New-York tribune., 1884-03-23

ance. | found that wo conId make them last good
six weeks without very great STINT. This was be.
yund INV expectations. aud rendered me easy IN ~ .
mud: for had good right to consider that even Il
| we failed to encounter betweeD this and Ausfral
vessel worth quitting aos so19 1Tg bo ior Tg w'Is i
help to the extent of gift of beef OF flour or
| bread.
there was nothing now to be done I'll tho men
! came aboard and hoped tho bosun. If ho fouDd
the old fowling-piece of no nse among the gOais.
would not lnger. for was impatient and wanted to
he of The westerly wind had gathered weight and
was now blowing very pretty Little bree/e Tho
sea spark eel like surface of diamonds to t, ana
the blue sh up through the innnmerable bash 8
and made most lOyoy space OF water. could NOT
see the men ashore. nor hear the sound Of shots :
but there nothing surprising III this, for tue
north horn of rock shut ont arge p.ecc OF the
island in the northwest and for the same cause to
sound of the gun. II the crazy oid piece made any
nose at all. would be killed long before u could
reach us. got chairs out cf the ca'in, and ma .
my darling and tie O.d lady cOmtOtab o on dec,
and hung about them all the morning. TIL the 'Lh
y Sc the north aIl the afternoon had begun.
Talk why cannot remember that my que ever
wag.cd more mccsSant.y. One thing leading on 10
another We driftrd into the sub ert of my love, and
gave Aunt d. nars the whole story OF II. as II tn
the list t.Inr the matter h.d been mentIOu'
brtween IL. wouldn't let her OF ii sIiIg pom.
began the yarn by telling her all about myse
WAC my father was and who my mother was, Z ,
exact extent ot my income how my unce had fOur
me out. and worked my way clean along TIL
came to my iolnsng the StrathmOTe; aud then b.
slowed a few blunt truths upon her. told l,-
q
said |. " II hao al arStocratc sound, and hope
IN prrudce you ia my favor, and enable me 10
he much with Florence " thout-p
"M thOut winch, Mr.. seymour y said she, with
her Od lace looking wonderfully sharp against tho
blue sky beyond her.
We without exciting your hostility. Thought to
myself: ii she likes Nj. Norccomhe Simply BEGAN,
he's well coune,ted, she will like me too II CT
only make her believe I'm OF good BIZ til and aris'
cratirally assocaled.' Bat d.dn't succeed, saI
smiling n her; II yon liked me- ii was for mysel
on shouldn't have ei,' she answered. " II
the ony thing can't respect ia you 1t 5 annoying
"Yes.' SAID l. " but supposing had come aboard
as jack seymour and YOU had known who WA
what would have happenedf You'd hay, taken n p
daring ashore again. and gone back to Cht0n .
tell Mr. Hawke that that borrid. vulgar young
sailor fellow had actually had tnc .mpuren G."
"Oh Jack please don't. cried FLORENCE.
"And besides" | continued, you'd never hayo
known me, aud I'd have had no chance of proving
to you that not such IA what y yOu may call 10
as Mr. iawk ke had lei you 10 believe:
You ment onsi the name oi Mr. Morec0ml,e just
now y sail the old lady. Z" Haven't begged you n"j
to refer to that man' II not for mi1e, then for
torence's sake. It's positively ni' lIcIte | THINK
To spe k of him. And. oh. what Il place to be tar
ing abOu, these matters ~ " she cfed' with n 10
around nt the brig and then sharp glance at Il,
islam /. Way hare you begun the subJeri are yon
not satisii,df iou have won my nIeoes love. you
have Eaed my eo1IeRr Sh m oert hsSf "@ You S bsd NJ
right to IMPOSE upon me: and, Florence. you nTo
equally gulty--but have forgiven you that Ar.
Jack in consideration of the manner IN which You
have behaved since that fearful night when tho
Strath ore was wret ked.' -
bowed aud said - only desire to clear myself.
YOu knew very little about me- aud > lsned you 10
learn all that have It III my power tn tell; As To
Florence, she would have confessed who was II
Won the day she discovered was on b arr.
If she kept my secret IL was for my sake, not for her
0wn.'
Besides. aunt" said Florence, " do not forget
that too was imposed upon by being urged 10 take
this dreadful voyage without the least hint having
! been given me that Mr. Morec0mbc was TO JON Gs.
on know that had dreamed he was coming with
al f,fIff fnsafn
Bother the manW cried the old lady. wish ne
| had never been born, I'm sure"
Fl0repce" sad l. Il should like t. have had hun
! with us in the gig. aud on that Island. Oh, Miss
| Hawke, he was an aIrnnt impost0rra consaihnia
ass. Think of consignng my darling to q bit of
gingerbread tDat was to get It's gildlng from her.
wont you change the subject " excia med tho
( II viii replied; "but if you put gimIet into
full cask it'll leak and the thought of that puppy
| works INTO my heart like Il brad-awL"
Its dreadful" said Aunt DamarIs, 4" 10 he TIA KING
of such light subjects here why don't you speak TO
me of the other bOatss " here are they hat has
drowned oh, think of poor Mrs. aud Miss Grant.
and the twcendeck women, and their little children
| and bablesw .
Their disappearance is a complete puzzle 60 me-"
said I. /" Fray God they may be accounted for. l
propose to steer for Amsterdam Island when we get
under way; some of the boats mmy have fetched
thar place. wish our ncu would come; this Is not
Il breeze u waste"
AS / said this turned to look over the rail.
gig pu ling ont thr0ugn the breakwalcr.
liele tncy arc :" shouted. "UOats or no goats,
hurrah for home I"
The boat wa, deem much deeper than the weight
of the seven men should have sunk her. The oars
flashed in the sunshine they rose and fell and
sprang on to the buIwarks hail the boSuu; Bear
We're sick of waiting. What have you gotf
Four dead goats and about half ton OF crabs
and shell-tsh,' he shouted.
| The gig drove along side and il indeed sight
col INF, h.r her
bottom some hundreds of CRIBS. many OF them
of great sze together with Dlas,cs of siiellhsh OF
various descriptions, such crawnsh, whelk,, and
what might have passed for them. lunpets and
| cookies. Upon them lay four dead goats, meagre-
looking animals to be sure. with long boards ana
| lOug horns. The men came clanberlng over the
| briggs side, leaving two hands IN the gig; then tho
| goats were hauled up, all the tubs tAat could be
mustered brought along, and buc kets passed over.
winch were hiiod with crabs and sheil-h>h. draw n
| up and emptied into the tubs here looked. per-
laps to be more than there was but nevertheless
there was u wonderful sturc, aud asked the bDSun
| how on earth the men had managed ~ collect so
| great IL quantity. He told me thai lie had put four
men to the work while lie and TWO Others went q
gnat-huntng. Ia part OF tine rocky beach tIlere
were pools and holOws full of crabs and craw fish,
| and many the rocks were tuck with llmpets and
| cookies. The men stripped on iher shIris 10 form
BAGS and in that carried Quantities to to
boat, which, said the b0sun, lie found halfiull 0f
! crabs and cookies, when he and his mates came
! down with the goats. + our WAS as many as could
| knock over" he continued. ~'Twas IA rare Job To
get nigh EN-. They seemed to smell sc 4 ye stirred.
aud. With 70 Toss OF the NEAL, DC on ihc gsic %
| wind. l wasted all my powder upon them lou !:
| Aud the gun q rare un 10 miss An dunno"
| said he, after alps sand and DONE whether them
| beasts are worth tho trouble o chasing. III allow
! they're more hair mcat. an reckon when yeve
chucked their horns and bears aud tails aud hoofs
ont o the calculation. thtre not bc much soup t0
come at. though ~e sh0U d turn to and 80 on bling
| from now till we get home
:" Did you bring of the rest Of our old stores"
| "Ay, sir, all that there was.
| pulled out my watch +" It's now quarter to 2. =
/ said l. send the 10 dinner, VIII YOU. Snlll-
iugs they'd better dine OF the old stores to save
time: and tell them not to be over long over Il.
want to fetch Amsterdam Island before dark, Ir
possible to If there be any Ot tne Strathmores
| people there
! The gig was now emptied, the two fellows tum-
bled mp ont OF her; she WAS then hOlSted aboar,i.