Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-23

main land Sba herd fnthf A, otAntnsns
rom the NATIVES h,,t eevera1 ve.rr i.t.,. !,
Vas ascertained that thew did NOT ho.rd
he schooner ,ntii midniUh,. The ren
III Of whom were still drum and asleen'
we're stripped and toaaeel overheard II
brown. and then the Absence Il the woman
snd her money was discovered. Five s.
Xix native crafts were a once vent Is pur.
suit. while the peoDle who Remained looted
the schooner Of everything 81 valne u
them. and then toRed her our ID deem ~,
ter and scuttled her 10 hide the evidences
Of their crime.
After drifting three or four mfles out 10
sea the yawl not 4 lichf breeze. and alter !
few trials the woman learned how to man
aye the sail and law 4 course. She had no
idea which way she was heading. but ran
on before the breeze. ana Kept going al
night and until mid afternoon the next day
She must have nassed the ixlaud Of IN
nong In the early morning. but 70 lar to
the westward that abe could not see II
The wind hauling At mid forenoon altered
her course by several points. and the north
ernmost island Of the group, named Po
lilo, was thus brought il line. The
island is seven miles louR by three in
width at its widest part. and we'll wooded
and wateresl. The woman landed on the
east side 1T the month OF 4 creek which
forms snug little harbor. She ,yas con
WINGED that this was one Of the islands Of
the Kinderoou prouu Int abe did mt
know that it was the n,ost rortberly one
By consulting the comna1x she pot the
cardinal points. but not having studied
the chart she could not saw Ia what direc.
ton any other land Law. she had seen the
sails Of two traders that morning. but as
they were native crafts she had every wjsl,
to avoid them. The boats which were
sent in pursuit OF her must have taken Al,
other course. a. abe saw nothing 81 chem.
When Mrs. Williams landed On the
island she had no idea OF stopping there
for more than tlay or two. ar until abe
could decide on some plan. She had scarce
ly gone ashore when a gale came up which
lasted about thirty hours. during which
the yawl was SO damaged that she must
undergo repairs. She urloaded her goods
on the shore. covered them from the
weather and then set ort, to exnIore thu
island. pretty we'll satisfied that il was in
habitel. and hopine. If It was. that he,
money might secure assistance, Before
night she was satisfesl that she waa All
alone. and she made n shelter out 81 the
blankets. and slept the night away a.
peacefully Ms if in her cabin on the schpon
err Next day she exchanged her apDarr
for n mnn,s anti and began the erection n,
a Int In grove about 30 feet from thu
beach sbe erected a shelter. l0x2O feet
which withstood the storms OF almost fou,
vears While the Sides consisted Of cai,ya,
and poles. the roof was thatchetl with !,
Iony grass which she found on ,be isIauf
in abundance.
Ii took the woman about a week toicop
str,ct her I,,t and move her store,, intD II
and this had scarcely been done when be.
| bont. owing to carelessuess on her part
| was carried off By the sea. aud she no.
realized that she was a prisoner until sucl
| time as the crew of some tracing yess.
| might land and discover her. After he
| housa was- rom nIet..d she made a NOR
| tbfrouph exploration of her island home
| There were narrots ard other birds. snake
| of a harmless variety. Borneo rats. and
| drove of ,,hout 400 lava MICS. which AR
| about the size OF the American neccary
| but are wild instead of fierce.
The woman had clothing to lest her fiy
ar six yenrs. hut the provisions she ha
brought from the schooner would not sur
plv her needs more tLan a few months
| while honing and expecting to be take
| off almost any day she wisely nrenared fo
| long stay. She had fishhooks and line
in her outfit. and with fish from the Sc;
meat from the woods and bananas an
wild fruits from the groves she had a =.
riety and plenty. Six months after sh
landed a native craft nut in about a mil
from her hut. but creeping through tn
woods she saw that all were Malays, an
az savage in appearance that she did nc
dare make herself known. Seven month
later a second craft sent men ashore to d
two wafer casks. Int she WAS also afrai
of these. She lived very quietly from tn;
time until nearly two wears after her lane
ing. having remarkably good health all til
time. but naturally lonely and cast dow
Mt times
One afternoon. as she was in the fore.
about half a mile from home. having h,
shotgun with her. Borneo sailor sudden
confronted her. He was entirely alon
and whether he had been marooned or ca
awav she never learned. As she ",
dresse,, in mans suit he naturally toe
her for man hut his first movement v,
a hostile one He advanced upon the wor
an with club in his hand and utterir
shonts If menace and to save her own Ii
sba was compelled to shoot him.
Now and then. all through her sta
trading vessels were sighted in the offin
and sometimes craft known to
10 tho lattar hv means of smoke were ney
Needed. Her main hope was that the 10
of the schooner would in some way rea4
, her friends at Singapore. and that q scare
;n, ma ri N might no cont ont tn her rase,ie