The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-02-26

Essm aSoms Boy. IN Atriea."

lss~ "Soms Boy. IN Afriea."
The two boys had the good fortune
% secure tho friendship aud protection
Of kalulu, . boy about Selim's age, the
adoptea sou and heir Of the Wstuts
I Kioe. Th.y sers assigned aaar.ess y
comfortable Is ths negro cabins Afford.
cd, and were treated by Kalula Is
honoied guests, and he entertained
than with various amusements,z,q .pv.>
OF these the hunting editions
wsrsthe most exciting. Aud, among
the best Of them, Was the hippopotamus
hunt. The three boys set out gally
one morning Tor the river Kieuba, \
Short ois.anoe from the village. They
we're accompanied BY two warriors OF
tho tribe, md also bytwo' negro men,
Simbs and, Motto, Who had formerly
been slaves to Selim's father, and who,
now that the father had been slain in
battle, resolved not u 'forsake the son,
bas 70 With ovsr and care tor him.
simba xss : gisnt in size and strength
aud Moto =. vs. lbs man ii 81 brains, - he
had yeiy cunning head on his shout.
dem. md could .lv.ys give good advice.
The party we're we'll armed. They
soon reached the river, and getting in.
to = oaDoe, padded svif.ly down the
stream to the feeding grounds Of the
hippsposami. They landed At noon
upon IN island, and had just flushed
their luneh'vhea they heard q low,
deep believing very near them. They,
were on their feet in al instant, and
ran noiselsssly 70 tho edge I Of the ISL
and, and counted the heads Of herd
OF hippopotami quietly enjoying the
cool, deep waters. :: =. Y 5',-,~
Give Of them !" DRIED Calula. "Now
for sporsv' *
They quickly divested Themselves OF
part Of thsie elothicg, anticipating the
possibility Of swim, and jumped into
the canoe, S'mba aud Motto taking the
paddles, and one of the wsrriors seizipg
the harpoou, to plunge it into the AMI.
NAL that should fret approach.
They had not long to wait, A
monst.ous head anu neck soon arose
out OF tho water, close to the bow of
the boat At tho same instant the
hsrpoon Vas shot into the neck. The
wounded animal immedi 'eely sank and
swan up tho river, dragging the boa'
after him with frigh.f'ul speed, for the
rope Of the harpoon was fastened to It.
But IN few m,outes tho speed slack.
eued, and the boat began to apat down
stream. "Pull back - cried the ,har.
pooner Simbs and Mots dashed the
paddles into the water, but it was ,,o
late up came the gigantic head of tb+
hippopota", us, right ander the canoe,
which ~as shot into the ar, while its
occupants tumbl.d heels over head lu,v
the water. : 80 D.. ""
They ali VAN 10 the shore in safety
except AbdalIah, Who ~as wounded BY
. crocudiie but rescued BY Kalula, S,u-
b. and Moto.
After lauding and taking care Of Ab-
dullab, the next proceeding was t.
hunt tor the canoe, which bad bee,
dragged off by the wounded b'ppopota:
mus. 1t was fund among the reeds OF
the island, With the body Of the dead
bippopotamus still fastened to it by
the harpooD line. Together they drag.
ged the huge creature into shallow va.
ter, and loaded the canoe with part Of
his flesh. which Is esteemed great del.
icacy. Then they lifted Abdullab
carefully into the boat, and returned to
the village, where the young Arab soon
recovered from his wound. st.
Nicholas. .... i