The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-08-16
CHARLOTTE. N. c. AUGUST rs. 1914.

deserted beach. The heat oil the sun re.
viNed him again he opened his eyes, and
seeing that The tempest appeared 10 be
over, he felt ansiousiy for his diamonds,
and having found them he Thanked God /;
but soon afterwards a more serious trouble
occupied his mind, for when he went to re
connolue the place where he was, he saw
nothing 10 induce him 10 think that it as
inhabited.
The keen demands of hunger soon began
TO make themselves felt, aud he tried 10
eat some Of the Ilauts which no noticed
among The rocks, bu. their bitterness was
ln!olefable.
30 God !" said be, turning his eyes 10
heaven, "ls it possible, that with sixty
thousand francs ! shall be reduced 10 die OF
hunger. o abundance OF my fathers
house, how regret thee now How glad
~ would give oil the gold and diamonds
Of The earth for single crust Of bread !"
II would be uscIessy gwen" screamed
hoatse voice, which he heard near him,
dread IS unknown 10 this desert isle, and
these rocks produce nothing"
jerome saw with uifriahi a man of hor
rible appearance, with bow and arrows.
lie took hin TO be savage, ready TO de
your him; bu, he was soon encouraged,
when he learnt from the man that be had
been shipwrecked there ten years before,
and that be lived oulv on i-hes and birds.
lie led Jerome to kind ct hot, which he
had built With great industry, and gave bin
some dried fish he then related 10 him Iha,
he was a mcrchnn, at Nantes, where he
was rich enough 10 own two ships which
he sent to the Indies 10 trade for him
" Alas continued he, Z" ought to have
contenled my self with this pros perliy, but
the love of gam los, me. imagined that
could double my fortune II | went in per
son. | tore my self away from my beloved
slle AMI childten, aIlhstanding their tears
and the representations Of my friends. ]
vas sbipwrecked, and saved ny self with
great difficulty here, where have ptnrd
Tor ten yenrs, and where ] shall, no doubt,
end my unhappy days
lie added 10 these words the recital Of
all he lad suffered since his separation
from bis IcIloS men, md oC the many con
trivanccs BY Which he had sustained cxis
tence.
al these details made Jerome despair
lie could not console himself 10 bis mis.or-
lures, tie horutlc pfospec, he had before
to-. eyes on', served 20 increase his woes.
WITHOUT msunpni0g all he had TO undergo
10 this isaud, where he dcspsed little cot.
lagr cane continually 10 ms memory as an
additional torment, ii sueices TO say that be
remaiaed there five yeArs a. the end Of
this tine they discovered something Goat
ing on the sea. and tho eiud Pfatdenlially
waiting tue object toward. them, they per
crlved Il TO DO long boat After some
cxeuons, they we're able 10 haul II upon
Tue beach,
With the help Of few resloous trees,
they repared u, and resolved to abandon
themselves to Providence on the ocean, pre-.
ferIing dangers mingled with some hope
to the certainly Of passing their lives IN this
d,cadfuI banlshmeut
They embarked With them as much pro
visions as vas possible, and cas-. themselves
at the mercy Of the waves, after having be
sought tie favor OF heaven. \ rapid cur
rent bore them great distance from the
land, and they fortunately net with an In
gIlsh ship, which received them wi1h grca
humanity.
Jerome still retained his precious caske
safe, which 10 had several times beer
tempted 10 throw into the sea wble h'
STAYED on the isIand. lie then dcspised IL
nseessness, but now be begun anew to loot
upon 1t ms an inos,lmablc treasure. The
vessel touched a, port IN England, whence
Jerome aud hls companion FASTENED TO Do
yer, TO take the packet and return e
France. They then thought that lhcl
mls ortuncs we're Terminated, but just a.
they cane in Wow Of their native land :
second shrparcck assalled them; the plckc
struck agalns, rock. As land was near
every one swan immediately to save htslile
Jerome took his diamonds, and sp'an!
into tho midst Of the loamIug waves, will
which he courageously disputed hts life
He gained tho shore at last, bat "hil'
struggling with tho pillows ne had lost VI
caskct, aud The diamonds had gone 10 10
crease the riches Of tho deep.
90 Fortune !" said he, how thou has
sported with me thou hast tossed I'M
about Ike the grain which is Witnessed "
the barn. Alter preserving for me IN m,
frs, shtpwreck iha, which was then unser
yiceabe, now that II IS 50 necessary tho
deprivesi the Of II !"
While saying these words, he perceive
the hfelcss body of tho compnnIon OF III
misrorluncs. THIS sad spectacle Ind III
effect of making him resigned to his tate
fIe reflected that he was stu young, an
nieb, gain livelihood by working as d.
his brother, and as all his ancestors ha
, done.
he arose, and returned thanks to tho a.
mighty for his preservation, and came
soma fishermen's cabins, where they CAV
him ylc,unls and cothog. Thence b
went towards his country. begging II
was fer some time unable TO recognise W
paternal cottage, as ii had undergone
many advantageous alterations. Not or
10 we're tho walls neatly whi,cwashod, bu,
sDacious barn bad been added, besides o'he