, 1879-01-09
CAPT. PAUL DOYTUy.

OIAH 1e L tkOA ko VNs
Eariy Incidents OF 1t,s strange carrcr--
Diving In thu Nrst 1nsllRn Acaa and War
ring In MEXICO nnh Isnnrt--A Sab. Marine
Ghoat.
Et1s lnrE Hffoid.
Capt, raul Doytons career, from the time
ttnt hc began 10 grow famous the world over
for savtn0 npns lives and for his wonderful md
pcriloua voyages, lles become familiar to almost
every readcr OF newspapers. aud ia a tale quito
a. fascinating - Robinson C1ntuc himself; hut
|. Ia not ucncraly known that hts life previous
10 that period was full Of excitement and rt,nr-
hcterIstic adventure. a lew days ago the writer
was the guest OF Capt. Doyton at dinner. and
the conversation took y very happy turn In
eevcrstnn 10 tho days Of hts hnrlaoul and carly
manhood. Tho style Of his narrative is surcinet
and pointed, and the Interest of thc Listener
never for az Instant goes asttay. ills mind
at single retroairct, and presents them with
good deal Of dramatic conception.
va hor said ill., "pn Tue 9i q a. June.
around have felt All trrcs,stiutc Jrstre 70 he IN
the watcr.. was drawn to 1t all tic line.
eaunot explain Il. It must be np instinct born
wtth mt. 1his has saussl me to rsseivc more
A.nesica. Except when tho river MAS frozen
over they were !ny daily punishment At thu
AVe pf u years l could sHlII1 uerUs4 tho Ohio
y 1spcpy ha ' s ao WITS
Is fr0n tbree-quattcrs Of mile to a mile In
w!dtll. Tho current is heavy aiNl dangerous.
AtS mother suffered Untold anxiety On my ac-
i Incapable ' Of rsal!zing or % Of pityinr liz tbo
suspense to whlrh I go often euticet-
Cd her. She. found It Impossible to
keep mo ont Of tho watcr, and utter tho e1-
ulolt which iave Just mentioned Rllc formed
dnfarn1snnttnn Rrtlil fnr ffufI fIn
temptation continually preacntcl by the beautI.
futrivcEs ne9r or home. My father wua ot this
time engaged IN trading with tho Chippewa In
1ians In Tho West. After h's retnrn to PITTS
burg on ono occaston mr. mother persuaded him
tn takB mo with him On his next expedition. II
/ remained longer at hume she tllouHlt would
ba ccrtun to loas my life. 80 went. Wewcrc
gone Ut ono time tlroe months, and visited Il
grcat many different bnuds Of lu.l!ans. THO
country iii which they dwell was then, IN you
wetl know, perfect wilderness. Meanwhile
tho excitement ns peril which constantly attend
cd our proxrcsa did not detFact fruul u,y aquatic
taste. Mr. father used to hays heap OF trotlble
with me, for wlcBevcr l quilted the camp or
tic wagnt,.trall' be Fc,lctally found 1.4e soma
distance off III u crccls or pond swimming like a
pollywUg or padding around un q log like a
turtle.
"Ou my return to PIttsburg Ia 1850 my
mother waa told ot MY frequent escapadea cut
West. a1ia slIe at length recognized her luck VI
ability to brcnk my hnhlt Of seeking the waier.
30 1t was decided To send inc tu the I1igi.Sylloul
In rttsLurg. Twas not very regular lu ny a..
tendance. Every mosa!Dg hcforc o'cloek
was supposed to c1oss ttc Allegheny River on
tho bridge; hut tho tempting ASPECT OF tho
sparkling current woul.! generally prove too
much for my mural tortitlldc. mud would take
oil my clotleR mud nluhge Ia. Fur the rest at
TIC day s,1 ! could not t!!ink Of studies ~ q Of
turn to mo were accompanied by very lue,.-
hrlous apprehension Of tug hirchru rod and tho
l,iuble sstppcr. The flrst lite-sayIng that oyer
did waa ii the ,AlIerheny River, under the new
street. On QUO Side, aud pf Federal streCt on tho
other rescued a boy from drowning. lc was
not good sutsnaes, aud had missed ~ h!s tootiug
plunged a'trr him, but failed to reach hin.
Nl'cn rcael,ed tho al,rfare saw ono Of Ills
arms rrotrutling from, tho water sono dIstance
oil. l dove ueaih, and with sovernl vigorous
boti"sn Of tho river against huge boulder, and
scrtned to bc iifcless. had hard work to get
hin! to the surfacc. and both Of lis were pclstrl
un lly row-bont. The crowd which Ind gath.
silver. ! was afraid to a-cct,t II. for kncw Ii
II WA discovered in ny posscssfon at lio,nu tf1s
tutt that had bccn pluyln1 tr1aant mud swim
ming in the r'vcr wunld surely be betrayed.
ho1na feeling like q villain, aud with vivid imag-
intHcs Ut THO coming easttgation. / brought
tic money alcn9 without any ttlea Of how snlrt,
there wan, bnt fon.iy believing that there wrrc
u. 'ean n@ .a..tah ~ ~ a"u oM 'Tof k'apneu
ing ana "ahtet! 70 Know Whclo ! iat Got ~
Musn money nescr wns 80 irlghsensl n all
ny '1lo as "leh tho o'u iaaS swoopeA uo"h on
tnc:
"At aaotnef tlna TUG otd iady tnok ml my
e!otnlhe away rum ne and locked inc 10 ~ On
nppet story. ste thollEht TINT she Ind ccrtali1-
y secafeo mo tiee. resnh'ned tla'rt lor
"hs'e, ene"lno INC MULTI cua ot uIscohtehf. 1
was thinking oi lbo splendid haitt!aY Of rnloy-
ment taat naa uccn rouacN " WhSM my Sys
naplenea to fest on ~ old'inshloncd b9rea,l
Which stood III corner' ! oI,encd one o1 tue
uEaMurs aiId soyk CUT pair x my iasher'a ln-
exprtss'bles. II mont!t Gnt Into them,
0ut was Mmost loat, Not!ltng uanaesd, huw'
over: pulled taen up 10 NY rlln and tlsa them
carcl1l'y apout my necK' ! must hAvc present.
~ eaflona seectacle., Cautiously Eaialtig .
window. sl!!lt,rd o11t wlioMt my Iitllcuats anl
Eli down lightnlng.r1d. Then daste1 Of at
inil specd Tor tue river alid was SOON roslrklnE
In my iavnnta cs1se't.
:" was takeu away ffom tho ltlst selool anu
put a. q more prtsnte dtc. Tue discipline WAS
very strict, AMI Ct tho end OF thu first mouth
sSeclled. Gruke out llKe II Volcano. ! tel YOU.
IletG wcEc poAlf ta1s!nQ from i1ttsburR to
New OrleaBS. Got ~ barEN pnu Hiada tho