The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-03-20

PsILe1 5obAbs LOT shen among t9S
| AndamaR Islands a cyclone struck til.
ship, and in spite Of every effort Of the
captain and crew, the vessel became 5
wreck, and the boats were launched u
saFs the lives Of those on board
Through all the trying scenes o.
danger, Norman Ernesclife proved
himself a hero, and even the old banker
was anxious that he should comman5
the frail boat in which himself and
daughter were to go; but when all was
ready, and Norman alone remained or
the sinking ship. a huge wave tore the
boat away before he could spring on
board, and the crew refused TO return
for the brave man, dreading danger TO
themselves, and. disregarding the pite
Gus cries Of Flora, rowed away in the
darkness, leaving Norman TO his fate-
'-Of course he was believed to be lost.
and remorse bit hard at MI. Hastings
ueart for having discarded the young
sailor as his daughters lover; her pals.
sad face was ever q reproach to him.
for it was to keep her from seeing Nor
nan that he had remained abroad long
sr than he had anticipated.
True TO his promise. the German
baron arrived TO claim his bride. for he
was anxious TO uphold his title with tie
bankers money; but Flora told her
father plainly she would not marry biz:
until a year after Norman's supposed
death, and tie baron was compelled TO
abide by her decision. though his
crampel 49, snces made him anx-
ious 10 > gold Of the heircsa
cat length the year went by; the
wedding day was fixed, and Flora was
resigned to her fate, until one morning
she saw her father spring up from tho
| breakfast table. crush his newspaper in
| to his pocket, and, with a troubled face,
leave the house.
INSTANTLY knowing that it was some
| thing he had read that so moved him,
| Flora sent q servant out for a paper,
and a glad cry bry broke from her lips,
for she read of the rescue from wreck
of the brig-of-war Greyhound, that had
beer caught by n gale on a lee shore,
and would have been lost had not a
young man, dwelling upon the coast,
put out alone in a small boat and pilot
her into a haven of safety.
The paper furthermore stated that the
daring pilot was one other than Nor
man Ernesclile, who had been supposed
lost over a year before. but who had re-
appeared at his mothers home only tho
day previous. 1t also said a petition
was TO be sent TO the Admiralty. asking
for a commission in the navy for Nor
man. he being a man OF education. and
already having proved himself a skillful
officer in the merchant service.
That day, when Mr.. Hastings re-
turned to dinner, he was confronted by
his daughter, who coolly informed him
Il hat ola ba1 rrriffan IN tho har-on an.l
broken her engagement with him.
1.-The banker pleaded, and then Storm
cd. but Flora was firm, and her father
swore he would discard her if she mar.
ried a pennilcss, common sailor; but 10
his surprise Norman Ernescliffe sud-
| denly appeared before him. from an
adjoining room, and said firmly, but
with respect:
".Mr. Hastings, l am not pennifess.
| nor am | a common sailor, for | have a
fortune that will match your own, and
my pareuts gave me a good education
and taught me to be a gentleman
ut was the word fortune that caught
the bankers ears, and he said, eagerly:
".You have a fortune, you say?'
Yes, SIR
land where did you get your
money!
81 win tell you, sir. The vessel that
| was left upon that night of the storm
did not go down. but was wrecked upon
u small, uninhabited island, and / cs.
capped with my life.
s..Upon that island / found the grave
of a poor seaman, as / believed, and
near it / made my home, expecting that
my fate would be his, for, believing that
the boats had been lost, and not carin.
to live were Flora dead, 1 was despond-
ent, and made no effort TO saw myself.
~ am not a somnambulist, Mr.. Has
tings, and yet one night / awoke,
through pain in my fingers, and to my
horror discovered myself in an open
grave, the earth of which / had dug out
with my clasp knife and hands, until
my nails were torn to the quick.
1.-The moon was shining brightly,
and beneath me l saw, not a coffin, but
several small boxes, one of which-af-
ter l recovered my nerve, for l was un-
nerved at thus waking and finding my
self there, l opened.
1.-The boxes contained gems. jewelry,
and gold. and 1 knew that l was a rich
man, for the treasure had lain buried
there for many long years, and was the
booty, doubtless. Of pirates, who had
never returned for their ill-gotten
| riches.
".Hope coming to my heart once
more, l set to work in the morning to
build me a boat from the pieces of the
wreck. and after long weary months Of
toll / succeeded in building a craft, with
which / set sail from the island, and 1
reached my home just in time to save a
vessel OF war
..Such was Norman Ernescliffe's sto-
ry, gentlemen, and the sequel is o
told, for his treasure was discovered to
be worth a quarter of a million, and
the baron went back home a disap-
pointed man, while good luck still
logged Ernesclifre's footsteps, for he
was commissioner a junior lieutenant
in the navy, and w years ago married
Flora Hastings; but here he comes. and
I'll introduce YOU" and Charlie Beau
| champ presented the hero of the quar-
tcr-deck yarn TO the young officers, all
| of whom gave him the welcome ho de-
observation-disclosures Ernescliffe became
the SIS Of tho sloop-of-war.