The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-23

hoovcd him TO be accurately informed
ere lie presumed to pass Judgment, 10
express comment, or TO decide upon
course of action.
"Sir, - returned the man, Gas to who
am and what ] am, ] do not know,
nor does ii greatly matter
.'Your pardon again. retorted the
lieutenant commander, coolly, "but it
matters very much, Unless You have
some right to interfere, / do not con-
cede that any suggestion from yon IN
this crisis which seems 10 concern these
two people, this lady and this gentle
man, is at all in order.
TBut it does concern me- returned
the man. impatient of this checking,
Hfor love this woman myself. and she
has done me the honor TO say that she
loved me. | had intended to make
her my wife should Providence ever
bring lis to civilization again.
CHAD intended" +" exclaimed the wom-
an, under her breath but no ono no.
spoke again.
"That being the case, some in"
formation as to who you are and how
you camc here is the more evidently
in order
81 can answer that said the won,
an, "Wheu | landed on this island, |
found this man here. He had been
here long time. / believe he had
been cast away here as a child and
had grown up alone. He had no
speech or language. He had no mem
DRY Of the past. His mind was n
blank. l was glad to find him here.
He gave me occupation, companion
ship, l had been well educated. | de-
termined to teach him. | knew TINT
his ignorance was the result of his en-
vironment. l believed him to be natur-
Ill. L.
ranted taught him all that / could
of life and letters from memory For
thrco years my sole and only occupa-
tion has been to teach him what [
knew, No pcrceptor ever had apter or
moro dociIe pupil"
"No learner ever sat at the feet Of
such teacher,' cried the man,
touched by the recollection. ''Think,
men, all that ! knew was 4 childish
habblc of prayers, which had remained
in my memory. / was ignorant Of
everything. even that l myself exist
ed; that there was any difference be-
tween me and the palm tree or yon-
der bird: that man was made in the
image of his God; that there was such
a thing as n woman upon earth. ! had
no ideas of honor or honesty or pur-
ity, or sweetness, or truth, or life, or
God, until she taught me. / believed
in her rs l believed in God, and loved
her as | love sunlight and fresh air
and the sweet wind, l loved her. as
learned TO love under her teaching,
goodness and truth and every virtue,
And 10 think, TO think. to think
he threw up his hands in wild ges-
ture--'' that it has come TO this. ~
And he taught me something, Mr..
Whitaker said the woman. u" He
gave me back my faith in manhood
which YOU she swept Langford
with a bitter glancc-"had destroyed
llc gave me back. [ think, my faith in
God. He taught me many things. And
when two days ago an earthquake bur
/ led me within the cave I call
my home. and he tore the rocks asun-
der and freed me and caught me in his
arms, | knew that he had taught me
what love was, and as he confessed be-
! fore You all that he loved me, that he
did love me: | viii confess the same.
and say that ] at least have not changed
in this hour.
Kate. Kate." cried Langford. " for
dol'
Sir said Whitaker. turning to
the man of the island, "you are a very
fortunate man.
F'Of all on earth, was the bitter an
swer- 81 cannot think there are any
more miserable than J. ~
"Did you learn nothing of his past
Miss Brenton asked Whitaker, un.
comfortably, unable TO answer this
strange vet natural assertion. 'tCould
the man remember nothing''
81 learned n great deal returned
the woman. 'tn the cave which he
had made his home and which he has
since Welded up 20 me-
'Wherc is this cavc?o
''On the other side of the island. You
shall see it presently I found a Bible
There was date in il some 30 years
back and name in it,.
" What is the name!''
John Ravcll Charnock'
"Of Virginia?" asked Whitaker
eagerly.
81 think so. although there was
nothing bu, the name and the date in
the Bible -
81 know Charnocks in Virginia. They
come from Nansemond county"
"lt is further confirmation, said
the woman. ''With tho Bible there was
little silver box containing flint
and steel by means Of which, she
beacon which brought You here this
morning
1T was my own eve caught the sig
| nal, answered Laugford
'tWould God / had died ere I gave it
up to herl' interposed the man
81 insisted upon it. SO soon as I
realized this man loved mo, told him
] had story to tell. ] knew it would
bring sadness to his heart / wanted
him 10 hear the voice OF the world in
comment upon my relation, and | knew
he would find il on yondcr ship
81 was happy" said the man, "'to 20
on as we were. ] should not have
lighted that fire
Pray continue with your story. Miss
Brenton,' said the lieutenant com
mander. 81 am deeply interested in it.
There is great Charnock estate i'll
Virginia which has been held for 30
years or more by the last survivor of
the ancient family, And [ remember
some romantic story connected with it,
too. ~
The silver box that iDcloscd the flint
and steel, continued the woman. "was
marked 81. Il. c. Exploring the is
land came upon the remains of Il boat
buried in the sand. 1t lies off Wonder.
and any of You may examine it,, Near
the boat in yonder coppice there were
of 81