The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-04

1919
There was a piece of silver, Also
which had evidently been part of a
dogs collar. 1t, too, was marked:
John Revell Charnock-His Dog, July
22-1875.' And that was ALL"
DO you remember nothing of your
early life, nothing whatever sir?"
asked Whitaker, turning to the man.
Il have a dim recollection of some
sort of sea happening, of long voy-
age with woman and some kind of
an animal in an open boat, of horrible
sufferings, of few words of prayer;
that is ALL"
Il think that this man, then child"
resumed the woman land his mother
must in some way have been involved
in shipwreck, and that she and her
son and a dog must have been cast
away on this island; that the woman
died and the child survived. There is
nothing here that would in any way
harm him and his life and growth I'M
der such circumstances and condi-
lions are quite possible. He had prob
ably seen his mother read that Bible
He carried it with him, put 1t in that
cave and forgot it with the flint and
steel in the silver box of which he
would have no knowledge and which
he could not use. The dog probably
lived some time and when he died
crawled back to where his mistress
lay and gave up his life at her feet.
And therefore l believe this mans
name to be John Revell Charnock;
that he is an American, and that he
came from Virginia. l know him to
be a Christian and a gentleman. In
all the days that we have been togeth-
er on this island he has done me no
wrong. He has been gentleness, kind.
ness, docility itself, and despite our
selves we have learned to love each
other. Until yesterday we did not
know it. Now 1t IL for him to say
what we will do"
Kate, Kate" cried Langford. you
cannot let this untutored savage"
Not that" said the woman, for
have taught him all l know aud all
believe"
you cannot let him decide this
question:" continued the man. passing
over her interruption.
YES" said the woman, "he must
decide. but whatever he decides. what
ever the relationship between this
man and this woman 10 to be. car
never be anything on earth to you
Don't say that" said Whitaker
Think. my dear lady, what you do
what this man offers you, the position
In which God forgive me! -yo,
stand"
Sir" said the woman, addressing
the lieutenant commander. this mai
wronged me grievously, terribly. HI
deceived me. He broke my heart. HI
killed ambition, aspiration and respec
for my own kind within my soul.
know him through and through. Thu
fact that he failed quickened his pas
sion; the fact that men say I an
beautiful made him the more eager
the fact that he was away and tina
he could not lay his hands upon m
made him the more insistent; the fac
that had Haunted him and said hir
nay and struck him down made hir
the more determined"
) "Kate Kate Won wrong me Befor
God Won wrong met" interrupte
Langford.
and indeed. madam. 7 believe 70
A do" commented Whitaker.
e LET her sneak on" said the man {
the island
"It NAV he that Won are right" 20,
timed the woman "It NAV he this
;. be is HIGHER noh,er truer than bav
fanc;ed should be glad tn he abl
@ IN think % lam willing IN take vor
, view Of n h,s assertion of II hut
do not love him Should marry hin
would hr,Ao n him a heart . sou
a bodv that turing IN soma one ella
He could never he ANYTHING tn m
y A 7 am a Christian woman a love
of NV God and a follower of his So
q cannot see hut that I would he ad
ing one wrong tn another tn come
this man in comnliance with anv all
9 gestion of the world. following ar
dictate NJ soc,etv subservient to ar
8 convention. cannot see but that