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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1907
Page
7
A former mate recounts a South American trade voyage ruled by avarice and a night with a burning vessel off a calm sea. He recalls debating saving lives versus profit, urging prompt action as the weather worsens and the ship nears danger.
I launch in a small longboat to rescue a young Senorita from a burning Spanish ship, save her life, and drift toward a coming hurricane as the brig fades from sight. The ship carries passengers, her father Senor Jose Gonzales a Santos planter, and a dense tempest sets in with a fierce hurricane bearing down.
A shipwreck ordeal ends with survival and marriage as a Brazilian voyage yields rescue by a warship. The narrator recounts ten hours at sea, scarce rations, a dying companion, and eventual rescue. Senor Jose Gonzales welcomes the survivors. the heiress becomes wife and inherits estates after her father’s death. The brig and Captain Thompson vanish after the storm.
The Washington Star quotes a ready made philosopher noting wealth comes with burdens. Mr. Comrox replies by recalling times he feigned pleasure in chicken salad and ice cream while craving corned beef and cabbage.
In a Philadelphia Press dialogue, Trotter recalls telling Holmes last year that a Europe trip would help him. Holmes confirms the traveler is still abroad, and Trotter clarifies he meant the journey had already begun not that he was currently in Europe.
A Grand Magazine anecdote recalls a honeymooning Irish couple on a train. The groom and bride exchange blarney filled banter with phrases like I will my fool Ochone my fool and To be sure my jool before the bride hushes him to whisper about thieves.
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