The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-06

BY CHAs. READE AND DION BoUCICAULC.
Time seems to wear out everything,
even bad luck. 1t ran strong against
Robert Penfold for years: but, when 1t
had struck its worst blow, and parted
him and Helen Rolleston, it relaxed,
and a tide of good luck set in, which,
unfortunately, the broken-hearted man
could not appreciate at the time.
However, so it was. He wanted oil
and whale came ashore. He wanted
treasure, and the sea gave him little
back of all it had swallowed; and now
he wanted fine weather; and the ocean
for days and nights was like peach-
colored glass, dimpled here and there;
and soft westerly airs famed him
along by night and day.
To be sure, he was on the true Pacific
Ocean, at period when it was really
free from storms.-Still, > even for that
latitude, he had wonderful weather for
six days, and on the seventh he fell in
with "a schooner, the skipper and crew
of which looked over the bulwarks at
him with wonder and cordiality, and,
casting out a rope astern, took him In
tow.
The skipper had been cycling him
with amaZement for some hours
through his telescope but he was
man that had Eeen great many
strange things, and IL was also point
he was astonished, or taken by surprise,
or greatly moved:
wal. Stranger said he, what craft
Is that?'
where dye hail from? not that I am
curious
from an unknown island.'
do tell. What, another! Is it any
ways nigh:'
Not within seven hundred miles
'Je-rusalemI Have you sailed all
that in a cockle.shell p N.-.'F1' {.
Yes
why, what are We? the Wandering
Jew afloat, or the Ancient Mariners or
only a kind of nautilus?'
I'm a landsman.'
"A landsman! then so is Neptune.
What is your name when you are
ashore?'
Robert Penfold. Tho Reverend Rob-
| ert Penfold.'
The Reverend Jerusalem y
May I ask what is your name, sir?
Pm Joshua Fullalove from the States,
at present located on the island OF Juan
Fernandez!
Joshua Fullalove! That is lucky.
I've got something that belongs to you
He looked about and found the har-
pooh, and handed it up in a mighty
aightforward simple way.
Joshua stared at him incredulously
at first, but afterwards with 8maZement
He handled the harpoon, and inquired
where Robert had fallen in with it.
Robert told him..
YOU'RE an honest man. said Falla-
love, you are. Come aboard He was
then pleased to congt atulate himself on
his strange luck in having dr1tted
across an honest man in the middle of
the ocean. I've heerd,' said he, of an
old chap as CROPPED about all his life
| rtTFb To- and Hn1lHnJt find
Let's liquor
He had.some celestial mixture or 9TH
er made, including run. mint. and
snow from the Andes, and then began
his interrogatories, again disclaiming
curiosity at set intervals.
WHITTIER bound, honest manT
The coast of Chilli
what for?'
Trade
'D'ye buy or SELF Not that it is my
business. ..--- -.- - -
whats the merchandise?'
knowledge, and treasure
Fullalove scratched his head. 'Ha'n't
We got few conundrums to swap for
gold dust as well?' -----
this six weeks.
Il have to sell the knowledge OF an
island with rich products: and have
to sell the contents of a Spanish treas
| ure-ship that found buried in the
sands of that island
| The Yankees eyes gllstened.
wall said he, Il do business in
islands myself. I've leased this Juan
| Fernandez. But one OF them Is enough
| at a time. Pm monarch of all 1 survey:
| but then what 1 survey is q mixallan-
eous film OF Irish and Otaheitans,
that it's pizen to be monarch OF. And
now them darned Irish has taken to
converting the heathens to superstition
and the worship of images, and breaks
their heads if they won't: and the
and Immortality. No, islandsis no bait
to me-
Il never asked you,' said Robert.
what do ask you ia to land me at
Valparaiso. There Tll find a purchas-
er, and will pay you handsomely for
your Kindness
That is fair said Fullalove; dryly.
'What will you pay me?'I
IN show you,' said Robert. He
took out of his pocket the smaller con.
glomeration of Spanish coin, and put
It into Fullalove's hand. That said
he, sis the silver coin dug out of the
| galleon.'
Fullalove inspected it keenly, and
trem bled slightly. Robert then went
lightly over the taffrail, and slid down
the rope into his boat. He held up the
black mass we have described.
This is solid silver. will give it
you, and my best thanks. to land me
at Valparaiso.
'Heave it aboard said the Yankee.
Robert steadied himself, and hove it
on board. The Yankee caught 1t,
heavy as it was, and subjected 1t to
some chemical test directly.
wal, said he, that is bargain. I'll
land We at Valparaiso for this. Jack,
lay her head s. s. E. and by E.
Having giving this order. he leaned
samples. Robert showed him the
coral, and babe him observe that the
He threw him up one, and bunch of
of pink coral. BE then Skinned up the
rope again, and the interrogatories re-
commenced. But this time he was
questioned closely as to who he was.
and how he came on the 1slandT and
the questions were SO shrewd and PEN
etrating that his fortitude gave way,
and he cried out in anguish, Man, man!
do not torture me 80. o, do not make
me talk of my grief and my wrongs!
they are more than can pear.
Fullalove forbore directly, and offer
ed him a cigar. He took 1t and 1t sooth-
ed him a little; it was long since he
had smoked one. His agitation subsi-
ded, and quiet tear or two rolled
down his haggard cheek.
The Yankee saw, and Kept silence.
But when the cigar was nearly smok-
ed out, he said he was afraid Robert
would not find customer for his island,
and what a pity Joshua FullaloVe was