The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-20
The man from the North Pole.

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Here ne isl" and they pointed in the di
rection where Melville was standing. and
urged him To a more CONSPICUOUS place
on the ships side. He did not require
much urging either. but scrambled upon
the railing and shouted until he was
hoarse, or would have been il he were
not such an old sailor. HIS sisters cried
their welcome to him, and he pulled mis-
cap from his head like an overi"ved boy
and flung 1t toward them. IL fell into
the water. though intended 70 reach the
deck of the Catalpa. but no matter about
the hat.
1ne widest excitement prevailed when
the parthla 10 the lines of the tug aud
preparations were making to open the
freight port amidships for the health Of
dcer. Friends of Ninderman. Noros.
and Berry saw their dear old faces above
the railing OF the steamship and laughed
and cheered and cried; Melville and his
family and fellow officers were hurriedlv
exchanging greetings, and all the other
passengers on Doth vessels were crowd.
ing TO the sides and hurrahing. except
some In the Storage Of the Parthia, who
took up the familiar air
Home again home again.
From a foreigu shore
From a foreign shore indeed Wide
open swung the iron doors of the freight
port and up went the Doctor, helped bv
a dozen pairs Of hands, but smashing his
hat in the entrance, Notwithstanding so
much assistance. At his heels was Lier-
tenant Jacques, who was supposed To be
the only other person TO board the Par
thia, but Commander Kane, Paymas
ter Skeldin, and several others followed
him They brought down Melville, or
rather they followed him. for Melville
was too eager to be brought, and the
first arms into which he fell. ar he reach
ed the deck Of the tug, were those Of
Chief Engineer Maggie. They embraced
like lovers, Melville dropping his bead
upon his old friends shoulder and then
kissing him on the cheek, both of them
in tears the while. The shouting had to
be done by the mere spectators now, for
the voices of ALL the others were choked
with emotion. Melville embraced his
brother ana others of bis companions IN
the Navy, AMI then, meeting Captain
Walton, fell upon his neck and they
cried together. Those tears were for De
Long, but not a word was necessary TO
make it unders o k. Then Melville went
back upon the i'arthlA.
Welcome, Horos - erred a score Of
voices, as the athletic figure OF a young
man, with a brnnZed face, blue eyes. and
"A hight brown muSr tche, clamtered with
"a sailor agility Though the port in the
steamer side down upon the rail of the
tug. there to have his hands grasped aud
to he nagged about as enthusiastically as
Melville had been greeted. Noros is the
most youthful Of any Of the returned ex-
plorers. He does not look to he more
than 25 years, and he is as shy AS a girl.
He looks like a New Yorker. He has
rosy cheeks, a frank face, is feshy, and
appears one the worse for his terrible
experiences, although, as he explained,
he carries with him rheumatic pains
which he fears will not easily be shaken
off. Ninderman was the next to make
his appearance and another burst OF
cheers and affectionate greetings. He is
a short man, with a thick set frame, and
looks like what be is--a sturdy Swede.
He has a long black mustache, reaching
down to the corners of his chin. and his
face and hands are tapped to the color OF
leather.
Engineer Melville" said Lieutenant
Jacques, as he stepped into the pilot
house and lifted a glass of champagne
as far toward heaven as prudence would
permit, Il nave the honor to extend you
a hearty welcome on behalf of the Secre
tary of the Navy, and the commander
and officers of this nation" Tie return
explorer bowed his thanks, and added
that such reception was more than he
Hn1 1NDlyal f~r 81 &ha. IL 49, Ha-c 49,
the Navy" said he; to which some one
responded that the Navy was proud OF
him, and then they 'clinked all their
glasses to his, and drank his health. A
scene of a different kind was soon to fol-
low. Poor Captain Walton stood on the
deck outside the pilot-bouse, and he and
Melville met again. The Captain asked
him something about De Long.
My God!" cried Melville, bursting
into tears and grasping Captain Walton:
hand, you have lost a son and l a friend
They may say what they like, but l az
sure you for Melville that he has lost
friend As the yacht started for the
city Alderman McClave made a speech
of welcome to Melville on behalf Of tht
city authorities, rendering him the gov
ernor's room for the purpose of a public
reception, and Colonel Church followed
J will q speech of welcome on behalf OF
the citizens of New York and Of the
country. A handsome lunch was spread
in the cabin of the yacht. \
On the camp stools, side by side anG
hand in hand. sat Melville and Captain
Walton, talking together in low tone
and the tears coursing down the cheek.
of both. Within arms reach of them
and also side by side and hand in hand
sat Ninderman and his afianced bride
but they spoke only with their eyes, an
their faces were so happy that they rain
ed smiles on all around them.
;; Engineer Melville, when asked abou,
his journey from the time that he reached
the borders of civilization, and it hac
: been one fair voyage, filled with friendly
godspeeds from all quarters. When tn,
subject of the Congressional investiga
ton in his case was mentioned he sale
: he should court the proposed inquiry
, that he should make answer only to tht
committee, and that he had carefully
preserved every scrap of paper which
would throw any light upon the matter
1t was not without Interruptions from
enthusiastic friends of the heroes of the
day that a Herald reporter managed tt
have a quarter of an hours talk with
Noros, and to hear from his lips the sac
story of his parting with Captain DE-
Long on that fatal day.
"When our food began to give on,
and we found no game" said Dir. Noros
1.-THE captain one day asked Nindermar
and me if our feet were all right and il
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