la crea.... DOÑA MATILDE. Nosotros no hemos oído....
"The most beautiful woman in the Californias, since Chonita Iturbi y Moncada, my Vicente. It is at her uncle's that I stay. You have heard me speak of my old friend; and surely you have heard of her." "Ay!" said De la Vega. "I have heard of her." "Viva El Rayo!" "Ay, the ugly brute!" "What name? Vitriolo? Mother of God! Diablo or Demonio would suit him better.
"El Rayo to sail for St Jago de Cuba on the 10th proximo;" remark "sails fast; armed with a long gun and musketry; thirty hands; about ten Spanish passengers; valuable cargo of dry goods; mainmast rakes well aft; new cloth in the foresail about half way up; will be off the Moro about the 13th. And what is this written in ink under the above?
Ariete 0 0 26.1 Steel Rayo 0 0 25.5 Steel Azor 0 0 24.0 Steel Halcon 0 0 24.0 Steel Habana 0 0 21.3 Steel Barcelo 0 0 19.5 Steel Orion 0 0 21.5 Steel Retamosa 0 0 20.5 Steel Ordonez 0 0 20.1 Steel Ejercito 0 0 19.1 Steel Pollux 0 0 19.5 Steel Castor 0 0 19.0 Steel Aire 0 0 8.0 Steel NAME. Tonnage. Guns in Speed in Hull. Batteries. knots/hour.
The Dictator meekly drew the blade from its scabbard and extended the hilt toward the American, who recoiled. "I refuse it; keep it; and take with you the remembrance that the most dangerous thing mortal man can fool with is an American." "Are you through?" "I am, and I hope never to look upon your face again." "Mal rayo te parta! Your wish is reciprocated; I will return to my boat."
The topsails next disappeared, the fore topsail sinking fastest; and last of all, the white pennant at the main topgallant mast head, after flickering and struggling in the wind, flew up in the setting sun as if imbued with life, like a stream of white fire, or as if it had been the spirit leaving the body, and was then drawn down into the abyss, and the last vestige of the Rayo vanished for ever.
Startled by the sound, Vitriolo's rider darted a glance over his shoulder, and saw El Rayo bearing down upon him like a thunder-bolt, regaining the ground that he had lost, not by inches, but by feet.
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