The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-22
THE TIMES NEW BLooMF1ELD. Pa. APRIL 22 1879.

pTOtby bOubn Onchi bDOub tho hutiNco hnu |
their doIngs, and spoke of old Daisy's |
wife Tor one OF his wlves), whom he
had seen ON the Adventures last trip,as
an immensely fat woman.
Directing the interpreter to inquire of
old Daisy regarding the welfare Of his
obese spouse, that worthy coolly replied
that she had gone; voluntarily adding
by way of explanation, that she had got
so fat as to be unfit for work, $50 he
clubbed her and ate herl" This was q
new plan OF utilizing wife to me, and
vowed that old Daisy should not have
one of our four glass tumblers to drink
his whisky out of, for I'd never drink
after him, but Graham and the other
men had good laugh at the circum-
stance. But made old Daisy drink his
grog out of tin dlpper
1t was too late when we got on board
to go for another boat load that day, but
next morning we went again, carrying
old Daisy with us.
We remained about this island for
: week, and then, having secured all the
sandal wood to be obtained there, we
left for new field.
Three months of very successful trad
ing filled our hold two-thirds full of
sandal-wood, and we had secured nearly
thirty barrels of OIL besides. All the
trading was conducted with the same
caution as was at first displayed / con-
stantly holding the big gun, ready for
an instant discharge, whenever the
trading was going on, though no signs
of treachery was ever detected.
Graham was beginning to talk of
run across TO China in week or two,
when one morning circumstance oc-
Cured which sent us into Hobarttown,
in Tasmania, instead of Foo-C Choo-Foo,
in China.
We were near one of the largest and
least known islands of the group, the
evening previous to the occurrence
which so altered our destination, and
Graham remarked at supper that he
expected to get good lot of wood here
for he didn't know of any trader having
called at the island since the Spec was
lost.'
Wasn't 1t here somewhere here she
was taken 7" asked the mate.
Yes," answered the skipper =" there
| Is nothing certain known of how she
was lost ; none of her crew ewes got
back to tell the story. But the natives
| on this island had lots of her trade
among them, and much of her gear and
sails the Victoria Ia gunboat-found
them when she came down this way
looking for the missing missionary
barque that was wrecked about that
time.
knew the Specs skipper well and he
was good sailor, too, but l always told
him he was too careless when he was
trading, and / think the natives took the
boat first, and then attacked the sloop,
or else boarded her in the night with ca
noes, and killed all hands they told the
man-o'-war they didn't, though; said
the sloop drifted on coral reef in calm
when there was big sea on, and all got
drowned. But they lied, of course they
lied"
&c WE'LL" replied Moran, they won't
board us in the night with canoes il
they do, there will be confounded row
that's all. Keep good lookout in your
watch, Murray, and don't be afraid to
rouse all hands if you see anything you
don't like. Well look out for our hides
for we've got too good voyage aboart
to get used up now"
Light o !" sungout one of the watch
on deck, at this moment, and the cabir
was soon deserted.
The schooner was slowly head-reach
ing under short sail, and had got fa
enough past point of land to open ou
the shore beyond, which had been hid
den from view as we approached tn
island in the afternoon. A. large fir
was burning on or near the beach, bu
we were too far off to see who was nea
it or what they were doing. The mat
suggested that it might be signal TO
us, but Captain Graham thought sucl
was not the case; had it been intende
for us, it would have been kindled ol
the other side of the point, for which W
were heading at sunset, the schooner
course being always changed after dar
when we were near the islands, to guar
against any possible attack from tn
shore.
"Well," said the skipper, "we sha
; find out tomorrow If it means anything
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