The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-10-09

and catch all the fish you want. As
to fruit. it grows wild on some parts
Of the isle, but to make sur OF getting
enough, you had better cultivate a
plantation of your own"
The young man had no difficulty iii
inducing the missionary to perform
the marriage ceremony.
Assisted by the good man, the cap
tain then set out about erecting ahab-
itation. Tt was finished in a fewdays,
and the missionary loaned the young
couple a few utensils to commence
housekeeping" with. For 6 pocket
knife and a silver tobacco-box, one OF
the female natives sold to the captain
h~alf-a-dozen dresses, which she had OBJ
tanned, in exchange for fruit, from 1.-THE
master of an English vessel that had
once anchored off the island. These
| dresses, Lucy, who was skillful with
the needle, soon altered to fit her per-
son.
And now, while Cavendish never
| ceased to regret the loss OF his vessel
| and cargo, he and his pretty wife could
| not help enjoying their island life.
Thecaptain eventually had a thriving
plantation, on which he cultivated
not only fruit, but also vegetables.
In his boat-the Dingy-he would
row miles away f~omthe island to OBJ
tain fish, and often Lucy would &C,
company him.
Happy in eachother's society ,thetwo
at last became attached to their snug
little island home, which stood, with
it's thatched roof, perched on a rising
bit of ground above the beach, where
the sea waves came rolling in white
and high. One morning, after they
had lived there almost a year, Caven-
siis9hh left his wife to go on one OF his
usual fishing excursions.
! 1t was q calm, still day, and the
young man, rowing far from the isle,
was soon lost to fhe Sazeof Lucy-who
was watching him-in the misty dis
lance.
An hour later a terrific gale sudden
ly came sweeping over the ocean. The
wind and the sea together roared with
q din that was almost d%eafenfng, and
it seemed to Lucy that the great waves,
scattering sheets of spray that filled
the air like white clouds, were as high
as mountains.
Terrified and anxious on her hus-
bands account, she watched ] n vain
for his return.
He is lost! He is lost" she cried,
wringing her hands. His boat could
not live in a sea like that. Oh, Henry!
Henry"
The old missionary made his APP
pearance. He strove to console her,
but he could give no hope, for he, too,
could not help thinking the captain
was lost.
The spray and the rack ofthestorm
covered the raging water for miles, so
that no object could atpresent be seen
through the cloud-like curtain.
Straining their eyes to the utmost,
the two anxious watchers vainly en-
deavoredto pierce with their gaze rush
ing masses of vapor.
All at once Lucy fancied she saw
something like a black speck tossed
and hurled along towards the island.
"See! What is it," she gasped.
"An overturned boat" said the
missionary, when the objecthaddrifted
nearer.
at is his boat!' Lucy cried in agony.
Such a indeed n case.
Broken and battered, the dingy in
which Cavendish had left the island,
was at length hurled high upon the
beach.
1t seemed as if Lucy would lose her
reason.
With wild eyes she gazed upon the
bout.
Not a sound escaped her.
She stoodlikea statue, staring at the
broken dingy, as if she could not tear
herself away from the spot.
"Come, child" said the missionary;
'come. 1t is hard, but you must try
to control yourself"
81 will stay here. / will watch for
his body" she groaned. 1T must
soon come"
But she waited in vain.
The waves refused to give her the
remains Of her husband.
She tottered to the little house, and,
throwing herself down on a rustic
lounge there, she gave way to her grief.
ssTo think that / will never, never
see him a~gainl'' she cried. "Oh; | wish
that /, too, was dead"
There was q bright, hectic color On
each cheek, and a restless CLEAN in her
eyes.
The words of consolation offered by
the missionary fell unheeded on her
ears. A delirious fever was fast. tax
ing possession of her brain.
The old missionary went outside of
the house, and walked to and fro, his
mournful gaze turned seward.
The violence of the gale had now
abated and the atmosphere had
cleared.
Far array the watcher beheld q large
ship, apparently headingfortheisland
Here comes q vessel" he called,
hoping thus to turn the young wife's