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THE AMERICUS DAILY TIMES-RECORDER: WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1891. BACK WITH A MAN EATER ADVENTURE OF AN ENGLISHMAN IN THE SAMOAN ISLANDS. Iflilltf Enjoylus Plank Oltlinu «»«* tb« Watea Near Ute Shore au P-iLhuaiaaatle Visitor Narrowly K»cap*<l a Sava go Shark —Qneer Sjaort Amid llrt-nkari. e I “Speaking of adventures," said my companion, who had lieen listening to a number of stories told in the obi l)oat house, “1 ran relate one that at least at the rime seemed exciting enough. I had been traveling around the world, after the fashion of Englishmen, and liad ■topped at the Samoan islands on my way up from Australia to run them over and gain some information regarding the natives, their ways and customs, and as a result 1 became enamored with the place, climate and people, and remained there nearly a year. "Ourit.g that time 1 made myself familiar with nearly all the islands of the group, and one in particular had a singular fascination to me. Once on the hill tops I looked down upon a long beach, '’poll which beat the finest surf 1 have c'-er seen The waves were simply great rollers, which- came in a slow, dignified fashion that was most impress ive. The men, who had all been there before, ran down the shore, where 1 soon saw them hauling some planks from the bnsli, which 1 learned they had con coaled on a former occasion. In short, the waves were used by them to enjoy one of the most exciting sports imagin able, and I was very quickly initiated into it FASCINATING SPORT. “The men threw off what little cloth ing they wore. Then each seized a plank and attempted to branch it. This was aosiei said than done, and many were the upsets that ensued as the big roller* came in. bnt Anally all of them got be yond the shore and beyond the point where the waves broke, and then I saw where the sport came in. Turning in ■bore the men threw themselves upon the planks, and, watching their opportn nity, steered them so that they held their position cm the crest or the roller and came in with it Once under way the natives skillfully raised themselves to their feet, and ao standing upright came rushing in. Some were tossed ,off. others ware caught in the breaking wave, while the most skillful and intrepid re tained tlielr standing position until they were literally flung upon the beach. ‘•I was younger in those days than 1 am now, and soon convinced myself that 1 should enjoy this sport as well as the natives, and, securing a plank, 1, too, poshed ont from the shore. The first wave that struck me nearly drowned me, bnt 1 dived into the next and my plank beat me in abont two minutes. "During that visit I did not attain sufficient skill to enable mo to take the ride standing, bnt on subsequent occa sions i became fairly proficient, and then the sport for a time became a veri table craze with me. I interested a number of Englishmen and Americans in it, and we really fell into the habit of getting op wave riding parties, i had become so skillful that I rarely missed a wave, and conld make my way out with ease and como riding in with perfect equipoise. I became so daring that 1 often swam ont beyond the rest that 1 might obtain the fnll force and exhilara- ttf'-i of the ride, and one day when the sea was particularly high und rolling very heavily 1 met with my adventure. ' CHASED BY A MONSTER. 1 "There were six of us enjoying the sport, with as many natives. I bad a {dank especially made for the purpose, wide and stoat enough to bear my en tire weight, and by lying upon it I soon forced my way over the incoming rollers and floated in tbs comparatively smooth water beyond. Here J turned my plank shoreward and waited for a good roller. Every third one was, as a rule, large, and finally a big, green bodied one came whirling in, shotting ont the horizon. As it oame I caught it, and as 1 felt the transferred motion lightly sprang to my feet and steadied myself on the monster that extended np and down the shore and was rushing to its own destruction. "On 1 went, shooting gayly to my companions on the beach. Then I sud denly became aware that something was i beside me. 1 gave a side glance and the reality almost made me lose my foothold upon the rushing plank. Wliat I saw K ins the sharp dorsal fin of a man eating shark cutting along through the water like a knife. The monster was thirteen or more feet long and was partly turned np toward me, showing the white, gleam ing under surface. "What passed through my mind in those few seconds can hardly he imag ined. 1 gave myself np for lost, as I be lieved the shark would soon rush at the plank, when over i would go, an easy victim. I do not know that 1 have more than ordinary nerve, bnt It flashed timmgb my mind that possibly the shark waa waiting for me to fall, and would not -make an attack nnlesa 1 did, and in some unaccountable way I was enabled to retain my self possession. Every ond I was gaining; every second brought the lrfg wave nearer the beach. Now it was on the verge of breaking. Still the shark maintained its position. Then 1 heard the welcome roar above me, and down ft come like an avalanche, scintil lating and gleaming, until with one - mighty burst the aquatic monster broke. Cor a single second 1 stood in the gleam ing mass, and then was dashed upon the . beach safe and sonnd. "The shark did not come in. which was evidence to me that it had not been overcome by the rush of the water, fcnt was simply following me with due re gard, to ito cuisine. I need hardly say that this wai my last . breakers there. Upon inquiry I that natives had been attacked by daring the wport on ie?ertu 1 “' When I look back upon it and Men Cooks Alnafl «»u Time. “One of the things to which I did not at once become accustomed in my man cooks,” said a housekeeper who hns lately attached a chef to her establishment, his forehandodness. Soon after his ar rival l gave a dinner, and being used to going down stairs late in the afternoon at such times, and also a little curious to see if there were a pronounced difference between the methods of Bridget, the de posed. and Pierre, the newly arrived, J made an errand to the kitchen. I could see at. once that- my presence was deemed an impertinence, but I forgot to resent this in my horror at the condition <*f ;tf- fairs. The dinner was set for 8 o'clock, and it was then between 5 and 0: as far as i conld see, however, it might have been sent to the table at that moment A saddle of Canada mutton was the piece de resistance, and this Pierre was draw ing from the oven for what appeared to me a final hasting. “Vegetables that took twenty mi mites, as 1 supposed, to cook wer6 gayly bub bling on the range, an entree was ready to be pot together, and the cook was ap- l>arently about to perform that act: sauces were made and standing in the THEY ELOPED ON A RAFT. bain-marie: the fish kettle was on, and suspected it contained the fish—appar ently the dinner was ready—and spoiled. •I ventured a remark. ‘Yon under stand. Pierre.' I said, ‘we dine at 8.’ Oh. yes, madanfe,' he answered. Then, as if he were willing to tolerate this one interference: ‘Madame need have no fear. Everything will be ready At the instant. “I thought it might be and withdrew fairly sick with anxiety over what seemed to ine a hopeless failure. That dinner, however, was perfection, every dish apparently served at the moment 6f its prime. And since then 1 have trnsted Pierre and haven’t gone downstairs to be distressed by his promptness.”—Her Point of View in New York Times. A Common DIimm. Dyspepsia has become the most com mon disease of the country; all classes are not exempt, attacking the young as well as the old, caused no doubt from our mode of living and the too free use of tobacco, etc., and yet it is one of the . _ , ,, . _ . ... I most difficult diseases we have to en- A !t<n.Idjrl from the Wild, .if II., , In U|0 , lwt „ ve yea „ Dr . H nll LUMBERMAN STEALS HIS BRIDE FROM HER FATHER’S BOAT. I FOR RENT. IVnn.TlTUnU llarkwood. Country—An discovered a remedy, (Ur. Hull’s D}’S Irate Father outwitted— His Opposition ] peptic Elixir), up to this time has not Ws. Only Spiteful. I failed to cure in a single instance. Wo j can refer you to W. A. Wright, Comp. Th, Rest Secret. "Tell me not of your doubts and die conragements.” said Goethe: "1 have plenty of m.v own. Bnt talk to me ol yonr hope and faith.” The tone of com plaint is one which we are all too ready to accept, and which is not only in jurious to ourselves bnt hnrtfnl to all who come in contact with ns. In speak ing of a young woman who bad filled several good positions, bnt with no de gree of success, an elder woman said; ■She conld have kept either position and earned a good income if she had not been so dissatisfied. She was continu ally finding fault, und never felt that she was appreciated.” It may lie safely said that this attitude of mind is one that nlmoet predetermines failure in any line of work. Patience nnder adverse circumstances will often bring ubont favorable results, while complaint only accentuates and fixes the cause of complaint. Avoid mention of the disagreeable things that may corn* into yonr life, if yon cannot be patient yon can at least be silent. The secret of snccese lies not so much in knowing what to say us in what to avoid saying. —Boston Traveller. sensation of rushingonwardhigh on th* <* WWtA. creak of a big wave I closest with 1 comld Tbs, fiber t,Is, ,*Wg, L A rathsr’s Kiss. A father was seeing his son off on the cars for some distant point. There was a moment of qniet conversation between the two. perhaps a few wordaof such ad' vice as n father should give a son. and then the train came thundering into the station. As the latter, a tall fellow, well nlong in bis "teens,” stepped on the platform, he extended his hand and bis lips to h1s father. There was a gentle kiss of fare well, and the two separated. There was no gush, no nonsense, no affectation; jnst the expression of fatherly tenderness that hod followed that son since he lay in the cradle. Is there any danger of that boy stray ing from the path affectionately pointed otit by his father? Or is there any danger of that father ever having to excuse that son because he is "sowing wild oats?" We think not The gentle power of a mother’s kiss has been sung by poets, bnt is (here not also a wealth of tenderness and a lasting memory for good in the kiss of a father? —Hartford Post. Scaring tbn Conscience. Of all her curions customs London cannot boast of a more singular one than that formerly so strictly adhered to at Holland house, one of the most historic old mansions in the British capital. The last of the Lords Holland shot himself dnring a fit of despondency; everything pointed to a clear case of self mnrder, yet the Holland family could never bo dissuaded from the notion that the old man had been murdered by some un known assassin. Accordingly, every night for years it was tho custom for one of the family to go to the rear of the house punctually at U o’clock and fire a gun, for the purpose, it is said, of “scar ing the conscience" uf the murderer. This curious practice is a relic of medi- asval days in continental Europe, and the case to point is probably the only instance where it has been noticed since the days of the Crusades.—St. Louis Re public. Small Par for Many ClrU. The average wages of 150,000 ill fated working girls of New York is 00 cents a day, and that includes the income of the stylish cashiers who get $0 a day os well as the unfortunate girls who receive 80 cents a day in the east side factories and Bliops. The lot of the average sales woman who has not the help and shelter that parents or a married brother or sister could share is hard indeed. One has only to look into the pale, pinched faces of these poor girls to know that thousands of them ore actually starving to death. And that, too, in New York. -New York World. 811k base Uemp- . A; substance having all the essential qualities of silk hrm been made from Wijd.hemp of Japan,VW* IWftf A lumberman dressed m woodsman style came hurriedly into the union de pot. Leaning on his arm was a pretty girl nlmut eighteen years old. Her pant ing breath and fiery cheeks gave evi dence of her excitement, which was seemingly made more intense by their rapid walking. Following them was an other lumberman, more perrons than the first. He seemed to be on guard, and kept his eyes turned toward the rear ranks. He said nothing until his proteges were on board the day express for the east. A few minutes afterward an older man. with an air of business, elbowed his way through the crowd und confronted the woodsman. They started an animated conversation abont the conple who had just Imarded the train, and for a few moments it seemed that a fight would take place. Kindly advice from a bystander saved them from the officers, however, and the two walked off together. Later in the day the older mail appeared at the depot and bought a ticket to Brad's Bend, on the Allegheny Valley railroad. He was approached by a reporter and readily consented to tell the story. His name was Andrew Myers. The girl who had been carried off by the un couth woodsman was a daughter of Myers. They imd eloped from her father’s lumber raft. The daring act took place near Brady's Bend, and was the crowning act of a romance made ex citing by a determined lover, an irate father and a faithful girl, whose respect for her father's wishes had hitherto pre vented n clandestine marriage. PATIlKIt AND liOVKtt FIGHT. The trio live on the Clarion river near CImrington. They are well known in the Inmber country. The yonnger man's name is Frank Snyder. He is prosper ous in the woods, and is considered a good business man. hut he is rough in his way. and for that reason was not con sidered by Myers fit to be his daughter’s lover. Miss Myers thought differently, however, and for a year insisted on re ceiving the attentions of Snyder. Never theless she refused to elope with her lover, and wonld only nnswer "wait." The rafting season on the Clarion river commenced. Both Myers and Snyder bad timber to ran to market, and were constantly thrown in each other's way nt the river bank. When the rafts were nearly ready to bo started they acci dently commenced talking nlmut Miss Myers. Kindly expressions led to insin uations, nnd then n war of words, which was quickly followed by a blow from Myers. A moment more and both were rolling in the mud. They were soon separated, bnt not until Snyder - had tnado a vow to get the girl Myers heard the words and became eqna Ily de termined that his enoiuy should never bo his son-in-law. A few honrs more and both were to start down the river. Myers was afraid to leave his daughter behind, and giving as an excuse the statement that lie want ed her to cook for the men. he brought her on the raft und gave her quarters in the rough shanty which Is frequently bnilt on largo flats. Snyder saw the ob ject of Myers' move, and when the lat ter pulled ont with his raft Snyder quick ly followed with his own. Paha combs too late. Both raft* arrived at Brady's Bend shortly, after 0 o'clock Saturday night Myers pulled in to tie np for the night, and when abont to land Snyder’s raft came np. He was acting os pilot him self, and, seeing Miss Meyers standing on the river edge of her father's raft, he ordered his men to pnll in such a way that bis own raft ran close to that of Meyers When at the nearest point he jumped from his oar, grabbed the yonug girt and, as he leaped back, yelled at his men to pnll into the current. It was a daring act, but Snyder bad been vic torious, and found no trouble in per suading Miss Myers to give her consent to their marriage when the opportunity came. He knew Myers would follow, however, and to make Bare their - escape be determined to ran at night. They arrived at Sharpsbnrg next morning. Meantime Myers had come to Pittsbnrg. and was waiting at Herr's island for Snyder and his game. Bnt they didn't come. They guessed what be wonld do, and left him down the river while they went to Union depot on a cable car. Myers heard of this trick abont 7:30 and went to intercept it, bnt he was too late. Tho woodsman he met at Union depot explained the occurrence leading to the flight, and told Mr. Myers that they were going to Camden, N. J., to get married. Mr. Myers was still angry when seen ■t the Home hotel. He confessed that Snyder was a suitable man for any sen sible girl, and his chief grievonoe seemed to be that his daughter should go on a bridal tour with a man whose wedding ontfit wonld startle civilization. Never theless he admitted that Snyder had bet ter clothes at home, and his last remark was that if Snyder had made much money lately ho wonld forgive him.— Pittsburg Cor. Oil City Derrick. lien, of the State, Judge IL F. Lyeo, Mr. George D.iskor, Macon, Ga , Dr. I*. P. Dozier, Georgetown, Ga., Mr. Jos. Har rison, Columbus. Ga., nnd hundreds of others if desired. Manufactured by Ur. Holt’s Dyspepsia Elixir Co., Monte zuma, Ga. Bottles double former sizo. Price 31. For sale by all druggists. Dr. Holt's Croup and Cough Syrup prevents and cures croup. No cure no pay. Manufactured by Dr. Holt’s Dys peptic Elixir Co., Montezuma, Ga. ap21-l m Sir Charles Dilke is -18 years old. He is a man of average height, with a long brown beard and a deep voice. He is wealthy, capable of hard literary work, a convincing speaker In parliament and a man of good manners and excellent taste in dress. Two dwellings, one of them suitable for boarders. FOR SALE. l>a*ne Nature Is a Good Book-keeper. She don't let ns stav long in her debt before we settle for what we owe her. She gives us a few years' graco at the most, but the reconing surely comes. Have you neglected a cough or allowed your blood to grow impure without heeding tho warnings? Be wise In time, and get the world-famed Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery, which cures as well as promises. As a blood renova tor, a lung healer, and a cure for scrof ulous taints, It towers above all others, as Olympus overtops a mole-hill. To warrant a commodity is to be honorable and above deception, and a guarantee is a symbol of honest dealing. Yon get it with every bottle of the “Discovery.” By drnggiata. Central and suburban property at bar gain figures. 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