The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-08-07

accompany the others on short hunting
expeditions, but in all long or danger
GUS adventures he had to be left behind
with me at home How long we
were on that island (if it were an
island can not say. 1t must have
been considerably more than year,
but there vas nothing to mark the days
by. They came and went. one after
another, bringing always the same
events and the same requirements
We saw several ships pass by long
way out to sea, but could not succeed
in attracting attention. One morning,
however, when all the others had gone
for whole days hunting expedition,
leaving only Mr.. Wagner and myself
at home in the cottage-huts we had
built, we saw vessel come within a
few miles of the island. and went
almost mad with joy to see that they
were lowering boat in reply to our
signals 1t was little trading ship.
bound for Liverpool, and manned
by as ruffianly a set as I had ever
seen. We told them the others would
be back in the evening, and begged
them to wait; but when they found
what little chance there was for getting
anything for their pains, they said
roughly that if we liked to go with
them we could, but that they were be-
hind already and could not afford to
wait another hour for any one. We
begged, prayed. promised they should
be amply rewarded, but all without eff
feet, and we were obliged at last to go
with them, leaving note behind for
our absent comrades, telling them that
we would take steps to insure their de-
liverance on getting to England. Mr..
Wagner told me that when we landed
at Liverpool his first action must be to
let his wife I mean his mother-know
of his safety. He said he would take
me home to her, and | could stay
while / communicated with my friends
in Australia. Poor fellow-little did he
think what was before him! The very
day of our landing, before he had time
even to telegraph home, he fell down
in the streets in a sort of fit. They
carried him to a dreadful hospital,
where followed and begged to be al
lowed to nurse him; but when they
asked if | were his wife, and told
them No. they refused to believe or
even listen 10 my story, threatening to
give me in charge as vagrant if /
came again. There was one doctor
who looked kind, and / waited for him
outside. begging him to tell me if there
was any hope. He said he was afraid
not. If my story were true, and
the patients friends could be
found, he thought, perhaps, by the
greatest care and attention, such as it
was impossible for him to receive in the
hospital where he was, which was only
kind of pauper institution for foreign
seam en-, he might possibly recover. He
said he would write Mr.. Wagner's
friends if gave him the address, but
when I told him did not know where
they lived except that it was somewhere
in London, he shrugged his shoulders
and went away. Then determined in
my mind, that, God helping me, the
man who had laid down his life for me,
as it were, should not die without an eff
fort on my part to save him. | had
friends in London, if could only get
there, who would help me to find his
mother. l had enough money to pur-
chase ticket for half the journey-the
rest would endeavor to walk. When
you found me, madam, had had no
food for three days, and had been walk
ing five days and nights, very nearly
without resting"
And your preserver, Mr.. Wagner"
said, ''tell me is he still living?'
{" Yes, madam, thank God, he is bet
ter, but still very weak and feeble.
Directly could speak l told your kind
mother (who had been telegraphed for
when you fell ilD my story, and prayed
her for the love of Heaven to help me to
find his relatives. She wrote immedi-
ately to her brother in London, telling
him the whole case and beg
cling him to make every ef-
fort to find Mr. Wagner's family,
which he did, without difficulty, be-
lieve. His mother and sister went down
to Liverpool instantly. They were only
just in time, the poor fellow was almost
gone. However, everything that could
be done, was done. One of the first
physicians in London was telegraphed
for, and by the greatest care and devo-
ton his life was saved. He is still weak
and feeble, but much better, strong
enough indeed to be moved from that
horrible hospital
''Thank Godn' [ said, the tears COM
ing into my eyes. ''How should like
to see him, and tell him what think
of him. He must be just such one as
my Harry"
Eyes, madam, | think he must,
answered the woman; ''shall I describe
Mr.. Wagner to youP"
nodded, for my heart was full of my
husband and | could not trust myself to
speak.
''He is tall, but so broad-shouldered
that you do not notice his height; has a
ruddy complexion, much bronzed and
sunburnt; dark hazel eyes that have q
clear honest look about them; and a
voice that has such ring of genuine
manliness and truth that it goes home
to your heart like ray of bright, fresh
sunlight; hair" go
"Why, you are describing my Har-
ry,' | interrupted her with sob; she
was just such one as you say, and
just such another heart, brave and no.
BILE. Oh, my husband! my lost hus-
band! God give him back to me! give
him back to met
There was silence of some seconds,
broken only by my sobbing, and then
the woman said, in forced. unnatural
voice: Eyes, madam, it is very strange.
Mr.. Wagner must have been greatly
like your husband" and then she
broke out in wild hysterical kind of
laugh: 'Can not you guess? can not
you guess?"
1 thought she was mad. Ny brain
was so confused / could neither think
nor consider.
"Guess whatP" I said. "What DO
you mean?' I'LL
''We dared not tell you at once,"
she replied. 1--WE were afraid of the
shock. l thought you would have sus-
pected the truth long aegean not you
see It? The ship 1 went out in was the
Osprey. was not going to Australia,
but Brazil. My noble deliverer was no
German, but an Englishman-you hus-
band here he is he is coming!'
As she spoke I heard footstep on
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