Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-06

Will give yUu toH Suih0oo, "hion P" IL
pay your expenses home" Georg'
complied with all this, received the
ten guineas, threw the note indignant
lily on the ground at the merchants
feet, and departed on a better horse
than he had ever bestrode previously
IOu the evecing of the day when he
had changed his last guinea to ray
for his previous nights entertainment,
he drew near his fathers house His
horse had been dall, sluggish, and
sriritIess during that days travel;
but, suddenly. just as they had en-
tered long lane which led to the
loved home of his boybood, the
horse. as though stung, started first in
a gallop, and then in run, till about
midway Of the lane; when, quite as
suddenly, he dropped to the ground
and was dead
George had not yet lost all conf
dence in man; but his reliance on his
honor, when in competition with his
pecuniary interests, approximated ze-
ro. Here, at his fathers house, he
remained till February, lS03,' occu-
pyiDg his time as best he could, but
without any regular employment.-
At that time. a relative of his, in
company with two able navigators,
projected avoyage to the Pacific for
the purpose of catching seals, drying
their skins, and taking them, when
cured, to Canton in China; where, it
was agreed upon, they should be ex-
changed for products Of the Celestial
Empire. Joseph Martin, the relative
of Lowell, proposed to his partners
that they and himself should offer
! George an interest in their venture.
and take him on board their ship as
their supercargo, or man of business.
This was agreed to; the proposition
was made to George, who gladly &C.
cepted of it, and the ship, called the
.'Enterprise," sailed, via Cape Horn,
for the Massa Fuero isles. South Pa
cific, early in April, 1903. After a
boisterous and tardy voyage, they ar
rived, without serious accident, at the
place of their destination-all on
board in excellent health. Here,
George, having no business in his
! line to demand his attention, volun-
teered to assist the crew in catching
seals; and nobly did he perform his
assumed part. Among these islands
they remained for nearly two years.
AT lengththey completed filing their
ship, which, as was then common, was
of small being of something
less than 500 tons burtben by Car
penter's measurement. They had
not lost man; all were sound, hearty
and able to work; and all were salts
fed: for they had, so far, achieved all
that they had expected, and in less
time than they had anticipated
They new shaped their course for
the China Sea. During their passage
thither, George often amused himself
and companions with relating his Wis
ions of future wealth--the foundation
of which he well knew to be safe on
board the Enterprise. For seal skins
were,a at that time. in great demand il
I Canton, and brought almost fabulous
! prices. George was happy. Young
intelligent, and buoyant with hope
!, he was the life and soul of the ship:
Company.
f Alas how seldom is it that day
dreams, like these, are realized 4
short time after entering the Sea o
: China, it was discovered that th'
ship had sprung leak By grea
; exertion, and the exercise Of no lit
: tie skill, and much ingenuity. thi
: was, at length stopped, but not till i
0 was known that the greater part Q
: the cargo was badly damaged, and n
Y small portion of it utterly spoiled, an
0 entirely worthless. Then it was tha
( poor George, for the first time. spok
9 of his earlier misfortunes. When o
Il deck. they were his only theme. Il
9 stopped not at denouucing the Er
e glishman to whom he he had sold hi
y land, but rallied necessarily at tn
{. whole human rdce, both male and Fl
o male. lie seemed crazed, and, in b
d impotent wrath, he swore, bitterl.
d that if an opportunity should eve
IT be afforded him to "replenish bis loci
+ er," he would not hesitate at tt
b means. This threat was suppose
y by bis companions on the quartz
1t deck, to be the mere ebuilition