The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-01-08
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FOULPIAY.
BY cnAs. nEADE AND DION rorcIcAuL
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THAT would be cutting the SOfulan
knot. indeed" said Hazel. "Whnt, die
to shirk few difficulties? No. I pro.
pose au amendment to that. After the
words kneel down, insert the words,
| and get up again, trusting in that mer-
clful Providence which has saved us sc
far, but expects US TO exert ourselves
too"
at is good and pious advice" said
Helen, "and let us follow it this mo-
ment."
Now" said Hazel, 81 have three
propositions to lay before you. LIST,
That l hereby give up walking and
take to running; time is too precious.
I'd, That we both work by night as
we'll as day. Sd, That we each tell the
other our principal wants, so that there
may be four eyes on the lookout, as we
90, instead of two."
81 consent" said Helen: "Pray what
are your wants ?"
"Iron, oil, salt, tar, IL bellows, a pick
axe, planks, thread, nets, light mating
for roofs, bricks, chimney-pots, jars,
glass. animal food, some variety of veg
etable food, and so on. I'll write down
the entire list for you"
"You will be puzzled 10 do that with
out ink or paper"
mot in the least. I shall engrave it
in alto TeticUO, make the words with
pebbles on the turf just above high
water mark. Now tell me yOlLr wants"
"Well, l want-ImpossIDilties."
"lInumerate them"
"Whut is the uSe?'
alt is the method we haYe agreed
upon"
sponge"
"G0od. What next?"
81 have broken my comb"
"Good."
O, Mr.. Hazel, what as the ust?-well, |
should like Il mattress to lie on"
clair or WOOl?"
al don't care which. And it is ii
shame to ask you for either.
go on"
81 want "A looking glass"
"eireat Heaven What tol7"
80 never mind: want one; RRd some
moro towels, and some soap, and Il few
hair pins; and some elastic bands; and
some pen, ink and paper, to write my
feelings down in this island for nobody
ever to see."
When she began Hazel looked bright,
but the list was like Il wasp, it's sting
lay in its tail. However, he put n good
face on it. "I'll try and get you all
those things: only give me time. Do
you FnoW | am writing q dictionary on
II novel method
THAT means on the sand"
mo; the work is suspended for the
present. But tworO the definitions in
it are,-Difiiculties,--things. to be sub
dued: sibilities,-things to be
trampled on"
"Well subdue mine. Trample OLA
sponge for me-"
sA"That is just what / was going to do"
said he open claspknite and jumped
cody into the river.
Helen screamed family, but after all
AtfAHs tn hi
lie soon cut large sponge off piece
of Shiny rock, and held it up 10 her.
"There," said he, "why there are a
score of them at your very door, and
you never saw them 2"
40, excuse me, I did see them, and
shuddered l thought they were rep
tiles; dormant, and biding their time.
When he was out of the river again,
she thought little, and asked him
whether Otd iron would be OF any use
to him.
40, certainly" said he "whn, DO you
know OF any?"
~ think l saw some one day. Ill 60
and look for it,"
She took the way Ofthe shore; and he
got his carl and spade, and went post
haste to his Clay-pit.
He mode Il quantity of bricks, and
brought them home, and put them to
dry III the sun. lie also cut great
pieces OF the turtle, and wrapped them
III fresh banana leaves, and inclOsed
them in clay. He then tried to make "a
large narrow vessel, but failed
utterly; so he made the clay into
graf rude platter like IL shallow milk
pan. Then he peeled the sage log, OIL
which he had cut his wheels, and rub
bed it with turtle fat, and using it as Il
form, produced two clay cylinders.
These he set in the sun, with bricks
round them to keep them from falling.
Leaving all these to dry and set before
he baked them, he went OIL to the
marsh for lern-leaves. The soil being
SO damp the trees were covered with
brownish-red substance, scarce distin-
gulshable from wool. This he had
counted on. But he also found in the
same neighborhOod a long cypress
haired moss that seemed to him very
promising. He made several trips,
and raised quite a stack of fern leaves.
BY this time the sun had operated on
his thinner pottery; so he laid down
six of his large thick tiles, and lighted
a fire on them with dry banana leaves,
and cocoa. nut, etc;, and such light com
bustibIe, until he had heated and hard
ened the clay; then he put the ashes on
one side, and swept the clay clean; then
he put the fire on again, and made it
hotter and hotter till the clay began to
redden.
" ME he WIS mus occupied, MISS
2OllestOn came from the jungle radiant,
carrying vegetable treasures in her
apron. First she produced some gold
on apples with redish leaves.
"There," said she; land they smell
delicious."
Hazel eyed them keenly.
"YOu have not eaten any of them ?"
"What by myself?" said Helen.
"Thank Heaven ~ said Hazel, turn
ing pale "These are the manchAnilla,
the poison apple of the Pacific"
"POison !" said Helen, alarmed in her
turn.
"Well, don't knOW that they are poi
son; but travellers give them y very
bad name. The birds never peck them;
and have read even the leaves falling
into still water have killed the fish.
You will not eat anything here till you
havs shown it me, will your" said
he, implOringly.
mo, no." said Helen; and sat down
with her hand to her heart II minute
"And was so pleased when / found
them,H she said; "they reminded me of
home. l wonder whether these are poi
son, too?" and she opened her apron
wide, and showed him some long yell
low pods, with red speckS, something
like Il very large banana.
"Ah, that is IL very different affair"
said Hazel, delighted; "these are plan.
tains, and the greatest find we have
made vet The fruit is meat, the wood
is thread, and the leaf is shelter and
clothes. The fruit is good raw, and
better baked, as you shall see, and, l
believe this is the first time the dinner
and the dish were both baked together"
He cleared the now heated hearth,
put the meat and fruit on it, then placed
his great platter over it, and heaped,
fire around the platter, and light COM
b1ofihloS over If Whilst this WAS o..