The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-06-18
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being one day at Hull and one of my
companions about to go by sea to Lon
Ion In his fathers ship. nothing would
serve me but must 60 with him-this
on September 8. 1851, and being then
nineteen years Of age.
The ship was no sooner out Of port
than the wind began to blow and the
seq to rise In the most frightful man.
aer, which made me most terribly sick
IN body and frightened in mind. In
my agony I vowed that IL God would
spare me through this one voyage l
would go, Immediately set foot on
lnnd, directly home to my good par
ents and be ever after guided in my
conduct by their advice.
But next day the wind was abated
and the sea calfner and the sun went
flown to perfectly fine evening. and
when to that was added bowl of
punch made by shipmate, I forgot my
resolution to return home after the
voyage; and such has been my habit
to my great misfortune, all my life !:
70 dlsvow In the hour Of peril the
aea6strong actions which have brought
ne to peril, and when the danger is
past to forget all vows and plunge
headlong once more on my needless
courses.
Various were my adventures after
hat first tempestuous voyage. Trad
Ing to Guinea In Africa I was cap
tured by Turkish rover and sold into
slavery, from whence after many
perils I escaped to the Brazlls, where
set myself up for sugar planter
and was enjoying fine prosperity
thereat, when fell a victim to tenn
tation. Help being scarce in the Bra
sils 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 plantations
Only evil does ever come Of evil
counsel. Our ship was wrecked on
an unknown island of to the northeast
roast Of South America, and Of all the
ships company I alone, by the bless
Ing VI God, was allowed to escape
through the high surf to the shore
All possessed at the time was knife
pipe and little tobacco In box
Walking along the shore. when hat
recovered sufficiently In strength SO Il
walk, found fresh water. a great Joy
Having drunk and put n little tobacco
against the hunger in my mouth. tool
up my lodging in tree and did Their,
sleep to my great refreshment through
out tire night.
Next morning the weather was clea
and the sea mild, but what pleased mi
most WINS the sight Of the ship which
as the tide e5bcd, lay so close to tn
shore that 4 found no trouble In swim
ming out to II. No living thing excep
deg md two cats were left on th
ship: but there was store OF neces
sItics. and such took building q raj
for the purpose Of transporting the,
TO nm inlet In the island where wa
fresh wnter and a fiat high place #
my habltation. On the night Of ii
thirteenth day. my work of transpo
tnti0n being done, lay down in n
usual fear Of wild beasts, hut also ,
thankfulness in the knowledge that
was prepared for some time to cor
against the barrenness OF this islam
There were wild fruit trees on Il
Y island. but It was many days befo
I discovered them. There were al,
goats running wild, but without Il
firearms and ammunition l had brougl
from the ship Of what anvil were thu
r. ms1 50 ] Ind reason to Ne Ian