Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-10-16

hoping thus to turn the young wife
mind little from her grief.
She was on her feet and out of the
house in moment. With eager in
terest did she gaze on the approaching
craft.
Il know that ship" she cried, in d
voice Of agony. sit is my husbands
and my brother's-the Swallow. But
it has come tco late.--too late. Ny
Henry has gone, and | will never leave
the ISLAND. will die here, and when
| die | must be buried in the sea,
where he lies, and there we shall meet
again"
Wildly shone her eyes as she spoke,
and the missionary feared that her
mind had already begun to wander.
Meanwhile Oh came TIE ship, until 5il
was within mile of the beach, when
a boat was lowered and pulled shore
ward AS it drew nearer there was a
simultaneous cry Of JOY from Lucy and
the missionary. for they recognized
Captain Cayendish, standing in the
bow, waving his hat to them.
"He has been picked up and saved?'
cried Lucys companion,
AYE, aye, size and well!" shouted
the captain, hearing the words.
Soon after the boats keel grated on
the beach, and Lucy threw herself in
to her husbands arms.
Have you no greeting for me?
said q voice near them.
|. Lucy looked up to see her brother
whom she had not at first recognized
on account Of bis thick beard. .IAs the
captain released her, he embraced and
kissed her.
This is indeed happy day for me, >
be said. ''Out in the storm, just as ii
commenced. | fell in with your hus-
band, struggling ip his little boat, and
| was fortunate enough to pick him
up. Thesboat, however, drifted away
from US before we could secure it.
Now / filL ny sister we'll and happy,
It'll, | hore. having faith in her wild
|ecainp Ga BROTHER
"WhsAiJ YOU desert u.s." inquired
Lacy. WI leave us on this island"
1T We ol | who deserted ven, but
the men, They Sc in a mutiny
which they had probably been for
some time planning. knocked me and
the two mates down, tied our hands
and feet, thrust us into the hold like
pigs, and then, clapping on sail. head
ed away from the island. Their OBJ
jec', a afterwards learned, was tc
take the vessel to some Sonth Ameri.
can port, there sell the car1o. pocket
the TunTS, anu Tjeu ifIst hs Oh lufanU
. leaving the craft in our possession.
They were not good navigators, and
therefore, they were many months
beating about the Pacific ocean. A'
last they were within some hundreds
Of miles Of the South American coast
but by this tima half the number had
concluded that their plan was not q
/ feasible one. They would, on reaching
port, be boarded by the authorities
questions would be asked, and detec
tlon. it seemed, would be inevitable
They were unanimous for freeing us
and returning to their duty, provided
We would promise not to punish them
severely for what they had alreaJ '
done. The others did not like this
proposition the two parties quarreled
and the end Of it was that they all ii.
nalIy resolved to desert the vessel in d
body, and make for an island they
saw III the distance They did so
irst setting us at liberty. They took
the launch-the best boat we had
and many useful things from the ship
With the cook AID steward there now
were only tive of US to work the ship
\ few days later, however, We shipped
some Portugese sailors from the Felix
islands, off which We then lay becalm
ed. As these men wanted to 60 tt
| sydney. and would not ship until
mad promised then | would make {
straight WAKE for that place, | wa
Obliged to head in that direction. in
stead OF retracing my course to tht
| distant Shore-a thousand miles awa'
on which YOU and Cavendish hat
been left. ''A fair wind favored me
and finally arrived at Sydney, where
disp of oar cargo to Il mucl
better advantage than had even ex
pectsd. Then | shipped another crew
and headed for this iS'e, on which, i
seems, | arrived just in time to save
your husbands life have to ads
that his share of our profits Is will
mine, safe under lock and key, aboar(
ship
| \ few days later Captain Caven
! dish, now the fortunate possessor o
many thousands, sailed away with hi;
wife from the island In due time
the couple reached London, and on the
outskirts Of that city they erected !
comfortable cottage-their future res
ldence.