St. Mary's beacon., 1862-02-13
1k1foeEu0 4 EIppopoTAMus.
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- s"0ssSe sSt& H00k.
We bad tesn soa.e siae -scssh. fro,
Esna. saa rssris eat sf wood. Sasl;n,
iss'ly d"ws the Mosanbisuc Chsnnei. bui
e'ng no sigss VI -. rm xhal.s, Ne arriv.
I'd At Hssssess lslands. ~hitser she skin
lss bad dssssn,iped 70 70 10 sssrch "f ,
stock Uf wood. These isles are ,itnatvA !.
she N.saa.bique. ai bss shors distance,
fr.D the nsin-lssd of Africa. fh~v .r,
tLiekiJ ~oodsd. ,sd tu, spar..ly inh.bi.sd
beth wbiSh cacussstsscrs cossribssel. In
be rr'se.s '"sssues. 70 msting them .
'gv.Eiie place cf rrsost fas osr cspsais.
We sailed is.o ihe little hsy Ssrms5 ky
tic islssas s"s st~ nsighborine nsia-lsad
about seven O'clock one luoruioR; aud .f
'cs esasiag 70 sachsr. ssriisg sails. and
ts.sii~g sPsce in sbe hold for the rceep.
.u.E 1t sts wG. d. ,eak ares IA the mat;.
tSas. aud rsseredsd % ~ ;ssreetisu Of
tbs tseilisirs Coz ess,;ae and heasine of
Ere ~eod, Afforded BY ths 1ioereGs i;rtlr
i4ls.s.
Il ssust BE- pseMi-ed here. thst our shin
lay zs tie dis:ssee Of about too sod hal,
,,il-s fvsM sk< asis-lsmd. the diff,.reu,
i.lss bsips fres hsif 1.ils 10 three u.iIe.
da E.
fsrss supply "f weed eo~ . whaling
.rro~e ~ s@k rtqpiTiag sone DAYS. and
rtt " weeks and II had bsen desrrnioed
sass the Srss. and. if need be. the ,ex,
..y hkswise. sbould be deses~d 70 shcr
."sb iasrsrsi"s q: The fs.,ilisies Of tho
yises. 70 order that &c nighI wori At .s
hssls sisadssrssgo ~ k1..iLis. C.usc-
asessly ws (she ass~'s bnss crew) had
lecs ordered 10 prep.rc for gese.sl cruise.
We provided .ursvlyrs with q store oil
brssd aud h:ef. flled che ksster with wa.
ser. spresd cur sails 70 the Egh, b.ceye.
AID pointed The bcas ~ The nsaress Island
lsnding her. We k-asd n.ughs bot aI
~aa-snsss Sf I.w Jungle. 1hieh waT
sesr~sly pen<sSahae. s.g.sh+r siiA poor
lsraine. eyaa,issd three ar fosr oil
the islrss. AID As~ing II Isu 6ssa span . |
Svitshle rlsec "a ronn,essc~ spssstiuus. |
yer aln0t 70 return on Snard. xhrn The
a.sse ssid. Trim aft. T.p.-thrre'. .l
gcca hYe -. fsis c"miog and goise. and
veil take lo<.k At shc m.sinlasd."
Accordingly. the boas's head vas laid
shorsward. and VIC spread ourselves a full |
L.sF'h srna the shwsrss. -rj,ying. IN m.
s.s.i sress ef saase cigars. which car chief
siesr had gasd-us:srsdl5 trsuEhs with
BIN.
When wihis sboss . .s;le sud . hahl
~F ste msin-iald. re souod the water
ssosling. being sh,~ not more shan three
r. frsh"ns-eighscen fret---de~p.
- saw . black skin glieten in the
sun just thea" said the boa,-s,ecrer.
who vas .ft. she mate having stretched
himself spcr shs bow shsars to take q
rsp. II
III was sosh;se bss psisng pig" said !
be. drn~.ily.
There !: Is .e.ia. .nd ne putting pig.
shhes. eer peypoise. sar-as.' ssid be,
With sens degree ii suiaastios, s.nor
ny hise ebe th.s wears block skin. that II
,, sa~ , FORE" ~. tc
This hsd the riset Of rousing us up.
very enc e.esing bis -yes ahead 10 lp
'a,eh sight sfshs ases.ionabls black Z
kia." s.. :. ,
There ks hsrw.-and there as.i,--l,.
nd oser here. tss.' = sAid several vsice, ;e 2
uecessicn. --5
1T aia't spent .s sH. bore; ks's =
un aud ere what il L." = IT
We ssek 70 cur e.rs, and she host was p'
aou dassiGg forward ss geod spced toward "a
be plsee whefs se bad Lass sess che OBJ b
ct Of cur curicsisy. s44.asz u
'.ssern an ssa5ealy sbesaed - nass. y
, tbs boat brought sp '.sli sescs1iue, !" le
gainss some etjees wh;eh 80 bad not 10
eco ssbe - see % account ut the nsur-E
isess Of che water. The collision nrsslY q
ssew;sg ss dews inss sAs bsssew Of shs "a
sat. tth
As Ne haci.d %. 40 enormaus beast -
oxly raised his kesd above the wsser y
ave . loud seors. Sad ine.asis.easly / ~
,wn sgaia. alaso bsfass ~ could sss ca
fsir look st it. g. ~ s ys = Ito
"Kbitse i r wss sc~ The quessios. !
hich 10 one c<ski snsNs<. = VI
'.Whssesrf il i. said sts mate, xksss ~
Ls'ing blosd wss up. ~ Il cs,ues ~iik;n n
seh g NJ isse. III a.sls isss y Is - Y.
a. esssF z.Ee - A~E