Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-11-26
"He Is dead !" she nasped,

the missiles tflcy were Slil Ql>cnafSlug dt Hci,
the poor girlplaced her hand upon the heart
Of the missionary.
1t had indeed ceased to beat.
Aud may as well die, to! - was the cry
of anguish that wclIed to Eiies lips, as she
capSized the nearly flied boat, and let her l:-
TIERS body sink n the sea, to keep it from fall
Ing into the hands of the canuibaIs. 'Of what
further use is my life, even il could make ny
escape from these mu;dcrouS enemies? 1t
matters little what becomes OF me now, SAID
| Ellie TO herself az she swan shoreward.-
They can do what they will
The next instant she was seized By the halr
of her head by the foremost Of her purSucrS
and dragged rudcly out of the wafer and thrust
iuto the bottom Of boat.
THE missionary? o. cried this savage. look
log eagerly around upon the surface Of the
water.
The girl pointed downward, with manner
sufficiently Indicative OF her belief that the
body Of her father was going down thousands
| Of feet to the nid>s of coral caves, beyond all
decay. beyond al life, there to await the resUr-
| rcctlUn.
| The savage uttered howl Of anger and re-
greet which atcstcd that the timely fears Of
| Elne for the retuains OF her father had not
been untoundcd.
Never mini-you will do as well, gruutcd
the savage, significantly.
These were the last words the unfortunate
wretch ever uttered, a blow at that instant
! from the club Of native, who had arrived in
Il second boat having Knocked him overheard
and left him sensclcss, to mect certain death
by drowning.
You are my prize, lovely flower Of 4 hated
race :. muItcrcd the newcomer, as he trans
tcrrcd the girl to his own boat, leaving that OF
his murdered rival to DRIFT away upon the wa
ter. You know me, do you not? | am Ton
gararO ~
Ellie rccogniz ID her captor now, and she was
NOT diSpleased with the substitution of TopGa-
roro Tor the rn!iian who had first seized her.
For this Tongaroro was one OF the Ieadlug
chiefs Of the islands, as is implied by his name,
and one Of the most intelligent, having been
iiligcut for many years to learn all he could of
Mr.. Fortcscuc. lie even spoke E1glsh quite
huen,!y.
Il warned that dog against getting in my
way" he muttcrcd, and let them all beware
how they modest me
"Oh. you will not let them eat me - cried
Ellie, shud!eging her tender and delicate ma
turc shrinking more from that Proclamation than
from death itself
No, they shall not eat you. said the saw
aye, Stuuty; at least, not without my pcrlnls-
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