The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1908-07-09


rection of the Fills and stayed there a
couple of weeks, all being very new
and interesting to me- but Sir Harry
J had been there before me-
{" Now said Sir Harry, after we
had stayed a while, what do you say
II we strike for Valparaiso and Visit
Pitcairn island on the way? l have a
fancy to see these curious people
"Of course was delighted and away
we went. Pitcairn island, as perhaps
you know, is a lovely little dot, lying
fifteen hundred miles south OF the
line, and over two thousand from
South America. It is seldom visited
and the arrival Of a ship there is an
event of great rejoicing. Well, we got
along swimmingly for about a week.
when we experienced some uncommon
ly rough weather. OF course we took
It phllosophically enough; but when II
came to the breaking Of a blade OF our
screw, we felt that It was piling on the
agony. In addition to being blown
out of our course, we didn't get
sight OF the sun for five days. SUCH
things. however, don't last forever,
and when it cleared up and our cap
tain could use his sextant, he gave our
latitude as-let me see: I've got II
down in my pocBetbook. Yes; here 1t
is-as SO degrees "a minutes south,
1872 degrees Is minutes west l re-
member noting 1t down particularly as
Sir Harry and myself were curious 10
know where we were.
Next morning / heard Sir Harry's
voice shouting cheerily outside my
stateroom:
Dick, / say, get out here. Theres
an island lying east of US which the
captain says isn't on the chart. Just
think, we're discoverersl"
Sure enough there was the island,
four or five miles of, lookieg as pref
ty as a picture.
There are people on it," exciaim-
ed the captain.
"As we got nearer the shore Sir
Harry and kept our telescopes TO our
eyes. Some scores OF natives had
collected upon the beach and were
watching our approach Before We
could make out much about the people,
we could plainly see, half mile in
land. a village Of houses, some Of them
evidently wooden ones and painted,
others made of mats and poles, as
among the Fits.
4" That looks uncommonly like civ
ilization, said Sir Harry. Can you
catch what sort OF dress they wear?
Seems to me that they have clothes on
down to the feet, anyway
by this time we had got TO the
beach and jumped on shore. and If
ever was staggered in my life was
then. Twenty PAGES in front of US,
and the same distance in advance OF
the crowd we saw at first, stood four
of the queerest, the quaintest, the most
nondeseript figures One had on
mantle reaching about to his knees,
once evidently gaudy, but now faded
from age and patched The legs were
incased IN boots OF Unframed leather.
A long white beard fell from a pleas
ant looking brown face, while on the
head was leather SLOUGH hat with
broad brim.
"The next was a well proportioned.
black bearded young fellow, in a short
mantle Of faded silk This one held
his hat In his hand, and it had a long
feather in It. At his hip hung a
sword in a curiously chased sheath.
May l be struck dumb and para
lyzed on the spot, II the old fellow
with the brigand boots didn't amble
up and say, with a Chesterheldian
bow:
May It please your worship y 10 60
with us and taste OF our chez? You
are right welcome to this isgand We
will entreat you we'll, for bethink
me ye do come from thefland OF Eng
land. Of which our forefathers spake.
We are right glad thai ye have come,
] warrant you Suner us to conduct
you unto our home8'
Yea, prlthee, fair, sirs, we entreat
you, chimed in the other three.
1--WE stopped before one OF the most
pretentious cottages. where We were
met By two females one middle aged,
Dame Elizabeth Martin. the other
girl Of eighteen or $50. Amy Martin.
The dame was like most elderly Is
males. but the young ls6y was a YER
table dusky beaut5- trlehi. flashing
eyes. rosy lips. get back hair and
piQuadf features
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