The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-11-02

whitening and flowing down from beneath
a skin cap, his leathery face horny hands
and nondescript apparel are in keeping
with his surroundings.
prevailed upon him to stand in front of
his cabin while l took a picture of it, But
not until after l consented to let him put
on his best clothes, a suit which some one
had given him, and hat much too small,
would he be taken, and thus the pictur-
sequences of his appearance was lost.
A Crusoe Life.
Jacks life has been an eventful one.
Born in 1897, he followed the sea a great
part of his early days. For "a years hr
sailed the world over in government and
merchant vessels under many flags. He
was wrecked five times-once on an island,
where he led Il Crusoe life for two years
and was Obliged to eat snakes, frogs and
similar food. He says he has eaten all
kinds of snakes except cobras, and even
now enjoys live frog diet Disgusting as
is the fact, / easily proved it by giving him
quarter, for which he actually selected a
lively specimen of frog from among his
stock, which he says he keeps to fatten, and
swallowed it whole. l inquired if it didn't
kick after it was down, to which he re-
piled, "Oh, little, but twill soon be
quiet" He went on to say that while in
the English service in China he was shot
through the arm. He was also in the
transport service in the Crimea and re-
membered Lord Raglan and Sir Colin
Campbell, who was created Lord Clyde after
the sepoy mutiny. He was in the service
in India during the mutiny and was among
the 800 recruits from the vessels in port out
of which $50 were killed. He was present
at the taking of Delhi and assisted in cap
turing the king, receiving two shots in the
side and a bayonet wound in the face.
He says he never saw any large Ameri-
can city except New York, where he staid
for a few hours 80 years ago. He has
lived in his present home some 25 years
and subsists on the game he catches,
the products of his little garden and the
berries and nuts the woods afford. He
has had some peculiar companions be-
sides his present family and at one time
had a dog and deer, pig and lamb, all
of which he taught to drink his root beer.
A bear and wolf have shared his hospital
ity at different times. For many years be-
fore his death a half breed Indian named
Loris was frequent visitor and companion
of Jacks.
He relates pathetically that once he loved
a fair English girl, but while he was away
ON one of his voyages she died, and he
never loved another and thereafter did not
care to meet the people of the world, pre-
ferring to have the mute inhabitants of the
forest as his companions.
A PeriIous Adventure.
Jack is absent on his hunting trips days
at time and gives a vivid account OF
what once befell him that is worth telling
here. "A dozen years ago." said Jack, II
iptn
tain and the next one there is a little pond
swarming with trout, but it is a hard climb
TO get there, as there is no pass between the
mountains, and you have to go over the
top of both The pond is almost as high
as the ridge you see over there sticking its
back up through the clouds.
II started off early one morning and got
to the pond about the middle of the fore.
noon. 1t was hot morning, but l never
saw trout bite so well. About the middle
of the afternoon ! had got trout enough
and was ready to 20 home, and then felt
uneasy because off in the south and south
west the thunderclouds began to pile up
and knew there was a big shower coming
Showers come quick up here, I've known
it all clear sky and sunshine, and in less
than Is minutes it would be black as night
and pour in torrents.
when j got on the backbone OF the
ridge, i saw the shower coming, and it was
growing dark fast, and the thunder rum
bled in the south. | knew / should catch
it before got home, and had got pretty
we'll down to the deep gully between thu
two mountains when the rain came dowI
like waterspout. ! looked around foI
shelter, but there wasn't a tree of any size
nothing but powders. But luckily
found hole under big bowlder that lee
into cave, and went in, although wa
careful lest there were bear or wildcat II
1t which might object TO company.
1.-THE CLEAN of the lightning through thu
entrance would partially light the interior
but there were still deep shadows in tn
rear, and | felt uneasy, for ! could hea
nothing-the thunder made such din, AM
it was so heavy it shook the rocks aroun'
me.
A Living Tomb.
II might have been sitting there 20 min
ntes when suddenly | heard sound bt
tween the thunderclaps that made m
catch my breath and sent a cold shive
through me, for l Distinctly heard the rus