The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-04-03

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DIAN Corr: Yeu win ppyAslht fsslus.
pcissd At RI ling lsss< ea and not} =
when you IsdA where Xsvs besh and Al j
IN doing. Since Last I Jaw you I have Travelled
nah; have bssa in every town or city Of nots
ia California, Oregon and British Columbia.
Besides have Just returned from one years.
tour in China and Japan. Yen win. aahsellv
feel anxious to know in Whit sspSik I has(
visited those countries wNkI q In ~ 81
atrisal profession. Don't start! know you are
opposed to thtstsisaiS - general, yst : 61lisss
yoa are generous enough net to censurs until
you have heard my csusA. can assure you, my
old friend. that hesitatsd lsag before adopting
the theatrical line - . profession. Bat what
could doi Ny four years residence A. the
state Of Nevada was not such that I co1M look
back spon With pride. They constitute the dark
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or qok ofsf - Elsh homo ~ III u y
hold NfS asar, and became a outcast ana van.
derer upon the face of thu earth, dstSsMiVlId b
ravel The profession oisrSd the bssssf induse-
ments. Fortunately Tor otherwise, y The case
may be) I fell in With travelling theatrical
company, which. after making the tour Of Cali
fcrnia was to proceed direct fer China and Jspsn.
What was the difference to ~ where wsaAa
Ny desire was to get away 80 vi$ginis, WI
the farther Oh, the bstssf* TExAe 8 probosi Hon
to Join the company, ,reconnsnding ,nysslf,s =
an actor. I vas accepted and assigned ssbor-
dinate part in the next EVENING" performance.
l acquitted myself ereditably md was duly in.
tailed "Onscf shs tsotSss'lI dsssnii3 Y =
excel; Wa Industrious, studious and sarSlsl ;
and behold ne to-day, one year later IL .ehisl.
tain 81 "waadstins tribe Il theatrieais - ou
ct those fellows who command kideiens aid
armies, who altar giving away realms and trsas.
srss ION III 80 'sthtsM, tASe tsy Z
quarter to 3AES ht I4SIs Ausnis lf&1
do net regret the courSs I have taken, Ser I Eel
amply repaid for ny time and trouble n the
knowledge have acquired in seeing ~ Sinay
different places in my line Of tavSls Nv t2Sit
Virginia City abost Aftssa months aga sad I
have been travelling CONTINUALLY ever siAee I
have bssa in nearly all the principal cities Of
China Including Canton, Pekin, Hoag Kong
and Shanghai; also Fsads, in japan, sai1 tSbe
the largest city II The votld; besides Waiting
ether cities Of lesser distraction. Ali tAoss sse
grand old places. It flls the bsholdsr witA a.,
to stand upon the walls Ut those ancient elite.
and look upon what were aouEishing Eupire,
when Europe and America were soarosly tkcsekt
Of. could tell you Incidents and rive = -,
news and relate adventures that would ssastl,
and ansse you for moath to come. GENE a
my adventures are sngrsven n nv nenaxy.
never to Be- forgotten. Perhaps yop have heard,
Of our beings hipwrscksl and attached By pirstssA
Oh the China coast An account was psb,ishsd
in the California papers, but yos nay Mt have
seen il, and viii give yos ny dssoriptisa Of ~
Having concluded successful sneareaaaf a.
Victoris, British Columbia, our msnae,r ,pr.-.
posed trip TO China. Being Of an advssfnr,Is,
and rowing disposition, accepted his peopesiaio.
with Joy. Jumping on board an English sailing
vessel We said good bye to Americs. NstAi.r
occurred and we saw ell tAss sigats,
usually seen by yoysgerA and were oensra&a-
lating ourselves on the ssccsss Of our .voy,~s.
However, the fates were net propitious, e q
the morning Of July 10. 1874 ~ pssssd through
a typhoon, or hurricane. These fearful yist..
tioa.i oecasioaslly sweep over the China sssS
carrying death and destrsStion b. thsir cer.sa
1 viii ~ and describe the enc through which
We passed on the day and night Il July 10 I'd
had heard and read of those terrible torusdos.
out had no conception of their fury. Indeed.
no person can form any idea Of their strength
who has not actually experienced ons Il sea
The sun set on the evening az IDLY 18th in .
dull, cloudy sky. remarked 10 Gregory, ONE Of
the company, THAT horizon iudiostss : e..
phoon.' The pilot ovsrhearing my remark, 70.
piled, "Youhg man, you are nearer the m.rk
than you, perhaps, think" I did not ex.csly ~.
derstand his aeaaing, and paid No alienation At
the time to his reply. But on the following day
realized its substance to the full extent. Next
morning the typhoon burst forth in all 4. firv.
and 1t ten o'clock A. NJ. the monster was at It.
zenith. Every sail was hauled down and furled
to the yards. Orders were given to give her
more cable. Too much cannot be said IL favor
OF the officers and crew. We had taken i pilot
on board a few hours previous. and our vessel
was entrusted solely to him. At Ar. NJ ninety
fsshom OF cable had been given u each Of our
anchors. Still she dragged. Every hour seemed