New-York tribune., 1884-03-23


II We hadn't been here Physc! there's nc'er drop
TO be had in this place. should think; and "a to
ships calm don't sec what they have to call for
What's there TO eat that soup an bully said he
looking at the few remaining tins on tho ground,
"and that there bread came from your ship, l sup
posAT
Ay" responded ono of the men thero are no
shops here mate"
There plenty o. bilin' water, but nothen to
"Why should vessels call r. continued Somers /;
I" why. never see such holo of island; The
mate must have been wanderin' in his mind when
"Dunno about that" said the bo'sup. II that's
what ye call wandern, it's the best stroke OF sense
be could have committed. both for us and for him.
"WOn't you sit down. said j, and eat some
NO" answered somers thanking ye all tho
same. There'll be some breakfast ready when gets
How is the brig of for provisions ?" said I.
"Prctty middn, think" he answered "buf
the cookll be able to tell yoq what there is SIR ,
"Well anyway. can fill mp with fresh water"
observed - and if there's such n thing as gun
aboard wc might lay in a stock of goats meat ,
~ believe yen tnd an old fowling-peco IN the
captain's cabin =" exclaimed the man: but can't
answer for powder. The boyll know. But are
there any goats here T. he added rolling his eyes
over the slopes and then he muttered: shvered
| if ever see such hole. Here's place to come Tor
physcw ,c.
Ii was quite likely that this man had imagined St.
Pau's to he an Inhabited island; and at any other
time should have laughed ut the face he put on as
/ he turned his eyes MP and down the slopes. ahu
round upon the margin OF the lake ana then ~ upon ION
! wilderment BET the minutes were precious as l0hg
! before the hour of sunset | hoped to have that
lonely nhospitabe rock far astern: SO. addressing
| Shilling said: "TwO of the men had better go to
the hut and bring away the rest OF the provisions
there; two of the Others can Jump into the gig and
row the ladies' and me aboard. You had best Stop
here ho'sun. while see if there's any ammunition
| for the fowling-pece somcrs here speaks OF
There'il be nine of US without the Drigs crew 10
member, and If you aud the others can knock oyer
goat ~: two the meat will not come amiss Itli ne
troublesome job to fill up from the slopes yonder
but it must be done What think You oil the
aWhy. it looks rs If It's going to he fine forever"
he replied. gazing up at the sky
told two of the men tn jump INTO the boat, ana
handed Aunt Damaris and Florence into the stern
sheets William SOmers slowed himself away IN the
bow The provisions which had been brought from
the hut for breakfasthat is to say, rs much ~ the
nine of rs had LEFT of themwcre pas ed to us, and
we then showed of leaving the bosun and the three
sailors behind | looked at Florence, as We pulled
through the breakwdtcr. and saw the towering Gins
of the island opening north and soul h. whc the
sound of the surf came along in clear, low thunder
heard here as II moi To he noticed from me IN
side of the great hollow, and, for the life of me,
could not help letting 90 one OF the yoke-lines 10
grasp and press her hand. ra',l,nt expression
shall See dear old Clifton and home again. after all y
"And aiterward, darling = ] ASKED her
But if she had any answer to make to this. Aunt
Damaris took It out of her mouth by crying with
her eyes fixed on the brig: What tall, short
ship! quite tub, declare. VIII she he safe III a
high sea. MI. seymour, 40 you IHlilh.
Ay as safe rs the Strathmore," replied. .
She amt much Of hand at ratching, num-
sung ont william Somers. from the bow; there :
nuuSht but sag2ing on Il bOwlne IN snch trim as
hers but a. 10 bein SAFE We should ba seen the gale
she carried MS through. Never heard OF ANYTHING
livclier: she'd ha danced the latest Dgtchman as
ever sad vaw for ves ont OF his hammock, ay even
if he'd been aShcd in II. with the deep sea ald atop
of him, to keep him down-true rs sit mere mum.
| lOokel for CLEAN OF mlrtn IN nm. Dnt the man
was as grave as an owl. and clearly meant what he
said seeing nO'hing uncommon III his manner ot eX-
press NJ himself. There We're three heads over the
brg's side watching The LONELINESS OF the ap
pearsnce of the old craft with her square up-nnd-
down stem. her TALL rusty black sides, round bows
and tmbers SCARED with toll, her siach gray rig
ring and ill-stayed spars. affected me with feelings
that | am sure fine, largo, taut, handsome cralt
would not nave produced. strong We're the lances
OF home she raised you Thought of the thames 8
YOU looked at her, uf the lyme, OF tne hammer
aswarm with Just such vessels rs she-eeordies deep
with coal. and the white ellis ol the southeastern
coast dim between their masts; tuber-cratt from
Norway. stealthily creeping athwart the North sea-
under the pulling of their patched boom fOreSails-
and though to be sure, she did not belong to Eng
land yet she raised up vivid picture OF home be-
fore my minds eye as conm0n humble thihgs oileL
will when grander shows wholly tail as lnsplra:
tions; and She moved me to the heart when / lO9Hcd
past her to the blue cleaning distance ana Da ~ ~
the island and thought OF the mighty scene we ttis
company of human souls We're III the centre OF, ana
how that ugly, tai, Sluah old wagon tnere. tlil
ma le You think of wharyes and grinning faces, had
been steered ~ it might he, by the very hand of
God through oil these enormous leagues Of water 10
our help. Ay. there was light upon her that came
Dot from the sea or sky beautiful it made her ugli-
ness and YOU tolt the power OF gratitude 10 fenuer
an iDanimatc fabric Of wood and hemp as dear To
the soul If life were IN II, ana you IoNed II ne
cause of its love and labor for y0n We got the gig
under her port main-chalns. which formed a con
venIcnt platform for the ladies'. ana Dy dnt OF MT
ing and hoisting We handed Florence and her aunt
over the side The three fellows who had watched
us coming pressed eagerly around US Their faces
yrere fulie If establishment: had we been wildly at
tired savages such had never been Viewed III any
part of the world before by mariners their looks
could not have expressed more amazenent, that
came very near, indeed. 10 an expression OF IN
creIulity at once asked which OF thoIn was the
cook whcreupon the grimlest OF the three STRIKING
himself answered. Here Sir"
~ iiiaIn Somcrs" said l. tells that your late
captain had a fowling piece do you know II there's
Yon ought TO bc able 10 tell the rcmman Dick"
exclaimed the cook turning to one of the three who
was youth of about sixteen.
A. kuaW there's "A gOun, responded the hoy I;
"but a can't say if there's ony poodcr. I'll gan
seek some"
"Haul away, them cried the cook; aud the hoy
ran into the cabin.
This deck-house extending abatt the main
mast 1 could pretty we'll guess the Sarah Jane 3
age from the vestiges which remained OF what ha'i
once been gaudy point to this structure, even now
not innocent of glt, with little windows on either
side low door like small cottage. and red cur
tain in each window, aud some queer devices
painted green. forming a sort OF frame for the
auainr, Dutch-liko exterior Past tins deck k-lolse,
on either hand, went marrow gangWay ; but toin
il to the house forward where the men slept. was
all clear deck. with "a DIlg lliaIil-naicn HtLic
winch. and couple of old brake-pnnlps Snch tup
of a ship this had never before stood upon /
doubt if her length was more than three and half
times her beam: she had bulwarks as high as my
shoulder: there was scarcely piece OF timber be-
longing to her that did not resemble tue outside OF a
| muffin. with the holes Of decay ANA hard usage IN
il and it would have made any sailor laugh to look
| nloft at the wards and sparS. which appeared 10
have belonged to vessels of different burden IN their
time. Nevertheless, when felt that old deck nnier
me, and saw the lonely island beyond lifting its
treat slopes into the sky and then thought OF what
might have be, the tate OF the girl who stood near
me gancing from here to there at the brig but Tor
the miracle of this old hOOkcrs arrival my heart
swcled with gratitude. and not the prOudest line
ofbattle ship That reared her majestic heights
1 of canyas to the clouds could at a time when
! nil was well with me- have seemed sO fair and noble
~, l.hi.n4 sirlf did This dernYrh. nunle-