The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-06-12

don In his fniici's si,.l,. nothing would
serve me hut must go with hin--this
on September 3. 1851, and being then
nineteen years of ngc.
The ship was no sooner out Of port
than the wind bcgan 10 blow and the
sea to rise In the most ffIghtful man
ner. which made me most terribly sick
IN body and frightened In mind. III
my agony sowed that n God would
rparc me through this one voyage ]
would ~. Immediately ! set foot ~,
land. directly home 70 my good par.
enis and he ever after guided In my
conduct by their advice.
Hut next dny the wind was abnfed
nm. the sen cnlmcr. and the sun went
down 10 n perfectly fine evening. and
when 10 that WAS added u bowl cf
punch made by u sbipmnie. forgot my
resolution 10 return home after the
voyage md such has been my habit,
10 my great misfortune. nlI my life:
10 dIsvow IN the hour of peril the
hcndstronr actions which bnve brought
me 10 pcril. md when the danger IL
INST "a forget ~ vows and plunge
hcndlong once more on my needless
courses.
vnrinus were my adventures after
lint first trmrcstuous vovnre Trad
ng ~ Guinea In Africa ] wns cup
turch bv Turkish rover and solii into
alnvery from whence after many
nerils escaped ~ the Brnzlls. where
set myself m for sugar planter
md was enjoying fne prosperity
'hercnt. when 7 fnll n victim a. ic'np-
tntion. Help hcin~ scarce In the BRA
zils nnd son,e planters there knowing
that I Ind traded with the sInve consfs
Of Africa. they beguiIcd mo into voy-
nee Ia those pnrts with the intent to
secure slave inbor for our plantations.
Only evil docs ever come ~ evil
counsel. Our shin was wrecked on
mn unknown island or 10 the northeast
roast ~ South America. and ~ MI the
ships company I alone. by the bless
Ing NJ God. was allowed IN cscnpe
through the high surf IN the shore.
All 7 possessed nj the time was N knife.
n pipe and n little tobacco In hox.
Walking liong the shore. when ] had
recovered sufficiently IN strength so 10
walk. I found fresh water. great JOY.
Having dune nni put n little tobacco
nenirsi The hunger IN nv mouth. took
M my lchging In tree rnd did there
sleep to nv great refrcshncnt through
Out the right.
Next morning tho weather wne clear
and the sen mild. hut what pleased me
most wns the sirhi ~ the shin which
M the nd. cbhed. lny 80 close to the
shore that 7 found No trouble IN swim.
ming out to H. M living thing except
n dog and two cats were left on tho
ship; hut there YVES store ~ neccs-
stiles. nni such took, hullflnr n rnff
for tho pnrposc of trnnsnpri'ng them
10 nm inlet IN The island whore wns
fresh wnier and mt hirh Idnce fo-
my hnhliniion. On The night ~ fhe
thirteenth dny. my work W trnrsno--
infIon belng done. ! iay down IN NV
usual fcar of Wild beasts hut nlso ~
thnnkfulnesS IN the knowledge that !
WIS prcrnrcd fcr some time a. come
ngninrf the lrrrcnncss ~ this island.
There were Wild fruit trees an the
islnnd. hut N was many days before
Z discovered them. There were nlso
goats running Wild. hut without the
firearms and ammunition Ind brought
from the shin ~ what avail were they
70 met SOL had senson to he thank
ful for the good Providence which held
the ship io the shore until had tnken
on NIL that was of use Ia me.
There wns much Ia he done N I wer,
to secure my existence on this strange
islnnd. The neelful things ] did NJ
hest ] could In turn. hut not always
Win good fortune attending my efforts
In my FIRST planting ~ barley and corn
'eci ~" h"Is ~ III NV r-.ciors s'ncb