, 1870-11-20

lSafest my ttrash cculIcd On with tho saHo :
7tsolrtiou H hafoTe. !
IAftcr this the sca beosue moro quis., N.
kougb. the s,n1m did not Absto N the lelst.
This convinced mo thst had dsiftod undsr
ttc lce Of lant-probably small talsnd- ISoun
Tho sra bec1mc still murn smQ3th. Beng now \
ID water which enabled mo to manass the
IN toxard :he 1and. which soon Saw Was
loo1nirg out through the thick atmosphero.
I1,o wsScs werp grill h,gh enough to break
Leaviy upon il. ~ I could plainly eoo. The
lind altered its trend presently following its
epurse, l was soon compietel. In iss shelter.
Then i saw snd hetrd breakers on tho other
hand, which satisfied me thst was
clthet raRfing through y strait Or had
dnfted into BONO pay-thc ia.ter, as
it proved, for coon came to the snd
OF it; yet tte1o was still Nna OF breakora al
; good hsrbor; and to mske landing there there
would be both difficult and dangerous. VIII
great joy discovered Il sandy beach; I 1t
once beaded my boat fci 1t, md rode 10 on
breaker. As soon "a the boat touched spsang
out and scixed 1t, sainfs hnptDg TO dsag pus gu
the boat ~ struck under tbs counter. ana
hurled uron me with sTeat forco beioso !
cnnld cct away, and vza knocked doFn, aud
my anEle WIS tea,fullE bruised. ~ oaS o.
10 b. iast; 1T set, badly hurt as was, I managed
n taye them 10, also, 1t isss. the boSt. but |
not uutil her bottom was completely stove in.
Drcuchcd and exhausted, my first impulse
Nas to look about me fur help. walked np
the beach and over the rocks, and halloed
feeply. No anaser. Not living tbiag vas
to be seeu-not even tree, or foHer, or
blade OF grses-all Was dotoiAtion.
Than sat down on tho rocks and cried
cried from pain and utter wretchedness.
INSTANTLY my bird commenced CRYING also.
Lad forgotten Ill about the poor
wounded thing. Ta1ing it frop n, unas5 II
we're my clothes. It seemed quito stupid,
and could only keep its eses open by mixing
great effort. 1ta vet feathers Eare me
gond chance to eee iee skin, and on tho LACK
| OF ite head found wound, with pieee OF
| lead eticling in it. This removed Then
| thtre Eere tvo other .hots in the breast bat
! could rot di@coser any fracture. Tho Wings
| Itpeyer once occurred to me, unh saw its
wounds, that this was the very same bTa ,a
Identity vas cleklly proved BY the square
niore of le.d that /. .toul from tbs back of-its
kesd-the came kind that had used. for We
veru entirely uut Of shot on boRvd tsaepiEk1e,
end had to cut elaga from = Pteco OF shees-
Taying d1eesed The tina's wounds. rnado
httlc Zen OF fiat stones and put him In It.
The siv cleared soon after@ard, md the Enn
came out. Which u1a very grateful both to tha
/ bird and myself, for It dried our coats. Ihen
eesr st erss ne so5 q no oas sSa: II
| was on Gull leland, for recognized tho vory
cliffs near mo that had seen as wa passed
along IN tbs SMACK 49,
nv desire ncw waa to Look for help
II notody lived On the isAnd; sure, 81
could H. ssrifi ~ 7'4e eui psshs aaaut t of bsin;
> rescued in QUO way or smother, being "
, near the port for which We waEa bound, Ano
> whcro the rinkie belonged. Ny bag OF breae
| would la=t Tor eevesd days ~ sooa - III!
. tiirk nv greatest comfort WAs in the bird.
was 70 soIry bef.re that had shot it; "a.
! 20 clad now that lad rescued it. Had
,, died, / telieye would lavo Gisan mp N DC
spsiI. ,.,,
: found nv confidence in tho bird soneWha
: abated, fer l could NO. 60 far, owing to NJ
: ! ackIe. wlach continued to grow Nossc, hTou
: ing greatly, AID ckusing me rosl agony. M
!. ! FOR eight da' did move from the spot Whet
= had come athcSe-
y / viii rot recite the misery Of those day
!, The weather VIE often bitter cold sometime
II snoued tnd blew heavily. shnuld hay
nerished. having no shtlter but the rocks, ha
>. rot managed 10 brehk up my boat, nnd eta1
! n IRE by rubbing two pieces Of wood tnEethe
ia 1 ecaEsely +lert al Of that tlue: M1ik con
~ ~ not, and my pain was 20 grcat that Va" in
:. .. ABLE to crawl. Meanwhile lived upon 4
q hrcsd. having nothing elee TO eat, aaa Eay III
= atc Tie ehmc food. Finding stream Of vat
- ne.r ut ha1 d. 1 had 70 longer any use lor 2
=, kcg, 70 made IN open cage Ct it for the b1f
+. and il became quite tame, as We two po
n wounded creatures grew well together
- Ny tisd recovered perfectly, and oft
i! felt guilty in keetirE tho poor thing shut
he in cage. I could do nothing more for
rs or it fes me- Still. when thought Of letti
It tl,c biid 20, I cculd not do it; tho feeling =
or strong nrcn me that, in some mysterio,
Il manner, cur fatcs we've linked together
ia On tic ninth dag managed with great q
Il fculty 10 climb a neiShtorinE hill, but d
covered nothing. Il,ere vas not sasl
ug bread up there, and remain On
.en watch; but on the following day I g.
"a, quite unable to move. Then, Tor the u
- time siuce my bird bad recovered, thou
Ihs it IN evil spirit, ard determined to SGT it II
1t which cid without any reluctance. i,n' p
au- vcu'd not leave me when relersed u.
,In tried its wings once OF twice, then, sitting
MI tbe rocE ptar by, fixed it. uncaony look II!
tho ne for An instant, and then swnEgered
iss pen ,,u,,, -o,ros,
cs On the eleverth dsE WAS sss usl feasss' neb
though sane.1sf 1n sfsae EfsSa tst II must ss n
'rSv teii to The furtkest end ef tho ial'
nnv WHICH WIS very lofty. and comma!
fall m extensive view. Still. not aau 9
Iost southern csre. oiseose5ea s;ia5 ~
ali. Rorror. Iwas then in gorge, which
lowed toward tho Sea, expecting to hnd
rom lace. or = fishing station, or something OF
ght kind: Tho first thing l d,seos @ e.eG N
Tho coat then tie heel OF = boot, near whicf
+t,oy a aailor's shea atb, with knife In it; and
and paulin hit. which would have decasrcd
was worn many time, had I not knoWn TN
t,rraulin was On board tho S4ua.
. full Looking about nc In joyful beWhAeI1
,oara Iwas suddenly sst1tlcd and hor1lhea 70
lltim man CT corpee (it was difficult to SAY v
preat- sittinr upon the ground, with his bacf
s. Kill rcck ard his faco toward me. ms a5Gs y
"a mo cloecd his head fa!,e' tazeaEd On ~ ny = =
yio- held volume, in which he evidently M
,rs. Is wiling. It vas tue Book Rat! Ema
q mo thcnc6 he was, could ros DO mistaken
i mag. Ills In his Land was his myetcrtous
Dis open enough now TO e,,1sd aay b;s ;pD,aa na
,natas ua a sss5e hn s not answer. Going c,osar.
Isunks, nv hsrd upon his shoulder, and y
q hand Msse him. ioT I wanted to think biz
but I sleeping; though from the first Eon
= With | tnl6me he was dead. He Wna hIm ant
ar The stone he leaned against.
! hid Thi. man had never been kind to
accord, | board the Squiu, aud when saw MN
"The lesd, must in cautlor own that fcl
1nstter mep,try senee OF triumph, miserable
Then I vas nayfelf, and likely as It seemed
fe1yent should follow him soou. Yet he, y
been one OF tho cight who werc WI
nvbady, sacrifice me, had gons before, to all
ID given auee the greater sufferer.
ided me The mao lad died In the act OF writir
disease. last feeily written words bei.eath his
W; but were ilIeEible, but managed to decipe
, do II. newx1c OF iar.nirg the stormy petr
= work I bor did moi die. or We would not have
-.n-nJ ~ taE.-n ~ lsr, 7 en1 c;,3d and