Washington telegraph., 1850-09-25

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leaves, and placed dry branches in alter
nate layers with the trunks of the cocoa
nut and palmetto. This accomplished
his eyes once more wandered towards the
ocean to seize the favorable moment fol
lighting up the beacon; but day followed
day, and his solitude grew more anc
more dreary. His only pleasure consls
ted in watching the frigate birds as they
chased the gulls. and robbed them of the
prey which they brought home from the
great waters. 1t was, after all, but a
melancholy sort of pleasure, for the
screams of the famished sea-5irds did not
tend much to enliven the solitary shore.
M. Cremasy a: length began to get
! nnaasv ahnnt the condition of hiS rr'~ra-
| robe. How should he manage to cover
himself, he asked, when his shirt and
trousers were torn to tatters. The neces-
sity of the case suggested al expedient.
He manufactured kind Of cloth out OF
the thread-hke substance of the interior
OF the palm, which he Wove together as
we'll as he was able. 1t was not first
rate production, but it served at all
events to prevent the sun from scorching,
and the night air from chilling him, and
then he had the inefable satisfaction of
admlrlng his own handiWork. He man
aged to fabricate pair Of sandals out of
the ropy bark of the cocoa-nut tree.
In this primitive costume he determin-
ed upon examining the island thorough
ly. The task was not difficult, for Prov
idence is little more than two leagues in
circumference, and the surface is nearly
level. About one-third of it, the part
which lies to windWard, is covered with
forest of cocoa-nut. The currents and
the prevailing winds have cast innumer-
able seeds on the eastern shore, where
they have gerninated, taken root, and in
the lapse or ages created the forest we
speak of. The remainder of the island
is merely sandy plain, with stunted
shrubs scattered here and there; but little
grass, and what there is. coarse in touch,
and salt to the taste. A more desolate
spot altogether can hardly be imagined;
but here it seemed probable that NJ. Gre
masy was destined to end his days. De-
liverance came, however, when he least
expected it.
He was oiie evening returning to his
aJoupa in very pensive mood, absorbed
in thoughts of the home he feared he
should never revisit, when. as he stopped
to gather some shell-fish for his supper,
lie fancieG that something like the rays OF
a ship gittered on the horizon in the rays
of the setting sun. He had been 80 Of
ten deceived by clouds which assumed
the same form, that he was afraid to
trust to his first impression. lie watch
ed the object steadily, and noted that
while the aspect of everything else
changed, this alone preserved its first
appearance, and, moreover, that it was
nearing the island. His heart beat high
between fear and hope Was it his own
vessel or stranger: Should he at once
light the beacon. at the risk OF rapidly,
and perhaps uselessly, consuming what
it had given him SO much trouble to col
ect? But the sail drew closer He re-
solved to take his chance, and the mo-
ment it became dark enough for his pur-
pose, he set fire to the pile A pyramid
of fame shot up into the sky, aud min
ute afterwards the report of gun as
sured him that the signal had been seen.
He now listened intentlv, and the neXi
sound that reached his ears was the noise
of oars in the low rocks, as with meas
ed beat they urged boat to the Shore
The keel grated on the rocky bottom; but
he had already hailed the crew, and in
the JOYOUS answer that hoated over the
waves, he heard his own language, and
recognised the voices of his shipmates.
The vessel in the offing was his own, and
The mate had come back to look for him.
Carried away by the violent currents, and
water and provisions failing, the former
had been obliged TO make tor AnJouan'
near Magotte, to victual the ship; he
then returned il search of his captain
The exile wrote the history of his thlr-
ty-two DAYS Imprisonment, and placed
it iE bottle. which he hung on one OF
the most prominent trees on the coast.
An English vessel passing by a few
months since, happened to send boat
on shore for supply OF cocoa-nuts, and
thus discovered the narrative. The sail
ors also found that the island was over
run with wild poultry; for when nj. Gre
masy took leave of Providence he LETT be-
hind him small stock, which multiplied
as he had desired. 1t was an offering of
grateful remembrance for the mercy
which had spared him.--Chanabers' Jour.
A GIGANTIC STATUE.-A Frankfort
journal states that the colossal OF Bava-
ria, by Schwanthaler, which is to be
placed on the hill of Scuddling, surpasseS
in its niua ntic ncnnnrfions all the works