The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-08-17
True History orRobIson Crusoe.
BY THE FAT CONTRIBUTOR.

Robson Crusoe was born with an ar
dent longing for the sea. Some might
call it notion of his, but was an ocean
which he was long time in getting
over, if he ever did get over it entire>
ly. This longing for the sea manifest-
ed itself at very tender age, though it
is hard to think of Robson as very ten
der at any age, his career was SO very
tough. When they attempted to teach
his infant lips to pronounce the letters of
the alphabet they never could get be-
yond the G.. 4 and 3 went well enough,
but when he got on the G there be stuck,
a strangely prophetic indication of what
his, future life was. to be. When he
cried it was on the G sharp, and when he
got a cold his bark was on the G.
AS he grew older he yearned constantly
to be on the water, to the great disgust of
bis father, who was on the whiskey. He
[ used to sit for hours at time on canal
bridge near his fathers door, and, as tine
boats passed under, imagine he was plow-
ing the mighty deep. 1t was so much
easier than plowing out corn. He hadn't
any mast to climb, but in the absence of
Il mast he would "climb' younger broth
er, Or any neighbours boy who wasn't quite
his size.
But be sighed for other climbs. He was
irresistibly inclined 10 ramble, so much
so that he rambled in lis talk, lis ideas
being all abroad.
When at last be announced his deter
mination TO 90 for sailor, his father en-
deavored to dissuade him from it
fWhy," said the old man, with tears 10
his eyes and choking voice, e,-"why GO
for a sailor when there are so many other
people to 60 for who have more money ?"
Then he pointed out the disadvantages
of a life upon the ocean-how he couldn't
be in early nights, or take long walks over
tie hills before breakfast, or 90 buggy>
riding with the girls (unless he could bor-
row the captain'sgig), or go TO the beer
gardens on Sunday nights, or come in
when it rains, or 90 squirrel hunting, or
attend ward meetings, or vote, unless he
happened to be at one or the other of the
"Poles," or receive line from any Of
his friends, with the solitary exception of
the E1uin0xial Line.
He tried to show how much better off
he would be to pursue some steady en-
ployment on land, if it wasn't anything
more than steadying himself by lamp
post. He pointed out the perils of the
sea-told of the ''old salts who had been
drowned in it, producing its salty flavor,
and of the difficulty green hand encoun-
ters in wading ashore when a storm arises.
He cited as a warning the case Of an
other son, VINO, against his fathers warm
ings and expostulations, ran away and
enlisted as a soldier in the Mexican War,
where he was killed by falling from the
mast head while charging battery.
Young Crusoe was SO deeply affected
by his fathers words that he made up
little bundle that very night and ran away
to sea-how it was himself.
He met with numerous adventures and
disasters before he succeeded in getting
himself shipwrecked sufficiently to make
out narrative for general circulation. The
first vessel he embarked on was wrecked
in Yarmouth Roads, it being so dark and
stormy they couldn't tell one Road from
another. After that vessel was captured
by pirates, and all sold into slavery to the
Moors, the Moors being ignorant of the
Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments.
Refusing TO accept these Amendments as
Constitutional. and scorning any New
Departure" Crusoe took his departure in
the old manner-he ran away.
We next find him on board a vessel
sailing for Guinea. They have miscella-
neous cargo of trinkets, toys and trifes,
which they propose to exchange with the
inhabitants of Guinea for gold dust, ele-
plants teeth, guinea pigs, &c, also any
able bodied Africans who in their eager
ness for the ballot are ready TO leave home
and work few generations for nothing,
They voyaged prosperously for many
days, but at length great storm arose.
If reeolIeot right il caught them when