The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-01

We're Lieutenant De Lone's
s.es s e"c'ent adviser, were you not!7 I
Lieutenant De Long" he ren,,ei,
needed and had no more comne1enfi
S9veef than his wife. She r. q nobie.
nn!enly intelligent woman, and. mr.
a ns,meeli, an enthusiast upon the subject
A!cc1c exploration. She has rend snd
stadled everything that experience and
c.snce nave made known upon that
CORc, 10 familiar with the p,;nutest de-
sa..s CI eveTy endeavor ever made for the
PenetIatlon OF the profound veil ofmys-
terry overhanging the field of mot az.
Ing adventure. Could she possibiv have
done 90, she would have been mosf oI.d
70 have accompanied him upon his ex-
petition, sharing his hartlshipe. his Der-
us ana his fate. That, however. was
lnanifestly impracticable, as she had the
&ooo sense to recognise. I think one of
inc most touching episodes I ever wit
messed was the parting between Lieu
tenant DE Long and his wife, and
know that the pang of separation was
heightened W her regret that she could
not share his trials in the heroic endeay-
or Tor the attainment Of the purpose in
winch her heart was as much bound IN
as mis-. We went out Of the Bay
Of sam Francisco with q tug fol-
lowing III, to take hack those who were
TO return, and not u word was spoken Of
the separation, mOmentarily drawing
nearer: Finally, when we had rot pret-
" we'll out, Lieutenant Del Long came to
me and said: 1T is time to co., A small
boat was lowered from the side and
manned; he and Mrs. DeI .ong got into
1t. l followed them and he gave the Or
DER to pull away for the tug. During
that short trip the silence in the little
boat was oppressive, painfully beyond
thump Of the oars in the rowlocks and
the swas(l Of the water. When we
reached the side Of the tug Lieutenant
belong pressed his wife's hand and
simply said 'yOtNi-by." She stepped up
on the tug, apd, turning, bent upon her
husband u look in which there was ex-
pressed the most poignant feeling, min
glett with devOut, silent prayer for his
safety and success. For an instant he
seemed to hesitate, as If for the moment
unnelveal by her attitude and look
then, recovering his self-cOntr0l, turned
to his men, and in u full, strong voice
commanded, pull away, menu.
Soon their swiitly-plied sa.rs placed
him along si.le the Jeanette. We saw
him mount the side, saw the vessel bear
away, and watched her in silence UNI
til she was mere speck upon the dis
tant horizon, without a word being
spoken. Then, finally, when the Jean-
nette was failing from sight, Mrs. he
Long said to me, please let's go below.
want to liz alone for u moment
Soon, however, almost Immediately in-
deed, such was her power Of self-c0n-
trol, and believe, also, her confidence
in her husbands ultimate success and
happy return tn her, that she regainctl.
her self-lNesessiOn and entered into con-
versatiOil. 1t was such manifestation
M bravery on the part Of woman -
never saw before and never EXPECT tO
witness again. But she has never had
any doubt, and has none now, of the
safety Of her husband nd his ultimate
return to his native land. She was here
only few days ago, and We have lxcn
in almost constant consultation or conf
during the two years Or
more in which the fate Of her husband
has been shroudetl in Olscurity. "-WW-
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INc~shH ("rycx,On0rM.