New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-16

The DO sun and his mate came down from the
crater top leisurely if they eouversed earnestly
on the road Sometimes they'd panse to look at
the shawl. that made slack' but "a small enough
signal and then you'd see them peering ont sea
ward nnder their hands and now and again they'd
crouch down as if they had come across vegetable
and we're tasting il 4: and saw them TO where
some wreaths Of vapOr oOzed up into the air, and
take a long look at what was there. They met with
the two explorers when they were halfway down
the slope and then putting their faces resouteiy
toward Us the four of them came dropping and
scramb rg and showing along.
1t was hard upon = o'clock; the shadow OF inc
northern walls lay upon the surface OF the crater
lake. and midway the height of the southern cliffs.
mast which the sunshine hung in splendor while
the rugged summit, built mp Of diples, trembled in
the flowing blue air Nothing stirred save the
figures If the approaching men. The goats had
vanished the lake stood like o hinge burnlnggias
in the immense cup that contained 1t all that you
could hear was the muTTnur OF he surf outside that
reached us with dim, distant sound. The silence OF
the lonely mighty ocean seemed 10 be mclosed
within these grim. primeval walls; ran nv eve 10
the tons of them and wondered 10 what height they
had originally reached. How close to the sky were
they when. in centuries past. they hurled up IRE
and smoke. and east upon the ocean-nght glare
whose fierce crimson illum mated leagues OF the
dark unnayigated sea. Slowly the tempests were
doing their work Bit by Bit they would erumble
away the visible sumInt Of the enormous mountain
Whose base was the bed OF the sea- tIII fresh
COMMISSIONS in the heart of the earth should win
horrible Delchings, recostlLute Ine monuIOus
monument, and heaye lar INTO the skes ln9 gitlt
rocky figure, Of which this crater III winch sat
was feeble, mutilated and decaying symbol
Well, Z but a fancy. mates; Tor when thOse
walls were gone. darcSaY mortal eyes might never
see others III their place again but wien You gtt
INTO such place as that which IL like the cradle of
wi tle old chap born. ana where,
maybe, he retired when the sun stood sun, ana on
other occasions when his arrangements Hlght nav
leen interfeTed with and when you taIi u think
ing of the ire and smoke that cup WAS once tuL OIL
wfv outlandish fancles will seize you more eS-
pecaly when II happens that you're cast away
upon 1t. and never know down winch OF the hoii""
slopes YOU ii spy the skeleton Death stalking when
hunger and thirst, loneliness and exposure, have
done their work with You.
The tour men arrived. pale with heat and weari-
ness they cast themsel YES upon the grass al the
base of the lump OF rock under Whtch the ladies ana
| were ting and tine fellows whO mad stayed With
rs up from the edge OF the crater iaks where
the gig lay, and sat down among theT mates
Desperate hard climb. that, slr said the b sun
iooklLE up to the point where the boats mast
stood. - 4 mau needs t. be all goat to manage
the likes OF them mountains
There's land III sight, out away TO the noIraTdS,
SAID thc sailor who had accompanied Inn.
Yes" / replied " Amsterdam island about rs
hospitaDe rock as this. Did yOu see anything
that Tescmbed boat. 30 sun =
= There's Ger sign OF en-, he said- Up Ihere
We can all rOund land barring tie bit OF land III
the north there's nothen going but sk{ anu water.
It's queer. A1r. Seymour. What could have become
ave cannot imagine, Mr.. Shilling" exclaimed
Aunt Damaris. who's ewes, from weeping. looked
e. riDel worms yuat do goa think -
The bo sun stared hard al her ana answered
AThere's good speculatln', mum, When We
dealing with the ocean There's no GOOD m won
gcTiu' for n don't satisfy the mind, and N thinking
cant do that. then what say il, there's no use ia
IndulC ug IT,"
NJ u0uOn Is they've n>took the island, and
gone ashore on that lump to the norrards, sad one
Likely enough" ! acclaimed. Did you meet
"Yrs" said the man; both bot and cold.
There's q artificial We'll mp youdeI, Says ne. point
Ing properly dug with spades with near upon mali
ton ol soft water ia lt-sAod!Ont You iA-nA maj
49,, that., about it replied the other Of the two
Ne likewise met with three hot-watcr springs
continued tine uTst speaker, all ~ IuE mduuu2
clos. together Two OF EN- Wa7 so not thai there
was uo tl-th OF .cn "s tnty came up; 50 crew
some OF the water In my cap and let II cool and
then put Wl tongue lu IT,
Well said 4.
Wei" ue sad. it lsut sweet and it Amt salt.
To nay fancy, IL has taste O. marine soap; auuu"t
q, fresh water ud taste, after yr mad washed and
rlused shirts and drawers that had been wet
IurouCl with sail water.
HE spring that comes up Diddlug warm Is
fairly Urtc ksh sand h.s companion. Aud Yet. al
a stretch dunno that AL three fountains mghtn
be druuO without harm.
D." And the TaH-vater = ! asked.
That's right enough sir; dipped nly hand m,
and sacked any fingers. lts good water
IucIf.~ another CORRECTION NI IltSu wafer up
nigh that mast, -ald the Do sun; " We each tooh 20
OIIuN OF Il ont OF my mate cap, and yc Wou4du
know l from the water Iu the breakers We brought
with But IL appears 20 NE as II these mere ram
wat. ponds dry up fast. We ought 20 find some
means of storing " hat there D., III en-. tor TINS
weather said he looking up AZ the SKY, may last
Tor an 'tler month, ana II there 10 be nOthen 1or
us % c1Ih but hot water, taotn like the rnam oI
sailors shirts, we'd better turn 10 anu thuH over
some do.sr Tor preserving what's lett !" the haTt'-
"D64t talk Of another month" cried Aunt
DaIAi.Ia
An ouly looking ahead num- responded the
DO san. with dismal sluIut at the shawl on the
hll-t"p. ~ was but q TINY obect-a bare'y
Noticeable tlng-yewci even from our short ais
tauce Iom 10 AM caught Smiling give "a FAINT in
voluntary shake of As head rs he withdrew has eyes
tIOl.. ID, AFRAID that ID. uligAt say something -
doepe. tl, .. OF d.spoudeucy tllat had seized .ay
datih-. changed the subject hy asking lat other
rvpou, ihoy could give US of their explorations.
Dld you come across any vegetables
ilcre and there SAID one OF them, we'd spy
BIZ OF root that might la passed Tor parsley bal
Cu,.
90 Saw. sid another what looked to be- til.
head cd carrot hove It out OF the soil, bat uotu-
root, i4.c tic claws OF "a crab"
" don reckon. said the man who had been h
companion, lH"l li'it~ anything ut 10 eat IN the
shape oI vegetables CROWN upon this island
Ther. plenty % goato tur Oosuu and me counted
hei@ut. 4A JUMPED together on the slope away to
westward. Something startled 'e4-, and saw
then iuu. II they re- only Z. be cutcuod by our
cha.u ot lem. allow taat they'll not keep Us from
Ile5 % not be caught. sad 1, by our sitting
h.l. U.s. .IU,riug lar 10 catch them You seem 10 h,
settir. INTO doie.ui views, my lads. Isn't so.ue-
thing .lIat YOU should have found plenty Of fresh
watrI AID, on the top Of that. there are goats
enough go Aeep us IN fresh meat 1OI siG months
You sass they're not 10 be caught. How do ou
know 10 ian't sailor-iasnon To 6Ne up without
trying
Mates, Mr. Seymour is quite right" exclaimed
the DE- SAN. Meli be more cheerful when we've
Wei" said 1, why don't those Of you " ho are
dead brteu go ana le down : You Iul TIC DOat-
my coat, Is pillow for one OF you; and there are
elothe, enough among you to make as many
bolster, ~ you II want