The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-01-07
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At the edge of the jungle she found
Hazel in difficulty. He had cut down
wngon-load of prickly trees and
wanted to get all this mass of moLt me
tGnGerc on to the wretched little cart.
but had not rope enough to keep it to-
gether; she geve him plenty of new line
and partly by fastening small rope
TO the big rope, and so making the big
rope receptacle, partly by arttul tying
they dragged home an incredible load
To be sure some of 1t dragged hall
along the ground: and came alter like
peaeacOCk's tail.
UsHe made six trips, and then the sur
was low; So he began to build. Ht
raised a rampant of these prickly trees
a rampant three feet wide and eight fee
high; but it only went round two sides
and half of the bower. So, then, he
said he had failed again; and lay down
worn out by fatigue.
Helen Rolleston, though detected her
SELF could not help plying him for his
exhaustion in her serVire, and for his
bleeding hands: she undertook the
cooking, and urged him kindly to cal
of every dish, land, when he rose to go
she thanked him with as much feeling
as modesty for the great pains he had
taken to lessen those fears OF hers
which she saw he did not share.
These kind words more than repaid
him. He went 10 his little den in aglow
of spirits; and the next morning went
Oft IN violent hurry, and, for once,
seemed glad to get away from her:
"Poor Mr.. Hazel," said she, softly,
and watched him out of sight. Then
she got her plat, and went to the high
point where he had barked tree; and
looked far and wide for sail. The air
was wonderfully clear; the whole ocean
seemed in sight: but all was blank.
A great awe fell upon her, and sick
| ~ ~. nd Chn hnpan
fear she was out of the known world,
and might die on that island; or never
be found by the present generation !:
and this sickening fear lurked in her
from that hour and led to consequences
that will be related shortly.
She did not return foE long while,
and, when she did, she found Hazel had
completed her Notifications. He invi-
ted her to explore the western part of
the island, but she declined.
"Thank you," said she; mot to-day;
there is something to be done at home.
have been comparing my abode with
yours, and the contrast makes me un-
com fortable, if it Doesn't you. Oblige
me by building yourself IA house."
"What, in an afternOOn?"
"Why not7 you made cant in
forenoon. How can tell your limits
you are quite out of my poor little
depth. Well, at all events, you must
good for once. and think little OF your
self. There, I'll sit by and-whRt shall
do whilst you are working TO oblige
me?"
"Make a fishing net of cocoa.nut
fibre, four feet deep: Here's plenty of
material all prepared"
"Why. Mr.. Hazel, you must work in
your sleep"
mo; but of course 1 am not idle
when | am alone, and luckily l have
made spade out of hard wood at odd
hours, or all the afternoon would go in
making that"
"a spade! You are going to dig
hole in the ground and call 1t Il house.
That will not do for me-"
"You will see," said Hazel.
The boat lay in n little triangular
creek; the surrounding earth was mllu-
vial clay; Il sort OF black cheesy mould,
still, but kindly to work with the spade.
Hazel cut and chiselled it out at grand
rate, and throwing 1t to the sides, rails
ed, by degrees, two mud banks, one on
each side the boat; and at last he dug
40 deep that he was enabled to draw
the boat another yard inland.
AS Helen sat by netting and forcing
II smile now and then, though sad at
heart, he was on his mettle, and the
mud walls he raised in four hours were
really wonderful. He squared their
inner sides with the spade. When he
had done, the boat lay i'll hollow, the
walls OF which, half natural, half arti-
fetal, were five feet above her gunwale,
aud, of course, eight feet above her bot
tom, in which Hazel used to lie at night.
He then made another little wall III the
bOats's stern, and laid lm-branches
over all, and IL few huge bauana-leaves
from the jungle; got dozen large
stones out of the river, tied four yards
lengths OF Helen'S grasS-rope from
stone TO stone, and so passing the ropes
over the roof, confined it, otherwise "A
sudden gust of wind might lift it.
"Thpre," said he; lam I not rs we'll
off as you'll, Il great tough man.
Abnminable waste OF time, l call it,"
"Hum !" said Helen, dOuOlfully. "all
this is very clever; but doubt whether
it will keep out much rain"
"More than yours WILL" said Hazel,
land that is very serious thing. /
am afraid you little know how serious.
But, to morrow, If you please, will
examine our resources, and lay our
whole situation before you, and ask
your advice. AS tOyOur Bugbear, let
him roar his heart out, his reign is
over. Will you not come and see your
wooden walls?
lie then took Helen and showed her
the tremendous nature of her fOrtitiCa-
ton, and assured her that no beast OF
prey could face it, nor even smell at 1t
with impunity. And, as TO the door,
here the defence was double and treble;
but attached to four grass cords; two
passed into the abode round each of the
screw pinC-trees at the east side, and
were kept in their places by pegs driv-
en- into the trees.
"When you are up,'' said Hazel,
''you pull these four cords steadily,
and four guards will draw back right
and left, with all their bayonets, and
you can come out"
Helen WAS very much pleased with
this arrangement, and did not disguise
her gratitude. She slept in peace and
comfort that night. Hazel, too, protited
Dy the mud walls and leafy roof she
had compelled him to rear, for this
night was colder, as it happened, than
any preceding night since they came
ashore. In the morning, Hazel saw
green turtle on the shore, which was
unusual at that time of year. He ran
and turned her, with some difficulty;
then brought down his cart, cut off her
head with blow, and, in due course,
two hundred pounds. He showed Miss
Rolleston the enormous shell, gave her
| a lecture on turtles, and especially on
| the four species known to South Sea
navigators, the trunk turtle, the log
ger-head, the green turtle, and the
hawksbill, from which last, and not
from any tortoise, he assured her came
the tortoise. shell of commerce.
Aud now" said he. twill you not
give up. or suspend your Reptile the
| Ory, and eat little green turtle, the
king of them all ?"
81 think I must after all that" said
she; and rather relished 1t.
That morning he kept his word, and
| laid their case before her,