The Forrest City times., 1888-01-14
TREASURE ISLAND.
BY ROBERT L. STEVENSON.
Author of ''T7ie StrupGe Case of Dr. ycipIl aud Ar. Uyde," ''The DlnaBliter," etc.
CHAPTER XIII.
HOW I BEGAN MY sHonE ADVENT


 HOW BEGAN MY sHoRE Apvrxrrrpr
 The appearance of the island when Icane on deck next morning was altogether changed Although the brecze had now ut seriy ialled, we had made great deal of way during the night and were now lying becalmed about half a mile to the soutbeas, of the lov eastern coast Grayeolored woods covered a large part of the surface Tbis even tint was indeed broken up by streats os yellow sandbresk In the lower lands and h, many tall trees of the pine family. ont-ton. ping the others-some singly. some in cumps; but the general coloring was unI- form and sad. The hills ran up clear above the vegetation in spires Of naked rock An were strangely shaped. and the Spy-vlass which was by three or four huadred feet inc tallest on the island, was likewise straugest tn configuration, running up sheer from a1 most every side, and then suddenly cpt of at the top like pedestal t, nut a statue nm
 The Hispaniola was rolling scpnnors mn. der in the ocean swell. The booms vera tearing al the blocks, the rudder was bang, ing to and fro, and the whole shin creaking groaninE and jumping like manufactorv had to cling tgbt to the backstay. and inc world turned ghld,ly before my eyes: for though l was 2 sod enough sailor when there was way on this standing still and be- ing rolled aoout ike bottle was thing I never ieafIea to stand without qdahn or so, above all In the morning, on an empty stomach. fefiiap' tt was this-perhaps it was tho look or se island, with its gray melancholy Nooas' EssG wild stone spires, and the surf tiia' /s could both see and hear foaming and tliu .dcring on the steep beach-at least, al- tn' ugh the sun shone bright and hot. and Ae shore birds were fishing and crying all around ns, aud you would have thought any one would have been glad Co get Co land af- ter being so long at sea, my heart sank. as the saving is into my boots; and from that first look onward, hated the very thought of Treasure Island,
 We had dseary mornings work before us, for there was no sign of any wind, and the boats had to be got out and manned, and the ship warpej three or four miles round tue corner of the island, and up the narrow passage 70 the haven behind Skeleton Island. yolui iteered for one of the boats, where 1 had Of course, no business. The heat was Js'yelterng, and the men grumbled fiercely over their work. Anderson was in com mand of my boat and instead of keeping the crew in order he grumbled as loud as the worst. Well" he said, with an oath. tits not forever"
 1 thought this was a very bad sign; for, up to that day, the men had gone briskly and willingly about their business; but the very sight of the island had relaxed the cords of discipline.
 All the way in, Long John stood by the stcersman and conned the ship He knew the passage like the palm of his hand and though the man in the chains got every where more water than was down in the char, John never hesltated once.
 There's strong SCOUT with the ebb," he said, and this here passage has been dug out. in a manner of speaking with spade"
 We brought up just where the anchor was in the chart, about third of mile from either shore, the mainland on one side, and Skeleton Island on the other. The bottom was clean sand. The plunge of our anchor sent up clouds of birds wheeling and crying over the woods; but in less than minute they were down again, and all was once more silent
 The place was entirely land-loeked, buried in woods, the trees coming right down to high water mark, the shores mostly flat. and the hilltops standing round at a distance in a sort of amphItheatef, one here, one there Two little rivers, or, rather, two swamps. cmptiel into this pond, as you might call it; and the foliage round that part of the shore had kind of poisonous brightness. From the ship, we could see nothing Of the house or stoe1ade, for they were quite buried among trees; and if 1t had not been for the chart on the companion, we might have been the first that had ever anchored there since the island arase out of the seas