The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-10-17
BOY SHPWRECkED ON LONELY ISLAND LIVES
FOR rs YEARS WITHOUT SEEING HUMAN BEING
SIIIPWRECKED,

STRANGE ISLAND. with a cease
loss. angry-looking sea dashlng up
OPTIC the shore on one aide and n
dark, thick. dangerous looking for.
est on the othcrl
No one 10 speak to- No possibil.
ity OF making the loudest cry heard
Nothing 20 look forward TO but
starvation, or the even more fright.
ful possibility OF being EATEN
ALIVE by cannibals'
Such WAS the terrible plight OF n
young boy who had been tossed up
onto an unknown coast by frigtful
sea which had beaten the great sea
he was sailing In onto the PREACHER.
Gus rocks.
The boy rose 10 his feet. painful
~. for he had been terribly knocked
about and bruised by the waves. lie
shaded his eyes with one shaking
hand and looked out toward all
that was left OF the big ship. The
mast and part of the deck were
still visible above the water.
ROBINSON CRUSOE, for that was
tho very boy. set 20 work immediate
~ TO gather bits OF strong wood and
boards that had been torn off the
ship and washed In by the tide.
He bound them strongly together
with some rope that had also been
washed In from the wreck took a
long pole 10 guide and propel the
raft. and pushed Il off into the
water.
AZ last after he had almost given
up hope. Robinson Crusoe managed
TO gct up quite close 20 the poor old
ship. which seemed 20 be sinking out
OF sight by inches lie scrambled
up the side and got onto the amall
part of the deck that had not been
submerged
He shouted and shouted and
shouted Perhaps there might be
another survivor,
Not a sound came in answer. e,.
cept--
He listened hard. What was that.
The glad. happy bark OF a Dog
Yes. Il was the captains dog. the
faithful creature that had stayed
with bis master TN the very last.
and then sought shelter under n
great pile OF canvas
He came. now. wagging his tail
fecbly. And he tottered a bit. too.
for Il was hours and hours since
he had had a bite 10 eat or water
20 drink.
"old Bounce" shouted the boy.
"at least you are saved YOU will
be my friend. can talk TO YoU.
Come on. Bounce. we'll 40 together
on my raft. and wen live together
In ms little hut on the Island. Some
day a ship will come by and save
US both"
HORNY Hooray'" cried ROBIN.
son Crisoc. as he rummagcd around
on tho deck and found -four and
grain and bacon and many other
foodstuf's. Now we shall no,
starve to DEATH
He loaded all no could onto the
raft and was Just about TO leave the
ship. when he saw something. very
small. stick tia head out OF nm
empty barrel on the deck.
"A cat. as live" cried Robinson |
Crusoe. Then no went little
closer and saw another cat"
Why. these cats cannot stay |
here and stArve to death thought |
tho kind hearted boy oh. III pu,
them in a bag and take them with
me.
"All aboard. Away We 60" he
cried. And off they all went on the
rafti-
The sea was calm. but II was no |
easy task 20 steer the loaded raft |
back to land. Hours and hours. II
seemed to Robinson Crusoc. before
he finally succeeded In getting |
closc enough to"shore 10 Jump off
and pull the raft after him. But Mt
last the pcrilons trip was over. Tho
provisions were safely landed. The
cats were let out OF the big bag
and Bounce was given food and
water
Then began the strange life
which Robinson Crusoe lived for 20
YEARS on that lonely island
He found goats. skinned them and
made clothes for himself, He built
and barricaded a hut In a tree-top,
He saw strange birds