Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-07-19
NORTH WEST HANN All,
A TALE OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN.
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"Afler you had been absent several weeks,
North West Hannah came to me one day, and
informed mo your ship had been lost on Fan
ning's island, that two or three men we're saw
ed, that one was ayouth, who, by description
/ fancied must bo you.''
"Oh! Julian! forgive my rudeness. will you
not despise me for my temerityl Born with
ardent feelings. which Twas never taught to
control, the first time saw you, my whole soul
was engrossed by your image. Oh, never shall
forget that moment when the angel Of my
fancy, the noble subject Of my waking Dreams
presented himself ia living reality to my aston
ished syes!"
Here Julian could hold no longer; /" Noble
girl!' cried he, 81 despise you; did you ask !.
because you were superior to the narrow and
craven laws Of custom! What, should l des-
pise you, because your noble soul be ating with
every virtue anc excellence, scorns to dissem-
BILE. but rises to meet kindred enotions! Oh,
no, thou blessed angel-I adore, I reverence,
love-" "REMEMBERl!" sounded again
in his ears like a warning voice from the
tombs.
He was silent. Mary looked at him inquir-
ingly moment, and went on with her narra-
tive.
"You may not understand how Hannah
became acquainted with the circumstance Of
your shipwreck. Know then that a pirate,
stole her affections on the North West coast
-ho brought her as far as woahoo, when be-
ing tired other, he cast her overheard and told
her to swim ashore-she did,-It appears by
this journal which hold in my hand ,and which
found in the cabin, that shortly after, the
crew had difference with the captain and put
HIM ashore on this island, with sufficient me-
cessaries to support him until he should succeed
in making his escape from it.
BY some means, Hannah got knowledge of
his being there and paid him frequent visits in
a canoe, alone. Hannah saw your ship DASH
| ed 10 atoms, and through her excrtions the
two mates and boy were restored to anima-
ton.
| "To return, the moment Hannah informed
rue that your ship was lost, and that two men
and youth we're saved, imagined the youth
to be none other than you. After you left
Wouhoo, had heard much about you, which
only'tended to fan the flame which the first sight
Of you had kindled l Immediately engaged q
hitherto faithful friend Of mine and my ia
theirs. 10 man a large double canoe, and carry
a supply of his provisions to these unfortunate
men, and offer them passage home with him.
"Upon my first proposing the scheme to the
chief, he demurred,-hi eye assumed dark
expression, and he finally said if would ac-
company him, he had no objections to going
Finding no alternative, consented, informing
my father that thought of taking little wa
terry excursion with Tamma -hoo-roo-orr. and
set off, told the chief to make but few
moments stay on the island, and set out for
home again again as soon as he had delivered
his errand. When we arrived near the fatal
beach, such scene Of horror presented itself
as never met my e, es before, bloody hair stick
ing to some OF the rocks. dead bodies fostering
on the shore--I sickened at the sight; and
and had hardly strength TO order the chief to
leave the canoe and 60 ashore and do the er-
rand. To my as,onishment he did not obey
my orders, but maintaining sullcn silence
pushed tho canoe into the breakers, and Ian
ded us all on the beach-Green, soon distin-
guished, who rushed up. seized me and bore
mo strugglingto rude hut constructed Of logs.
I called aloud on the chief to interpose-he
made no reply. and tho other natives had the
presumption to laugh at my cries. Green af-
terwards told me that he had tampcred with
the chief ere no left woahoo, but then found
him incorruptiblc. but il seems the old man
could not resist the present favorable opPortu-
nifty.
I soon discovered that the youth was not Ju-
lian. This addod 10 my diSrsss, until Hsnnah