The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-04-22

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SUI 70 uoHDURAs. only chance for an
eaterprsng death was by water, SO
when tell in, on my journey back from
the ines, with jolly IRISH Colonel who
had spent several years in South and
Central America, | listened 10 what he
had to say, and when he pretended TO give
facts and figures on the money 10 b.
made out Of the fruit-carryiug trade be-
tween Bay Islands and New Orleans,
began To ponder.
"Determincd to know the truth Of the
matter. | studied SlureS works OH
south and Central America, and came
20 the conclusion that although the Coo
mel had stretched the truth in some par.
ticu'a rs. his account was in the main
correct.
GAS ms friends who had thought to do
me kindness in elect ng me President
of the shaky mining COMPANY, into
which we had been drawn By the wilcS
of "a pious old Quaker, had nearly sue
~cecdpd i'm losing my head for me. deter
mined 10 do little financccring on my
own account. So | Scrapcd together
what property the panic had left
me, and raised enough additional
funds on my life insurance policy to
undertake, in company with an old
friend, who had tired of raiIroading and
wanted an ocean trip. To lease and tit
out a sail vessel for trade between Cen
tral America and our Southern ports.
at was agreed that certain part Of
the profits was to go TO the Irish Colonel.
who was 20 chaparon u among the
savages and sand bars of the cuff
AT New Orleans, we chartered
~ccntcr. boarI schooner, which after
ward discovered was an Old lake craft,
about as iit TO put 10 sea In n skim
MGR The owner of the vessel also fur
nished the crew, which we prDvisioncd,
paying so much a month for the use of
the vessel and crew.
awe loaded the Old tub with dry goods,
notions, sugar, and salt pork in barrels
Tho idea of carrying sugar across
the Gulf To country which produces
the finest sugars in the world seemed u
little odd but such is commerce!
"Thc ships stock Of boots and shoes
were comical beyond description, the
climax being reached when we came to
the white satin slippers OF huge dimcn-
sions, which, we were told. were the
favorite If not the exclusive wearing
apparel OF the dusky bellies of those
Southern isles ON all festive occasions
sour company, which shared the three
of the Irish Co'oncl, a French physician,
mis- wife and three children, her father
aud a friend, and the lat.ers wife aud
daughter.
"The Doctor was as genial as only n
cultured Frenchman can be. He had
been educated for the priesthood, but
had experienced a complete change of
views, remodcled his faith and taken him
self To scientific investigation. His
mission on board the Harriet Gardner
was TO go to Central America, where ne
could utilize the thousands OF bushels of
lines, which there rottcd under the lime
trees. In the manufacture OF uuininc, by
secret process, by which he held IL
could be made for fraction Of what Il
cost TO mako IL In the States by the usual
process.
ave had beautiful weather for the
first two days OF our voyage, aud spent
much time on deck singing fam la old
songs OF which 81 the sweet by and
BY was a fayorite.
about 4 o'clock NJ the afternoon OF
the third day the captain pointed To a
dong PROCESSION of dolphils training of
in single file. towards the horizon, and
remarked that the sweet by and by
wa rot far distant In about three
hours We began to realize the meaning