The sun., 1894-12-30

those four months che begged that sh,
might not Be taken round by Punt Arenas
The was another route. Harry. II you
| love me let me go By the serspiqui.n AZ ID
| srry's loving her, there was no doubt about
that as she well knew.
There was this other route BY the serapiaui
River. and by Greytown. Greytown, II n true
is quite as unhealthy as Punt Arenas, and BY
| that route ones baggage must be shipped and
unshipped Into mall boats. There are all man.
ner Of difficulties attached TO it. Perhaps no
direct road to and from any city on the world.
surface is subject to sharper fatigue while Il
lasts. Journeying by this route also, the travel
Ter leaves San Joss mounted on his mule. and 50
mounted he makes his way through the
vast primeval forests down 10 the banks
of the Serapiqul River. That there Is
track for him II OF course true;
but It is simply track. and during nine mou tbs
OF the twelve is so deep in mud that the mules
sink In It to their bellies. Then, when the river has
been reached, the traveller seats him in his
canoe, and for two days is padded downtown
along the Serapiqui, into the san Juan River,
and down along the San Juan till he reaches
Grcytown, passing one night at some hut on the
river side. At Greytown he waits for the
steamer which will carry him his first stage on
his road toward Southampton. He must be q
connoiIseur in dlsagreeables who can say with
any precision whether Greytown or Punt
Arenas is the better place for q weeks sojourn.
For full month Mr. Arkwright would not
give way to his wife. At first he all
but conquered her by declaring that
the Serapiqui journey would be dangerous for
the baby; but she heard from some one that IL
could be made less fatigulng for the baby than
the other route. A baby had been carried down
in litter strapped onto mules back. A guide
at the mules head would be necessary. and that
was all. When once in her boat the baby would
be well as in her cradle. What purpose cam
not woman gain By perseverance, Her pur-
pose in this instance Mrs. Arkwright did at last
gain by persevering.
And then their preparations for the Journey
went on with much furrying and hot haste. To
us at home, who live and feel our life every
day, the manufacture Of endless baby linen
does not give an idea Of much pleasur-
there was scarcely motion enough in existence
to prevent its waters from becoming foul with
,ss ,n packing OF s"Sy nsn wss ds S
But by degrees reports began to reach both
been prolonged, and. even though they 'I might
would be in such state OF mud as to render the
labor incessant. One or two people declared that
then the river would be much swollen. These
tidngs did not reach Arkwright and his wife
together, or at any rate not till late amid their
preparations, or a change might still have been
made. As II was. after all her entreaties, Mrs.
Arkwrisht did not like to ask him again to alter
averse TO change them again. so things went
on till the mules and the boats had been hired
then be made without % Il much M s cost IA and trouble.
During the let ten days Of their sojourn at
.os M ~ hsS 2t a
face during the last few months. Terrvr at that
terrible journey o6literated in her mind all the
being soon OF home. She was thoroughly cowed
by the danger TO be encountered. and would
kaS n6% SSGs po.Ss that che Gould .e s
range IL. Ii rained and rained and still rained,
when there was nov now enly week @ from the time
for another month! But this she said TO no one.
After what had passed between her and her hus-
him. ArkwriGht himself was man not given
TO much talking. a silent, thoughtful man. stern
hearted and loving, in his nature. The sweet
young wife. who had left all and come with him
to h aearer sSe aware Snd
eons a he hsd :. q her
. And thus the last few days OF their sojourn in
San Jose passed away from them. Once or twice
her fears. Her feelings were too much Tor her.
and she :, could net restrain herself: Poo.
And then again. :, Harry. know shall never
reach home alive"
amy. M CARING. tlat Is nonsense But
in order that his spoken word might not sound
stern. he took her in his arms and kissed her;
%Gst s4s sshsvs hsv well said to
Pss hm 5asn Say wad w6ad eS5 IL?
ton Though she should be dying on the road.
she would not complain beyond the absolute
his thouGhtful tender kindness. for though ho
thus cautioned her he never told her that the
chOica He fhravy N her tRath fhOSa
prayers which she had made. in yielding 70
which he knew that he had been weak.
The party ot traveller. consisted Of four besides
the baby. There was Mr.. Arkwright, his wife.
sa sSa England tRsS and hsr br5fsi SffSs
ABEL Ring. who was 70 accompany them
a c xyond
be over They had eight mules-four for the four
travellers, one for the baby: 4 spare mule laden
might change in. order that she should not b
fatlgued by the fatigue Of her beast and two for
gage had already been sent Oh By Punt Arenas.
and would meet them At the other side OF the
For the last four days the rain had ceased
had ceased at any rate at san jose; Those who
knew the country well. would know that II
but now. as the matter was settled, they
would hope for tile best, ON that morn
fairly, and they accepted this as an omen OF
good. Baby seemed to lie com mfortably on her
pie Ot on Ilulc anu tIc race
al the tall Indian guide who took his place at
that mules head pleased the anxious mother.
" Not leave him ever" he said in Spanish,
laying his hand on the cord which was fastened
TO the beasts head and not for one moment did
he leave bis charge. though the labor OF sticking
close TO him was very great.
They had four attendants or guides, all
of whom made the journey on foot. That
they were all men Of mixed race was
probable; but three of them would have
been called Spaniards, SpaniArds. that is,
or Costa RiCa, aud the other would be called an
Indian. One OF the spaniards was the leader, or
chief man OF the party. but the others seemed to
stand on an equal footing with each other; and
indeed the place OF greatest care had been given
TO the Indian.
For the tirst four or FIVE miles their route lay
along the high road which leads from san jose
10 Punt Arenas, and 50 far a group u acquaint-
hnces followed them. all mounted on mules.
Here, where the ways forked, their road lead
ing through the great forests TO the Atlantic,
they separated, and many tears were shed
on each side. What might be the future
life OF the Arkwrights bad not been
absolutely fixed, but there WAS q strong
hope on their part that they might
never be forced 10 return TO Costa RiCA- Those
from whom they now parted had not seemed 10
De dear to them in any especial degree while they
all lived together in the same small town, seeing
each other day by day; but nOw-now that they
might never meet again, certain love sprang