, 1870-11-20

% seon. The suroeedins xayea suopt Away 1
s!a esohen !. sp.r 'has Ind oaved us from pros
Hero elostd the cn,ry in tho journal. re,s-
fead Il with csGaruess. Tho story Of tho
Captains fate smcte mo heavily. foE he Alone
had pb hand in setting mo ad1ltt. ConEinoed
that had heon greatly wrongcd ~ taem Ss9-
fat 1t least rs their purposc wasconcefnoo3.,
felt that c. aid ~ish the other sesen ~ Ms
place. But, thnn, wh6re wetc thsyf 1'o7ke9
down upon tho ono etone-dead beetde me, and
woud, red il the ond Of tho other ak had oeea
like his,
that could ze.d no more. booked ABOUT
Gcalied loudly, and the echoes of my voioa
eteInod Ike the anawetiag cries OF. living
tneu MI Impulse xaato sock for 1hcua, dcAd
or alive, Ard hsstened down tho Enrge ny
fa.t as my wounded leg would let mo; but
Has fully 1ealized- In = sort Of cave found !
six Rhastly bodies hudd]ed toRethor, A. il
thcy would keep e1ch other w1tm. They |
we're but little moro than clio he'd skeletons. !
Their sunkon eyes and chseks, and project
inK bonea, told Of fearful want and suffering.
One bsd handkerchief cr&mmod in lie
mouth another had fastened his teeth IN
upon his sleeve and i third had died with
knife clutched' in hls right hind, u il he
would carve \ meal from the body nearest
him, whice be war glasing ut. sna seemed to
bo reaching for. IIwa: Danas. The gent!est-
hea4ttd Of them at. At this awful spec. acle
buried my face in my banda. and. for tho
first time snc0 landing on the islAua. felt
that should never get away from it alive:
Every hope OF reAcue left me. Not until !
again sought my good angel, the peerel. did
conlde1ce.revive, and then only very. very
| The day before, I had found fsT Small
! mn. sels, but theee were insufficient Tor tts
| wapta and this day none could 10 found. 1t
| seemed less dependent Oh me than befose.
and for the first time appeared ~ II 1t would
| be glad to escape.
My stock OF bread was running low. was
very miserable. Making little fire OF the
l wtll-tressured fragments Of my boAt. I ate
few csumbs md tried to s'eep, but could
not my thoughts we're coostantly in that
Dreadful gorge upon the hill. Tbs cries Of
my dead comrades sscrned to roach me N the
mournful voice OF the waves. In my distress
/ / remembered the Journal that Atd read with
such narrowing emotions, and taking 1t from
my pocket, began shc1e LETT o.: and " In
! Mwas alckeninE tale Of suffering and re,
morse, too ho.1.bie to be repeated here IN asl
ita sad details, and therefore ouly give the
substance Of IT, ..-
On the first dky af!er the wreck tho crew
| felt no alarm nbout their aafety. They were
IooLing confidently for tho small feet OF
srnacke which had sail.d with Us in the spring
from niue Pond, ard Which they know coult
not be Yc1F far sstern Of our p!nkie. ThoJ
knew, also, that in pursuing thar usns
coursc thoy must paes neat Gull Island. Il
! men Injured rs they were to exposure. it VII
no great hardship to wander about tho rosk
ard keep watch thare, even although tho wint
continued to blow hlId. They could ottatl
nothing from the wreck 10 est, howevor; th
l felUpr Of lie foeamast, by which they had ct
; fcctsd their escape, having prevented theu
] The pinkie; but they found some fresh wate1
which relieved their f!st pange Of suffering
; Tho spcond entry ran thus;
l 1.-THE night was dark, and fnll as stormy q
The day bad been; aud tue tide &c to.e ~. 70,
s S for rnannR o R0Gn x III so,ee II Tsee sse
i may bavo lifted the pinkie, and taken her froI
tho cleft, or perhaps ahe is pounded
/ rlcces; certain il IL. that now at dam I
y | traces OF her a.e to be eeen."
7 Neither had anything LODGED upon u
Y might cont,in bread; but they could n
q reach it. They were very cold get still III
slepi, having found L cave, the mouth
3. which they partially closed with ttones-t
- same cave where found their bodies.
= On tho following day they began to SUD
- seriously for want OF food. 1t is terrible
- think Of the poor wre1ches perashang IN 4
!; !; view of the spire Of their native village,
~ ~ most in sight OF their own housea-hoI
u terming With plenty. and whore loving OF
y we're waiting md watching for thcm day al
"a .a dsy, little -uspec.inE how near they were, a
.r Ss yet how hopelestly far ot. ..
y The ut 1t dav their enhetings became nj
u. md more intense. They knew that th'
VI we're no Inhabitants On tho island, 60 tt
made no searcl., and therefore did not CO
en- mon me. Their hoce was wholly {
Up tred IN the Dluc Pop6 fleet arris
II, from The Labrador. They looked out IT
1 SuI~ ut3 50
as and spoke Of ,llcir wivee and tboae q
ma loved; and they gave messages to EACH ost
Tor 10 be Delivered Heaven would know how
~. when. Another night Of suffering, and Il
~ utter despair tleduron them death sta
psss ~ + ,d the dns 6n. 'dSy tSsir o'
my otce more. It was 80 hard to die in sigat
lhe tho familiar church sl,irc. -, i,
Ess They fell to qnAIresling among themsel
rnt and finally, in their frenzy, turned aga
EEa Ent l,ook Hat, who ex1"perated them ~ , CO
:oe. keeping his log, and whom now they chat
i with csusing al theiF woes.
II "Ihis may he true" tho journal 5
On though think not; but, fearing their
p1a ', ger, havo withdrawn myself from them.
n'o now will tell the trath here IN my log.
-, statement signed by tho Captain and tho
apd affirming TIT the noy ffi, oveSnonGd into1
'ake wss IL eend i,m to his death, While
my t:aptain WIS bttow for fow minutes,
sna; cited tho crew, aud led them to tho boys
,dcd ntruciion. For This they blame
!. ~ ~ COW, because tho bird might nor ee
| Still I think It was, anu ~
ntcn that tho sacrifice Of the Boys
WIN VII would have insured our fafet5 We 81
1o,- have hovo him overheard at first, a. vi
u ,llem to do, and made surn o. it. And 9
ras l9sin - Gor .,erh,ns tl,cv Wou1l save their
elAy | fy piekipg my bones h1tcTWaru. bot
] WAS ~ thrn,. THEY know not where am."
4 tar al The ne Next enir1 filed mo Win horror.
had .,I.ra sao,, ,,.ap, III ayinr together.
y ~ new, what thry would have done to me
meat, oe 10 tIem-aa ~ ,1;s Ia vtcrc1 found hi,
sec ! Aua. ns W. st,n, ron5d nof ilonbt
;hich) .sd ~ 1Synh.ilr tririi Ia move away, and
to ,,se t,vn hi cnuia nn.. ard had only at,
were ~ Titc.
reast: 1T am verr feeble. but growing str
10 left nd n;i1 se.sf m soon as 1 lave slept
been M r..., ~ saor,oi1 "a ,cv;ve again. fo
ciated M 4oen ~ ~ M ;,n,ned;afaly bel,
!; aud ene an9,net t, cu,se ua whirh Haven be D,
: eye. ".s never nn,s9e1, s.e3 s;,r 1+,or him II
10. but 40" n3s s1G III In, eionc Viti, ma I:
placed e'ee aon csu ~ w wv .,tE }"r the h;,]
led to Vsny' ~nsu s! .i', ,.o,i;cs thcrc Ia t
n only nea 1oana 1.'S r.tcn'nc yp% for tba I,nt
lcthlnG .n!u VI o1eA's "~>Ne
/ eolid ftet. .n4
Ay ansle va ha's gA.urn,, n,1.,,.n,a5 ond in sn
mo on sn1mlt a. hs'- aan eon.mA,sa LII y, a;.H e.
. .nsse Mini yyns blowing balf 4 gale, :
t, ! nv freitinr companiou seemed to gro
'Muus4 Mts lively and fried to get away.
~ n1s - was slmozt Inclined to let him 6,
~: ~ naa rcntd mt It at lefst was living Ct
ar,ncar- something "aLm anu ansc. ~ Nos;.C ~
heart during thc long Mct.lsome n.6
'E. lhe ~orst csme wheu not to open it's cag
nnEeEs hc In leayo It to sta1yc. as tue 1cst Of
AeM st.rSed
o.. Inc T.t;nr so,nc comfort in this rcsol
s9neteo ,,ote 81 toward The suuset ,ronderipe
sleepy y T. -ara ~ 4ha last firne when stst