The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-24

can flag. We should most likely have been
on the island now but for their humanity.
Captain and Mrs. Clifford are pure Ameri-
cans, aud II | am able IN other years when
they return to New Bedford | shall almost
dare GROSS the ocean to rec them once
more Captain Clifford Is us tall Tor man
~ his wife - for Il woman. He has the
rather long face OF the American, but he
~ very handsome. They had n very fine
harmonium on board, but | was too weak
to use my foet to blow, so sat wrapped IN
blanket Oh her kneo, she using her feet
aud playing. The Young Pnmnix will go
20 the Maurltius In about six months,
where Mrs clifford will STAY some time for
rest She would have made her visit
then had we gone on wi h them.
Had you seen me a. first you would not
have known mo. was u perfect skeleton;
my eyes sunken aud hollow, with wild.
| burning light in thcm horrible to see;
my skin white, and like dead per
sons; my hands transparent, my HAIR
| short, aud my figure gaunt, lettering,
and with "a dreadful stoOp. For the first
three mouths on the island | could not
walk yard without assistance. even
Tn ough the shanty. IL was all rock and
| slippery stones, and the least wind blew
mo GOWN. When got IA little better Char
lie would take mo out few yards and
returned myself. III no one was about to
give me help, generally orawled on my
hands and knees. Atterward, when we
got to our own little hole on the other side
of the island, got rather stronger, and
was able aud proud TO go 20 the spring for
water. escaping with only two or three
falls. You never saw sucn an uncompro-
missing place. On my way To the well
passed through crowds of pengulns with
out fear. | mink they were surprised at
my appearance.
But TO return TO the Childers (the ship
| we are now mi: she belongs to Liverpool,
aud is commanded by Capt MPncc. who
Is very KIND to me. The living Is good;
| plenty OF moe vegetables, delightful bread,
and eutdDles OF al Kinds, ana lots of pre-
81 rived fruits aud jlms. II YOU have any
nice homemade, | can tell you they will
suffer In comparison. Since the first day. |
have never been sick, und have an enor-
nous appetite. Tue consequence Is, am
getting fast like myself, aud my bones are
were so small. Capt. M'Pnee gave me n
curtain dolly Warden print to make II
skirt of, a fancy blue shirt for bod
Dice, and his own white linen coats
for Jackets. My constitution Is on
urely changed. Before was always sea-
sick. which IA not the case now and when
| crossed the line before, | never perspired
the result being tnat felt the heat ex-
cepdingly; but now l am in "a constant
bath, aud 80 have neither red face nor suf-
terlug. Charlie looks and Is well aud firm
now. From the effects OF the exposure
and bad feeding on the island, HIS hair
had got quite flaxen, which didn't suit him
At all but now II has nearly recovered It's
original color One day on the ISLAND,
when food was scarce aud hunting nard,
he was quite worn out, and burst into
tears. Poor fellow | felt that more than
anything that happened to me. He has
shown himself grand follow, cool and
steady i'll danger, with ali his wits about
him. such tender care he took of me, too,
never making fuss about wnat he did
You would have thought he had been
the ouly one shipwreckrd before. All the
others were extravagant and wasteful
with clothes, string. &C. He got many out
OF difhculty by supplying little OF the
latter commodity, aud at The last he was
the only one WIN IA lashing for carrying
his birds. He won the respect of ali, es-
pecially the sailors, with whom he was a
great favorlto. In the evenings, when the
days work WAS done, would uInuse Char
lie by telling MN all the little stores |
could remen Der about his own. your, and
even my childhood. which took back our
minds To home, and never failed To inter-
est, however often repeated.
Some OF the men were great favorites
of mIne. Waiter Smith, or sails" US
we always caliel HIM, was IA gem IN his
way. He would knock down his enemy
one minute, aud the next risk his hIe
for hun, and when he had "A TREND
ship IL was To Inc deatn he was
always so generous kind-so were they
all. The three apprentices were very hne
lads. Frank Curinlcnuel seemed little
delicate, but Ned Preston aud Harold FUR
ncr were more robust, aud capital hunters.
On Christmas Day Harold brought me
three eggs out OF nve that he had buried
for himself when The eggs were plentiful.
shall not forget such u generous acton.
There are many other little anecdotes
might tell, but II would make my letter
too long; however, thure Is one must not
forget. Johu Evans, A. b., or "Old Jack, q"
a. we called hlm, one day when food was
very scarce. brought me IA small duck
roasted, which ho uad been lucky enough
Ia Kill aud get cooked. Though starving
hHIscl, he freely gave me TINS efficacy,
ana Insisted ON my taking 1t. IL re-
quircs IA person 10 be- under SINH
lar circumstances in order To nppre-
clhte SUCH sell saCl1iices us | have men
toned. As for Mr.. Peters, | tnink nim the
u az idedt OF AN officer On the island he
did not Dcile the GOOD opinion that the poor
captain hau OF hiln. lie never spared u.I-
sea- III any WORK. In danger he WAS cool
headed, and nothing seemed to turn hilu
away nom doing what he thou ght was
iIght L am AFRAID you must tnlnk me
very confused IN my mead, Judging from
my letter. Farsi am Ou tho Island; thea
On BOARD the wniler or Cnllder,, ANA then
DAck 10 The island AGAIN; Dut / have writ
ten thls letter Irom day 10 day, aud put
down Just Whatever ldeiLs came upperuOst.
80 10 10 Ddck AGAIN u the tnldvrs. rne
crew here are all blacks. some rdtner hand
some. Iney are Ne,y merry LOT, aud,
Wueu Work Is done, fond Of Il nttle music
or dancing. We nave nad very SOU iIly
weather. The snip mas 10 go whore tnere
Is wind, whlch MAKES my neart bcat-ln
lhCt shdll De more or less terrified I'll
get on solid round again in ODD England.
We hope We wllI not be very long before
W. reach hdugoOn. Ii would no rather
awkward LANDING IN "a strange place with
out sou IN our pOckcts, but l suppose
somebody VIII have pty on Us TIL we get
money. GA. am thoroughly SICK of the
sea! No more BOIAR To the seaside in sum
ner. / am DunSluS nome quite "a vtlu-
able book OF receipts wnicn lns steward
mas Vcy kindly gwen me-qulte Nankce
notions, aud w, good ones too. | mean
10 be no end OF IA cook when get home.
] have studied tho theory on t.at desc
late island III our grim sontude At
present everything is II wonder To
us. | wonder want you ana Richard
are doing where you are, ana what
every BODY Is thinking about US. |
telt 50 surely for you not knowing
what had become OF u. | am thankful
l was not AT nome, the SUSPENSE would
nave urlvon me crazy l hope dear oid
friends are ali well both IN En- ,und and
scotland. | snail not write more imam tins
one letter. 30 please send II To my SIS ers,
and all our relations aud friends VINO may
DO inter sted.
After such long rambe, fancy us being
landed al Burmah, OF ali places wan tue
exception OF TWO iings and the rosary Mrs.
Dycer gave me, l have not Iehc of my
past lie. Even when | thought | was go