The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-09
HAPPY JACK.
The Rev. william winans. Once King or One
OF the Crnnibai Islands.

The Rev. william winsns, Once King or One
OF the Cnnnib.i Islands.
short, stout, ruddy-facod man, attired
In q suit OF heavy coarse clothes. over which
was tightly buttoned a long linen dustor. limpcd
briskly into the city yesterday. and addressed
himself vigorously to the task Of organizing
temperance crusade. On his feet were n pair OF
brogans such ns nrc worn by wayfnring men. q
faded red plush winter cap covered his head.
and no carried In his hand n peeled hickory
siirk. His hair was cropped short. hodge of
stiff red whskcrs cncrclcd the rim Of his faco.
and under n cloud of bristly eyebrows cleaned
"a pair Of honest blue eyes. Dropping his chin
medtativcy on the crook OF his cane. and
drawing n note book from his pocket. he said.
with an air of pride: "I'm Happy Jack the
reformed sailor. tho wandering preacher. the
temperance apostle. and tho King of the Canni-
bal Islands otherwise. I'm the Rev. William
Winans. and I've travelled the world all over.
preaching temperance. moral suasion, and the
Christian religion In the East and in the West.
and-n fact. everywhere. In this book which
you see before you is an Imperfect record OF my
pilgrimage. Two been lecturer and rcformor
for over ten years. and my work has been very
successful"
The history Of Happy jack. rs related by
himself is about as romantic as that OF Sinbad
tnc oHllOT. ioIu III Tyre Ntutcu county,
N. "" so Jack said. II was left an orphan at
the early age Of five years. Thrown on an un-
sympathetic world. n few years afterward.
listed on n canal boat"
The peaceful pursuit Of drowsy mule along
an Erie towpath was not congenial TO jack : ad.
venturous spirit. and he went to New Bedford
aud shipped in whnlcr as cabin boy, took
to drinking at once. he said. and thereafter
for the best part of my life there was no worse
drunkard III the world than ]. visited every
part OF the known ana unknown world during
my la uG .ti la nR A a. sal
tarctic regions, and To almost every part OF the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans. was shipwrccked
open boat in the Pacific On that occasion there
were forty of us. We had been Obliged to aban
don the ship and take to the boats. We were OF
the open ocean, and knew not whittier 70 go.
We AppOiiioncd out our provisions and our
water supn!,y, 50 much iortach days consulnp-
ton. and then we drilled on pay alter day
passed. our TODD and water grew less and less.
tho men began To- sl.kcn and die. and no sign
OF land appeared The men became delirious
and sprang into the sea, and at length only four
either sail or land. At last l was left
alone in the boat; my comrades. one by
one. had all been left in the wake.
just as was giving np all hope espied land.
ing toward me. When they reached me found
myself surrounded 10y canoes iillcd with naked
-uvaEcs. was taken on board and the fleet OF
canoes was rowed swiftly toward the shore.
could not understand the language OF the ma
tives. but alter awhile l learned that was on
one OF the Iannibh Islands OF the new llebrides
group. The natives did not attempt TO inlurc
me, and war soon breaking out between them
and the inhabitants of another island | was
taken along t. the fight We had great battle
and were Victorious. The chief. pleased with
the service that rendered him. could hardly
do enough for mo. We had a great gloriitraiion
when we returned home from the battle and
soon qiterward the chief made me king over
neighhoring island Of 10000 inhabitants. |
ruled there for over nine months. making laws
for the people and trading with whalcrs and
other vessels that touched ut the island.
At length | persuaded the captain of a whaer
70 take me m, and 9pe dark night he senta
ship. The food Of the natives Of the island that
| governed was human flesh. fish. cocoanuts.
and bread fruit
At one time 7 worked in the Australian
mines. amt had hundreds Of narrow escapes.
both there and elsewhere. l enlisted in the
United States navy and was honorably dis
charged. 1t wa- NOT until about ten years ago
tina, | gave w drinking and reformed was
converted 10y n miss .opary IN the sandwich
tremcns several times. aud been locked up for
drunk"nness in many ports in different parts OF
Z" have preached the Gospel Of Christianity
and Temperance in every town II Now Eng
land aud hav- been through nearly every state
lccturcd in New York State. mostly To- sailors
and anal men. ahd nave obtained over lOo~,
-ign"fS t. ia" pledge III tn" last three years
! have converted 90 temperate" over 2UuuOu per-
! sons, and organized 2sj temperance societies.
| have spoken 70 Immense opcn-air meetings
and been wonderfully successful. always use
moral suas ion-prccept and example, you know
II didn't have much Success in Fall River
for they couldn't stand mora suasion; Thoy
| wanted straight prohibition. and so | didn't
| have much support You see / dout charge
| anything for my services only what the people
feel disposed e. give. It, my own sacrifice
You see In Fan River | received only sl.2j.
and had To- live on five cents day. one dollar
and twenty-five cont- for the souls, ! said ]
thought was pretty cheap. hut men | suppose
they ought 10 know N" value of them. / ok
poet t. start the good work in the slums II this
city al one. MSaddres- j.. Sailors Reading
Room. Catharine and Madison streets, New
York city.
Hnrpy Jack opened his large note book and
drew fourth many letters Of recommendation
| from influential trmpcranc. leaders and show
| cd complimentary notices Of his work by the
Eastern press. one notice describes him thus :
Happy jack o.. ar,fprmol iu'hrlair. rough sailor
suacN,I from fho lut4.n- Ut of amt ana hears
or h> Irr.onn OF In former iul.n and rd 'o
and cnunlcl with nau and beast lie /, in reality man
o merit The worst cog u - haNlu- hctn efNnni u
cn' tuIily hy shark u-htn- m N. Ian of honolulu and
| broken town hN gAculAau-n, hc 4, unable ~ work.
The Roy. Nh Winans, like Moody aud san
| KEY has his own fgylrit" hymns. which he
sings vigorously IN loud. clear tones In the
collection ARE Hold the Fort. ana Sweet
| Hour 81 Prayer