Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-09-11

ed the captain, hearing the words.
Soon after the boats keel grated
on the beach, and Lucy threw her
self into her husbands arms.
TIave you no greeting for me =
said a voice near them.
Lucy looked up to see her broth
er, whom she had not recognized
on account of his thick beard.
AS the captain released her, he
embraced and kissed her.
This is indeed happy day for
me- he said. 'Out in the storm,
Just as it commenced, fell in with
your husband, struggling in his lit
/ tie boat, and was fortunate
enough to pick him up. The boat,
however, drincd away from us be-
fore we Conld secure it. Now !
/ find my sister well and happy, still
/ | hope, having faith in her Wild
scamp Of a brother
Why did yon desert rs 2 in
ouired Lucy. 'Why leave us on
this islandY
sit was not | who deserted you,
| bnt the men. They rose in mutt
ny, 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 mole like pigs, and then clap
ping on sail, headed away from the
/ island.
Their object, as afterwards
learned, was to take the vessel to
some South American port, there
sell the cargo, pocket the funds,
and then make of inland, leaving
the craft in our possession. They
were not good navigators, and
/ therefore, they were many months
beating about the Pacific Ocean.
at last they were within some
hundreds OF miles Of the South
American coasts. but 10y this time
half the number concluded that
their plan was not a feasible one.
They would on reaching port, o
boarded by theauthorties, questions
would be asked, and detection. 1t
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
already done.
Two others did notlike this prop
osition; the two parties QUARREL
ed. and the end of it was that they
all finally resolved to desert the
vessel in body, and make for an
island they saw in the distance
They did so, first setting MS at
liberty. They took the launch
the best boat we had-and many
useful things from the ship.
with the cook and steward,
there now were only five of MS to
work the ship \ few days later,
however, we shipped some Portu
cucse sailors from the Felix Islands,
off which We then lay becalmed.
sAs these men wanted to 20 to
Sydney, and would not ship until
! had promised them wonld make
a straight wake for that place,
was obliged to head in That dlrec
ton, instead Of retraclng my course
to the distant ShOre-a thousand
miles away-on which you and
Cavendish had been left.
"a fair wind flvored me, and !
finally arrived at Sydney, when
disposed of our cargo to n mucl
better advantage than ! had ever
expected. Then | shipped another
crew, and headed for this isle. OF
which, it seems, arrived Just II
time to save your husbands life
| have to add that his share OF on
, profits is with mine, safe under loci
and key, aboard ship.
A few days latter, Captain Cav
, endish, now he fortunate poSsesso
= of many thousands, sailed ava,
with his wife from the island. Il
due time the happy couple reache'
+ London, and on the outskirts
l that city they erected a comforts
ble cottage-tbcir future home.