The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-02

TIVE lay huddled together Ike sheep;
\N/ everybody wanted TO get
w glimpse OF the land. but many
were 700 weak to rise 10 their feet.
There was not much wind. 50 We took
dcwn our many-colorei sails. and those
able 10 pun got ous oars and took spells
In rowing Very little was spoken al the
time; everybody seemed to have lump
overpow ring ;hat only ordinations Ike
foh. I1ord." oh. good God"' escaped our
lips. while tears were streaming thick and
fast down many checks.
The island we had sighted was about
fifieen miles IF. II vas OF small size ans
oniy slightly elevated above the level u
.i..ulsset green stretches OF cocoarut
palms hack Of The beach. that lay. git
ieing white In he sunlight. specalstion
was rife as 10 whether the natives were
friendly or savazeS. for we entertained ne
doubts but what the island was inhab-
s,ea-
for in the distance we discovered. coming
fram 9he isjAY0. large canoe ~ &nred ny
Ave sturdy brown fellows dressed IN cot
toa s9sr;s 8nd trousers ami wearing lAvg-
ps'm-;eaf hats, wH Oh showed VS. that tnsy
@sre by ~ means savagss.
When she canoe came in hallng d.s,arce
aey stopped fAsiY paddles au3 We cesse3
pgiling likewise. ore Of the natives rese
in the bow IT the canoe and IN broken
English sang out.
I'VE are sSipwreolSed crew. An
then he fol,owrg dialogue ensuea
Mathew here you loose shipt
Maie-Oa StAr5Gck stand, an English
Na,ive-oh. I knew s,arbuck island
English oar friends; come ashore ard ses
Na;e~W6e: island Is that? The MS
Nasiye-Islsnd Manlh!ki Whit. man
MISSIONARY sone - RAratoHga. Kanaka
missionary good friend. come ashore an9
A. some TINE woula siapss before cur
aig boat could he pulled ashore, they in
sized or the maze so Tx ashore with th-u
~ the c8E2oa 10 arrange with Eh@1r heA e
aiet ana re native missionary On See
lag us hesitate about taiS. tGesr spukes-
man proposed - leave two OF tae.r nam.
'er ? our eoar ard tSess - act a : Pilots
4ampe4 .oto eUs so&t, srt1g.n tx with them
several punches - green cccoarats. ar.
~ mate WIS AK = speedily ashore ~ IAs
swift canoe ny tae oeGeC three natives
oar .eo dogs &c; very restless; hey al
tempted - Jump overheard ara SWIM
hftsr tie canoe; their instinct Plainly to'9
The sir eo21iaaal,y. whtle ;he1r fare pa1s
ard heads were raised OF the rurws.s -
ne beat. = hen we came n shallow water
a. perce!~@3 ths' q network q coral
seat would Gave 10 ee hghtsred oef8rs Z
couid - hat eyi up. Accordingly some q
-lsnSerzng over ,ae rvef. which was very
aal.ew. ~ sarae places IRE water hr;r &
saxs Geep~AGt 1e sdo0 discovered thai
sHr 2ecs were Soso weak % support rs: the
Continued c-ag1p41 position And nan. q
nsour}Shulsnt had utterly reduced ozr
strength TIE natives see.t;g is S.a:aels
and fab vs5sGe5 - , body oves rs reef
~ cur assistance. carrying tire smaller
onAs es ear party ashore 81 th@lr backs.
Arrived - th% beach. We stretched e0t ia
tAe shAaa % ira aocoaGus tre&s whssA
grew everywhere. aS1 tie waose popQ4a
sissa. young ana old. cs0~*e1 around "a
srest IS. -osle q he oa4 croaaS cr-esi i.ke
cnss&Yez xhea they saw cur sanac4ztss4
ferns and feEs5-r cana-t.on. / =
y,rls S3Sn made tAsir appS@ -arze. ..rS-
TX Us roasted Sytng Ssh ana cacSaa4s.s-
Ne tse~sGpo2 k-eli n \ sarni-cfTcsz -
FORE tne assembled p@oQ,4 s1d cGsra1 &
-srst aevc0t ana <svseEt prayer - shs
4 sgnsEntv f1r sl2S sAsy&fAsrl. TIE zaf5Fes
scsze1 z aGr 4ave1o.& Ana offered thanks
Giysugs - tAz.r ow2 tongue q 4 SUE
| eAxn@s; manner We fancie5 ta2g ~
ygQaa - Ahs@ - IT. ample tu<-sc1 20 -.
pToss ere3 fased- III: soon discovered that
oar stems cax were go wax az sT he {oE,Z
fast 10 allow q E@rIsxing CT mach ~
trst.
Al Old eaist. woo spoke . lite Eagi.sh.