The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-12-22
CHAPTER XVIl-Continued.

\ II can answer that" said the won.
an. when | 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 men,
DRY of the past. His mind was a
blank. / was glad to find him here
He gave me occupation, companion
ship. | had been well educated. | de-
termined to teach him. | knew that
his ignorance was the result of his
environment. I believed him to be
naturally acute. | found my beliefs
warranted. I taught him all that
could of life and letters from memory.
For three years my sole and only &C.
cupation has been to teach him what l
knew. No preceptor ever had apter
or more docile pupil"
mo learner ever sat at the feet of
such a teacher" cried the man,
touched by the recollection. Think,
men, all that I knew was a childish
babble of prayers which had remained
Vim 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 a 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 as | 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 to 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. HE
gave me back my faith in manhood
which you" she swept Langforu
with a bitter glance-"had destroyed.
He gave me back, think, my falth IN
Id. He taught me many things. Ana
en- two days ago an earthquake Dur,
me within the cave call
ome. and he tore the rocks asun-
IA and freed me and caught me IN
Wis arms, I knew that he had taught
me what love was, and as he con-
fessed before you all that he loved me,
that he did love me, ! Will CONFESS the
same and say that | at least have not
changed in this hour
kate. Kate" cried Langford, "for
Gods sake, think of what you say ana
dol"
Sir" said Whitaker, turning 10 tne
man of the island, you are very
fortunate man.
"Of all on earth" was the bitter an
swer. 81 cannot think there are any
more miserable than l.
"Did YOU learn nothing OF his past
Miss Brenton?" asked Whitaker un'
comfortably, unable to answer lhis
strange vet natural assertion ooulu
the man remember nothing!
s.AA EARNED great deal returned
koman. 'In the cave which he
SJmade his home and which ne mas
Ysince yielded up to me-
"Where is this cave?"
"on the other side of the island
You shall see it presently l found a
Bible There was date IN II So'ie
40 wears back and name in IT,
what is the name?
"Iohn Ravell Charnock.
"of virginia." asked Whitaker
eagerly. 49,, oo
81 think go although there was
nothing but the name and the date IN
the Bible" MT,
81 know Charnocks in Virginia lhey
come from Nansemond county"
at is a further confirmation salo
tho woman. with the Bible there
was little silver box containing |.
Aint and steel by means OF when
sba turned to Langford-"we hghteo
that beacon which brought you mere
this morning" ,u
'1t was my own eye caught the sig
uaI" answered Langford.
,yyo,,ld God | had died ere | gave II
an m herr" in posed the man.
"I insisted upon it. So soon as
.oaI;7ed this man loved me, told hin
had a story to tell. ! knew 1t woulc