The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-03-08

. "Hand it over"
IgaYe her a guinea and ate the
carrot.
, "Now," said she, "I 90 straight
on IN that direction for shore.
Come along, old one"
"NeYerI I viii take the opposite
point of the compass, and run my
chance. Goodbye"
And I struck out vigorously in
the opposite direction.
/ After day and halfs vigorous
swimming Preached the point of
low sandy shore, which seemed to
stretch for miles In direction due
south, as Judged from the position
OF the sun. I was well satisfied to
feel dry ground under my legs again,
and I landed with much gratitude.
I was extremely hungry. and I
walked for miles along the shore
picking up mussels andsperiwinkles,
and eating them raw. I saw no
trace of human being of any kind,
and as the sun went down / began
to wish myself in the sea again.
Night came on, and I was hungry
and alone. However, I still wan
dered on the hstless, purpossless
way until I fell over something that
lay across my path. To nay intense
Joy found, on investigation, that
it was sleeping, breathing human
being. could not tell whether il
was man or q woman, as there
was no moon, and the clothes he
or she wore might have suited
either sex equally well. I endesv-
ored to awaken the figure, but in
vain, so determined to sit by his
or her side until morning. Accor-
dinghy dropped into sitting pos
ture, when, to any extreme amaze
ment, an explosion of fire took
place Immediately under me. The
fearful idea flashed across me that
the island was a mass of slumber-
ing fire. only waiting for accidental
contact with an exciting cause to
blow itself and everything upon it
miles into the air! On closer exam
ination, however, I found that I had
sat down upon box Of vesuvians,
and one of them had exploded.
It suddenly occurred to me to use
these vesuvians as q means Of iden-
tifying my companion. I ignited
one, but it was not flaming vesu-
Wan: it smouldered, and fixed, and
smelt, but afforded no,assistance. I
Lit another, and held it close to the
persons nose, but it only illumina-
ted a small circle as big as half
crown. I Lit thild, and this time
the red.hot end tumbled on the
sleeper's cheek. The sleeper start
ed up. It was Dolly Fortescuel
| I was not a bit surprised. I had
brought myself to look upon Dolly as
my Fate. Dolly was not q bit sur
prised. She looked at me-grin-
ned-and spoke.
''That dash hot, you odd one!.'
When morning broke We looked
about us. The island, we found,
was about twenty-five miles long
and seven broad, principally rock
no vegetation-no. fresh water.
The islaad was creseent-shaped, the
two horns being twenty miles as
under. I had landed on one horn,
she on the other, and we had met
} in the middle. The only native in
habitaats of the place were peri
wrinkles and mussels. So we set TO
work to make ourselves comforta-
bic.
The object of this narrative is not
to give a detailed account Of this
highly ingenious manner in which
we contiVed to live comfortable,
and even luxuriously, on our island,
but rather to exhibit the caprice Of
; a determined destiny.
I detested Dolly with all my
heart, and avoided her whenever it
was practicable, but she paid me
every attention, and, notWithstand-
ing her unpleasant appearance, she
was really valuable to me. With
all her faults, I must admit that
she paid me a higher honor than
any other human being has ever
paid me. She chirstened the island
"Fortescue, and crowned me its
monarch. My first act as king was
to try her for drawing her knife on
, the policeman in Bembridgs lock-
up, and by that means breaking out
of custody. She was found guilty
by an impartial jury OF he, and
sentenced to transportation for life
on the other side Of the island.
She went meekly and uncom plain
ingIy-but, as she took al our cook
ing implements with her, was
obliged to follow.
This inconvenient life went on for
thirteen years. At the expiration
of that period my kingdom was Wis
3 tied by a missionary ship which had
drifted ont other course. I signal
: led, and my signals were answered.
3 A boat full Of Baptist missionaries
!. put of to US, bearing many bales
of tracts for our conversion. They
8 were very much disappointed and
2 disgusted when they heard that We
were Christians. And when we
added that we were Protestants they
!, moodily. returned to their boats, and
: mechanically began to put of to
= sea.
) I screamed aloud In my terror ct
j their contemplated departure with
p out us.
: Their chief explained that their
I mission was to convert, and that We
t needed no conversion.
sTYou are Christian" said he
o protestant. and no doubt Baptist
What can We do?"
''No," said I, as a ray Of hops
: broke through the clouds that were
+ gathered arounds US, 'snOt Baptis