The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-10-04

IFS companions, though batua., .h,u
IHeS were masters OF many TONGUES
- strange language. also. did
captain Memo speak with bis 49,,
though when conversing oitb 80
"nom late had made his arlesrs-or
pIiSoherS-he used most a~,eua,+
ileheh The captain was a moo6,
ihdh' gwen to fits OF abstractfnn IL
"hlch ne seemed to be weigheJ down
- Tie depths BY the recollection Of
a5a Srtat sorrow. and at all times
ala ne seem itnbued with the snirit of
some terrible revenge And H. 80,
characteristics which were Observable
III Tie captain showed in a somewhat
iesser degree IN the taciturn and sol
emn members of his crew.
Inc professor and his companions
We're told by Captain Memo that n
had considered their case ra-arnn,.
ne might have left them on the back
OF MS vessel, have sunk beneath the
waves and thus lave killed them by
He had not sought tnair
presence and would have been perfect
y JuStlfied IN having refused To take
thSm INTO the interior of his craft
But he had decided to be mercifuI.
henceforth. they would live on board
the Nautilus: would be a part of tn,
shlps company and would never
leave it as long as they lived. Only
one condition did he impose mon
them. They must promise that uDon
occasions which wodld be indicated to
them they would retire to their cabins
and there remain until they were told
to come forth-the alternative was
death,
Naturally they agreed to the cap
talns terms. Consell and Ned Land
We're assigned a cabin to themselves
and a cabin. most luxuriously fitted
up, was given to Professor Aronnax
captain Memo invited the professor
to ~reakfast He found a dining
room richly decorated and furnished
IN severe taste. High, oaken side
boards, inlald with ebony, stood at the
ektremities of the room and upon
their shelves glittered china, porcelain
and glass of inestimable alu The
plate on the table sparkled in the rays
of a luminous ceiling, which shed
around a light which was tempered and
sOftened by exquisite paintings. The
breakfast consisted of numerous
dishes, the contents of which were
evidently furnished by the sea alone.
The greater part of these dishes
are unknown to you" said Captain
Memo, observing the %inquiring look
Of his guest, however,, you may par
take of them without fear. They arc
rich in phosphorus and, as you prob
ably suspect, LAY a marine origin.
For a long time [ have r~enounced
the IOOU Oh the I'll DIS i nave Z
nOunce the earth.
The sea supplies all my wants. l
cast my nets and they come up bun
dened unto breaking. Sometimes I
hunt in the forests of his element
which appears inaccessible to men and
my flocks, like those of Neptune,
Craze fearlessly on the prairies of the
ocean. | have a vast property there
which [ cultivate myself which IS
sown by the Creator of all things.
That which YOU believe to be meat,
/ professor, is nothing else than tillet or
turtle. Here, also. are some %dolphin's
livers, which you take 60 be ragout
pork. Here is a preserve of holo-
thuria which a Malay would declare
to be u~nrivaled in the world; this
cream is furnished by the cetacea
and the sugar by the great fucus OF
the north. And. lastly, allow me TO
offer you some preserve of anemones
which is equal to that Of the most de-
Iicious fruit"
You love the sea, captain OBJ
served the professor. Yes" was the
reply. Il love it. 1t covers every
thing, It's breath is pure; it is an
immens desert, where man is never
| lonely, for he feels life stirring about
him on every side. The sea IS the
embodiment of the supernatural ana
the wonderful; it is love and emotlon'
II is the INiIiS 1lltiIl1IS, as a. pCCN i''
said. The globe began with the sea,
and Who knows If it will not end as
it began. The sea does not belong 70
! despots upon its surface men can eX-
! ercise unjust laws and tear each othef
! TO pieces. But at thirty feet Delo"
the level their reign ceases, Their IN
fluence is quenched and their power
disappears. Here only IS l~ndepend-
ence: here I recognize no masters
here T am free" In the midst OF his
enthusiasm. which had quite carried
him away, Captain Memo suddenly
became silent and regained his for
mer GOODNESS of expression. and, turn
Ing 70 Aronnax. said, Now, professor,
if YOU wish to go over the Nautilus
| am at your service.
He was conducted to a large IL.
brarv. High pieces of furniture or
black inlaid with brass supported UP.
on their shelves a great number or
books uniformly bound. The follow
ed the shape Of the room and ter