, 1873-11-27
THE GOLDEN IDOL
on
Tho Enchanted Trcc.

tho Island Of Tonga-tnboo, two porsonH sat httl-
don iii q dim recess Of pniiaua.
5teyt to,s ware tatsr a'd daughter. ...u,n,,,,
Tho lnttor waa 4 ol,arning glrl Of II years,
acarofiy soro remarkable forher ove|iiieAa tlali
tor hcr sterling gool nonso and worldly Will
don! far 4, 10 "dya,'eo Of ller years. :, .,. ~.
As to tho wlle aud motller Of this couple. atlo
bal long boon shaping nor laet aloc,, III ono Of
tilo loucly npohn or thlH far Paottlc iBlanu.
len yoars Ind passod since h[r. Forloac1o Ind
como m to to ehorca of this lovely larnor. with
t1o intention o. passing lug dnya N tug lnDor or
converting to Christianity thcir pagan idoators;
but lno good missionary had, n nomo dlsI'loas-
nro Of tao rnlor Of tho sla'id, a,d was now boing
hunted Tor hn life:
@1n ap SO eifo, sno e'r as ane
Mo ouSnt not TO havo run 30 lust, robpoha-
Gu A!t. Iortoscue. but nm sato eno Ha'"8ea
"eIo near l1n"
" nunl hero they arc !" broathod tho girl.
otar tass ~ ioo.slol,s was h9aIa anu ion;Hns ';
!ator !1 hoVofal sav@Soa camo hying past, renolhg
tao ir ii Wltl1 y tliotr cries. ,..r
1Hoy tnlhk We hnVe gono III thht arcotlont
P mltsPplou tno missionary, I'm, u 1ney 9'ly
"noT u!I1i nw ncar We aso hsl 70 1ne a1s!aenons'
thar" aaI" ai"y nns , eoon oo oaoN VII" "'s' '"-
'norf !, nakou Mra. E9rt9souo. 3, ,.
onfo aay tiloy Watl, Elalo' hh' noro oo'nea
"nS'or oron oenu o. nen rsvorssa to senv
oeasn Immediately III trout OF tho hlo'hg-l1aco
u .1e couple: ,.o. D.. =,
ri, 1ao" Is tefflolo they aro' ho" 'oas TO oil
pit5 H., :. -, .n,, u,
-, A,"s ~ r. ius tno poor rcsmlts ol y" iaJ totis
nracrs % mn. ea tor va,I ~" no ''you wifi lo
maaSlho tn aaerlil;os We naso lnaao on tholf &C.
fro'n t us = are r forgotten; They aro determined to
hlit us = thoy can @ i.na us. ,u,,,- ..,<
arising TO to hep epns feot .'''1' s'A's'u '''n' nAA
n,sin ~ ,e toon 1akaor! ~, sho Greg. ,a
t n Mn T., ~ t snu oouu sy unt WIFI, n,o oaea f,'
t;"a ~. - @ .no o'Ace'toa HUH "l4'A 'no 1u6'
'''e1 III nau Son". ,,a'..o, nv rau.oa,u, o1or
,,,o ara1 ~ .i.a,,;, 1Ai' @oi'o'Su' Aao5
LAY t.!,I n.cH 9a ~ a"u.lau6; H., .,.,,
~ I,arI 10 so -! nn' "" Ie .u n,ai
I'm o"o1,to I,.r W,nt "s e'ao i,a s
a." S;ara, ,oa;,, o,.os ,,n .;9,nn,,,, .t,,,
aho sta1ied again, even more violently than
ntetoto,-iala tltno ~ tho barAsng ol d doS Will
Ill .!s1> tem Icy. ,.. o. ;I hGr. y A.,
ne cnf WI! corsa'ny notEay us ct'ea 1ho
t''isai1ittS a. stuln5anB ~ nta iueI:
tov s "ra :on; US nIteay f''utheo 'll'o'
r. H. ioyt '.u ,,en,a,,. s r..,,on,o ,1r ,r
,o.n,a t"H ,,,J 'I'. aa;nad ~ ~ M l
aaa ,n a. IT., "a o'a amosd no 1i W
inso f non Mas pfamaaes anu ne thsna9u noafeh ,,t
toi ~ soi1see snIs weapon noW ttmasreu ;nIi,
~ :, p,o4us nolN " Ilea'o tuo Jug III '"a'n "'1n
single desperate blow.
a.:u "o neIor nos p1uhso into 'no INTERIOR
1a:Iet1 ~ tt;,,,t asMto at Iio. = u,
.AlnM n ho1. II u thero tnat they are !ooAlh6
WI W. I7 t,a aaey g nso noass up osoey pus, anu-
aesi acs Ivy nso ety csey GpnE ne1Err m g ns Il
eus "1c 1,a o1or aa 10
~ uao pu.sGn snfo" .I uataotYas .nt9
sa poatt "''a 'luot o"tsc'aea 4o 'no "''1o7 aao
"Isqe. - ,ror,a hasa ao,o - a,r,;,, hut I'm H.
"ouio nafo ~ uo',e 6o' o"'u''6' p"s luz 'ao
!, ~ ~, ~ w., NY ..':.,s non.
,;oxa ~ MA o.. 14 NJ
i1uf u"ea, iinss ~ ~
as, "no 'ne 7"Sasea a'o io'ei4n6 ia 1n'a
o'i9c.loI. Issaa'i., <uo, .,,n,. .u. .a;.,. H..
fathor and daughter rnu along tho bcacli aud
gained temporary Bholter behind small ledge
Of rocks which justcd out into tile aoa In tho
folm Of a small promontory.
" II wo only had d boat nowt" sighed tho
father, possibly wo could got OF In it,
Ere Ellie could ropiy, solitary savage oan,o
bounding from tho buahcs, bYaudishing his war
club.
a sa rsa1e sdi oy e ne f s
tile periL,-t!le utter futity OF oil his offorts at
escape, but lo met tho foremost savage with
tho strength Of desperation, cleaving him III
twain noarly Us c!ovorly M ho had dspatchod tho
dog Which lad discovered tho whea cabouts Of
Tho couple; but thon came Tho sharp, loud
report Of musket.,, the good missionary
10y weltoring in his blood, With = bullet through
his yltals. ....
mn mt, ho cried. ~ cannot go on"
MOT even to tho boat. fasher :"
Alas, it is too latc!" faltored the dying
missionary, as everything 1eeled around him.
ITO Theo, ., God, conmond lcr!"
These wero tue last words OF the devoted mis-
eionary. As he uttered thcn, he tulnblod into
tho boat he had succeeded with lis last despor.
atc efforts in rcaching. aEd in that samo inhtant
| his suuRos lott him forever.
"On, demons !" cried Ellie, still welding hor
| sword with the strength OF despair.
! by tho last desperate olfors If hor exhausted
powers, tho blage girl succeeded in pushing of
tho boat and in breaking clear Of tho puisucrA
with it.
,,,.o7-,, o,,,r,o
flhspiall AnTASuk. .t
az tuo sa,ho noui Nneh lns Hreceutng events
wore occurring, - !arge top-sai1 seuoonor ~ waa
sta.ue a. aua on ino Gas'esn rasIaaso o. Ion,
sa-sauoo M !insoor' "aasllb ~ on'ce 'ne pofs "nu
coHo 10 ancnoI. t, D. -, AT, .o,,a ,,,;..
Upoh1 t tho h!s1n n..p ~ sn.s scuooHoa, eamG
ssa'ass sno uIl"aiLs, stooo 111osn-iooH't,H
saa sGsS-assea Soasn 3u:,,, ~ t1s. 10 os ~ ~
yoats Wno Wy !u;ohlng aroa,maIy tntoagh tna
night 4 n tae airecnon @ o. tno alatant lana. And
near th'a youth a.Gpa tne sklppos o. tng senooh-