The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-11-01

Relieved of other eimediate cures, Hazel's
mind had time to well upon the problem
Helen had set himfnd one fine day a con-
viction struck bilk ut he had taken nnr-
row rnd puerile vielof it, and that, after
all, there must be the nature of things
Possessed with thishouRht, ho went up to
Telegraph Point. attracted his mind from
all external Objects.nd fixed it on this iden
but came down a he went. He ,lecended
by some steps he hi cut zigzag for HeIen's
use, and az lie put y foot on the fifth step
-whOo-whir-whii-ca nine ducks cool
Ing his heud. they vhizzed SO close; and
made right for the lgoons.
"Hum!" though Hazel 81 never saw
that" ~ ''
This speculationankled in him all night,
and lie told Helen } should reconnoiteI ut
d0ybreak. but shorl not take her, as there
might ba snakes. , made the boat ready
ut daybreak. ndctain gannets, pintadoes,
boobies. and noddii, and divers with eyes
in their heads like Try jewels-brds whose
greedy maws he ha often gratifed-chose
to fancy he must b. going q fishing, and
were on the alert. nd rather troublesome.
However. he got aft, and ran out through
North Gate, with aight westerly breeze fol.
lowed by n whole fit of birds. These we're
Joined in due coursiby another Of his satell.
ties, n young seal healed Tommy, also fond
of fishing. The fen tered convoy soon tailed
off: but Tommy st{k tohim tor about eight
miles. He ran thaAlistance to have near.
or look at a small and which lay due north
OF Telegraph Point He satisfied himself it
WIS little more til q very long, lnrge reef
the neighborhoeSo which ought to be
avoided by ships oburden, and, resolving
to set some benconSr other OH it erelong, he
christencd it Whit4 alter Island on account
OF the surf: he cam|about and headed for
the East Bluff.
Then Tommy gaf him up in disgust: per-
haps thought his .InGluct vacillating- Ami
mails all despise thatl
Ho soon landed oil ost under the volcano,
and moored his boa not Ear from cliff
peaked with gllano. Exercising duo caution
this time. he got uplto the lngoons; and
found q great many hicks swimming about.
He approached littf narties to examine
their varieties. They all swan out of his
way; some oil them eIn flew u few vnrtls and
then sertled. Not Oh would LET lin come
within forty yards. This convinced Hazcl
the ducks were not dives OF the island, but
strangers, way We're (Dt much afraid, because
they had never hess Aolested on this partic.
ulur island: but stilklistrustcd man,
While he pondera thus, there was a great
noise OF wings, anti,bout u dozen ducks flew
over is head on Il, rise, and passed west
ward still rising tiithey got into the high
currents. and awayupon the wings of tue
wind for distant lnds.
Tho grand rush d their wings, and the off.
hand way in whchthey spurncd, abandoned,
and disappeared finn un island that held
him tight, made Heel feel very small. His
thoughts took tllciorm Of Satire. Lords
Of the creation, arswe? We sink in voter;
in the mir We tulnbh: on earth We stumble. u
These pleasing rtections did not prevent
his taking their exlc' line offight, and bark-
ing n tree to markit. He was about to,leave
the place, when hthcard splashing not lar
from him. and thrc was duck jumping
about on the wnttr in u strange way. Hazel
thought snake had got hold Of her and ran
TO her assistance. lie took her out of the
water and soon fond ont what was the mat.
ter; her bill was olen. and tish's tail was
sticking out. lla.. inserted his finger and
dragged out u sm,ll fish which had erected
the spines on its nack 80 opportunity ns
nearly to kill it's Destroyer. The dnck recov.
cred enough to quick in feeble and dubious
manner. Hazel kept her for Helen, because
she was plain br,wn duck. With some lit.
tie reluctance he slgatly shortened one wing
and slowed away liscaptive in the hold Of
the boat.
he happened to bare n great stock of pitch
IN the boat. SO lie dnoloyed few hours in
writing upon the II no rocks. On one lie
wrote in huge lett