Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-06-28
TEMPTATION.
EERMIT'S LIFE
9TH SEAS.


/ a McrchuntNtI ia Agc-1Ie Lives on
an Isiandlf bTwo natives and
Gathers & yace an Educated and
Wealthy \ i'er, Now an Exile
Mason W. keu, who was not long
ago an uc,Nl 81 repute on the Amori-
on the li9 & oich recently arrived
in San FraJacGo lie saw and talked
with tho Island hermit, and heard
tho story iLo1n the mans own lips.
lie broug VRlup with him thick
packet of l,N%rs written by the her.
nit to friendA and to relatives in
New York cit&. 1t was the first
chance he had |had in two years Of
communicating with the great world
OF which he was once part
The hermit's Nome is on Nassau
island, 4,lDJmileN, southwest of SAN
Francisco, Il bit of wave washed coral
differing in no Essential from the
scores OF others IL at dot the maps Of
the South seas. except it may be in
its history for Nassau island has an
important place in the record of Juan
Rinaldo. the nineteenth century pir.
ate and "blaclbirdern of tho South
Pacific.
How the island came to have a
white resident is soon told. Back in
tho fftics u large and wealthy tea
firm Of New York CITY was repre-
scented in Hong Kong by IL young
man, the son of the principal pact
ner Of the firm. lie had been thor.
oughly educated in Germany and on
the completion of his studies took an
extended tour through Europe be.
fore settling down to business. The
first five years of his residence in
Hong Kong he passed in strict atten-
ton to his duties, and tho declining
years of his father were made happy
by the prospect OF SO worthy sue
ccssor to his name and fortune As
his interest in the firm increased the
young mans expenses grew until
they had reached an expenditure of
over $50, 0)0 q year. Then his asso-
clates began to notice that he was
drinking deeply and that he was neg
oLanae w vow, 20, NV So5 ,, ~ LIS
ea ,,,',,,t, sioJ,,o ~ IT. @ oC I'M
~ NO., ,,.a'- 800, s," ca SPioY'vo v,i'tO
,'r,, - tbo Lottoi, aiasS ~ Te IT.
speaking residents ih Hong Kong.
One day the mail steamer brought
him letter cutting him off from all
VI ,rns " fan,,5 ~ o-i ot n liouso,
nd Co.. h., ~, H. e'e p U "elo
al''I9 W. 4 IN. 49, -. -i III s' ouS ne
otto,, ''V ,,',a1 1, 5ni,a.Hi, ',,9u,
" sa 4,, 90, 10. M iio 'e1ilou
+ban +ho olo+hos I,a 49, H. L.
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t[a -, 81 a. 9o ,,.ts
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IL - III - - it.i,
0on tha Taonb y az +bov coz ~ tha
eom4b 500 s+oTjrr a. ogo i,,alJ
nNtiI bis wo,oome .y9s eyhans+od on1
tbon ,noy,nM 70 onothar IN NJ
,ra,, ho roanSod Sonoo ,yhora bo WIZ
tafjt,, 70 strangars roor or ,iaI,
,,rn,,a,niol A. ti,pos ha ,,ada ~
f,,,t, 70 stoo d,inl,ina aod ,,,a. u,
t tnrstod wit, nositions hv sor,o l5inJ-
u. liz 5jsnosa ,Gn poouain+on ny h. ~
bo1,it pos Too stron% and ovont,,o Iig
~ f,,,,, +I,ot o,,on g., Can,oa H. ~
reacied the end of his totbor.
Then n. +. Moors. who owns Mas
can island. ran across tine outcast
He wanted some one to live on the
loneir snecls of land and snnerintend
tbo natives kent there to gatbor
conra me wanderer nccented and
began his lone exile The irst vos.
soi 70 arrivn and brools the monotonv
If his lie was the Vine which tonched
ot Nassau island on Anil q 1sol
awo Years after he wont there to live
,rTho old mans onvietv last tbo