Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-05-24


A BLooDLEss VIcroEr.-Many Of th'
boys who read this book are, Idare say
fond Of hearing Of battles and contests
and, we hear much now; alasl q grea
deal too much about fighting and hard
earned victories. / have story of he
roism to tell you which has not beer
surpassed by any of our brave mel
at Seyastopol-a history of more glo
rious contest, and a more unequal com.
bat, than our English soldiers hsse il
fighting against the Russians. A young
Missionary in Feejee, trusting in the
living God and in the righteousness oi
his cause, setat defiance and conquered
fifty savsges. Without sword, or mus
ket, or bayonet, his only human help,
one man and a few trembling women.
he kept the furious 6ends at bay and at
last prevailed against them. But he
shall tell bis own story. He say
On the goth of April, 1853, l heard
that Kambo, the Chief of a town half a
mile off, after night passed in great
pain and suffering, was near death.--I
went to see if l could not do anything
for him; but it was too late, the king oi
terrors was about to claim the hardened
old cannibal. / returned home, and Sc
lected very large whales tooth, about
two pounds in weight, in order to en-
deavor to prevent the stangling which
would take place on the death Of Kam-
bo. Having. in accordance with Fee
jeean custom, presented the tooth 10 the
dying Chieftan, l entreated them not to
strangle the old woman, who was all
painted and dressed up for the occasion,
and ready to die. After long discus
sion, they gave constrained consent to
my request, and then accepted the tooth.
/ returned to the Chiefs house, and pa
tiently waited the issue. In about an
hours time. it was reported that a noun
taineer Chief had arrived and that he
would insist upon the strangling being
reformed. Unwillingly left the wo-
man, placing her in the charge of Ma
tive Teacher. whilst l went to make all
right with the wild man of the woods.
In the midst of our conversation, a
shout was heard, "She's being stran-
gledl" Immediately 1 rushed into a
house adjoining that in which the Chief
was dying. as it was evident the deed of
darkness was being perpetrated in that
direction. Judge of my CONSERVATION,
at finding that the natives were strang-
ling the woman whose life had been
promised mel l was beside myself
with excitement, and. knocking over
some of the murderers, l helped the
Teacher to move the native cloth from
the neck of the poor creature. We then
endeavored to get her outside the house,
in order to restore her respiration; but
the fiends held her feet, and nearly sep
arated her body into two parts. We
held her head and shoulders,-the mur-
derers clutched her lower extremities.-
We gave way. and they essayed to put
her neck out of joint. They pulled me
away; but l broke from them. and pro-
tected the victim of their cruelty. She
came to herself, and 1 asked if she
wished to be strangled. She replied,
No! but the wretches still insisted on it.
Then the natives began to struggle with
me again; but we got the apparently
lifeless corpse into corner and guarded
1.-THE Native Teacher, three Feeieean
women, and myself, seconded by Him
who is always with his people, even un-
to the ends of the earth, against fifty
men and women. supported by the evil
one. OF the scene no adequate concep-
ton can be formed. Again and again
did the opponents attempt to carry their
point; and again and again did l keep
them at bay by myself, my companions
being afraid to do much. At length the
enemy received encouragement from the
proceedigs of white man, who, by his
conduct, seemed to be Satan personifed.
An Englishman rushed in, and exclaim-
ed in native, "You and the Teacher
leave her alonel Letthese people please
Friends, proceed with the
stranglingl" The natives came on
again with fresh determination; but were
once more foiled. At length they found
that they could not accomplish their he'll
ish purpose without recourse to arms
They went and brought their clubs.
brandishing them over my head; yet,
with all their bravery, there was not a
man but quailed before me, because he
knew he was doing wrong. 1 then
pleaded my cause again, during which
interval a message came from the noun
tain Chief, that they were to leave me
alone, and to spare the woman. | at
once sent for another large tooth, which
/ presented, and the woman was saved.
We cupped her in the neck; she recov-
cred, and is now living. One Of the wo-
men so anxious that she should be stran-
gled, was her own daughter, woman
about twenty-five years of age. SOU
Mern World, By The Rev. Ro6't. Young
PoTAroEs SEEKING A MGRKET.-The