The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-16
p'easurs-iocrney It once audacio,ls and


On the Californian shores he lin
gcred for 40 or three months. and at
length put forth for kind OF adycn-
turous ocean ramble among the mighty
Polyn.~ian sweeps. His curious long
ing had all this time remained As in
definite a. it was acute. In SKI Fran
cisco Il sudden wish FIR human a,soti;i-
ton had -cIZcd him. and he had per-
mlttcd himself certain f0llic> wnic..
although his strong Inherent refine
ncnf prcTent,d tlem from ever Eeing
OF the -:'"ss,r sort. now filled him with
u"tary Icmr'-c. Tie huge Gll3c
levels + the l'lc tic at once ~oothed
aud rcprrachcl hi,n PERHAPS. he at
length told himself. When palmv head
lands and rcarIy bcachc, Of tropic isl
ana, br4a!t II uaWn on his sight. ho
va, destined TO lind to:rvcr. here
among thrS. vas .,uic-rent seas Il
E;lVcn Of delicious ttnu-r
i.;.ud;n@ 1T Non"!uIu. he peat -elno
time there. :.1u then struck : 'utnWc~i-
ward. His y;.cnt vs. ,'anwhile in
splendid condition. lis picked crew il
excellent health afd Pc: feet discipline.
About tcn Gays ,a;,r he reached Two
islands. pl" ii which was perhaps. two
III >J;-;,'id acres in extent and inhabited
h., I, Sn,:ii settlement If English traders
ana Il :cH hundreds, If ii:rnllc>o. half
civilized natives. The other island lay
possibly tire" miles ,li~,lnt and the
Nolnad had .c,.4'c"lE landed him OH its
edge before : aync t!c;aiuc tnJl"inccd
VITA it. lo.ciy and lovely charms. lis
extent Wa, i",., than half tina! of its
near nciG Ah~'. and dn"htlr~s because
Of the English trading post across the
Intervening channel. It was apparently
quite deserted. I;ut Sr:ync found there,
am ii = grove Of r;,Stling palms. the
ql;;ii,,t:>t kind uf !. dwelling. which
combined the primitive features OF a
Hawaiian II .'tictu,-c with Il y.r;enda and
t"N o. :ti,. tiny crjird Cham! ct.>. IN
America" q" f.Uropcan mad evidently
erected IL" curious pdit,cr. and then
. let i here on this d~. er-tcd island.
>-taE lic ii once tHIcciVr.i tie i,}e.; Of
establishing himself a it latest ocrj-
pant. a:d eat :.crr<s the channel for
rugs co1cilnS and her articles ii c,ll-
E.IIt,lre -. comfort
One :ii;tIIiu.n he remained cutie
alone oil TIE. island. W Iiit tn, Nom:iI
st>iHitA aw~y il" the purpose If Sc
curing and t,':.Ii port ~ ;,Dmo hr"V er
III n;}1li'@ wiki the @n*:i(I boats could
>ca ,.tE carry. and VIII ch lie had par
GA c0 or 'hr previous day. t'pt. Il
bong line &c paced sc hard. white
care ! beach HAT the lnu~ica. be Il
ST.; lamp Il VIII trr,;,i' mi tt;:lli-
':'iln Il Ut-cr~. ''"'nN- 'i't,rg, elf col
u">.; :, t::"n. brown. :ni overriding
with ii -, l.t.n.r ne. " 'lrrr he ~, t
Ni-t~ o. tho flowers locked iih4 p el.in4,
{ t;:iav +;:-cs
X pA::ii t. -#iI st3yn" to min : If,
and wonder 4 now lon" he would stay
j in Tie odd l'ttlr species Of bung.. low
! thai h" VT furnishing. But Z short
While l.: orc >ln g. a.d jI;,,t =, i}c had
lie M IL watch 20 one appearance,
o. he 2..tll' hin y:ci.t, 4 change. not
wholly Il thH OF; which is Slppn I'd
: t. occur in :t>:,HiSr tr!l up II :. ily and
land. One heca,n" quickly AM ginoln-
. lily mi>tcd over. and the ether c;llleh
lsaW and weird ,int- in :hc emerald of
! il palm and umher uf is rock
Nearly ten minutes later 4 terrific
tropical storm had broken 1oo~r.
St.tnc took refuge in { little hutld-
ing vii oh he had dcs ynrd for his her
nltayt.. and here he abode foi' hearty
t"-r hours. while aytiinS Of lightning
uicrced the almost ink; air. ana he
could hear the rUa" Of the sea like
voices rom q multitude OF gian.s in
MINCED Wrath an'! pam. When 1T last
the torrents Of AN lad los cncd. and
the whole riotou- turbulence was in Il
meas re stillo;i. he drew near the door
OF his retreat. Tbs door faced /,
zap il thu rocks. and he now
succeeded in discerning. though
very vagurl,. the pale It etch
Of >a1d thai lay ,n-vN:p, :. hand red
wards beyond. Bat he caught only it,
ful gli,:rp~c5 ii il. for til" pillows tnat