Old St Augustine; a story of three centuries . not yet rites are to follow, but they will be sombreand pitiless. The ancient Picts bathed the foundation-stones in human blood, that their structures might longendure. Some such terrible baptism must be provided forSan Augustin, if this planting of Spanish dominion inNorth America is to be made more secure than the futileattempts of other Spaniards here in Florida. Victims forthe human sacrifice are not wanting. Yonder at FortCaroline are the heretics, Lutherans, apostate followersof a renegade German monk, and trespassers on this
Old St Augustine; a story of three centuries . not yet rites are to follow, but they will be sombreand pitiless. The ancient Picts bathed the foundation-stones in human blood, that their structures might longendure. Some such terrible baptism must be provided forSan Augustin, if this planting of Spanish dominion inNorth America is to be made more secure than the futileattempts of other Spaniards here in Florida. Victims forthe human sacrifice are not wanting. Yonder at FortCaroline are the heretics, Lutherans, apostate followersof a renegade German monk, and trespassers on thisdomain of the Spanish monarch, who for the honor of 28 Old St. Augustine. Adelantado, Church and King, must be rooted out withfire and the sword. So reasons the Spaniard; and PedroMenendez will not fail to put into execution what hiscruel heart contemplates, for his soul is full to the brimof fiercest hate, and his arm is nerved by the mostpowerful of all motives in this year of grace, 1565, theunreasoning determination of a religious V. FORT CAROLINE.
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