The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-31

across the bay, and it being now high
water, he got the boat into the river it
self near the edge of the shore, and, as
this river had worn channel, he con-
trived with the boat.hook TO propel the
boat up the stream, to an angle IN the
bank within forty yards of the four
trees. He could get no farther, the
stream being now not only shallow,
but blocked here and there with great
and rough fragments of stone. Hazel
pushed the boat into the angle out of
the current, and moored her fast. He
and WEIGH then got ashore, and Miss
Rolleston was standing at the four trees.
He went to her and said enthusiast
cally, t'This is to be your house. Is ii
not a beautiful sight ?" =.
Eyes, it is a beautiful site, but-for-
give mel really don't see the house"
was her reply.
"But you see the framework"
Helen looked all about, and then
said, ruefully, "I suppose am blind,
sir, or else you are dreaming, for see
nothing at all"
"Why here's roof ready made, and
the frame of a wall. We have only to
waffle screen between these four up
"Only to waffle screen! But Idon't
know what waiting screen is. Who
"Why you get some of the canes that
grow a little farther up the river, and 8
certain long wiry grass have marked
down, and then you fix and weave UNI
til make a screen from tree to tree; this
could be patched with wet clay; know
where there is plenty of that. Mean
time see what is done to our hands,
The crown of this great palm-tree lies
at the southern aperture of your house,
and blocks it entirely up; that will
keep off the only cold WING, the south
wind, from you tonight. Then look at
these long; spiky leaves interlaced over
your head. (These trees are screw
pines.) There is roof ready made
You must have another roof under
meath that, but it will do for day or
two"
rectly," said Helen. begin at noon,
"WeIi," said WEIGH. who had Joined
them, "Iandsmen are queer folk, the
best Of 'em. Why, Miss, it would take
him IA week to screen you with rushes
and reeds, and them sort of weeds; and
I'd do 1t in half an hour' II was the
Tom WEIGH used TO be. Why, there's
spare canvass enough in the boat to go
between these four trees breast high,
and then there's the foresel besides; the
mainsel is all you and me shall want,
SIR"
~. excuse Shl1 UAlaS ASO44CSLOAb
III will not be sheltered at the expense
of my friends"
"Welch, you are trump" said Hazel,
and ran off for the spare canvass. He
brought it, and the carpenters basket
of tools. They went to work, and Miss
Rolleston insisted on taking part in 1t:
Fildins her so disposed, Hazel said
that they had better divide their labors
since the time was short. Accordingly
he took the axe and chopped off great
many, scales of the palm tree and light
ed a great fire between the trees, while
the other two worked on the canvass
This is to dry the soil as we'll as
cook our provisions" SAID he; and
now 1 must go and find food. Is there
anything you fancy2" He turned his
head from the fire he was lighting and
addressed this question both to Welch
and Miss RolIeston.
Miss Rolleston stared at this Ques-
ton, then smiled, and, in the true
spirit of a lady, said, 81 think should
find one" She felt sure there was no
other eata BILE thing in the whole island.
81 want a cabbage" said WEIGH, in a
loud voice.
so, Mr.. WEIGH, we are not at home,"
said Miss Rolleston, blushing at the
prepcsterous demand.
"NO, miss, in CaperiCorn. Whereby
here cabbage. III tell ye, miss: when
sailor comes ashore he always goes in
for green vegetables, for Why he has
eaten so much junk and biscuit, nature
sings out for green's. Me and my ship
mates was paid or at Portsmouth last
year, and six of us agreed to dine TO-
gether and each order his dish. BIest
If six boiled legs of mutton did not
come up smoking hot; three was with
cabbage, and three with turmOts. Mine
was with turmots. But then L don't
ask, so nigh the Line; don't ye go to
think, because Pm sick, and the lady
and YOU is so kind to me, and to him
that is awaiting outside them there
shoals for me, as Pm unreasonable;
turmots 1 wish you both and plenty OF
'em, when some whaler gets driven out
of her course and picks you up, and
carries you into northern latitudes
where turmots grow; but cabbage is
my right, cabbage is my due, being
paid Oft in a manner; for the ship Is
foundered and Pm ashore; cabbage l
ask for, rs a seaman that has done his
duty, and man that won't live to eat
many more OF 'em; and" dosing his
temper, "if you are the man [ take you
for, you'll run and fetch me cabbage
fresh from the tree" recovering his
temper.) 81 know L didn't ought TO ak
parsOn TO shin up tree for me; but,
Lord bless you, there amt no sarcy lit
tie boys a looking on, and here's poor
fellow mostly dying for it,"
Miss Rolleston looked at Mr.. Hazel
with alarm in every feature; and whis-
pered, cabbage from the tree. Is he
wandering ?"
has picked up fable of these seas, that
there is tree which grows cabbages."
WEIGH heard him and said, with due
warmth, "Of course there is a tree on
all these islands, that grows cabbages |;
that was known hundred years be-
fore you was born, and shipmates of
mine have eaten them"
"Excuse me, what thQSe old Admirals
and Buccaneers, that Get the legend
atloat, were SO absurd as to call cab
bage. and your shipmates may have
eaten for one, is nothing on earth but
the last years growth of the palm-tree. "
"Palm- tree be-" said WEIGH and
thereupon ensued a hot argument,
which Helen's. good sense cut short.
"Mr, Hazel" said she, "can you by
any possibility get our poor friend the
thing he wants? ?"
"O, that is quite within the bounds of
possibility" said Hazel, dryly.
"Well, then, suppose you begin by
getting him the thing. Then will boil
the thing. and he will eat the thing; and
after ali that, it will be time to argue
about the name we shall give to the
thing"
The good sense of this struck Mr..
Hazel forcibly. He started of at once
armed with the axe, and a net bag
WEIGH had made since he became unfit
for heavy labor, he called back to them