The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-05-22

"With all my heart, 2 replied Honona;
and, rising to their feet, the two ship
wrecked persons slowly took their way
towards the interior Of the island
A little back from the seashore IL was
bright and lovely spot, green and pic
turesque, and abounding in topical
fruits of every description. The birds
sang from the branches of the great trees
of the most impervious forests and when
the storm which had wrecked the In
diaman had died away, the skies were of
q lovely azure, such as are seldom seen
in our less favored cline. And yet this
lovely little island was uninhabited.
The ship, driven from her track by the
fury of the storm, had been wrecked up
on spot unknown to the navigators4
where the adventurous keel of the hardy
mariner had never chanced to come,
Reynolds at once set about procuring
place of shelter Contrary to his ex-
pectation, he did not succeed in finding
cave of any kind upon the island, and
so, after considerable labor, and with the
aid of tools which he was enabled to
gather from the wreck of the Indlaman
when the storm had subsidized, he built
small house, with two snug apart
nents-one for himself, the other for
Honoria. AS we before mentioned, the
island furnished great abundance of
tropical fruits of every description, so
that the two young persons were not
troubled to obtain the means of subsist-
ence, and there they lived on for months
happy in each others society, as they
could be under existing circumstances,
and every day learning to prize each
other more highly.
The reader, we think, will be at no
loss to conjecture the result of this ad-
venture. Reynolds was scrupulously
delicate in all his conduct towards the
young lady, and by constant kindness
and affection, added to the isolated and
singular condition in which she was
placed, soon succeeded in winning her
affection. Still, no advantage was taken
by Reynolds of her helpless state; but
he patiently awaited the time when he
might call her his with no stain upon
her fair name.
About thirteen months after the wreck
of the Indiaman, as Honoria and the
young sailor were standing by the sea-
side, looking off over the silent expanse
Of waters, ship hove in sight, and it
was not long ere it was discovered that
she was standing for the island. AS she
drew nearer, Reynolds was wild with
excitement, for he perceived that she
was frigate, and that she wore the tri-
color of his native land La Belle France!
Soon the noble ship came to anchor out
side the line of reefs; her boats were
lowered down, and pulled to the shore,
where the commander resolved to plant
his flag, and take possession in the name
of the king, as the first discoverer.
Reynolds and Honoria at once made
themselves known to the officer in
charge of the boats, narrating the par
ticulars of the ship-wreck, without men,
tioning any of the events that had oc-
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board the frigate" Hermione," of sixty
guns.
But here new surprise awaited Ho-
noria. The commander of the gallant
ship scrutinized the face of Reynolds for
a few moments in silence, and then cried
out in tone of amazement:
6 Do my eyes deceive me? or is this
really the young Count D'Hermance 2"
6 am, indeed, he" replied Reynalds,
and to prove to you my identity, behold
upon my arm this Greek cross, which
all our family have stamped in a similar
manner upon their flesh."
You are indeed the count; but how
in the name of wonder came you here
in such plight?"
" was bound to Martinique in a shin
of wal, when we We're wrecked, and
every soul save myself persisted. Cling
ing to broken spar, was picked up by
a ship bound TO New York, where was
landed in penniless condition, and hav.
ing curiosity to see something of life, 1
shipped before the mast on board an In
diaman, and was again wrecked upon
yonder island, from which you rescued
me.''
Wonderful-most wonderful But
now let us hear all your adventures in
detail.'
Honoria did not love her young COM
panion the less when she found that he
was of noble blood, and ere the ship ar
rived in the East Indies, whittier she