The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-09-11

year nz1 gre .. Dc could 20 longer
recall hts identity To Initials On the
sres stood fer q ssszsFs different names
70 hi1a SIX noatsss- .lteC &c 7Tss EF1is
s-este- than : E-fEi beaSl- During bis
sscnn6 year. had h thos-hI 20 erect
soszs sort % sszraI at the l211las
place soz.e sucb signal Is : sailor
EoaI6 hsse azzsie-he would probably
hare been rescued ss two o. three
traders cane IN for watez. but be did
e.; even heap Gp stones or set Up a
Sush 70 attract attention He had ez-
istesi or the Island three years and
two weeks when the American whal-
lax ship Jonathan touched there for
aater. ! was u the boat first seat
ashore. and while waiting for the wa
ter casks 10 arrive followed a path
Up into the weeds and discovered West
all asleep On his platform ! believed
him at first 10 De some monster gorilla
The weather had turned him almost
black. his hair was long and matted
and be was without clothing AZ be
came tumhliag down / ran away and
gave the alarm That frightened him.
sad seven men VI g spent bali day
- his capture be fought Us with the
greatest feroclIy. and for long time
we could not make ont his nationality
he Chartered queer targon or sulked.
and we had put In at japanese port
before we could keep clothing on him
was on. OF the apprentice boys on
the ship. anu. g. the wild roan had
taken q great liking 10 me and l seem-
81 TO be the only one who could control
him, the American consul advised that
be left behind with the man while the
ship made q three months circuit.
Quarters were provided Tor Us. and
was instructed how TO 60 to work in an
effort TO restore the poor fellows mem-
CRY By this time be had let fall
enough TO satisfy Us that be was either
English or American We had also
connected him In way with the miss
Ing ship Restless She had been re-
ported as lee ing Honolulu, but that
was the last of her. put up black
board and turned schOolmaster.
chalked down the letters of the alpha
bet. made figures, drew pictures and
tried TO start his memory TO work For
q month had no luck The mans
mind was as blank as night He tried
hard, enough. and he used TO break
down and weep almost daily, but he
could not get hold of the end of the
string | had about given up all hope
when one day as was going through
the usual performance memory came
back TO him like q fash. He suddenly
uttered a shout and sprang TO his feet,
and as turned on him il was to find O
new look on his face and 80 hear him
shout:
at has GOMEZ II has come! My
name is Robert Westall. and | can re-
member everythingT
So 1t turned out but the shock Of re-
covery brought about an Illness that
confined him TO his bed for weeks,
When he could relate his story, the
consul went to work TO find out what
/ had become Of the Restless. Inquiries
were made at all the ports Of China
and Japan, but no news was obtained
/ The search was still being prosecuted
J when 9 sandalwood trader from one of
{ the Philippines brought the consul
some wreckage picked up three years
agone which proved that the bark had
gone to the bottom In a gale encoun-
tered soon after sailing away from
| Wakes island To this day there have
been no tidings TO alter this belief.
The wretches who SO ceolly and de-
nberately planned the death Of the
shipowner by starvation did not live
beyond few days to enjoy their tri-
umph. The three years spent on the
island made an old man Of Westall be
| fore his time. and he never was clear
headed again. but he lived for 10 years
after and managed to get together
quite little property and TO spend bis
last years in peace.