The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-06-29
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often seen in the Islands
Ike little schooner ke.o.la, left La
haina, May Q. 1910, for the island Of
Hawaii. hundred miles 70 the south
onst ot that port On the afternoon Of
the next day, Sunday, her ballast
shifted in . squall Of wind, and she
suddenly capsized and sank, about ten
miles from the nearest land. A few
passengers were carried down with the
vessel, and the rest were left floating in
the water To be shipwreeked is usu-
ally TO a Hawaiian not 50 much of ca
lamity as nm inconvenience; but in this
case. the swimmers found that strong
tidal current from the southwark was
sweeping them away from the land
Thor only Glance was 70 reach the is
land itat lay upon TIE otbcr side of the
channel, tweoty five miles distant A
man named Mau.ao called tho ships
company around him in the water aud
offered prayers for their delyerance
from peril. Then the swimmers turn
ed their faces 10 the direction Of the
current, and held their course toward
the distant and desert island Of Ka-
hoo-ia.wei they could Just see its blue
bulls upon the northern horizon. Maui
ae and his wife Kalu-a had each saw
ed from the lost Schooner covered
bucket, upoE which they swan
A cloudy night now closed over
them, and the shipwrecked company,
deprived Of the guidance of the stars,
became widely scattered A vigorous
young man, floating upon the cover to
the hatchway, succeeded in making the
land on Monday morning; but his
brother and many others, died before
daylight One very slender and appar-
emily weak youth, unsupported by any
thing but bis own skill in swimming,
got ashore after being about twelve
hours in the water
Al sunrise, Ka-lu-a and her husband
found themselves alone in the ocean
and st i'll far from land, Her bucket
came to pieces, and she swan unaided
all Monday morning. Toward eve
ming, the strength Of Mau-ae began to
fail rapidly. They stopped and rested,
Aoating upon their backs; she lomi-
lomied him thoroughly ,chahng his limbs
until he was able to swim again, and
they held their way against tho cur
rent, which had now turned in a south
erly direction until they had the land
in full view. But Mau-ae now began
10 lose his strength more rapidly than
before.
His horoie wife then placed him up.
on her back making him hold on by
the hair Of her head, while she, swim.
ming on the remaining bucket, towed
him in the direction of the shore. II
was not long, however, before his hands
slipped, and lost the power Of grasp.
ing. She told him that he must pray
Int he could only utter sentence ol
two. She prayed for him; then she en-.
deavored to revive him with the lomi.
lomi; finally she put his arms around
hsr neck, aud held them together with
one hand, While she sB ain with tho 9th.
or 5Iauae va low spoeoaless, SL,
re3oab.td ler ezagtiaas, but even hel
almost ,ucrl.Je aeagjh Was begipu
ing TO fail
She fclt ghsstly ch;ll creep through
the form that she bore upon her back
She paused; she placed her ear to hei
husbands breast, to listen for the beat
ings Of bis heart He was dead
The tide had now tarned again. tbiI
tine ID her favor she was within
m le ot the shore and she determined
- bring The dead body to land. sh'
carried il untl she found she mus
ABANDON i or perish.
On Monday night she reached III,
shore, but il condition Of such ex
hausiiou that sho was almost baater
down by the breakers OH the beach. J.
/ Tic salt water bad inaamod her eyes
and she could scarcely see. il was al
she could 10 70 crawl beyond the reacl
Of the snrf and lie down upon the sand
4 She bad been thutg haurs il tie water
and had swAm more than that numbe
q niles
She slept soundly that night; bu
during Tuesday Wednesday aud Thurs
DAY. ehe wandered without finding in
hahisants o. food. aal only saved her
self ir0m starvation BY drinking ID
rsin water that stood in the hollowa Q
the rocks. On Friday. she discorere,
melens growing il a sandy place, an
nhiie eating them SIZE was found b.
two hhheFmen. wto gave her clotAirl
and took hef % tie nearest houses :
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