American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-07-10

honey-the elders and hunters rcserv-
ing to themselves the haunch of the
kangaroo, the emu, the black duck and
iguanas. Oondilla returned to Win
daru laden with honcycomb, a plump
young wood duck and pieces cut from
the latest emu. These latter she placed
in the oven, covered with aromatic gum
| leaves, hcapcd over with earth to re-
| tain the heat. Windaru gazed on her
sadly. From time immemorial this
primeval people, when conquered, had
forfeited the flower of their womankind
to the conquerors-and he loved Don
dilla as few of his race had ever loved.
Sadness brooded in the air above the
camp. Instead of the gay, incessant
chatter of the women and children,
mingling with the deeper tones of the
men, there was n mournful hum as of
| n disturbed hive of bees. The old wo-
men kept mp Il wailing corroboree chant,
beating with feeble hands the rolled
opossum rugs between their knees.
The old men sat in council-the
Younger men taking no part in the de-
bate, but passing to and fro between
| their own fires and where the gray
boards sat Some, in an irresolute
manner, finished half-made weapons or
sharpened blunted spears, hardening
their points in the fire. As the night
wore on the cncampmcnt became silent
The fires grew dim. But the gray hunt
ers and warriors talked on.
On the morning following the evil
tidings of Windaru the camp of the Epoi
was early astir. A silent meal was
made from the fragments of the even
ing feast. As the sun appeared in the
east twelve graybeards of the tribe,
] hAa lnl - IL. IS g IL
and father of Windaru, stalked into the
open space reserved in the center of the
camp. Worangou planted his weapon
in the ground and stood beside it. Then
each of the eleven thrust his spear into
the earth, forming a circle round their
chief, every man standing beside his
weapon in the inside of the ring.
At signal from Worangou the men
of the tribe drew near to hear the de-
cision of the wise men in this novel
danger. When all were present the
chief spoke:
my children" he said, "you have
all heard the tale of sorrow told by
Windaru. A floating island has APP
preached our shores, from which have
landed men of different color. covered
with skins of animals unknown to us, and
bearing in their hands weapons which
successfully contend AGAINST warriors
who have but to hold forth an arm to
destroy their foes? Legends have
reached the wise men of Epoi from
tribes on the northern shores of the
great water. These legends tell that
neared to them Men White in color
and armed with the same strange weap-
ons. landed and made an encamnmept
mon their hunting grounds
:. What bannenef q warriors If the
Eno;p Tho tribes of tho mort bern sbore
feII hoforo tho White man as Ioaras 10
fore the GREAT dust storm They on
nosed them in vain. We if we onnose
Them. shall also be DESTROYED and onr
women made a nrev ind NV old
man have tbrouTb The Lone watches of
the nigbt taken counsel as to how we
NAV save the hunting grounds of the
Enoi Lot ne meet t5e stranro ,oonIo
Nth honrbs Of neaco -, n,s, onfdS o
Should t6ev become our friends. if will
he we'll If orr enemies an Enoi can
die with NV old men and txyeIve
vounu men will oo forth TO-DAY We
I'LL 6Sf1.,, ,,oooo r., 7ha St,..r,ra, y
Worando, h.y;nn f;n;shaS sre,t;rr
selaoteJ amid nrofonnd silence t,yeITe
hunters from the tribe to accomnanv
him AMONG them strobe Windarn
A. q s;rn fro,n ,bo;r nb;af tho hunters
s,,ranm i;La sr,,,;rraIs ;ntn tba hranchoS
% tho - 80 .'u e,n thn
c,r,m n' and With tbe;,. stone as . emit
from them large bongbs
Armed onIy with these weanons of
neace tho cownanv of beralds Set forth
r. ,,rof,;ar vassaI.ns 70 tho White man
% arr;v;ng within view Of the sea the
truth of the tale told hv Windarn was
onnaront The f,o,t;ro island resteJ
onietIv on the wafer with the three
lnafIess mines nnreared toward heaven
MANY tents were already pitched on the
sbore while naIe full bearded strono
~, -, G..a,,,"l'd - niS
81 S%au.S % 49," 80 ,,,e.,.
hS o,-uard cd forruard o,rrnar tho
sho,.o onJ .ha droodod ;s,ond Woran
e SnUi ,,1anod h;n,soIs .. 3ha hood 81 IL
S;ttia band and al Janced towarJ Tho
white men waving their bongbs bi@b
o mn..1 then; Eth hesds and chantin~ Inc snSn
of neace
The STRANGERS came forth to meet
them: and 6erceiyinu that the dark
sons of the soil were unarmed. laid
down their weonons. Then for The
Great ocean the black man and the
syh;ta ,,,aY 1r,zoJ Mt aacb othor,s avas
With t;ndlS sigss tho white mon in.
vited Woranonn and his followers tn
their camn FOOD was offered to then,
IT,, - ,,,.osoo.oJ LEI 80 go
~ ,,;,.,.o,S haadS .rd ,a,noiornJ
handlar.h;afS Tho ,,n,,ncsr. ,or oil
save Windaram ouickiv LOST fear Of the