The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-04-23
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suddenly shifted cargo in d strong
wind, plunged bows under, and vent
down, there being on board between /
thirty and forty persons, and d pafs
Of them in the cabin. This was JUST, .it
after dinner on Sunday. The ia.
tives that happened to be on deck
were at once all together in the
waves, with no means Of escape but
their skill in swimming. A Chris
tain man, by the name Of Mauae. 4
who had conducted morning worship
and sabbath service with the peo-
pie in the forenoon, now called them
round him in the water, and implored
help FROM God for all. Them as4n
strong current was setting to the
north, making it impossible for them
to get to Hawaii, whether they were
bound, they all made in different
ways for Maui and Kahoolawe.
''Thc captain of the schooner, 8
foreigner, being unable to swim, Was
put by his Hawaiian wife on an oar, .
and they two struck out togcther for
the distant shore: but on Monday
morning, having survived The first
night, the captain died; and in; the
afternoon Of the same day his wife
landed on Kahoolawe. a floating
hatchway from the wreck gave q
chance for life to strong young man
and his brother; but the latter perish.
ed before the daylight of Monday;
while tho elder reached the island in
safety by eight or nine O'CLOCK. A
feeble boy, without any support,
swan the same distance Of nearly
thirty miles, and arrived safe to land
before any Of the others. Manae
and his wife had each secured a GOV.
cred bucket for buoy; and three
young men kept them company till
evening; but all disappeared, one az
ter another, during the night, either.
by exhaustion, or getting bewildered
and turning another way, or by be.
coming the prey of sharks.
y, : Monaay morning the faithfni paTfe
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Mauae became too weak to go o. -
The wife stopped aud lomilomie4 !,in
Ga kind of shampooing common here)
so that he was able to swim again
until Kahoolawe was in full view. -.
Soon, however, Mauao grew SO wea-
ry that he could not even hold to the
bucket; and his faithful wife, taking
it from him, babe him cling to the
long hair of her head, while she still
hopefully held on, gradually nearing
the shore! Her husbands hands,
however soon slipped from her hair,
too weak to keep their hold, and she
tried in vain to rouse him to further
effort. She endeavored, according
to the native expression, to hoolana
kona n,anao, to make las hope sNiins,
to inspire him with confidence by
pointing to the land, and telling him
to pray to Jesus; but he could only
utter a few broken petitions. Put
ting his arms, therefore, around her
own neck, she held them fast on her
bosom with one hand, and still swan
vigorously with the other until near
nightfall, when herself and her now
lifeless burden we're within a quarter
Of mile from the shore. She had
now to contend with the raging surf,
and finding the body other husband,
which she had borne soleng, stone
dead, she reluctantly castsit off, and
shortly :ftcr reached the land.
''But there she was Hardly better
off :han at sea, for long exposure fas
the brine had so blinded herseyes,
that it was some time before slis
could see; her strength was TOO much
spent to travel, and the spot on which
she landed was barreniava, on tho
opposite side of the island to.any set.
tlement. Food and water she must
find or die. Proyidentially she oh.
tanned the latter in n rain that. had
recently fallen, and that was stand
ing for her in the cups of the rocks.
Monday night, Tuesday, Wednesday,
and Thursday came aud went with.
out relief, while she crept on gradual.
ly as she could towards the inhabited
parts Of tho land. Az last, on Fri
day morning, when her manaelana,
her swimming hope, that had held
its head 80 long above the waves,
was fast sinking with her falling
strength, by q gracious providence
she discovered q @atermeicn vine in
fruit. Eating ono, 'her eyes were
enlightened like Jonathan's BY the