The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-10-19

to marry her 80 ioubt Ivy this time
they are ilnrri'H
This 80 'i"i rust struck home 10 the
poor llr am h' art, and uttering u
great cry, he fell forward with his face
upon the fable, while the captain regar-
ded him with n look of mingled hatred
and eXultation.
Leaving his victim thus stunned.
Captain sales went on deck, and see
ing that storm was rising, and think
ing the time favorable for getting rid of
Lester, ne informed the crew that the
strange luHu ~ the din was an insane
creature, whom il would be unsafe Go
keep on board. and easily convinced
them that 1t wa, their duty, rs they
valued their own lives, to set him adriit
again. He then went below, called
Lester on deck, and at once set him
adrit ~ well-provisioned boat, not
withstanding the wretched mans pitc.
Gus appeals for mercy. The Cbc'0nc
then sailed Oh, and Testers boat was
soon lost sight of in the darkness. A
short time afterward the storm broke
luriouslN, and Captain Sales rubbed his
hands as hc thought of the certain fate
of the poor wait whom he had so re-
Gently exposed to its power.
But the storm was of short duration !;
Testers boat outrode it and the next
day he succeeded in reaching the Cloud
Islands. His fame as AN image carver
had preceded him, and the chief of
the Cloud Islands, who was named In
mott, ut once compelled him to 90 to
| work on an idol, informing him that
he should spend the remainder of his
/ HE in that Odious service. The unhaD-
| Ply man was driven to despair by this
| terrible announcement. He toiled day
after day, and night after night he
planned to escape. But all his plan.
nings were in vain. as he was heavily
| ironed, and closely guarded at night
But finally, after months of disannoint'
ment, when the attention of his guards
was attracted elsewhere bv the cercno.
MES Ola feast, he succeeded i'm eludino
their vigilencc, and getting rid of hi.
irons, he escaped from the guard house
and dashed wildly toward the shelter.
ing obscurity of n thick forest. which
he reached in safety, but not before his
hight had been discovered, and scores
OF the islanders had started in pursuit ot
him.
An overriding Providence had so or.
dered it that, II short time before Les
ter's escape, Ally Bell had been left bv
captain Hilley on an uninhabited il.
land, within sight of the group ON
which Lesterthen was. Ally had been
druggcd by Captain Hilley, and while
in deep sleep had been left on the is.
land, with his chest, basket of proyis.
ions, and full set of tools.
The boy on awaking, and finding
himself thus leftalone in the vast Pacif
ic Ocean, was crushed by sense of his
calamity. But he was a brave lad. and
soon rallied, and set to work to maks the
best of his case. He built himself a hut.
and having II lot of fireworks in hi.
chest, he arranged them so that Inc
could play them Off with effect. in case
any savages from the neighborinp is.
lands should come to modest him. His
knowledge Of chemistry and of fire.
works, and his skill Us ventriloouist
was so great that he had acquired TN,
title of " The Boy Magician, " which
title he determined to make good in
case any savage visitors should attemnt
to work him mischief. He had been IN
his new home but few DAYS when II,
saw fleet of canoes and sail-boats an
preaching his island, and hastily Get
iing his fireworks in perfect order, Inc
calmly awaited the arrival of the pnin.
tea barharians, whom he could alread,
distinguish eagerly gazing at his cabin