The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-05-15
A YOUTHS ADVENTURES.
Which, Whether Truth or Fiction. Are De
cidediy Interesting.

Which, Whether Truth or Fiction. Are De
cidedly Interesting.
When riding in the tram car through
the widest PARTS of Peckham Rye,
writes q contributor to the London
News, with 4 friend-Ne Were bound
On q journalistic errand-a bronzed
young man Of marine appearance jump
ell into the car and ut Clce recognized
my companion. Before we had gone
very far | vas deep IN oneof the oldest
family histories. This new arrival, 1t
seems, when 4 Icy C II, irstl been pos
sessed by the fear Of consumption, that
fell disease having carried eff his brother
and threatening his father and mother.
! Accordingly he read every book that he
could lay his hands On dealing with the
subject, and, as the result CT his read
ing, ran away to BourEe1aouth % be
near the pines. Having 10 funds, he
engaged himself to q local fishmonger,
carrying his masters fish to the various
customers. When the days work was
done, he shouldered a hammock which
he had brought with him and camped
among some Of those pines for which
that southern health resort is famous.
One night u gentleman, sauntering
along, smoking a cigar, noticed him,
and, being amazed at this al fresco''
bed. entered into conversation with
him. "Why, ! know who you aro,'' ex-
claimed the consumptive youth at last.
You're Mr.. Louis Stevenson, the man
who wrote Treasure Island" How
do you kncw2'' said TIE gentleman
Because ! deliver you Gsh. You live
at Skerryycre." 80 I do" replied
Stevenson, fer he it was sure enough.
But you DON'T talk like a fishmonger's
boy mo moreI do, replied the boy,
and he then poured his strange secret
into the novellst's ear, which was SYM
pathetic enough, you may be sure.
The result OF this odd meeting was an
invitation 70 breakfast. aOh, and T did
eat, " said the young man. He told the
story SO loudly hat the whole train
laughed. And the servants couldn't
make it out ait all to see the distin-
gulshed author entertaining poor me.
Then he went to Paris, and | never
saw him again for q long while" The
pines not proving strong enough, the
strange youth was seized with 4 yearn-
ing Tor the scent of the eucalyptus and
persuaded his friends to send him To
sea. When he reached Sydney, he sold
his outfit and ran away into the bush
and lived in the open with eucalyptus
galore. Thence, after many adventures.
ne sailed for the south seas and abode
by rect and palm for many d long wear.
One day when cruising as supercarpo
among the Gilbert islands, I think. a
European swell in beautiful white
duck, q great red sash and d spreadi-,r
panama hat, with O peacoch's feather in
IL, came aboard the schooner. .sGood
morning, Mr.. Stevenson 7 said he sn.
percare:. Mr.. Stevenson locked and
wondered who knew him i'll these faroff
seas. II don't know you" he said.
shaking his head. but | know Won.
Dont you remember the fislllGonper,s
boy who ate such q big breakfast at
skcrryvore?' so lido. Well, The world
1s small indeed" And Ito doubt the
two had pegs and titfa-or whatever
they call snch things III tie islalas-to-
sethef. WHAT q strange, small world i.
IS lndeedl Well, one succumbed to the
dread disease; the other ii Is hearty Il
fellow as ever I saE. 1t was i quaint.
grim fancy to GO lodging phthisis ali
over the World!-Lordon News.
ine tr,.nEst STORY.
The late Oliver Wendell Holmes nro-
Iessed TO haze q profound respect for the
Dutch, possibly on account Of what he
used to call 1.-THE European aborigines
q America being Dutch. He gave an
aspect Of slyness to his respect which
The idea that it was not untem-
peied pr ha1nor, but he maintained thar
me Dutch, II spite of their stolidity.
nag a great deal Of humor themselves,
for instance, he would say. ..the
story has a Dutch origin. >
what is the trumpet story:s' people
would ask. And he would tell them
IT Lad many variants, but the one
WITH winch he was familiar was ahont
man who was going to be hanged and
wa asked whether he had any last re-
quest 70 make and said he would like 10
a a dozen hot crumpets. very hntta-u