The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-12-08
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
THE CASNIDALs IN MISSOURI.
From Il Q st. Joseph Herald.l

From u b. Joseph Herald
| In our last issue we briefly announced
tn, arrival in st. Joseph Of several na-
tives of the Fejee Islands, regular man
eaters. The proprietor yesterday offered
the highest (Feejee) market price for a lot
der TO give the strangers q good square
meal, but could find no mothers having
spare children in good condition for the
spit; then, too the cold snap operated I'M
favorably upon our visitors Fearing
that, the Feejeeans would die either
from starvation or cold, the manager bum
died them up and took the first train for
the South, promising to visit St. Joseph
some time next summer. Tho distin-
guished visitors were four in number
First in importance was the Princess
Obavah, fat, lubberly female of about
twenty-five years, the granddaughter Of
the emperor of two hundred thousand
people. She is n christian and has lost
all fondness for human flesh. Then next
in Importance came Rablau, n dwarf over
thirty-hve years old, and only two feet
high, chief of the Rewa tribe. Their
Two companions were Ratcu Doco foco,
chief of the town of Iotaga, in the island
of Ovalau, and Raleau Mast Moa, chief ir
Bau, the main town in the Fejee Islands.
The two gentlemen last named, were Of
middle size, strong iimbed and strong
necked, with complexion between q cop
per color and a black, with dark, curly
bushy hair. Whilst at the depot they at
| tracted considerable attention. A reporter
Of the Herald CHANGED to be at the depot
at the time, and interviewed the princess
who has some smattering of the English
tongue, and willingly answered all ques-
| prn dad 60, h..r A
bitterly of the cold, and wondered how
any one could live here through the win
ter. She liked u climate where she could
so naked; despite her conversion to
christianity, her clothes didn't feel COM
Portable on her. She had helped to eat
| quite number Of her countrymen, and
had two or three fine chops out OF
| several murdered missionaries, but that
| was before she was converted to christ ian
ity, and she was now heartily ashamed OF
her conduct on those occasions. She was
surprised to see so many old and helpless
men and women in America in Feejee
when the natives become old and infirn.
| the young men summarily release them
| from their earthly troubles by means of
club or an AK. She thought the women
here were too lazy, and that the lash would
do them good. In her native land the
women do all the work, as it was fit and
proper they should. She was surprised
too to find that men here had but one
wife apiece and seemed satisfied. In Fee
jee big chief often had four or five hun.
bred wives, and even men Of the most or
binary rank had Ave or six women to do
his work. She then introduced the re-
porter to the dwarf who had eaten nine.
teen ministers, all good and pious men, and
had picked his teeth with the bones Of their
innocent otfsprings. He still maintains n
remarkable fondness for small children,
but she hopes he will soon become civil.
lied and christianized. Tho two other
chiefs, she said, were horrible cannibals,
with Unsuitable appetites for human flesh.
They did not have any great fondness for
white men, although they had, several
years ago, helped to eat some twenty ship
wrecked sailors. But their fondness for
colored men seemed undated, and u care
full guard was kept upon them whenever
lady or gentleman Of color CHANGED in
their presence. At this interesting stage
Of the conversation the train came rushing
into the depot, and the Feejeeans hastily
gsbbed up their traps and hurried into
the cars.