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THE DAILY INTELLIGENCER.
fOL. v -
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
)OH LEAHY
(dUUGHT & LEARY,
ATTOBNEYB-AT-LAW,
siattle, w. t.
of New Tork and Phoenix, of
Companies.
AUGUST, 1871.
"" c. m. bawobd.
■ iBiiREE & HANFORD,
COUNSELLORS
V —AH®—
Attorneys - at - Law
ILITTLE, W. T.
door to Dlspsteh
p. p. JENKINS
Attorne v-at-Law,
SEATTLE, .- W.T.
o. wTstarkey, m, d.
HOMtEOPATHIC
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office en FRONT STREET, next to Odd Fel
irGjmHoiiN,;
ilOltttlO; VV • -JL-•
a** Se. l. Dispatch Building, opposite Occl.
W total Hotel.
IRS. S. D. HEWES. Ml. D.
HOMCEOPATHIST.
In if lie First Lady Graduates in Medicine,
Ofhn her services to the people of Seattle end
UM Xorth PsdSo Ooeei.
Mil. Dock* Hewee cornea Weet after ten year*
if miitm* and successful practice. Will open
tor hcote to the tick. Mother* csn And a home,
•itktfcebsat »• ioel attendanoa during confine-
patienta for general medical treatment. !
Will Beat the rick by letter, and All order* for i
Mtdae by nail or express.
totdenceon Union street, between Fourth and i
ytftk. uayW-dwtf
ORS. I. a H. B. BAGLEY.
Hoiiuropat hints,
SEATTLE, W. T.
I\K. H. B. BAGLEY. LATE PROFEBHOR OF
U Maetplea and Practice of Surgery in the
IWiliM Central Medical College, will make
OjiriMw Surgery and Snrgical Olieasoe a special-
Q,*al will attend to call* in any part of the
git dlB
DR. G. A. WEED,
SURGEON AND PHYSICIAN,
SEATTLE, W. T.
OIM Hear* at oftee on OoromercUl street,
ttVlUTl* k Attrldge'e Drug Store, from 10 to
it rwldnnM, corner of Medleon tad
liwMnweU, from Ito J r. m.
DENTISTRY.
flfelML I. 0. QRAHhJS, DKNTIHT. OT
NH fta* In Htone k )' New Boild-
lag onOoaucerctal rtreet. All work
jOfcl.S. MAGGS
Dentist,
OFFICE, MILL STREET,
Owl Mile jMJbnm Store, KAST OF OC
CIBOTAL HOTEL. OS.
XJK SHING TONG,
Chinese Physician.
WWwfCfl* Street, btttteeu Commercial
and FirtA Street*.
" r ° B * J° rt Mrt*ed here from
«L KliL u , u ' t" d '• *>>e beet Ohlaeee doctor
3..r*y to '>"'g • gndneu of one of the
college In Chine. jyV dtf
L Be Harkness,
MONEY EXCHAH6E
OPPIOE
> Mill Street, oj>po»ite the Pod Office.
Waiver and Greenbacks!
loweet retee of
Bale the
w#ftwt Brands of Cifars
. JetMM
To Those Wishing to Secure
Homesteads!
. W. B. HALL,
Land and Tax Paying
Agent,
nn ttATTLK, W.T..
Uwj ll MBVICEB TO PARTIES WISH
i In Washington Terri-
S" e Nhii i^?r e i2 <1 or pr *- en) P t,on . »■ h *
with the land not yM
ifltl i% *** ****w*b!e.
<* by letter to
« . W. B. HALL. Seattle.
A. o. r.
KO. «.MB. ANCIKHT
■ 9pk|« Uia. KoMi tta meeting* at
' «■* (Mrtk M«Mtay la
*W* ■. AVDKBSO*. In,
Carried to Sea
A ROMANCE OK THK PACIKIC OCKiN
The whaling season was about over
on Japan, of which we had a broad
hint in the farioas gale* that leveled
the pea and made it appear as flat as p.
marble floor, wbile the ship was held,
with lee-rail in the water, as stationary
ai if screwed up in a vice. Therefore,
we up-htdm and put away for Cali
fornia. After having obtained some
water and fresh beef, we took a south
erly, course and soon reached that lone
island in the midst of the sea called
Easter Island.
At that time it was said that no
white man had ever been ashore on
Easter Island—at least not from whal
ers or mertdiantmen. The whaleman
never attempted to come to any anchor
there, but they stood off and on, while
the native* brought off their merchan
dise by swimming.
Our captain and officers placed nc
confidence in these wild men, wbc
came on board of us in a nude Btat<\
and talked so radidly and so loud,
while we could not understand a word
they said. Their number increased at
every moment, ighilc other swimmer*
could be seen from the ship coming
frcm every direction.
There were now tome sixty or seven
ty strong, impulsive fellows on board
of us who joined with the sailors i:i
pulling the braces, and filled the air
with loud shouts while doing so. Their
stentorian voices and earnest manner
alarmed our captain, who quietly order
ed the steward to bring up & dozen
muskets and pUco them by the side oi
the companion-way.
The next movement was to put the
ship's bead off shore, and run fiom tlie
land, so that the natives might be iu
di ed to leave before they hud got too
great a distance from home.
For some time even this scheme did
uot work The savages seemed not to
caro how far tbe would have to sw:m
before they got back to the island.
They became more and more noisy
and venturesome, all of which I
understood perfectly well to be the
natural expression of sound lungs united
to good spirits and unreasoning im
pulse, but the captain ur.d officers <>(
the ship, as well as the old sailors,
were seriously alarmed, though I knew
nothing about it at the time.
Seeing one good-looking young
native, who, unlika the rest, wore a
slight garmeut about tbe loins, I in
vited him down tbe fore-bold, between
decks, where was u cask of bread open,
and 1 presented bin with a couple k>l
biscuit, of which he was extremely
I fond.
Although wo were gone but live
1 minute*, on returning to the deck I
(Uncovered that all the savages whom I
had left there were iu the wattr,
.swimming back to the island.
My tawny companion uttered an ex
| e.laination, and I then perceived that
I his voice was ucliice the other natives.
! 'le did not leave the ship, and the first
mate coining towards us, asked :
'Why don't this fellow go overboard?
1 Is he afraid that he can't swim to
shore ?'
The young subject of his question
thereupon burst into tears.
'lt's a woman ! It's a girl !' cried
the mate ; here's a fix. She can't go
Ashore, and will be obliged to go to s» a
with us.'
Feeling as though I was to blame
for having detained the 'young lady.'
I asked if we couldn't run in and set
her ashore.
'No,' said the mate, in a decided
tone; 'there's every appearance of a
change of wind; if we were driven
ashore among these naked devils, we'd
And no more mercy than a cat in hell
without claws.'
In the meantime the girl was in dis
tress. Thus expariated, torn from all
her relatives, and, perhaps, from her
lover, the sailors sypatbized with her
Very sincerely. They invited her into
the steerage and offered her food. 13ut
it remained untouched; she had no
appetite, and, iu fact, it was two days
before she tasted a morsel.
She sat in one spot from day to duy
with her eyes cast down, while.occasion
ally, a large tear swelled under the
lids and rolled down her bosom.
But coutinued gocd treatment and
the lapse of time at length bad a little
effect upon her. She began to nibble
at the basin of food with which she
bad been regularly supplied when we
sat down to our meals; and at the end
of a week, she went on deck and looked
off at the ocean.
She started with surprise and con
sternation when she discovered that
not a vestage of land was in sight,
nothing but one vast waste of water,
ceaselessly tumbling and roaring, and
for several weeks she was inconsolable.
Every morning she was on deck at the
earliest glimmer of dawn, watching
for the upheaving of Ijer native i>le
from the breast ot the ocean.
When we neared Cape Horu, and the
weather became cold, the looktd wilt
fully about ber, not kuowing what it
meaut ; but after we bad doubled the
cape, and steering uortb, the weather
became genial again, she evidently
supposed we were returning tu the br.d
of her birth. !I*r spirits rose accord
ingly, and »be began to learn our
lauguage, speaking it with a n.i!odi
ous accent.
The first mate <»f tbe ship sometime*
lingered on the forecastle, or n< ar the
windless, to listen to her broken Eng
lish, at first Iroui curiosity ; but after
awhile bis attention seemed rivited to
her discourse, and his countenance ex
pressed kindly feelings towards tlu
speaker.
Finally, it was observed that the
officer talked to her apart from the
crew; his low tones and the empress©
rncut of his manner told the who.e
story; be was wooing this daughter of
the ocean isle; be was endeavoring to
pursaade her to cast in her lot with his
for life.
She gave him no answer in words,
bat looked away from him far out over
th«Caea, with a sad and thoughtful ex-
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON TERRITORY, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, IS7S.
pression, and, on one or two occasion,
a tfar gathered in her ey* by slow <1
?rcei«, a"d fell splashing cn her
bo««)rii.
The niato thought she was bomcsiclc.
and tried various means to divert the
lone tnaid, bnt all seemed to be in vr.;p.
She was grateful for his kindness and
for the presents which he made her ;
bnt whenever he addressed her in the
langaage of love, she returned bat the
one uniform answer, with «addene
countenance she looked away from her
interlocutor, far out upon the «ea; as if
thinking of her home and of tho«e
whom she had left behind her.
At length we jjot into the 'ow lati
tudes. The weather was hot, and we
had several calm days.
One afternoon when tho ship was
lolling about on the smooth billows,and
the sails were idly slatting against t!» •
masts, our maiden proposed to have a
swim, au oxercue to which kite h*i
doubtlem been aca*toaie<i from child
hood. No objection wus made, and
she plunged into tho ?ei. Sha had
scarc ely done so when a large shark
wis swimming towards her, his
sharp fin cutting the wat r nnd mark
inn thecoursa which he took.
Now was the time for the mate to
exhibit his chivalry. Arming him
self with t lance, ho leaped overboard,
swam a few strokes, which brought him
near the shark, and he then commerc
ed awkwardly poking at him with the
lance.
When whalemen are engaged in cut
ting in whales, sharks ar« very plenty;
they come and bite off large pieces of
blubber, and the officer# drive them off
by cutting through the backs of their
necks with sharp spades. The hoat
sti erer who goes overboard to hook the
blubber is surrounded by sharks, so
that often they interfear with his work.
I have seen him push them aside witii
his bands. I never knew a boatsteerer
to be bitten by a shark. They prefer
tin* whales blubber to human Hesb.
Hut the shark now pyir>uing th>:
islahd maid was one of the largest
kind, known as the bone shark, or man
eaters.
He paid little attention to the mate,
seeming to say, with young Hamlet,
•Here's meat more attractive,' as he
moved steadily on towards the young
girl.
She besought the mate to give her
the lance, as, winding and turuirg in
small circles, she endeavored to avoid
the enemy, who became more and more
exasperated by her ballling artifices.
the mate, forgcttiug the girl,
accustomed to swiui far out to sea,
must know better how to deal with
sharks than he did, continued, stupidly,
to make impotent thrusts at; the en
emy, until the shark, suddenly plunged
was lost to view.
It was then that tho maiden exhibit
ed trepidation, and struck out in a
straight line for the ship, swimming
with desperate energy. She had not.
got far, however, l>efore her head was
seen to sink beneath the waters, and
the spot where sho went down wt»s
crimsoned with blood. The shark had
triumphed; but there can be no doubt
that if the mate had given her the lance
she would have used it successfully,
and the result would have been differ
ent. Ropes were thrown to tho mate,
who camo on b mrd deathly pale and
trembling in every joint. Hut no oue
pitied him. Tho sailors grioved long
for the loss of their pet, and many
were the curses heaped upon tho head
of tho lover for not yielding up the
lance when she so earnestly requested
him to do so.
That was the last of our Indian maid.
Thus, far from home and among strang
ers, perished the favorite of our ship's
cotupauy.
But long afterwards sailors re
turning form tho Pacific Ocean told
strange stories of having touched at
Easter Island, where, among others
who swam off to them, was a tall,
young savage, whoso eyes scanned not
« nly every one on board, but every
hole and cranny of tho vessel, as if
searching for something that he had
lost. At length he was missed from
among the visitors, and the crew of the
ship he last boarded mentioned that he
bad become 'more like a dead man
than a live one—all worn to a skele
ton !'
As the sailor* could talk to the
natives only by signs, they could get
no information about the missing young
Indian; but there can be little doubt
that lie was the lover of our lost maiden
-he of whom she thought when, turning
away Irorn the protestations of our
mate, she looked sadly and thought
fully over the tumbling seas, and drop
ped o tear in memory of him whom
she was destined never to see more.
_ . . _i -2L.— —f i
WHIDBY ISLAND FARM
Xear Oak Harbor,
FOR SALE. i
il'A ACHES, MOSTLY BEAVKR ,BWAMP j
I'M/ Do*<lr>ln«<, »nJ
Fifty Acres under (iood Culti
vation.
WdA .i <,' I Dwelling U»i*eanJ Wei! of
tjrfttle .t at the door, «i good
0
Sta } >\ and a l t*yi l)<trn, and a
thrift>j OriK>ird at Choice
Fruit Tree*, all tearing.
Title Perfect
A spau iii Goo I Ilorsf, a Wagon,
untl Farming Implement can be bad
oti the place.
Anybody ilMiniu of tMisg the tluve «!eeorJ*j®d
aau t'nn call on
Frank DeLorme, j
On (he 1 Premier*, or Major O. O. Hi'lir, at
•Vnpertle. W. T, jelS-dwrtf
HOTELS, &c. t
AMERICAN
HOUSE
GEO. WELSH, Proprietor.
SEATTLE, - - W. T.
1! arj per iiay *1 'X); per week, >•", 00, fC t>' and
$7 iXi, according to ro«io.
*
MKALM tS CENTO. BIDS V CENTO.
No Chinese Help Employed.
r r J jj-22-dtf
ORIENTAL HOTEL
TEMPERANCE HOUSE,
SECOND STREET, - SEATTLE, W. T.
This ilotel IH newly built, hard-liuiehed, and
elegautly furnish.-d reuma in suita or single.
Board and Lodging per week from $4 to
$6, according to Eoom.
Thin house la conducted on firat-clasa princi
ple, and every attention will be paid to patrona.
Baggage convey id to and from the House free
of charge.
N. LOUIS, Proprietor,
so CHINAMEN EMPLOYED.
OCCIDENTAL
StO'r JTC JD
SEATTLE, W. T.,
BOARD AND LODGING AT
MODERATE RATES.
This is the Largest Hotel
North of San Francisco,
And iu
FIRST-CLASS
In all Respects.
FREE COACH TO AND FROM THE HOUSE.
JOHN COLLINS & CO.,
jel PROPRIETORS.
NEW ENGLAND
J3HBT as> reo JK WA
Corner Commercial & Main Steu,
Seattle, W. T.
THE NEW ENGLAND KMS
and KB accommodations for fanilliea are nnior
PSKSCIi.
This House is NEWLY BUILT, ll HARD FIN
IBHED throughout, has large and well furoiahed
Rooti.s, aud ft rut class fouan' oc the
European Pi an,
can he had at moderate prices.
IT IN THE
Best Hotel in the City.
L. C. HARMON,
ml-tf. Proprietor.
EUREKA LODGING HOUSE.
Mill Street, opposite the OocideataL
Open All Nignt.
Beds 25 to 50 cents
Special llates by the week.
Andrew Pflaum.
jc4-dtf
PUGETSOUNDSTONEYARD
M. J.OAH K WHB.
It the llrod of Ytilcr'i Wharf, SEATTLE.
EreiT variety of Oemeteiy Work executed to
Marble and *ll other Stone, with neatneea and
dl«patch.
Also.* I .' kiud»of Maaoca'£aUdla£ Material k«pt
i for the market.
11.1 agent for the aaln of th« San J tan U aw.
All oiden promptly filled. and Mtiafactten |W>
anteed
i MR\IBII£D ROOMS
With or Without Board.
Apply*
MBS. OELLEBfIOI'B
Corner of o«e«nd and tfaimn itneti.
MISCELLANEOUS.
L P. SMITH 4 SON,
WATCH MAKERS,
JEWELLERS
—AND—
ENGRAVERS
DEALERS IX
American and Swiss Watches
FIXE JEWELRY,
SILVERWARE AND CLOCKS.
OOOItt SENT TO AM PAST OK THE SOUND 0. O. D.
•7* Watch and Clock Repairing done as usual,
at moderate pncea, and in a satisfactory manner,
at the old stand. Front Street, Seattle. W. T.
apG-dtf
H. TTHLFELDER,
DEALER IN
Fancy Good*.
Crockery. Glassware.
Toitnero, Clears, Pipes,
Groceries, Etc.. Etc.,
rner of Mill and 00-nraarcliil streets. oct23
JA COB LEVY
JjJ ( JSli J'VllW FOR y
W; Second-hand Clothing, H
0 | BLANKETS, ! jX
jj j WATCHE3 AND JEWELRY. J V
W Commercial St,, bet. Washingt .n and v
j Main, Seattle. W. T. j«
S. BAXTER & CO.
Importers and
COMMISSION
MERCHANTS.
SOLE AOBNTS for Weatarn Waahlngtoc for tha
California Farmers' Mutual
Fire Insurance Association,
OFFER FOR SALE TO TUE TRADE ONLY
Tennant's Ale, pinta and quarta.
Baas' Ale. pinta and quarta.
Oolneaa' Porter, pinta and quarta.
Hannewey Brandy, in octavsa, and 1, 2 and 3
■tar In case.
Martell Brandy, in octaves, and 1,3 and 3 atar
in case.
Otard Dupuy Brandy la octarea and case.
California Qrapc Brandy in octave*.
Scotch Whisky, in caae and bulk.
Irish Whisky, in cue and bulk.
Champagne—Chas. Farre, In pints and quarta ;
Landaberger's California, Imperial, and Private
Caves, in pinta and quarta.
Sherry—Finest Old Golden, Old Oarvey and
California, in case and bulk.
Port—lmported and California, In case anil
bulk.
Bourbon Whlsklea—Hotalinc** genuine J. H.
Cotter, in caae and bulk; White House, Univer
sal, Miller, etc., at«.
Tobaco— Plug, Granulated and Long Cut.
Cigars -The Largest Stock and Rest Assortment
on Pnget SounC.
W We are the only honaa In Waahington Ter
ritory shipping Furs direct to London, England
and are paying the highest Cash Prices, jeidaw
% SEATTLE
SOAP FACTORY
Commercial Street, Seattle
ENOCH & HECKSON, Prop's.
iMnfidiirwi of a Superior Article of
Washing and Toilet
SOAP
Itelow San Francisco Prices.
Merchant! and other* will fled it to their ad-
Tan tag* to patronize home induatry.
JyMtT
CARD & LAIR,
Sasb, l)«or. MoHldii* and
Scroll Manufacturers.
MTT.T. 3TB nur.
Aiau, FKKD GROL'MD TO OROEB, and hep
on hand for aale. .
L. 8. CARD,
P. J. LAIR.
BMtttO.IBMUI.IKTB. JMMtf
MISCELLANEOUS.
F. W. WTJSTHOFF,
DE4.LER IN GENERAL
HARDWARE AND CUTLERY
-11 li&'&jSSl 11 •
i s i \ §i r
!§i s |
SHOE FINDINGS,
Guns, Rifles, Pistols, Ammunition, Fishng Tackle, &c.
Front Street, Seattle, W. T. P. 0. Box 239.
W. A. JENNINGS
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS
HARDWARE,
Crockery and Glassware,
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
WINES and LIQUORS,
Vobncwo* <Cc.
COMMERCIAL STREET, SEATTLE W. T
HALL Sf PAULSON,
Manufacturers of and Dealer* la
J
Our facilities are such as to defy competition.
O/VB US A CALL AND SATISFY YOURSELF AS TO PRICE*
Oemworwl Mm>, Seattle. W.T.
J. R. BEAN,
Forwarding and Commission
MERCHANT,
Will receive and sell all kinds of Produce, and do a General Commission
Business
PROMPT RETURNS MADE. CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED
FRONT STREET, SEATTLE.
mjai-dtf
aiiORE & W LUMBER,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
FURNITURE!
Tba most coup! a stock of WBBOBB,
DINING BOOM, JFLHHT PICTUKK MOULDING
rußirrroKs CHILDREN'S
ID Wiahlngton Territory. CAB&IAOE0,
Alto, Fuci VV?kept 1b • Flnt OI«m Tar.
««•, Parlor Bracketa. !D|>if OITEW MOM, WHUH W
Wall th,> D *'»
Commercial Street. South of New England Hotel.
CITY DRUG STORE,
Harris & Attridge,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer* in
DRUGS, CHEMICALS 4 PATENT HUB
19wi|t Wtore.
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
fy Order* by Mail or Bxprw pTOßf.ljr attended to. jel-d£wtf
NO. SO.