which led Lady Dalrymple to conclude that he had seen Minnie somewhere, and had fallen in love with her.

This was the pleasing strain of conversation into which the ladies were led off by Lady Dalrymple. When I say the ladies, I mean Lady Dalrymple and Minnie. Mrs. Willoughby said nothing, except once or twice when she endeavored to give a turn to the conversation, in which she was signally unsuccessful. Lady Dalrymple and Minnie engaged in an animated argument over the interesting subject of Hawbury's intentions, Minnie taking her stand on the ground of his indifference, the other maintaining the position that he was in love. Minnie declared that she had never seen him. Lady Dalrymple asserted her belief that he had seen her. The latter also asserted that Hawbury would no

On the following day Hawbury called, and was introduced to Minnie. He chatted with her in his usual style, and Lady Dalrymple was more than ever confirmed in her first belief. He suggested a ride, and the suggestion was taken up.

doubt be a constant visitor, and gave Minnie | her mentioned. In general he himself kept the very sound advice as to the best mode of treat- conversation in motion; and as he never asked ing him. questions, they, of course, had no opportunity to answer. On the other hand, there was no occasion to volunteer any remarks about the number or the character of their party. When he talked it was usually with Lady Dalrymple and Minnie; and with these the conversation turned always upon glittering generalities, and the airy nothings of pleasant gossip. All this, then, will very easily account for the fact that Hawbury, though visiting there constantly, never once saw Ethel, never heard her name mentioned, and had not the faintest idea that she was so near. She, on the other hand, feeling now sure that he was utterly false and completely forgetful, proudly and calmly held aloof, and kept out of his way with the most jealous care, until at last she staid indoors altogether, for fear, if she went out, that she might meet him somewhere. For such a meeting she did not feel sufficiently strong.

If any thing had been needed to complete Ethel's despair it was this second visit and the project of a ride. Mrs. Willoughby was introduced to him; but he took little notice of her, treating her with a kind of reserve that was a little unusual with him. The reason of this was his strong sympathy with his friend, and his detestation of Mrs. Willoughby's former history. Mrs. Willoughby, however, had to ride with them when they went out, and thus she was thrown a little more into Hawbury's way. Ethel never made her appearance. The headaches which she avouched were not pretended. They were real, and accompanied with heartaches that were far more painful. lawbury never saw her, nor did he ever hear

Often she thought of quitting Naples and returning to England. Yet, after all, she found a strange comfort in being there. She was near

him. She heard his voice every day, and saw his face. That was something. And it was better than absence.

all over the world since then, and has had a hundred adventures. I have been living quietly, cherishing the remembrance of that one thing."

"Ethel, is it not worth trying? Go down and try him."

"I can not bear it. I can not look at him. I lose all self-command when he is near. I should make a fool of myself. He would look at me with a smile of pity. Could I endure that? No, Kitty; my weakness must never be known to him."

"Oh, Ethel, how I wish you could try it!"
"Kitty, just think how utterly I am forgot-
Mark this now. He knows I was at your
He must remember your name.

Minnie used always to come to her and pour forth long accounts of Lord Hawbury-how he looked, what he said, what he did, and what he proposed to do. Certainly there was not the faintest approach to love-making, or even sentiment, in Hawbury's attitude toward Minnie. His words were of the world of small-talk-a world where sentiment and love-making have but little place. Still there was the evident fact of his attentions, which were too frequent to be overlooked. Hawbury rapidly became the most prominent ten. subject of Minnie's conversation. She used to house. He prattle away for hours about him. She alluded wrote to me there, and I answered him from admiringly to his long whiskers. She thought there. He sees you now, and your name must them "lovely." She said that he was "awfully be associated with mine in his memory of me, nice." She told Mrs. Willoughby that "he was nicer than any of them; and then, Kitty darling," she added, "it's so awfully good of him not to be coming and saving my life, and carrying me on his back down a mountain, like an ogre, and then pretending that he's my father, you know.

"For you know, Kitty pet, I've always longed so awfully to see some really nice person, you know, who wouldn't go and save my life and bother me. Now he doesn't seem a bit like proposing. I do hope he won't. Don't you, Kitty dearest? It's so much nicer not to propose. It's so horrid when they go and propose. And then, you know, I've had so much of that sort of thing. So, Kitty, I think he's really the nicest person that I ever saw, and I really think I'm beginning to like him."

Far different from these were the conversations which Mrs. Willoughby had with Ethel. She was perfectly familiar with Ethel's story. It had been confided to her long ago. She alone knew why it was that Ethel had walked untouched through crowds of admirers. The terrible story of her rescue was memorable to her for other reasons; and the one who had taken the prominent part in that rescue could not be without interest for her.

"There is no use, Kitty-no use in talking about it any more," said Ethel one day, after Mrs. Willoughby had been urging her to show herself. "I can not. I will not. He has forgotten me utterly."

if he has any. Tell me now, Kitty, has he ever mentioned me? has he ever asked you about me? has he ever made the remotest allusion to me?"

Ethel spoke rapidly and impetuously, and as she spoke she raised herself from the sofa where she was reclining, and turned her large, earnest eyes full upon her friend with anxious and eager watchfulness. Mrs. Willoughby looked back at her with a face full of sadness, and mournfully shook her head.

"You see," said Ethel, as she sank down again—“ you see how true my impression is."

"I must say," said Mrs. Willoughby, "that I thought of this before. I fully expected that he would make some inquiry after you. I was so confident in the noble character of the man, both from your story and the description of others, that I could not believe you were right. But you are right, my poor Ethel. I wish I could comfort you, but I can not. Indeed, my dear, not only has he not questioned me about you, but he evidently avoids me. It is not that he is engrossed with Minnie, for he is not so; but he certainly has some reason of his own for avoiding me. Whenever he speaks to me there is an evident effort on his part, and though perfectly courteous, his manner leaves a certain disagreeable impression. Yes, he certainly has some reason for avoiding me."

"The reason is plain enough," murmured Ethel. "He wishes to prevent you from speaking about a painful subject, or at least a distasteful one. He keeps you off at a distance by

"Perhaps he has no idea that you are here. an excess of formality. He will give you no He has never seen you."

"Has he not been in Naples as long as we have? He must have seen me in the streets. He saw Minnie.

"Do you think it likely that he would come to this house and slight you? If he had forgotten you he would not come here."

"Oh yes, he would. He comes to see Minnie. He knows I am here, of course. He doesn't care one atom whether I make my appearance or not. He doesn't even give me a thought. It's so long since that time that he has forgotten even my existence. He has been

opportunity whatever to introduce any mention of me. And now let me also ask you thisdoes he ever take any notice of any allusion that may be made to me?"

"I really don't remember hearing any allusion to you."

"Oh, that's scarcely possible! You and Minnie must sometimes have alluded to 'Ethel.'

"Well, now that you put it in that light, I do remember hearing Minnie allude to you on several occasions. Once she wondered why 'Ethel' did not ride. Again she remarked how 'Ethel' would enjoy a particular view."

THE PITCAIRN ISLANDERS.*

GEORGE H. NOBBS, PASTOR OF PITCAIRN.

FEW books have been pitcairn Island," writ-ant of the Bounty, was a young man of five-and

me; but, independent of this recommendation, he was a seaman, and had always borne a good character."

James Morrison, boatswain's mate, was about twenty-eight years of age, and in acquirements quite above his position. His journal, cited by Barrow, and given almost in full by Lady Belcher, forms the main evidence as to the nature of the mutiny, and of much that followed.

Peter Heywood, midshipman, was a lad of fourteen; of a wealthy family, friends of Bligh. He was taken from school to embark on this expedition, Bligh promising to look to the lad.

Alexander Smith, "able-bodied seaman,' whom we shall hereafter come to know by the name of John Adams, which he long afterward assumed, was the father of the colony on Pitcairn Island.

interval we take no note. They came to a point on the 27th of April, the ship being then not far from the island of Tofoa. Bligh missed some cocoa-nuts, which he said must have been stolen by the men, with the connivance of the officers. Christian said, "You don't believe me guilty of stealing your nuts?" "Yes," replied Bligh, "you hound, I do think so. You rascals, you are all thieves alike, and combine with the men to rob me. You will steal my yams next. I will flog you and make you jump overboard before we reach Endeavor Straits.'

All this was neither better nor worse than what had taken place daily for months. But it was the last straw which broke the camel's back. Christian said nothing, but went to his own cabin. Soon after Bligh sent, asking him to dine with him. Christian declined, pleading illness. He had already formed a plan to es

Besides these seven, the officers and men of the Bounty differed little, for better or worse, from any body of men picked up for a long voy-cape from the vessel upon a raft which he had age. A good commander might have made a fair crew of them. How they turned out under Bligh is to be shown.

We propose only to give the barest outlines of the voyage of the Bounty. Hardly had the vessel left England when the commander began to show his true character. Some cheese was missing from the ship's stores; Bligh ordered no more to be given out till the deficiency had been made good. Among the stores were a large quantity of pumpkins; as they neared the equator these began to spoil; Bligh ordered them to be served out instead of bread. The men demurred; the commander swore that they must take what he gave them, add- | ing, "I'll make you eat grass, or any thing you can catch, before I have done with you;" and, moreover, he would flog the first man who dared to make any complaint. Whenever any cask of provisions was broached the best pieces always went to the cabin table. One day a sheep died, and Bligh ordered the carcass to be served up for the men. It would, he said, make "a delicious meal." The men threw it overboard, and made their dinner of dried sharks' flesh.

And so on for page after page of Morrison's journal. Meanwhile the Bounty, after vainly trying, in April, 1788, to round the stormy Cape Horn, shot over to the Cape of Good Hope, whence she set sail for the Pacific islands, reaching Tahiti in October, ten months after leaving England. Disputes and quarrels enough had arisen among the officers, the upshot of which, as the boatswain's mate noted, was that "Mr. Bligh and his messmates, the master and surgeon, fell out and separated, each taking his part of the stock, and retiring to live in his own cabin, only speaking to each other when on duty.'

Arriving at Tahiti, the real work of the expedition began. It lasted for months; but early in April, 1789, more than a thousand plants had been collected and safely stowed away, and the Bounty set sail homeward. Of the wearisome quarrels which marked the long

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constructed with the knowledge of some of his shipmates. Mere accident changed his plans. The morning watch of April 28 belonged to him. Going on deck in the gray dawn he found the officers asleep, and himself in actual command. 'Why not take possession of the vessel ?" he thought. He stepped down into the steerage, spoke for a moment with seven of the crew who he knew were dissatisfied with Bligh. They agreed with him, and in a few minutes the plot was conceived and executed. The arms were seized by an artifice, and the eight held control of the vessel. When young Heywood, awakened by some noise, came upon deck, he found Bligh pinioned, and in his shirt-sleeves, guarded by some of the mutineers. Some one told him, "Mr. Christian has taken possession of the vessel, and is going to carry Lieutenant Bligh a prisoner to England."

What followed for the next few hours is almost a whirl; no one, not even clear-headed James Morrison, could fairly make it out. But the upshot was that Christian resolved to send Bligh and a part of the crew adrift in the ship's launch. Bligh entreated that Christian would relent: "I'll pawn my honor, Mr. Christian; I'll give my word never to think of this if you will desist. Consider my wife and family."

"No," rejoined Christian; "if you had any honor, things would not have come to this extremity; and if you had any regard for your wife and family, you should have thought of them before, and not have behaved so like a villain as you have done." The boatswain then tried to soften Christian. "It is too late," was the reply; "I have been in hell this fortnight, and am determined to bear it no longer. You know that during the whole voyage I have been treated like a dog."

The surgeon had died a few weeks before, and there were forty-four persons in all. Nineteen of these were forced into the launch, an open boat only twenty-three feet long, into which were placed the carpenter's tool-chest, one hundred and fifty pounds of bread, thirty

in all twenty-eight souls. Christian was the last to embark. He bade farewell to those left behind; and at noon of the 23d of September, 1789, the Bounty, heading northward, was faintly discerned in the distance. For twenty years all on board were lost to human view as completely as though they had been swallowed up in the ocean

two pounds of pork, six quarts of rum, six bottles of wine, twenty-eight gallons of water, and four empty barrels. No arms were allowed, and the only instruments of navigation were a sextant and a book of nautical tables. When all were on board, the gunwales were only a few inches above the water. The selection of those to be sent away and those to be kept is inexplicable. The number who took any actual part in the mutiny was not more than twelve. Of the twenty-five who remained at least four We now turn to Bligh and his eighteen comwere kept by absolute force. Some of the oth-panions who had been set adrift in the launch ers remained only because they believed that of the Bounty. The voyage which was perthe launch would be lost if she went to sea, and formed is the most notable of the kind on recif the men went upon any island they would be For its details we are indebted wholly to killed by the natives. Bligh's own journal.

The launch having been set adrift, the Bounty was cleared of all the plants and curiosities which had been collected, and under the command of Christian cruised for weeks among the islands to find a favorable place for a settlement. The little island of Toobonai, fertile, wooded almost to the water's edge, and surrounded by coral reefs, was chosen. The Bounty then sailed for Tahiti, where live stock and provisions were gathered, when she put back to Toobonai, where she arrived on the 23d of June. The site of a fort was marked out; but the natives attacked the settlers, and a number of conflicts ensued, in which Christian and another were severely wounded, and a number of the natives slain. Many of the men also-those especially who had taken no active part in the mutinywere not disposed to pass their days on this island. So it was decided by a majority of two to one that the Bounty should return to Tahiti, where the vessel was to be given to Christian and those who chose to remain with him; and that every thing else should be fairly divided among all hands. On the 22d of September,

a week less than five months after the seizure of the ship, the division was made. Sixteen men, among whom were Heywood and Morrison, remained at Tahiti. Nine chose to go with the Bounty.

Christian, for himself and his associates, argued thus: "If Bligh reaches England a ship of war will certainly be sent out in search of us. Those of you who had no share in the mutiny had better give yourselves up on the first opportunity; as for us who took part in the seizure of the vessel, we will find some uninhabited island where we will live the remainder of our days without seeing the face of any man except ourselves."

Every man of Christian's party had acquired a wife at Tahiti ; and they had also made friends with several natives, who were willing to share their fortunes. Among the books on board the Bounty was Cartaret's "Voyage to the South Seas," wherein mention was made of Pitcairn Island, a lonely rock seldom seen by mariners. Christian fixed upon this as his place of refuge. When his party were all gathered, there were himself and his eight comrades, six islanders, and twelve women, one of whom had an infant:

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II.-BLIGH'S BOAT VOYAGE.

Bligh's first action was naturally to land on Tofoa, in order to get fruits and water. The landing party climbed the cliffs and obtained about a score of cocoa-nuts, when they were attacked by the natives, and one man was stoned to death. It was then resolved to make no more landings, but to put straight away for the island of Timor, twelve hundred leagues distant. To make this voyage their food must be husbanded to the utmost. Bligh laid the matter before the men; told them that they must live on an ounce of bread and a quarter of a pint of water a day; and that they must promise not to break further into their scanty store. To this they agreed. That they should have made this promise is natural; but that starving men should have faithfully kept it is marvelous. The boat was so crowded that while one half of the crew were sitting the other half were obliged to lie down on the bottom, so closely that they were unable to stretch their limbs.

We will give snatches from Bligh's journal, commencing on the 3d of May, when the voyage had fairly begun :

"May 3. At 8 it blew a violent storm, and the sea ran very high, curling over the bow of the boat, which obliged us to bail with all our might. I served a teaspoonful of rum to each person with a quarter of a breadfruit, which was scarcely eatable, for dinner.May 4. Our limbs were so benumbed that we could scarcely find the use of them. I served a tea-spoonful of rum to each person, from which we all felt great benefit.

May 6. Passed numerous islands, at none of which I ventured to land. We hooked a fish, but were miserably disappointed by its being lost in trying to get it into the boat.-May 7. Being very wet and cold, I served a spoonful of rum and a morsel of bread for breakfast. We kept sailing among islands, from one of which two large canoes came out in chase of us; but we left them behind.-During the next week the wet weather continued, with heavy seas and squalls. As there was no prospect of getting our clothes dried, my plan was to make every one strip and wring them through the salt-water, by which means they received a warmth that, while wet with rain, they could not have had. The sight of islands, which we were always passing, served only to increase the misery of our situation. in view; yet to attempt procuring any relief was atWe were very little better than starving with plenty tended with so much danger, that prolonging life, even in the midst of misery, was thought preferable, while there remained hopes of being able to surmount our hardships.-May 17. At dawn of day I found every person complaining, and some of them solicited extra allowance, which I positively refused."