The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-05-11

I elty, lloug glle
.isl lsal ~ biith, ne had at'tiie eatl
iage.el nineteen, come to kmeticss
and settled, as he supposed for life
III New York.
Having taken a trip to'Ioh9orfapd
settled his fathers affairs, be return
ed tpslie United States, Ne closed out
our business, and embarked for the
"gold fields,ss f;'a
On board Our Ship. it'happendd that
a wealthy Spaniard andhis daughter
had also taken passage. The Don
was a naan.of about fifty, strong, ro-
bust, and full Of life. He hadresidcd
in4America some twelve years, and
was now on his way to "the diggings"
also. His daughter, Donna lnez, was
a sbaniarA in everything but conyer-
sation and polish, and in these par
ticulars was thoroughly Amer1can,
she having been brought to this
country when but six years of age,
The Don, from some unaccountaole
cause, took u sudden liking to me
from the day of our first meeting, and
confded to me his family history, in
tcntions, and expectations for the
future, and everything concerning
his intended movements. =,
On leaving New York l had said
"goodby" with a fond embrace, to one
whom considered the ialrest ana
most attractive oil earthS creatures,
so that | was IN no danger OF being
captlyated Dy the beautiful Spaniaro'
But fIred, VINO had not oGen serious
~ smitten by any OF the bellies oil the
mctropohs, was situated othefWlSe'
ana DEERE we iiad oeen thrce Gays
out, WAS over head ana ears lnloVe
Wlth incz; ana she, | couia see re-
turned hiS affections with that qrdcr
natural to Spanish females;
Inc ioufuf DAY out the' Don COM
planned on beng Ill, ana before the
next altefEconf was smltten with
SHIP fever IN ITS worst lprm: FOR
A !. 2
ieVerism uefirlI,EnE @sd ravlhg aSout
australia ana us prospects Az
times ms mip@ aIso wandered TO
lnez, ana nc Woufa taiK lGr hourS
apouI ier' nc seehicu 70 leei Vi'aV ne
was gong TO- d'ct anu ms insane nut
teFlngS were saG ana painful lnez'
Fred, the shlps physician ana my
sell were ms constant, attendants,
though the heaviest burdenS,of watch,
ing lGIi on me, because ne would
scarcely let me 90 out OF his sight
re knew me even IN ms deIiI1nms,
though inc rest even 10 lhe2 hcrSeii,
were unrccognizcd. :,
IT was the seventh day OF hlS III
ness Inc fever had spread some IN
the ship, though for q few days no
new cases had been announced, !
was completely worn out by watch
ing and almost constant attendance
ON the slck man, and had stolen to
my state room while the Don was
slumbeung We had given up al
hopes OF his recovery long before, ana
were now only waiting for death to
release him from his suffering we
did not, however, think that the llO-
orator was so near.
| threw myself on my couch, and
had Just dropped of into sleep as
none can know save those who have
waited on the sick for weary days
and nights, when my siumber was
broken by lnez, She woke me and
communicated the fact that her faith
or was dying, and l must go 10 nm
at once.
| had not doited any of my appar-
ell, and went without a moments loss
of time to her fathers apartment, !
found him in his right mind, but
very weak, He asked for a stimu'
lant to brace his fast failing strength,
and it was quickly brought. In a
moment 1T revived him., and ne ask
ed to be propped up in his berth to
make his last communication
"George, sad ne, my hour mas