Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-30
CHAPTER VIII.

CHAPTER VIII.
 CONTAINS THE FIRST PART OF MY FATHERS
 JOURNAL; SETTING FORTH HIS MEETING WITH
 MIR EIIHu sANDERsoN, OF BOMBAY; AND MY
 GRANDFATHER's MANUSCRIPT.
 IT was indeed my fathers Journal, thus mi rculously preserved to us from the sea. As we sat and gazed at this inanimate witness, I doubt not the same awe of an all-seeing Prov dence possessed the hearts of both of us. Little more than twenty-four hours ago had my dead father crossed the threshold of his home, and now his voice had come from the silence of another world to declare the mystery of his death. It was some minutes before Cnc.c Lovrday could so far control his speech ns to read aloud this precious manuscript And thus, in my fathers simple language, en- hellishcd with no art, and tricked out in no niceties of expression, the surprising story
 May 23d, 1s4s.-Having, in obedience to the instructions of my fathers will waited up- on Mir Elihu SandersOn, of the East India Companys Service, in their chief office at Bombay, and having from him received & somewhat singular communication in my fathers handwriting, have thought fit briefly to put together some record of the same, as we'll as of the more important events of my voyage, and trust that nothing of importance has slipped my notice.
 "On the Sd of February last left my nome at Lantrig, travelling by coach to Plymouth, where I slept at the One and All' in Old Town Street. The following day took passage for Bombay in the Golden Wave, East Indiaman, Captain Jack Carey, which, I learnt was due to sail in two days. It had been my in- tcntOn, had no suitable vessel been found at Plymouth, to proceed to Bristol, where the tradr is much greater but on the Barbican-a most evil-smelling ncighborhood- was my luck to fall in with a very entertaining strang- CT, who on hearing my case, immediately de- clured it to be a most fortunate meeting. as he himself had been making inquiries to the same purpose, and had found a ship which would start almost immediately. Ho had been it ap- pearcd a lawyers clerk. but on the death of his old employer (whose name escapes my memory, finding his successor man of diff cult temper, and having saved sufficient money to be idle for year or two, had con- Geiyed the wish to travel and chosen Bombay, partly from desire to hehold the wonders of the Indies and partly to see his brother, who held post thero in the East India Company s service. Having at the time much leisure, he kindly offered to show me the vessel protest ing that should find it to my taste he was l q passage for himself, So very agreeable was his conversation that I embraced the oppOr- tunity which fortune thus threw in my way. i The ship, on inspection, proved much te ou! i liking, and Captain Carey ot SD honest coun 1 tcnance that the bargain struck withou; moro ado. I was for returning to the One and All. but first thought it right to acquaini myself with the name of this new friend H., was called simon ColliYer, and lived aa hn | ! make preparation for this somewhat hasly departure, but first advised me to move my 1 luggage from the One and All to tho Wei come Home,' a small but orderly house of en- ! tertainment in the Barbican where, he said I 1 should be within easy distance of the Golden | Wave. The walk to Old Town Street was not far in itsaaf, Sut good step when traversed ! five or six times day. and, moreover, Was | led tp make the change on hearing that thl | landlord of the Welcome Home was also in- ] tending to sail as seaman in this same ship My new acquaintance led me to the house an ill-favored looking den, but clean inside, and after sbart consultation with John Railton the landlord, arranged for my entertainment until the Golden Wave should weigh anchor This done. and friendly glass taken to seal the engagement, he departed, congratulatine 1 himself warmly on his good fortune in finding 9 tellqW.traVelar so much, as he protested, tc his taste
 II must own was not oyer-pleased with John Railton, who seemed sulky sort of man and too much given to liquor. But Isawlittlt of him after he brought my box from the One and All His wife waited upon me singu larly sweet woman, though sorely vexed as could perceive, with her husbands infirmity She loved him, nevertheless as woman vii sometimes love a brute, and was sorry to lost him: Her chief anxiety was for her little daughter, nged seven, whom it was hard tC have exposed to the rough language and manners of a public-house. I comforted hel as best could, and doubt not she has found her husbands absence less misfortune thar she anticipated.
 ''Ihe Golden Wave weighed anchor on tn, 9th of February, and reached Bombay after tedioAs voyage of one hundred and three days Qn the 2tst of May, having hoep detained b, contrary winds in doubling the Cape. I saw little of Simon Colliver before starting, thougl he came twice as I heard, to the 'Welcom,
 Home to inquire for me, and each time found me absent. On board, however being tn
 only passenger, was naturally thrown mucl into his society, and confess that found hin a most diverting companion. Often of 8 olea
 moonlight night would we pace the deck to gether, or watch in darker sky the innumer able stars, on which Colliver had an amazin,