The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-09-07


day, and also 4 small bonita, and they
began to believe they were always go
ing TO live IN this extfayagant way
bat it was noB TO Be these were their
last,dolphins, md they NEVER could get
another bonita, though they iaawthem
and lopgcd for them often afterwards
RATroNs ,REDycEDs o,o.a ~.
On the clghth daA the rations were
reduced about one half. Thus7-ibrealI-
fast, one-fqurth,ofa biscuit an, ounce
of ham pnd a gill ofyater t9eaeh man;
dinner, same quantity Of bread and
water, and four oysers and clamsS sup
per, water and bread the same, and
twelve large rasins o.. fourteen small
ones to-a man. Also during the first
twelve or fifteen days, each man, had
ono spoonful Of brandy q, day, then It
This day, as one one Of tbeo men sc4t was gaz-
ing across the dull waste water as usual
he saw a small, dark object rising aud
falling upon the waves, He called at
tention to IL and in q moment every
eye was bent upon IL in intensest in-
terest. When the boat had approach
cd o little nearer, it was dlscovefed
that It was a small green turtle, fast a
sleep Every noise was hushedas they
crept Upon the unconcious slumberer.
Directions were given and hopes and
fears suppressed IN guarded Whispers
At the fateful moricnt4a moment OF
tremendous consequence to these fam
ishing glmen-~the expert selected for the
high and responsible Office stretched
forth his hand-while his excited com,
rates bated their breath and treambled
for the success OF tho enterprise
seized the turtle by the hind-leg and
hauled him a board. His delicate flesh
was carefully divided among the party
and eagerly devoured, after being
warmed like the dolphins which went
before him, 1l ssfi et 49,
THE BOATS SEPARATE h 'a a
After the eighth day have ten day
unaccounted for-no notes Of them
save that the men say they had thei
two or three ounces of food and thei
| tgill Of water three times day, an,
then the same weary watching for
sail by day and by night, andthe sam
sad Hhope deferred that maleth tn
heart sick" was their monotonous ex
pcrience. They talked moro, howove
and the Captain laborcd without ces
| ing 20 keep them cheerful. n5t h.,h
4 The eighteenth day was memora
bio one to the wanderers on the lionel
sea. On that day the boats parte
company. Vhe Captain said that ser
arate from each other there were thrc
chances for the saving ofsome of til
\ party,whcrc there could be but on
chance If they Kept together. g.
!. The Captain told the mates ho wa
still going to try to make the Carlo
! Isles, and that they could initiate hi
example it they thought best, but
wished them to freely follow the dictC
ties of their own judgement in the ma
ter. At eleven O'clock in the forenoo
The boats were all cast loose from eac
other, and then, as friends part fror
friends whom they expectedto meet n
more in life, all hands hailed with
fcrvent "God bless you, boys; good
1 by!nand the two cherished sails sdrifte
i away and disappeared from the long
ing gaze that followed them SO sorroN
fully. tr. lsra. i..41d fh
..l ANOTHER CAPTURE.
! y On tho afternoon of this eventfJ
day two "boobies" were caught-a bir
about as large as duck, but all bonC
and feathers-not as much meat O
there is on pigeen--not nearly
much, tho men say. They ute thel
raw-bones, entrals and every thing
no single morsel was wasted; the
were carefully apportioned among I'll
: fifteen men. No fire could be built f
cooking purposes the wmdwas stron
and the sea ran so high that it was q
. man could do to light his pipe,
ri AN INCIDENT. ..-..... F..
On the morning of the twenty-fr
> day, while some of the crew were do
) ing on tile thwarts, and others we
T. burie d in nrehection, one Of the M
5 suddenly sprang to l. is feet and erie
/. "a saill q sailr' OF course sluggis
blood bounded then, and eager ey
Y were turned to seek the weldome Vi
G ion. But disappointment was the
D portion, as usual. 1t was only d
. th;oP E.toi, boak Iriftino, oorOaa. the