Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-08-26
him againp' she cried. 'Oh, 1 wish that
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There was bright hectic color on each
| cheek, and restless gleam in her eyes.
The words of consolation offered by the
missionary fell unheeded on her ears. A
delirious fever was fast taking possession
of her brain.
The old missionary went outside of the
house and walked to and fro, his mournful
gaze turned seaward.
Inc violence of the gale had now abated,
and the atmosphere had cleared.
Far away the watcher beheld large
shis apparently heading for the island.
"Here comes vesselp' he called, hoping
thus to turn the young wife's mind little
from her grief.
| She was on her feet and out of the house
ia a moment. With eager interest did she
gaze on the approaching craft.
| 81 know that shipr' she cried in voice
of agony. ''It is my husbands and my
| brother's-the Swallow. But it has come
too latel-too late! My Henry has gone,
and will leave the island. l will
die here, and when 1 die l must be buried
in the sea, where he hes, 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.
was within mile of beach, when a boat
was lowered and pulled shoreward.
| AS 1T drew nearer, there was simulta-
neous cry of joy from Lucy and the mis-
sionary, for they recognized Captain Cav
endish, standing in the bow, waving his
hat to them.
"He has been picked up and saved"
cried Lucy's companion.
'Aye, ave, safe and wellr' shouted the
captain, hearing the words.
Soon after the boats keel grated on the
beach, and Lucy threw herself into her
husbands arms.
"Have you no greeting for me?" said a
voice near them.
Lucy looked up to see her brother, 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 COM
menced, fell in with your husband. stug-
Cling in his little boat, and I was fortunate
enough to pick him up. The boat, how
ever, drifted away from us before we
could secure it. Now find my sister we'll
and happy, still. hope, having faith in her
wild scamp of a brother.''
w uy yOu UcecIG us! Luz
cy. ''Why leave us on this island?''
"It was not who deserted you, but the
men. They rose in 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, headed
away from the island.
"Their object, as l afterwards learned,
was to take the vessel to some South
American port, there sell the cargo, pocket
the funds, and then make off inland, leav-
ing the craft in our possession. They
were net good navIgators, and, therefore,
they were many months beating about the
Pacific Ocean.
cat last they were within some hun
dreds of miles of the South American coasts,
but by this time half the number concluded
that their plan was not feasible one.
They would, on reaching port, be boarded
by the authorities, questions would be
asked, and detection, it seemed, would be
inevitable. They were unanimous for free
ing us and returning to their duty. provid-
ed we would promise not to punish them
severely for what they had already done.
''Two others d d not like this PROPOSE
ton; the two parties quarreiled, and the
end of it was that they all finally resolved
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for an island they saw in the distance.
They did so, first setting us 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 us to work the ship. A
few days later, however, we shipped some
Portuguese sailors from the Felix Islands,
off which We then lay becalmed
''As these men wanted to go to Sydney,
and would not ship until I had promised
them | would make a straight wake for
that place, I was obliged to head in that
direction, instead of retracing my course
to the distant shore-a thousand miles
away-on which you and Cavendish had
been left.
ga fair wind favored me, and 1 finally
arrived at Sydney, when disposed of our
cargo to a much-better advantage than 1
had even expected Then 1 shipped
another crew, and headed for this isle, Off
which, it seems, l arrived just in time to
save your husbands life. l have to add
that his share of our profits is with mine,
safe under lock and key. aboard ship.
few days later, Captain Cavendish,
now the fortunate possessor of many thou
sands, sailed away with his wife from the
island. In due time the happy couple
reached London, and on the outskirts of
that city they erected a comfortable cot
tage-their future home.