St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-14

Es<r..ss.Eeer aaaReaaace % sailor
Who Killed His Bro-

The tragedy of a lifetime was borne
silently from Philadelphia on the broad
Atlantic on the American ship +. b.
Sattpa, whiehl sailed for Sam Francisco
.dnS day lately. Among her crew of
"a il one man, Walter DunhAr. fore
snasf hand, ,on WHOM han descended the
.hallucination which has emhittered his
entire existence. He confidently be-
iieves that to satisfy the wrath OF an
offended Diety it is his destiny to COM
nit murder and that it will be his
best and dearest loved ones who will
fall by his unwilling hand.
A pathetic romance is embodied in
the life of thisnow humble sailor. Once
he committed murder, presumably in
self-defense. but in restitution he has
known no home and no country. He
has been miserable wanderer over
every sea and stranger than all he bears
upon his body that which hi calls the
! snark Of God" s ~
Capt. Carver shipped the cutcast on
. previous voyage of. the p. B. SUIT
tony0 the west yoast. l<e was a good
yailor. attended strictly to his work,
was thoroughly amenable to discipline
and was regarded as pearl of the first
water in these latter days of sailormen's
Independence.
Dunbar was considered a strange
man by the crew on the homeward voy-
age. He never spoke and yet be would
never be left alone. He was regarded
alike with fear and curiosity. On his
back. between his shoulders. was
curious symbol, apparently in the shape
Of a Roman cross, and its queer color
varied in tone with the emotions of the
silent man. 1t was an object OF dread
and of superstition to his messmates.
They prayed feryently that the voyage
might terminate at New York in safety.
Still the uncnnny mark and the re-
markable personality Of Dunbar were
NO impediment to the good ship +. B.
Sutton. Her long run of $4,000 miles
was made in safety. When she came TO
Philadelphia to load during the early
days of July she still numbered among
her crew the human mystery
Cant. Carver knows Dunbar's story.
He is a master mariner above the gen.
erality of that class. He understands
and appreciates human emotion. lie
can partially understand the senti-
ments which ngitate the strangely
marked sailor who dares not set his foot
ON shore lest he fulfill an awful destiny.
Years ago when Dunbar had no
Thought of the sea and its rough life
he and his brother quarreled. Blows
were struck and, the latter fell. With
his last words he said:
Gods curse is on you. ! am not the
last of the family who will die by your
hand" ,t 4s
Had Dunbar been q man OF less re-
fined sensibilities he might have at
yached little Importance to the dying
mans imprecation. In youth. however
he had been nm idealist. With mino
inordinately developed. possessing .
nervous and high-strung intellect, those
last muttered words dwelt forever in
his mind. He felt himself, indeed, bear
ing the mark of Cain. So strong became
the irfiuente that the mark. indeed, ap
peared. Family at first, but 1t sooI
| Rlowed ominously. Dunbar described
It before he had ever managed tf
1 scratch its reflected image. sfltl
at is the mark of God.' he said, ane
! he became q wanderer on the face o.
the earth. r,4 ss ssaf
Not on the earth, indeed, but on thu
sea only. was to be found safety. a
deadly fear seized him. He was i'm
PEELED involuntarily to lift his hant
against his brother, his father and sis
ters. There was no salvation. but Il
place an impossible barrier between
himself and them.
slor nine long years. therefore, Wal
ter Dunbar has set no foot on land. ON
voyage ended he transfers to anothe
res ,el in a boat. His family have re
cei,ed no word of him. He is a mod
err Enoch Arden and they believe hin
de:.d.
l His former home was in Dayton, O.
but he will never see it again. He be
lieves that until atoneTent has bee
made the mark will remain. Capt
Carver, who tells his story, believes tina
he has long since paid the penalty TO
an .unpremeditated crime.-Philadel
phia Times. 15.E