The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-04-29

broken and Jagged rock.. Miss
Richardson had life preserver. tn,
only one on board. The bark struck
with immense force upon the rocks
and then appeared to stick fast, either
upon the eand, or between the break.
ers. The Captain and crew leaped
overheard as she struck, and Miss
Richardson and her cousin were
about to follow, when a spar from
the broken and shattered mast fell to
the deck, striking the Mate upon the
head and instantly killing him.
Miss Richardson's courage forsook
her at this awful sight, and she sank
upon the deck in q swoon.
Miss Richardson remained on the
ship for some hours, expecting some
one would como to rescue her, but
she neither saw nor heard any living
person. She then swan ashore by
the aid Of lifepreserver, ard got
her trunks ashore also. Ultimately
she succeeded in securing a large lot
of provisions, blankets, buffalo robes,
tools and other things convenient for
setting up Robinson Crusoe life.
After narrating to the letter writer
how she husbanded her provisions,
built a low hut for shelter, and fash.
ioned a dress out of buffalo robes,
she goes on to say
The forest supplied me with wood,
and as lobg as the weather contin.
ned pleasant, ! got along well.-
During the early part OF the first
Winter | suffered terribly; but by
means Of constant exertions, regular.
ty in my diet, and a steady hope of
'elease, | managed to live through
t. In the same manner | passed
hree entire years. ! have kept a
ournal OF life during this unhappy
'eriod, and this indeed was the only ,
literary pursuit in which had the op-
'ortunity ofindulging. My books
ven my Bible-were lett upon the
wreck. During these three years :
aw but seven vessels. They ali :
'assed by, and either did not see my ,
ignals, or would not regard them. :
iy anguish on these occasions WAS :
ndescrbable. The thoughts of home !
md OF the friends who W re now, no ,,
oubt, mourning for me as among
he dead. would rush upon inc with ,
empowering force, and my misery {
would seem too heavy for me to {
ear. l wonder now that my reason .
ustained itself.
At LENGTH know not On what {
ay, but, according to my calcu
alton. the 25th Of February, my {
'land was visited by n band OF Mi t
ominee lniiaps, six in number q
hey had crossed on the ice from
he British shore, and were as much q
urprised at seeing me rs | WAS de. I
ghted to look again upon human .
ace. We could not understand !
ach other, but they made signs for !
ne to 20 with them. | was in their :
over, but was willing to go, and {
conceived by this means, ! might f,
nally obtain release and be re- 8
tored to my friends. They returned I
'ith me to the British shore, which !
iancicd was not more than twenty !
niles from my island, and then BY t
hort and easy stages, they conduct ,
d me to French trading post, !
'here, for the frat time, found my, ,
elf in the company of civilized men. ,
WAS received with the greatest
indness, and was soon forwarded ,
0 Fort Williams, the commander of
which post entertained mo hospi- ,
ably, till the lake opened, when he !
ent me across to Marquette, from
which point Captain Marvin .has ,
onducted me hither. At the Sault
learned that Mr.. Ashnell had re-
urned to Cleveland, and am on my ,
way thither.