Daily Republican., 1883-08-14

bread and water IN my lnouIn !" heel
me alive, for 1t appears they did not
wish to murder me, only TO make sure
that should not disclose their secret to
any body that might interfere with
them. All precautions were taken tor
my sure abduction. At last heard the
roar of the sea. | then thought that !
had been reserved to be drowned, thai,
they would sink me in the sea, and
their secret would ever be safe.
Eut mol was again b'indfolde1, and
without ever seeing the shsre, ! was
carried and put into boat OF some
kind and was rowed ] suppose some
distance out into he sea, and hoisted on
board of large ship. could not make
out their language, but believed it to be
Dutch. was taken into the hold OF
the vessel, and k pt there for several
days, VIII IN was released from close
confinement and my thongs. was
very eak, and worse still l was suf-
fering dreadfully from sea sickness,
which lasted several days,a thought
| would surely die. The man on the
ship appeared to know all about me,
and treated me very well, but very
.trict, and could not tell If they or any
of them were the same men that carried
me of from Letbrum's Hill, but their
language and voices appeared the same.
They were all very dark complexioned
straight black hair they were not tall,
but stout bull, and all wore full blards
their eyes were jet black, and spark lea,
and their noses a kind Of hawk-bill
shape.
Judged that the metal taken from
the wood was put upon this vessel but
could not tell, having been closely con
fined for several days after we sailed
and not knowing their language. Well,
we cruizcd around for a month or m ore
but all the time bearing southwark. l
could tell by the stars. l became well
and hearty, and they gave me little obs
to do about the vessel but did not allow
me to 60 aft of certain line or mark
on the ship. They never tried to make
me understand their language If they
understood my talk they would not
show it, They did everything to me
by signs, and when would ask them
what they were going to do with me
they would shrug their shoulders and
smile and give me something to eat or
some tobacco, but I could never find
out anything from them.
So after about a month more noticed
that they commenced to fix up and 70.
pair small boat or yawl, and In few
days the boat was completed; then there
was an outfit of provisions, water, few
tools and some old clothes placed in the
boat, and then was directed by signs
to get into the boat, which did without
,nurmur, thinking would rather TAKE
my chances alone OH the sea than with
these men. I was Immediately lowered
ntO the SEA and set alrift They direct
ed me by signs to row to The westward
which did with will al hough it was
awkward at first, as all my experience
in rowing had been with small paddles
in rude homemade boats in the different
mill ponds on the Christine creek, wher
l used to fish for pike, but having fail
wind after time got my hand in and
| made great Roadway.
The vessel still, kept on her course fol
sometime, and then I could see that slit
steered to the northeast. She would
tack back again and again, but still sht
made to the northeast. Then l was
sure that the trip to the far South was t.
get rid of me and put me beyond ever
giving them any trouble, and yet clear
their conscience of ever having commit
ted murder, no matter to them II the
cannibals did eat me. saved my
water and provisions carefully and kept
on rowing in the westerly course.
was anxious to make land, yet l VIE
afraid that might fall into the hands
of the cannibals and be eaten, but
kept on ahead and after week 3 rowing
with small sna ches G sleep made land
on small island on the east coast Of
South America as after~a ards found
out. My provisions and water had be-
come low.
Irowed around the island and ex.
amined it carefully to see what sort OF
animals were on it. l saw neither
man or beast, and rOwed into nice
little cove and went ashore, and made
nv boat fast and took a careful sur
vey Of the island 1t appeared to bt
in mid-winter in that latitude, as there
were tie remains Of ice and snow il
shaded places. found that the islan'
was as big as a hundred acre farm
and there we're not many large trees
but mostly small bushes, a kind o
hazel, with the ground under them, GOV
cred with nuts, which l found to b'
very good eating and wholesome. There
was plenty of dead grass and loads o
drift wood, sand some pieces ,f ole
plank that had been part of wrrcke'
ship. The mainland, or what | took t.
be it, was about three miles off.