The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1871-12-13


Mr.. Everts, who was lost in the Yellowstone,
contributes to Seri5ney's an intensely Interesting
account of his " Thirty-seyen Days of Peril" We
quote,
Host all sense of time. DAYS and nights came
and went and were numbered only by the growing
Consciousness that was gradually starving. felt
no hunger, did not eat to appcase appetite but to
renew strength. I experienced but little pain.
The gaping sores on my feet The severe burn on my
hip, the fostering crevices at the joints of my
fingers, all terrible in appearance, had ceased to
give ne the least concern. The roots which sup
piled my food had suspended the digestive powers
Of the stomach, and their fbres were packed in it
in a matted, compact mass.
a. Not SO with my hours of slumber They were
visited By the most Injurious dreams. would
apparently visit the most gorgeously decorated
restaurants Of New York and Washington; sit
down TO immense tables spread with the most ap.
! petizing yiands; partake Of the richest oyster
stews and plumpest pics; engage myself in the
labor aud preparation Of curious dishes, and with
them Gil range upon range Of elegantly furnished
tables until they fairly groaned beneath the dantes
| prepared by my own hands. Frequently the entire
night would seem to have been spent in getting up
a sumptuous dinner. I would realize the fatigue Of
IuaelliE, UbllliEs Dahla
dishes known to the modern cuisine, and in my dis
turbed slumbcrs would enjoy with epicureau relish
the food thus furnished even TO Tepletion. Alas
there was more luxury than life in these somnolent
yagsrics.
by some process which was too weak to solve,
my arms, legs, aud stomach were Transformed into
so many travelling companions. Often for hours
would plod along converting with these imaginary
IL
expected me to supply The Stomach was impor-
tunate in his demand for change of diet-com-
planned necessarily Of the roots fed to him, their
present effect and more remote consequences 1
would try 10 silence him with promises, beg OF him
to wait few days, aud when this failed Of the quiet
I desired, would seek to intmidate him by declar-
ing, = result OF negligence, inability to reach
home alive. Ali TO no purpose; he tormented me
with his fretful humoTs through the entire Journey
The Others would generally concur with him in
these fancied alterations. The Legs implored me
for rest, aud the Arms complained that gave them
too much 20 do. Troublesome as they were 1t was
pleasure 10 realize their presence. l worked for
them, too, with right good will, doing many things
for their seeming comfort which, had felt myself
alone, would have remained undone. I often won
dercd while they ate aud slept so much, that they
did not aid in gathering wood and kidding fires.
As a counterpoise TO their own inertia, whenever
they discovered languor in me on necessary occa-
sons they were not wanting in words Of encourage
ment and cheer l recall, as l write, an instance
where, by prompt and timely interpostion, the
of the Stomach saved me from
death Of dreadful agony. One day came to a small
stream Issuing from spring Of mild temperature on
the hillside swarming with minnows. I caught
some with my hands and ate them raw. To my
taste they were delicious. But the Stomach refused
hem, accused me Of attempting to poison him, and
would not be reconeiled until had emptied my
pouch of the few fish had put there for future
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