The morning call., 1893-06-18
ER'S ARM.

until, on his ending with a sob in lis voice
and his hands to his brow, could bear
myself no longer, and sprinGin ing up flung
my arms around him and held him to me
with my lips pressed to his cheek, down
which my own tears ran.
Curse them" cried WILL starting up.
they shan't live for the want of a hang.
man II they don't confess"
he made the sentence violent by strong
1orecastIe oath. and striking the table
with ms clenched fist walked out of the
cabin talking loudly to himself out of his
overwr0ught feelings.
., The rest of the night passed quietly.
rom bade me go to bed and | went to my
berth, but not before had paced the deck
lor quarter nf an hour with him. The
weather was wonderfully silent, and the
darkness beautiful with stars. The light
WIND held: the four of US prayed it would
hold TIL after davbreak, though Tom said
tnt islanders at this time Of the year made
nothing OF putting out to sea to vessels six
or even eight miles distant The large
black swell rolled soundlessly: off the
ocean no noise came save the low faint
thunder of the surf, whitening afar at the
Oase OF the giant shadow. | slept but
little; all the most tragic and startling in
cidents OF this passage of my life from the
was given To Inc at Ramsgate by my aunt
was as naught-were as trifles lighter than
thlnnest air-alangside this, our lighting
upon R0tch and Nodder in yonder island.
hidden away in the heart of earth's might
lest stretch of waters.
The instant | heard movement on deck
sprang out OF my bunk, appareled N.Y.
sell for the dav. and going forth found a
streak OF granite-colored dawn in the east.
the night still black and full of stars over
our mastheads ana in the west, and Tom
and the others squaring the yards to a
llght northerly wind that would directly
noat us toward the island.
The sun rose, the day flashed ont hlue
and cloudpss to his beam; Will took the
helm and the island scared directly over
our bow rich with the morning dyes to
where 1t vanished in motionlesS masses of
steam white vapor. l lighted the galley
nre and got breakfast. Having hove the
brig to within a mile and half of the set
tement, we made meal on deck, Tom
every few minutes leveling the telescope
at the beach where the whaleboat Law.
AT about o'clock the island boat put off.
She came slowly, floating deep, and ooked
pretty full of men. When she was mid
way Tom, after talking quietly AID earn
estiy with Bates, withdrew to his cabin to
feign sickness. as haG been arranged. In
the boat drawing alongside | observed that
all The people were strangers save old
DAILY. There were eight men, some of
them young; DAILY made the ninth. l had
supposed while the boat approached that
Roich and NoddeT were among the little
crowd In her, but no faces answered to
theirs, which [ recollected as clearly-the
handsome features of Rotcb, the red locks
and wall-eye of the curled, sour, drink
s0dden carpenter, Nodder-as though /
beheld their likenesseS.
The boat was handsomely laden with
potatoes, pieces of fresh beef, poultry.
eggs and other produce. DAILY came over
hA CIF 10 mi 4 h Ii 80, hrfrx
hand he Immediately stepped up to me
and with quaint old sea bow and a sea
flourish said he had taken the liberty to
bring me OFF drink of milk twas fresh
froU one Of his own cows that morning
he assured me; there was no sweetpr
draught. said he. than a can of new milk
after few months of salt water. thanked
him heartily; OF all the delicious draughts
the delicatest that remember in seventy.
seven years was that drink of new milk
from the island of Tristan d'Acunha.
Dalv told Mr.. Bates that Corporal Glass
was still roo unwell 10 come off; he sent
his commitments TO the captain and begged
a visit. Bates answered that the captain
was poorly and confined to his bed. Then
Daly brought the islanders up to us and
introduced them; two of them were sons
of the corporal, others sons of Cotton.
Swain and Green. Daly's own son was a
man of about 30. strong, active and good
looking, tinctured with the blood of a
mulatto mother. They swiftly discharged
their whaleboat, got the Chlde Harold's
quarter-boat, slowed casks for filling with
fresh water. and pulled away for the
island.
l went to Tom and gave him the news
He came out of his berth on hearing the
Islanders were gone, and walked about the
deck and looked at the stuff that had been
brought off; then went with Bates and
VIII into the hold, where they passed up
up one to another number Of parcels of
clothing, till as much was on deck MS the
provisions Which had been brought off
were worth.
1t was past o'clock when the beats put
of for the brig. The whaleboat came
along with ours in tow. 1t was blowing a
soft steady air of wind out of the north /;