Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-17

were on the deck or good old English
oak-aye. as much al home as n We
stood upon the ehaiky South Foreland,
and saw the great hop fields of fertile
Kent at our feet. with the gray towers
OF Dover and the white spires OF Deal
In the distance, Old I.ambOurne ut
tered shout. and pointed to the Union
Jack.
One must be abroad and far away to
feel TO the full the emotions that are
excited. and the confidence which is
Inspired on seeing the old nag. that has
swept every sea and shore. waving in
Its pride from the saE-peak OF ! Brit
lsh man-of-waE.
II ls then that ge feel what = sway
one little Island has exercised over
the mighty earth"
Hlsiop and | dIned with Capt. b.
who was anxious TO hear orr story IN
detail.
several divisions. and We were placed
In the ward room mess for the re-
ma!ndcr OF the voyage.
We sailed that night. and under
steam and canvas. as We bore away TO
tho north. We soon saw the Peak OF
Adam sinking into the dark blue sea.
''Adieu 10 the canaries." said Hls,co.
waving his hat: the next shore We
sec will be Europe-ihe whit. clifIs OF
oh England. perhaps"
But next day We sighted the great
pltons OF the Salvage islands. u group
OF unInhabI;ed rocks which arc claim
ed by the Portuguese tpcrhaps no one
else cares abog, thcml. and which arc
surrounded by dangerous shoals. oae
Of these Isles closely resembles the
fantastic rocks o. the Needles. n the
west end OF the Isle OF Wight.
On the SalyaEcs the canary birds arc
so numerous that an old yoyaser says
lit Is impossible to walk wl;tou,
cTIshln. their cEss."
We touched At Madeira. and after a
delightful voyage OF about sixteen days
ran up the Channel. and came to an
chor In the Downs on the esth OF oc-
iobcr.
| had been absent from home more
than n year. when | found myself In
London-In mighty London. with Its
dark forests OF maS,s and Its dark ca
thcdrul dome. that meets the eye from
every point OF yicw-a wondrous and
bcwIldcring change. after traveTS!ng
SO long the wide and lonely sea!
With n heart swollen by anxiety to
learn tId!ngs OF my father. my mother
and sisters. reached the counting
room OF my unclc's firm. Rodney 4
| Co. In the city. bu; there was some
thing so peculiar in my aspect. which
pcrtaincd neither to sea nor shore. and
was Enthusiastically outlandlsh. that old
| John Thomas. the porter. seemed in-
| clincd to shu, the door In my face.
a short explanation. however. soon
overcamc his scruplcs. and ! was then
admitted
NJ uncle was at Erlcsmerc. but hin
head clerk assured me that my family
/ we're all we'll though they had bong
since given me up for dead. as n
handsome (he assured me II was very
hnndsome) white marble tablet erected
to my memory In the Rectory church
remained to testify.
My letters from Cuba had never
|
As had no desire to shock my par
ents by n sudden surprise. telegram
preceded me. and in less than an hour
was on by the express train for
Erlcsmerc. But with all Its speed th7
EXPRESS seemed too slow for me. Mark
Hislop accompanied me until he could
get a ship. but before looking for that
he meant to visit his old mother, who
lived somewhere In Scotland.
After all that We had undergone.
all that had to show my family were
the sword and old book found In the
waterloggcd brig. the creese OF mu-
tinous Lascar. and the ring given me
by the governor of Surabaya.
have now realized the truth of
Goethe's maxim: He that looks for
ward sees one way to pursue. but he
who looks backward sees many
| THE END.