The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1888-02-02

number of children. The natives
treated her with the greatest respect
and cooked meat for her, and made
her more elaborate hut than they
made for themselves. Her dress was
a mixture of civilization and barbar
ism. On the whole she appeared sat
isfied with her strange life.
About four weeks after Thorolt
joined this tribe. another tribe came
upon them; there was a fight, and he
changed hands. just before the fight
began the Chilian woman went away
with a few companions, and he saw
her no more.
Towards the end of the sixth month
the tribe which possessed Thorolc
reached place on the seashore which
consisted of bay almost shut in by
land. He had often reached similar
place, for there are many bays on thai
coast with an island facing them.
On the morning Of the third after
they had reached this spot he was or
the beach gathering his usual break.
fast Of shellfish, when he heard q
sound that sent the blood rushing to.
wards his heart. It was the familiar
sound of steamer, and looking up he
saw the black smoke Fl foating away in
the wind.
Then he knew that he was on the
shore of the Straits of Magellan. and
before he had time to consider how to
secure his safety he had dropped on
the beach in a dead faint, for six
months living in horrible suspense,
without shelter, and with the poorest
apology for food, had left him very
little of his old strength.
On that day the steamer Aconcagua,
Of the Pacific Steam Navigation Com
pany, bound from Liverpool to Valpa-
raiso, left Sandy Point and was pro-
ceeding westward through the straits.
The bulwarks were crowded with pas
sengers and officers and crew looking
out for the native canoes, for it is the
custom Of steamers passing through
these straits to slow down, unless they
are in great hurry, and interview
the natives in their canoes, ending by
dropping over the ships side barrel
filled with old clothes. and tobacco and
other things calculated to please the
savage mind. Once or twice a couple
Of natives have been hoisted on board
and shown round the steamer. With
awe they gazed at the long saloon, and
in terror they fled when they were
taken down to the fre-room and fur
mace door was suddenly opened at
them, reminding them of a crater of
one Of the volcanoes that gave their
land its name Of fire.
Before the awful adventure of Tho
rold, all that was known about this
strange people was learned in this
way, and thus the curious fact was dis
covered that although their near neigh
bors the Patagonians will drink all the
rum and other fire water they can lay
their hands on, the Fuegan will take
no alcohol of any kind, but when Of
fered it turn away with the same ap-
pearance of disgust that dog shows
under similar circumstances, in this
way, among others, showing how low
they stand in the scale Of humanity.
Tobacco, however, they generally ap-
preciate.
On this occasion the passengers of
toe Aconcagua were not disappointed
in their desire to see the natives. Sew
eral canoes were shooting out to meet
them, and in one of them they saw to
their intense surprise white man
standing up, and heard him shouting
to them in English to ''stop for Gods
sake" Of course they stopped. The
canoes came alongside, and the white
man was hauled up on deck without
the slightest opposition from the Fue-
gans, and indeed by their evident de-
sire.
On reaching the deck Thorold faint
ed. He was carried away and attended
to by the doctor; and the natives, we
may be sure, got good toll that day.
Several barrels were dropped over the
ships side, laden with all things that
the savages could desire.
The rescued man soon recovered
sufficiently to tell his wonderful story.
He was taken to Valparaiso, and back
again to England in the steamship
Galicia, as distressed British sailor
During the first part Of the voyage
his mental faculties appeared to be a
good deal weakened. He would fire.
quently hang over the bulwarks in q
sort Of stupor, and the doctor ordered
any one who saw him in this state at
once to approach him and touch him,
and ask him what he was thinking of,
until he answered them.
And the answer that came at last
was always the same:
81 was thinkin' Of how the the faces
Of my mates looked when them sava-
ges was murderin' Of them"
Hirt is the name Of a surgeon in
New York.
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