The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-10-30
DESERTED LOVERS.


it mean?"
The speaker, Lucy Morril, was a
beautiful girl-a dark-eyed brunette;
the person whom she addressed was
her lover-Captain Henry Cavendish
"a young man of twenty-six.
They had left the vessel in the dingy,
only an hour before, to visit one of
those isles of the Pacific ocean, near
which the ship was then lying "off and
on"
The name of the craft was the Swal-
low, and she was the joint property of
Cavendish and ofLucy's brother. She
contained a valuable cargo, which the
two owners expected to dispose of at
Sydney, Australia, at aprofit ofmany
thousands.
His share would, thecaptain had an
ticipated, afford him the means to COM
merce married life with, and he had
already won promise from the sweet
girl, who had accompanied her brother
on the voyage, to become his wife as
soon as the cargo was sold.
Now, at Lucy's exclamation, her
lover, who was in small valley, gath
ering flowers for her, ran to the sum-
NIT of the hill on which shestood.
"Aye, what can it mean?" he cried.
in surprise and dismay.
The ship had made all said. and, be-
fore fair wind, was receding from his
gaze at a rapid rate.
He gesticulated-waved hat and
kerchief in vain. On went the vessel,
and at last her hull was invisible, and
only her upper sails could be seen.
Gradually these dipped lower and
lower, until every vestige of the craft
was lost to view in the distance.
The two looked at each other with
blanched faces.
Here they were, left by themselves
on this far away isle of the Pacific,
which they knew was out of the track
of passing vessels.
''Something is wrong" said the cap
tain sadly "I fear have lost every
thing. was in fair way to be hap
py and prosperous. Now | am poorer
than beggar."
Tears rose in Lucy's eyes.
1 advised you not to go into partner
ship with my brother" she said, "but
I did not believe he was dishonest.
thought he was only wild and reckless.
Now do not know what to think"
cit has spoiled our happiness" said
Cavendish. probably we will never
see the craft again, and as l am thus
penniless, l cannot think of obliging
you to fulfil your promise of being my
wife,
For several moments Lucy's dark
eyes were yelled by their long lashes;
then she threw herself weeping on her
lovers breast.
s'Can you believe me to be mercen-
ary?" she said. "Oh no, Henry; 1 am
yours the same as ever"
'But," +" replied Cavendish, ''we have
no money to live on now, if l should
make you mine"
'tWe hardly need money here" said
Lucy, smiling.
"That is true; but we will want
food"
'tWe would want that whether we
were married or not" said Lucy
softly.
"And SO you are willing to be my
bride-to marry ME now?"
"I-I did not say So" she answered
shyly. '1t is for you to say"
"Who is here to marry us?'
'"True enough; but-but-I don't
know-Ihave heard that missionaries
are sometimes on these far away is
lands"
'We will go and look for one," said
Cavendish, offering his arm.
They had not proceeded far when they
met a native-a dusky, wildly-clad
man, with long, black hair. He show
ed surprise on seeing them, and asked
them many questions In broken Eng
lish.
From him the lovers learned that
there was missionary on the island.
Heguided them to that PERSONS house,
a small building, with thatched roof.
The missionary, an aged man, re-
ceived them kindly and heard their
story.
at is seldom that vessels pass this
way" he said. 'I am afraid you will
have to stay here for months. You
will have to live principally on fruit
and fish,
''can we get plenty Of that?" inquir-
ed Cavendish.
If you have boat, you can go out
and catch all the fish you want. AS
to fruit. it grows wild on some parts
of the isle, but to make sure of getting
enough, you had better cultivate a
plantation of your own.'
The young man had no difficulty in
inducing the missionary to perform
the marriage ceremony.
Assisted by the good man, the cap
tain then set out about erecting hab-
itation. It was finished in a few days, |
and the missionary loaned the young
couple few utensils to commence
housekeeping with. For a pocket
knife and g silver tohacco-box, one Of
the female natives sold to the captain
half-a-dozen dresses, which she had OBJ |