Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-04

assumed, there MAS little resi- for us
that night. Morning. to br SURG. showed
the vessel apparently uniniurrd. at least
Ia uu~killcd eyes. though cue could not
help noticing than the faces of tn"
mates were unusuClly craze, and that
the men talked earnestly Umonw them
s,l'Cs. The pumps hal been ru;ug dur
| IN" The night. ~ hnyv, and ROW. at IN
| tcrNal>, the ciauk of them penetrated
| the cabin. Nevertheless the captain
n,;. in and aga declared than there WAS
40 darrcr, mtil 10y fore" of repetition
ne succeeded IN ALA! ing h" frai, al his
! wife.
We held The nrcrlc fnr ih?rr days.
/ rhcn followed gale al - hours dura-
ton. which left behind i, an ugly sen
The nest morning the pumps wcr" rn-
ir" steadily. Th" cold had moderated
~rns;h!y. and from uHde: the lr' or .
7 h,at | cninNcd a pipe and watched Tn
; Isrn at IT.. brakes. After lntlc TIL
Upper, who had been standing near
The wheel. crossed over tome
Doctor" h. said. I've something u
ic'l you. II j. better inr rcu a. ic9In It
ars than tn r.n" "a 81 after aH li'r 10y
. .u..svurk We've changed oar course
.-.d arc headed for Ejh."
Then the ships injury i greater
''.an you >uppo.cd?' astcd, with all
!rN old irrrc.> aroused.
'N,S VI, haze BEEN leaking farn ard
ever since th2 collision. The pitching
al Inl,ir" IA Nc>tcrda, = hlo', IA
,..a~,d Ihr trouble AMI made nay Gut
'..rr. l want ,nu L. Uu'rrs jaUa this
:.rd IA aid IA" IN LcrPir" up my Wiir'~
uiriiS. N.Lr hes htl:rSc that srch iu.r
i.aIt Tor rrpaiIs is more of an extra pre-
ca!.tian than Il necr>,iir."
IN do nay best" l promised. AMI.
fhnu"h ny success was doubtful. !
honestly stroyr tn aid the captains d.
cuS. az the anxious la. - OF tina,
run to III" there is little ~ re-
'ord: hut. reach il as Ne did a.
io,a,h. with the pumps gazing, the
Ir,a almost worn out and the ship
show IN" a good deal lrs, frcrLcari
than She had displayed la the Pacific.
We learned, soon after our arrival. tha:
Perez MAS ont of the city. and that il
NaS uncertain when hr would return.
i h. work of repairs cn the ship was
l.ushrd. for her master WAS DESTROYS to
lose ~ little 1 .ulc as possible. There
we're soar casts Cf fever rrpartcd
amorr ihc shipping. au'! once or twice
| was called aboard vessel, To prcsrril'r
inr men lying IN of the disease. I
dhuhi whether my nnnistratioTs had
IHuch effect. Yellow Jack being then
more Of a stranger Ia ne than WIS the
ease somewhat later. While spending
a day ashore ! was seized by the fever.
I was hurried TO hospital. there to
fight my battle with the grim enemy.
IL. struggle vas 50 close. as | learned
aiicrNard. that Vroha ply il would haV"
gone against ne. Lad not Perez. re-
turning To Eio. got rows of my attack
?nd r7cur,d for me all that money could
communal in the way Of treatment ami
atiy Idan-,; ard when | was GONZALES
crEt DC taph rsr la n hnc estate in tlIr
highlands. The Mary Peek 10y this
lime MAS well GA Eor way tn New York.
her cii tain easy in ;hr knowledge thai
he had lett his surgeon in good hands.
of the weeks PASSED rs pcrCz' guest
! shall ever cherish n grateful rrmcm-
braECc. Ills kindness MAS ua.ary!ng.
bis generosity unlimited. lie had oh.
tanned very fair notion of my slender
prospects, and gladly would have aided
me to seek fortune in Brazil, had net
the physicians strongly advised against
my attempting 10 remain. there. Ac-.
cuITliEriv. -hF was forced To content
himself with ARRANGEMENTS for my pas
sage home. which Ec decided should lc
made by way of England. I!c would
have done moro, aud pressed upon uc
money. which would have been a wei
coEc addition Ia my resources. had
not refused 10 increase ny oEIigaticus
to aim.
obligations" he objected. Don't
let me hear you mention obligations.
Fate has brought US together twice.
lou think that on the sccord occasion
you have become my deLtor. Tut |
know that on the first incurred deb,
10 you which can never lie liquidatcd.
llOw would | have Jared lad not re.
cci'ed skiliful treatment after the crew
OF your ship hosted me cut of the boat
in which / had suffered torturcs!! A.
was the one chance in the hundred that
the Tescuing vessel carried a surgeon.
There was fate in it; there was fate in
the accident which drove the Mary
Fee; to Rio. 1t may bc destiny shat
c'cn Tor a third tine we shall be o.
service the enc u the other"
II trust that il the opportunity comes
IL viii Ire mine" said 1; hut our lives
promise 10 he spent far apart"
"i-Ncn 50. liut the cl.ain Of destiny
sometimes links the most remote"
Evidently j feeling possessed him
iliat our connection MAS tot totLd with
the aood-bics SPOKEN "a tie steamer
which MAS ia Lear EIr fiCn Rio. lie
sslc'l many questions ;.Iou, nay plans
until from the answers Ee perceived
that | WAS turning EoMrvaid almost
without an idea of tie n.&UuSr oG SN-
is tsurc before me. Then the iail drift
adj t. tie sorrN e>ri; nccs Cf Hiy pro.
fCss.oEal ,.rt n aid To the GRANT char
actcr of my hoyhool existence. lie
was a ahiaAAta W al ~
ton of the Old village on the New Eng
land coast and the lonely housc. sur
rounded by the marsh. which had beer
my lavorite retreat. Under the spur
81 memory, | told him much of the
! abandoned dwelling and OF its isola
| ton.
"If ever ! come to nc misanihropc,"
| declared, "lct ne retire IN ihcr, aS
/ sured that | may remain undisturbed
80 lnrS as | choose. Yet. il ny mood
-iiaLgcs. il will be but i step. and again
7 shall lie among my fellows"
! Truly AN admirable heritage" he
! observed.
Indeed it is. The villagers take no
interest in the old place. Though near
! them, il is out of their way. and there
is no reason why they should visit it,.
! They are not people OF the sort To waste
energy in tramping through sal; bog.
| \ man who settled there might feel
tolera6ly certain that they would NOT
attempt TO intrude upon him.
| We were silent for "a fine hut nt