Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-29

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WILLIAM RAINEs.
Il Story Whic!e Completely "Lays Deer"
th0t of Eh0ch irden.
Cincinnati Gazette.
The fact that s'truth is stronger than
fiction is fully demonstrated by the pres
ence of William Raines in our city. His life I
for the past nine years has been passed
among the unciyilized negroes of the south
central portion Of Africa, who had no Ian
guage, cultivation, or any idea of time; who
had never before seen white man, and
whose time was spent in waging war upon
fraught with fully as much pathos as the
hero of Tennyson's beautiful creation,
"Enoch Arden Raines worked at his trade,
that of carpenter, until September, 1869. in
ST. Clairsville, i'll this State. Fortune had
dealt kindly with him, and blessed him with
a loving wife and one child.
His uncle, who was the owner and captain
of the bark Mary Ellen, prevailed on him at
the time above named to make a voyage to
Cape Town, Africa, with him. The cargo
was to consist of farming implements and
live stock. He drew two months wages and
gave the money to his wife, and the Mary
Ellen started with her crew of thirty about
the middle of September. They progressed
finely until they reached the west coast of
Africa, where they met with contrary winds
and bad weather, and one morning about
i day break: and in the midst of a terrible
oh,
? pieces about 200 yards from the shore.
Six of the crew reached the shore in safety.
The remaining twenty-four persisted. The
names of the six who escaped are: VIM.
Raines, the narrator; Burrell and Thompson,
r given names unknown, but both Americans:
g Hook, an Englishman: Fielder, a German
i formerly of this State; and j. w. Lang cap
tain of the bark. The ship having attracted
the attention of a war-party of negroes, who
had come from The interior to fight one Of
the coast tribes, they watched it ali night
4 through the storm, and when she broke up
and the men reached shore, the negroes took
possession of them and distributed them
among the tribes as curiosities. They had
: never seen white men before, and regarded
y !, them as some hing more than human. The
= negroes separated.
, Rair1es vas garfield about 500 miles into
= Gu6 1utcilOf, Wuero Uuo GflDo btS WdF-
party belonged to lived. The king Of the
f tribe took great fancy to him, and made a
e royal pet of him. He was allowed to 90
g around of lsis own free will, without guard
4 or check of any kind whatever. The tribe
4 had no knowledge of the cultivation of the
!. soiI their principal food was the fruit, which
n everywhere grew abundant, roots, herbs, and
i monkey flesh: 'Fhe country they occupied
I, was high and sandy i'll SOME places, but the
ID water was excellent. cool, and clear. The
= rivers were muddy and scarce of fish. The
= natives had no knowledge of water craft OF
any kind. The language was a series OF
1t sounds, accompanied by gestures. One
5. sound with appropriate gestures conld have
d dozen different meanings. There was nc
+ sickness Or malaria Of any kind, there being
u but seven deaths by natural CAUSES during
ls his whole captivity This he attributes te
e their manner of living. Their principa
A. weapon was spear OF jayelin, which they
II could throw with marvellous dexterity for 8
to great distance. The only covering which
NJ and a short skirt reaching to the knees fol
> the women. The dress was made of TIN
f. fibre next the bark in a tree, the name O
ID which he never heard. He also speaks of
i'd medicinal plant; which the natives use as
id purgatiye, and which they call Clutch cav.
y After being with them some years ane
sh having gained their confidence, they allowed
sc him to wander away from; the camp and sta,
,d away:a day Of a time. After a while thes
e. hunting trips were heightened to two days
Of then three, and one fine morning found hin
is on a camel hurrying to Cape Town. At tn
ed end of the second day the camel, having bee
Cd driven day and night, dropped dead from ex
% % haustion, and he had to thigh the distanc
be on foot. He arrived finally at Cape Towr
e where, with diffcultys he could make himsel
he understood, and passage to San Ffatcisc
Ill was furnished him.
lis HIRE, through the lodge of which he is
Re member, he found that his name had bee
u on the death-list for six years.
~ ~ But the saddest part of this story come
~ ~ now, after reaching st. Clair vile. Upo
Of his arrival here, he found that his wife, de
b. spairng of his return, and believing that b
IN was dead, after he had been gone three year.
rs had remarked to. a worthy citizen of ths
ns place. His m, citing with his wife, after b
~ return, can better be imagined than depicted
be With a noble self-denial, which his lon
of captivity may have made easy, he refused t
On assert his claim to his wife and child whor
in he still loves dearly, but has leftto his vii
the privilege of choosing between her tw
We husbands.
ut He has been positively identified by NJ
~ Z. H. anderson, of ST. Clairsyille, and is
BE present with his mother, at Georgetown, K,
i'll While in Africa he several times hear
ct from his uncle. who was a captive, and
LIS one time a tribe from the north, who can
ne to visit the tribe he was with, brought wo,
;. that men like him had crossed the countl
. further north. These men he believed to I
til of Stanley's party. The place where the shi
i'll was wrecked is about 500 miles north
nd Cape Town, and just above the mouth of
We small river. In his excape he thinks
N, crossed this river near the head-water
10 10 where it could be waded with ease.
~, ,as Being desirious of plac ng the friends
any of the above parties in communicate
oh with them, he will endeavor to get the go
Dir eminent to aid him in his efforts to resc,
nd them. y,.f.s
for
le- Time to S1,ou Up. e
~ ~. Wright. County Eagle.
he It is yet time For DR.. Stewart to show VIII
kind Of stuff he is made Of