The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-21

~ - lfcult>s 10 report INe answer lflnt I
received. We sent away the tea things,
md we trimmed the lamp; and then told
The ladies why the Captain would never
marry ana why sailor Us lie was) he hated
The sight of the sea.
CHAPTER II.
The British merchantman Fortuna ION the
last occasion when our friend the Captain
took command OF the ship sailed from the
port of Liverpool with the morning tide.
She was bound To certain islands la the
Pacihc Ocean III search of cargo of san
dalwood-a commodity which, in those
DAYS. found Il ready aud profitable market
In the Chinese EmpIrp.
A large discretion was reposed i'm the
captain 10y the owners, who knew HIM to
be not only thoroughly trustworthy. but u
man of rare abilities. carefully cultivated
during the leisure hours of a seaiaTug life
Devoted heart ana soul TO his professional
duties. he was hard reader and an excel
lent linguist A. well. Having Ind consid-
cradle experience among the inhabitants
OF the Pacific Islands, he had attcntivelv
studied their characters, and had mastered
Their language IN more than one OF its
mnuy dialects. Thnnks TO the vnlual le in
formation thus Ol famed, the Cuptu.. was
never at u loss to COuriimtu the ISLANDERS
and he had more than once succeeded IN
hnding cargo, under circumstances in
which other captains had failed. Possess
ing these merits. lac had his lair share OF hui
too conscious OF his own good looks-of
his bright chestnut hlir and whi.lSers OF
his beautiful blue ewes, of his fur white
SKIN, which many n woman had looked at
win the admiration that Is akin to envy.
His shaprly hauds were protected by
gloves; PREDETERMINED hat sheltered his
complexion IN fine weather from the sun.
lie was nee in his choice OF perfumes; lie
never drank spirits. and the smell OF to-
bacoo was abhorIent 10 HIM. New men
among his officers and his crew. seeing
HIM studying III his cabin. perfectly
dressed, washed and brushed until
he WAS an object spcckle-s t. look upon,
soft OF voice and careful IN his choice of
woris. were apt To- conclude that they had
trusted themselves at sea under COM
mandrr who was AN anomalous mix ure of
Il schooluasier and a dandy. But If the
ehghtc,t lnfiaCiiun OF discipline took
place. OF If the storm rose and TIE vessel
was in peril II was soon discovered that
the glOvcd hands held rod of iron, that
the soft voice could make itself heard
through wind and sen from one end of the
deck o. the other. and that II Issue orders
which The greatest tool on board knew to
he orders hat saved ia, snip. IhiOushout
has uruig,sloNn! lite The general Impression
that tins Yatiou.y-liftcd man produced
on the little world about him was always
the same. some few liked him; every
body respected hln; nobody undDi> uod
HIM. The Captain accepted those lcsult-,
and went on reading his books ANA pro-
shook hands Win him, and put ZAP With
his II, Ncs.
The Fortuna touched a. Rio for water,
and for supplies ct food which might
prove useful IN case 90 scurvy. Ia due
time the ship rounded Cane Horn, in
the finest weather ever known IN those
iailtuue- by tn oldest hand on board. The
mate, one Mi Duhcail-a bOoZIug, wheel
ing. scli-co.iiieut Old sca dog, with Il fam
ing lace, ANA a vast vocabulary of Oaths
-sworo that he didn't like il. THE loul
weather. coming. my lads, said Nj. Dun
cdf. "NaIk mN word, therein he wind
enough 10 take The curl our OF the Cap
tain's wnish,rs before we are many days
older
Dung fortnight more the snip cruiscd
In search of the l.iluG~ to which the own
ELS hal directed her. At the end Of that
time the wind took The predicted liberties
with tine Captain Whi-Aer>. hni Nh Dun
cali stood revealed To- an adnur,ns crew ia
tho character 81 "a true prophet
FOR three DAYS aud tnice nights th'
Fortuna ran before the storm. NJ the
mercy Of wind and sea. Ou the fourth
mOrnn- the gale blow itself out, the sun
appeared a-un toward noon, ana the Cap
tam WAS abb" 10 take an observation. The
result informed INN mat ne Was IN "A pat
Of t." Pacific ocean Wlih winch lac Wa,
cntily unUt quaint Il. IhUr, upon the
olIc-l> were called INTO tho calin. Mr..
Dui cdlf, as br@ulY his rank. WAS con-
suited FIRST lii upmon pusso--ci the
merit OF br"yuy. 80 Ny lads, the ship,
brwltChcd. FAKE my Word iOT It, we shall
wlsh ouis,iNes hack m Gun own latI udt-
before Wculc many days olucr' Wn,h.
bein" interpreted, lNrlui tha' Mr.. DulcilI
was lost, lihc bis snp iIur officer. IN a pant
VI the ocean OF Wuei hn hucN nothing.
The CAPITA ID dcclitd tine weather beng
now quite uiir n4.uaI Co., stand ON, under au
easy press OF sali, Tor iou land twenty
hou's more, ana 10 see II any hins came
Of n
l.. o.. f.f -
OF II. lhc l.,A-ou forward nailed the
4 o. Nlth the d. ...ui ,.y, " breakers
.u .N. ia rs, tinn minute NOR"
every "olv heard ilr crash OF iur broken
wac. M fNtu..l MAS put uh1ut, ami
ranr iutuu slowly IN HE lAht wind
IhhnA, to the uWHl} alarm and the Tine
Wr44h %, lN' -li Z, 90 ilIr vessel wa.
EASILY ploNlGrd '"r. 1hcy Krnt het timber
short saul, ANA tncs wanted iur the morn
M.
Thooawn showed tnom in the dl-tnncca
Elu.Ial- ero,u i.hNIi, uut u4rkrd % the
snIps cnalis-an l-idnu Eut about 10y
tolH D. ~, ana nav IA IN as midst - hl@h-
penktu mountain. Wulrh lOOhrd, turOu.u
the t-ltscupr. nhD auourtiuu of volcanic
origin. AZ. DuucuIi, tt,lug h's uoiulug
diauGht Of ram and water shook his
pru,,sy old head, ana sdld laud swOrcl:
" .iN ads, amt Ike nc look If that
lsldNn. inc Captain was VI uliicrtn
up.nlon. lite hat one Ol tho shlp's Doat~
par nln th' water; rc armed himself am
rs ol Ms 81 " who accompanied him. aud
AWAY he Wout lu M morning sunlight to
VISIT mo island.
skirtns rplnd ,hr coral reef, they found
natural breach, Millh proved TO be broad
enuusu ami dorp enough NOT ouly for thc
pissi-c %. the un4t hut OF the snlp herself
u ner1iul. Crossing the broad inner hrli
of smooth water, thry approached tn
golden sand 81 tn i,l.uu, slrrNcd with
magnificent shells, and c4uWdcd by Ia,
LuskN slandcr,- mcu, women, aud cunt
uIon. IA waiting IN brothl1ss aslonisAlnrAt
l. .tt Inc strangers laud,
I'M Hprun kept the boat of, ana x
hmiIn Il in, i.lauuel, carefully lnr inuo-
cent -mpl people oanred aud sung, ana
ran Htlo le SAT ,npiOung thclr won
dertul white vl.ituls IS = stures to come
on shUlt' Nol creature among them
carried arms Of any surl; "a ho.Mtuulc
cullosl'y animated the entire popula'luu.
Inc men erred out, IN ihcir smooth,
mu'ic1l lgnSGase, Come and car AM