one; who, to our
satisfaction, informed us that she had escaped injury, though some of
the crew had received pretty severe blows from falling branches. As we
could not trust to the crew, Tim undertook to keep watch while my uncle,
the doctor, and I slept. The storm had done us one great service,
too,--it had blown away the mosquitoes and other biting insects, besides
having materially cooled the air.

The next morning we continued our voyage, the greater portion of which
was performed by the men shoving on the champan with their long poles,
sometimes among trunks of trees, at others amid rocks; but occasionally
they had to go on shore and tow the boat along through the whirlpools
and rapids which we met with. The scenery was often very beautiful,
consisting of magnificent ranges of mountains, their bases rising
abruptly out of the river, covered with umbrageous trees and flowering
shrubs of various hues.

At length we reached the neighbourhood of Honda, where our voyage
terminated; and from thence we were to travel over the mountains for
upwards of two hundred miles. We here parted with our friend the
doctor, who was bound for Santa Fe de Bogota, where, he told us, he
hoped to get employment. He wished us good-bye with real heartiness,
and I believe was grateful to my uncle for having brought him thus far
on his journey. I was much obliged to him for the interesting
information he had given me, and I told him that should he ever come our
way, I was sure that my father would be happy to see him at our house.

"Perhaps I may come, my young friend," he answered; "it is possible that
the inhabitants of Bogota may not appreciate my talents."

Mounted on a stout mule, and carrying the whole of his property in his
saddle-bags, he took his way eastward over the mountains towards the
capital of New Granada, while we followed a more southerly course across
a wild and mountainous region.

CHAPTER THREE.

JOURNEY OVER THE MOUNTAINS--LOSE OUR WAY--WE FIND PADRE PACHECO ENJOYING
A BATH--INVITED TO HIS HOUSE--FRESH GUESTS ARRIVE--A PATRIOT GENERAL--A
LOVELY HEROINE--A SUPPER AT THE PADRE'S--I AM INVITED TO JOIN THE
PATRIOT CAUSE--ANECDOTES OF GENERALS BOLIVAR AND PAEZ--GENERAL
BERMUDEZ--THE GUESTS DEPART--CANDELA COMES AS OUR GUIDE--THE GENERAL'S
HISTORY--ATTACKED BY INDIANS--WE WOUND AND CAPTURE THEIR CHIEF--CARRY
HIM WITH US--OUR JOURNEY CONTINUED.

Our journey was performed on mule-back; but I had expected to be