South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-25

bout 70 go by sea 20 London In his
sther's ship nothing would serve
ne but / must go with him-this on
Sept 6. 1851, and 1 being then 10
ears Of age
The ship was no sooner out Of
port than the wind began TO blow
nd the sea 20 rise In the most
rightful manner. which made me
most terribly sick in body and
frightened in mind. In my agony !
vowed that II God would spare me
through this one voyage I would
go. Immediately 1 set foot on land.
directly home 20 my good parents
and be ever after guided in my con
duct by their advice.
But next day the wind was
Lated and the sea calmer. and the
suu went down 10 a perfectly fine
evening. and when TO that was add
ed a bowl Of punch made by ship
mate. I forgot my resolutions 10 re-
turn home after the voyage: and
such has been my habit, 10 my
great misfortune. all my life: TO dis
avow in the hour Of peril the head
strong actions which have brought
me 10 peril. and when the danger is
past 20 forget all vows and plunge
headIong once more on my heed
less courses.
Various were my adventures after
that first tempestuous voyage. Trad
irg 90 Guinea in Africa 1 was cap
tured BY a Turkish rover and sold
into slavery from whence after
many perils / escaped TO the Brazils,
where I set myself up for sugar
planter and was enjoying a fine
prosperity thereat. when I fell a
victim 20 temptation. Help being
scarce In the BraziIs and some
planters there knowing that / had
traded with the slave coasts Of
Africa. they beguiled me into voy-
age TO those parts with the intent
TO secure slave labor for our plan
tGtions.
Only evil does ever come OF evil
counsel Our ship was wrecked on
an unknown island off the north
east coast OF South America. and of
all the ships company / alone, by
the blessing of God. was allowed to
escape through the high surf 10 the
shore. All L possessed at the time
was a knife, a pipe and little to-
bacco in a box. Walking alone the
shore. when 1 had recovered sutfi-
GENTLY in strength so 10 walk,
found fresh water. a great JOY. Hav-
ing drunk and put q little tobacco
against the hunger in my mOBth,
took up my lodging in tree and
did there sleep 10 my great refresh
ment throughout the night.
Next morning the weather was
clear and the sea mild. but what
pleased me most was the sight Of
the ship which, as the tide ebbed.
lay so close 10 the shore that 1
found no trouble in swimming out
TO il No living thing except dog
and two cats were left on the ship;
but there was 2 store OF necessities,
and such ] took. building a raft for
the purpose OF transporting them TO
an inlet in the island where was
fresh water and a fat high place for
nv habitation. Bread. rice. barley
and corn. cheese and dried goats
flesh. some sugar. -four, planks,
spars. rope-aH these with muskets,
two pistols. fowling pieces. store
of lead and powder. two saws, an
axe. a hammer. and-which was the
least use OF alI-36 pounds sterling.
All these : pnoted from day 10 day
between tides from ship to shore.
on the night OF the 18th day, my
work OF transportation being done.
/ Law down in ny usual fear Of wild
beasts. but also of thankfulness in
the knowledge that I was prepared
for some time 10 come against the
barrenness Of this island.
There weSe wild fruit trees on the
island. but IL was many days be
fore I discovered them. There
were also goats running wild, but
without the firearms and ammuni-
ton I had brought from the ship OF
what avail were they 70 me- SO
had reason 20 be thankful for the
good Providence which held the
ship 10 the shore until I had taken
OF all that was OF use 10 me.
There was much 10 be done If
we're 10 secure my existence on this
strange island The needful things
7 did as best I could in turn. but not
slways with good fortune attendint
my efforts. In my first planting of
barley and corn seed. the half Of all
my precious stock was wasted by
reason OF being planted i'm the very
wrong time ! spent weary months
in making earth-ware pots for hold
ing fresh water. and a. days il took
me 20 hew my FIRST long plank from
a tree trunk I strove for weeks TO
fashion stone mortar 20 stamp
grain IN only to come at last 20 a
block of followed out wood Five
months I labored in Telling great
cedar tree hewing and shaping IL
10 the hull Of a splendid boat with
which I was 20 escape from the is
land only 20 be forced 10 abandon
IL for want of means whereby "a
launch n into the sea. However
every failure taught me something
had not known before.
For the elements. there were
great winds and rains and earth
auakes But / became used 10
time 20 au things planted AND
harvested ms crops Of barley and