New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-07

ticipated a Spartan picnic on desert island my
fishing tackle was safely slowed away AT nolle
However we went down to the oeach, anu PoA0N
about among the briny sea products.
In a few moments we saw Sevruga approaching
oIong the shore lone was much alarmed ana
begged me to stay close beside her, ..ro = a.,
lie will not harm you, L Sllu lle 10 az
,nbannv man and YOU remind him or some one
whom he loved dearly, and who Is now Headi -.
Is that so p she said softly, and looked a,
him with plying interest Sevruga came up anu
offered MS some curious berries, which grew on u
low. thicly.leaved plant in the sand, ana whicn
he called tenita berries but we were not yeU
hungry enough to like them The tlde was go
Fac out. and SeyTuga said to lone: -,
Mademoisele, wherever we go in the wofld,
Nature provides us food And after ealing our
attention TO little indentatlons In the sand hsha
Go ed0e of the winter. which looked rs II the
Tin of a finger had been lightly pressed upon ~,
he took short, sharp suck ana aug up elsnV
or ten large clans at dept Oh aoouC slA b
lone suddenly became quite gracious 10 hlui'
and took great delight in unearthing the Dig d.
valves she seemed to have lost her fear ar, hoon
r. Gurrell raised his slgnai, ana ina u ab nr"
~ brush on the peak ready to set on IRE wheh a
vessal appeared When he and the rest returned;
we erected some primitive shelters oil driit-Moou
and willow boughs around the IRE; ana ulneu on
oiams and mussels baked in the Goals. The sailors
remained at their own campfire, ana theif ehi'
nlover seemed TO ignore their presence: SeVruga
and Collins became rivals In entertaining Iolig
each in his own peculiar way-wmle 1urfeh
,-etehed them both with suspicious eyes during
tho night we took turns standing guard -
We remained thcs island nNe days, uul,hs
u,bich time Sevruga read his book, the sailors
lent watch from the peak and held mysterious L
Conferences the second officer the puser, ana Mr.
Gurrel planned raft, with sail of woven willow
bark / studied the geological formation OF .le
island and Collins made love. to lone-to 6er
father's intense indignation. We all became as
maIly weary OF baked clans and museis;
One morning about 10 o'clock, sailor CAM lnns
running from the peak, shouting sail no!
r. was like an electric shock. Sevruga ana Our
,eIl each caught up fire on pieces OF dflttwood
and few up the hill as ii running iootrdcc;;
J'he rest followed in body, and lone caheu
ont 10 me TO help her up the hill. - -,
When we reached The summit q tai eQluhn
90 smoke was ascending Away TO the northwest
was the vessel her sails shining In the sun Ste e
seemed TO be keeping steadily on her course we
brought up armfuls of green brush TO make uenSe
smoke and swung our coats in the ar, put ia H s
an hour IL became plain that the ship was iHs'
leaving the island astern. -, .
we were in despair. Sevruga had peeh one
~ th. most active in signalling but now ne stoou
in gloomy apathy watching the reeeding vessel
lone began TO cry silently, and hid her lace on
her fathers arm. The Russian looked at her SAD
lv. Suddenly he said vehemently:
-" All go back to camp VII try 'notnef way
to call the khiD.S