The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-04-23

/. E3. 1884,
the remaining pebbles together and
placed them under a projecting ledge
for safe keeping. The results of the
second taste were equally astonishing
as those which attended the first.
Again came deep sleep, from out of
which he was awakened by an intense
tingling in every nerve of his body.
This exquisite pain having passed,
J0rgensen lay where he had slept, as
though in half dream, thinking idly
of his adventure He felt no hunger,
but rather state cf mental and bodily
ease. The only explanation that be
could arrive at concerning the mysteri
Gus food of which he had partaken was
that 1t must have been something pre-
pared by the native Indians for snsten-
ance during long journeys, and that he
had accidentally discovered either a
cache of such material or store OF it
which had been overlooked.
SURPRISED MAN.
a new surprise was awaiting him,
for when he rose to shake the sleep
from his limbs what was his astonish-
ment to find his clothes SO tight upon
him that he moved with difficulty in
them. His great sea boots seemed 8
few sizes too small, and the sleeves of
his knitted cardigan jacket were almost
up to his elbows. Ruefully contemplat-
ing this shrinkag ge of what he had hither-
TO considered good material he stopped
down to pick up his rifle, when he was
thuuderstruck to find that it too had
shrunk. At any rate his good Henry
which, before he had gone to sleep,
reached just up to his armpit, was now
scarcely chest high. Moreover, it
seemed as light in his hands as feather,
Jorgeusen was bewildered, and for
rnotttent imagined himself crazy. Then
the old Morse superstition took hold of
him and he imagined himself bewitched
Taking his jacknite out to cut a few
holes in bis too snngly fitting shoes he
found it to lie in his hand like lady's
penknite. Then he knew that tie
metal and fabric had not dwarfed, but
that he himself had stretched and grown
under the influence OF Tie wonderful
food. His physical strength kept pace
with his Increased bulk, and he amused
himself, as he confessed, 10y breaking off
large fragments of rock and hurling
them into tie sea. It was whilst Ell.
gagged iii this Cyclopean pastime that
he saw the White Hare bearing down
the coast and signaling with the little
brass piece size carried. Jorgensen
replied with his rifle aud then hastily
ran to where the peculiar pebbles lay,
loaded his pockets with them and was
back on the beach in time to direct
the boats course to here lie stood.
ASTONISuED SHIpMATES.
We pass over the establishment of
his shipmatcs at his extraordinary
appearance aud at the story of Jorgen-
sen, but quote few of the Captains
words, because they Gre brief and to
the poin. "When Jorgensen went
on Shore" said Captain Williams, in
conversation with the writer. che was
a short, spare man, Of abou. five feet
seven, with bald head, thin, straw.
colored mustache, and looked all OF
his age, which he said was fnrty-eeven
Wien he came on board he was bloated
or swollen or something so much that
he looked to be about six feet high
was growed SO stout that he hal burst
all his clothes had new crop OF fluffy
hair over his face and head, and had
aged about ten years. Why, SIR, his
own mother wouldn't ha' knowed him,
and | weren't surprised that his mates
thonght they had struck the wrong
man when they see that object on tile
beach," Jorgensen told his story,
which Captain Williams at first utterly |
discred;ted, but which lie afterwards
wrote out III tull, attesting its genui-
ness by the line that
The above was as near "a we could |
reekileet the statement made by the said |
Hans Jorgensen before Gs as witnesses
thereto.
RICHARD WILLIAMS,
Master of schooner H'hie IPare}.
SETH MITCHELL.
Tt.i from this statement that the
above narrative has been taken indeed,
except in the matter of some necessary
of spelling and alterations
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