The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-06-03

who through storm and sunshine were sure Is
keep in the neigh borhood of the raft, willing
to wait the little time before the remaining
victim would fall into their insatiate maws.
But the elements were more mercifuI to
Francesca than they had been to his com
panoio n \. When morning dawned, the raft
was still hanging together, the storm was
abated, and he felt that his time had not yet
come.
All the succeeding day he drifted about in
an aimless manner, unable to control the
raft in the least, and with no idea Of whittier
he was going. For aught he knew, the wind
and currents might be taking him directly
back to Fernando de Noronha.
II such was the fact, he was unable to
prevent it, il, indeed, he felt any desire to
do so. The storm had made short and final
work with his water and provisions, and the
rays of the tropical sun beat down upon him
with the same furious energy as before.
The days wore on, until Eve more passed,
and he had been drifting for ten Of them
upon the Atlantic.
Then it was that the Carrie Long came
across his path and picked him up, as al
ready stated, and by judicious nursing
brought him around until he was himself
again.
When Captain Park arrived at Matanzas,
francesca became very much frightened
over the presence and questions of theeus-
toms officers.
The American captain gave q truthful ac-
count of the rescue of the fellow, and the
story as it had been gathered from his lips.
The Brazilian consul thereupon demanded
that he should be delivered to the local au-
thorities, and kept in Jail until his case
could be communicated to the Brazilian au-
thorities.
But the sturdy American captain said:
incline to think not. He has earned
his liberty after such heroic efforts, and he
shall have it,"
"But I insist that you comply with my
request, which is right and just"
You can insist all you choose" said the
captain. ssI was the means Of saving him
from death, and shall not undo my work
by helping to put him into prison for it.n
The Brazilian consul was impoitic enough
to intimate something about compelling the
captain to do as he had been requested.
The response of the American sailor to
this ended the interview.
You can't have him, " he said. 'Take
him from beneath that, if you darel"
As he uttered the hot words, he pointed
to the Stars and Stripes, and the consul trou-
bled him no further. MS
On board the raft, at the time of the res
cue of the estray, was found q document re-
lating to the case of one of the negroes who
was devoured by sharks.
This man was convicted of robbery, and
the Brazilian penal code requires the pay
ment to the government of twenty per cent.
Of the amount stolen, on behalf of any con
vict condemned for robbery, before he can
be released, whatever the term Of his sen
tence.
I The petitioner IN the case alluded toy Was
not informed Of the amount he was expected
to pay, and he accordingly got fellow-con-
vict to write for him asking the particulars.
The document was the letter, which was
signed by Antonio Bezero de Silva. On
the back was the reply Of the clerk Of the
jury, giving the information desired, dated
Cayenne, July II, 1877, and signed with
the name Francisco Ribero Costa viscon-
cellos.
The Brazilian consulate at New York com
municated with Captain Park concerning the
negro convict that he had picked up at sea,
and the consul showed great interest in the
case. He expressed himself as ready to Sc
cure the means of FrancescQ's return to Bra
z1 should he desire to go; but there was no
way by which the fellow could be compelled
to q return, if he preferred to stay.
We have not ascertained what he did.
but we incline to the opinion that he CON
Guided not to return to the country, after
risking and suffering SO much to get away
from it.