The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-22

He leases his sister and pulls herears,
AND pulls her hair tills he brings the tears,
And is always so rough with her dolls and toys
That she says she had rather not play with the
boys.
Sometimes he carries his fun so far
That he's quite as rude as the street boys are,
And, called to account for his ways so rough,
Thinks IL did mt mean tol' excuse enough.
He's such clown he don't know
How deep in mischief a boy may 60;
And yet so sorry when harm is done
We can't help thinking twas just 'tor fun.
TERRORS OF THE LOST.
In the year 1884 Mr.. Davis, an officer
of the Hudson Bay Company, left York
factory, on Hudson Bay, in the annual
vessel visiting that port. destined for Eng
land. He took with him his two eldest
daughters for the purpose of having them
educated in England, leaving his wife and
remaining children at an interior fort in
the company's territory. MIR. Davis was
a!highly educated En-: lishman, of staunch
physique and mistaken intellect. No
question of his sanity had ever been rails
ed, or that he was not the peer of any in
his rank of life. The vessel enjoyed
prosperous voyage and reached London in
safety. Mr.. Davis placed his daughters
in suitable school, and then passed some
time in visiting among his relatives in
that vicinity. At length he received no.
tice from the company's Office in French.
church street that vessel would sail for
York factory on a certain date, in which
he would be assigned state.room. 1t
was intended to send two vessels that sea"
son with the annual outfit, one t. pro.
coed the other by week or more.
Mr.. Davis sailed on the first ship, which
encountered heavy weather almost from
the time Of starting. The seams of the
vessel were opened by the violence Of the
clements, so that almost continual pump
ing was necessary. AS the American
coast was neared, the condition of the
vessel became more precarious, until one
stormy morning she went down near a
rocky island Of considerable extent.
Nearly all the vessels crew and passen-
gers who, could swim affected an escape
to land. This number, at the time was
not supposed to include Mr.. Davis. al
though he was known to be an expert
swimmer. He did not, however, appear
to be drowned. The miserable survivors
remained upon the rocky coast about
week, when secondevcssel passing. took
off what remained of them alive. This
ship reached York factory in safety, and
reported Mr.. Davis as drowned with
numerous others. Word was sent to that
effect to his family and relatives, and
his accounts adjusted with the company.
He was a gentleman Of some wealth, and
his family were left in comfortable cir
cumstances. The vessel remained at
York for a month, taking her cargo Of
lurs, and then set sail for England.
As she was passing by the rocky island.
the scene of the rescue of the first ships
survivors, the lookout announced that he
saw man sitting upon one of the rocks.
The statement was received with incre.
dulity at first, but the sailor repeated it
with so much assurance that the Captain
mounted to the crosstrees to look for him
self. Sure enough, there was a man sit
ting on the rocks. The ship at once
headed for the island, and anchored.
While the anchor was being cast, and
the boat manned, the castaway ap-
preached the vessel and sat upon the
rocks in plain view, as if awaiting the ar.
rival of the boats crew. He was clothed
and apparently in good outward repair,
considering the circumstances, and was
recognized by the Captain and some of
the crew, who knew him as Mr.. Davis.
They hailed him, but he returned no an
swer. No particular attention was paid
to this, however. and the boat was pulled
rapidly to land. What was the astonish.
ment of the crew, when the boat neared
the shore, to see Davis leave his seat and
run rapidly toward the interior of the
island They landed and pursued him,
but failed to overtake him before he be-
came lost to sight among the rocks. A.
tolorably thorough search of the rocks
resulted in no further indications of his
presence, and the chase was reluctantly
abandoned. Among the more credulous
Of the sailors it was, of course, believed
to be Davis wrath; but the practical
Captain and crew, who had known the
man we'll, insisted on his bodily presence,
and so reported it in London on their ar
rival. The story was received somewhat
incredulously, however and finally drop
ped from mind. 3
The following season, nevertheless, the
lookout Of another vessel, made the same
discovery and another landing ensued,
with the same results. Davis disappear.
ed suddenly, but entirely. He still wore
the clothing he had on when wrecked,
though in a sadly tattered condition.
After that he was seen again in a nude
state.
In the fourth year after his shipwreck
party landed from company's vessel
and endeavored to catch him, They pur.
eued him closely, and used every means