Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-10-19

were after something fat ana tenj-er,r
the way oil human flesh they xonid
certainly take Philbrick. ana snn,,
sslM they meant TO. The choicest food
.hey could provide wa being carried
20 MN. and II was evident that thev
We're stuihng him for the feast.
Inc visitors arrived about 9o'cloel,
"a the morning, and half an hour lat.
er lsaw Phiibrick led out. Tho peo.
pie at once gathered around him mi
LED MN on to the woods in the rear "a
the village. II was 3 O'Clock IN tbs
afternoon when the men returned and
: was soon aware Of the fact that
Philbflek had been killed and de-.
sonred. Indeed, the people concratu.
lated each other on his excellent non.
nitlon, and tile strangers departed for
nome with the promise TO come back
on the third day. 10 now seemed that
the programme was to kin and eat
one OF lls about every third day, and
the sailor and myself made np our
minds 10 eat no more food than
would barely sustain life. | was in
very poor flesh, and. fortunately for
thesallor. be was not much better of.
leg. -
That evening my companion and |
were inspected by the chief and his
two doctors. They came 10 our hut
and ordered US 10 strip. Our lean
hssh disguised them. aud when they
saw nay companions bad leg they
were furious, aud as they went away
the chiel. who seemed 10 have per.
sonal spite against me gave me a Sian
10 the face and exclaimed: "Ah, yon
lean, l0ng.wRisted devil. I'm roast YOU
for my dogs II you don't fatten lip!'
Three days later the guests from
Little tannibai came over again. ami
preparations we're made 10 feast on
poor Philbrleks fellow prisoner. a
powerful young fellow named Kilier.
lie must haye realized the fate in
store Tor him. aud the liquor which
they pliea him with made him desper.
attly furious Instead oiquietly drunk.
When they led him out he broke
away, backed into a space between
TWO hnts. and there armed with a
iaace he wrested from one of the men,
be held them at bay. There was imme.
di@te aud great excitement. There
were tEo guards AZ our door. One
ran away az once. After a moment
tile other called 10 a boy Of Ii, and
LETT him ia mis- place. The boy was OK.
cited and anxious and gageus no atten.
tSon. As soon as saw this ! went 10
tie far corner 81 the hut and kicked
ont enough 81 the poles 20 permit me
20 crawl through. Ny companion
stool al the door 20 watch the hoy.
and when was ready ! called 10 him.
No one san me as ] gliaed Away, and
] made Il rum o! quarter OF q nile
htiefe ] i0Hai that | was alone.
supposed the sailor WAS close at hly
hetls. but L seemed that be had taken
n different direction No hunt was
made for ~ Until alter tho feast. ]
crossed the island. found another
fresh mater crack. anil then looked
about for hilias place. went 10
the top al a very iiick tree. and FOR
tBc next threa days and nights did
1905 eet foo. on earth. A vigorous
and persistent search was kept up by
thr natives TOT that time, and then
they seemed 10 argue that ! had lung
aiysclt into tie sea.
For fvr days lived on the wild or.
anses and berries growing inproiusion
al puud mo and then small boat from
n Mrcckor cameiu o thec;etk for cask
oi water, ard ! Was taken OF. I'm.
fortunately for mo the schooner got
hold oi a wreck next day 10 the East OF
us, and this upset the Captains plan
90 pUt mo aboard tho FIRST vessel
bound for Honolulu. and il was ex.
artiy two months from the day OF
my capture that landed at the CAPT.
tai OF the Sandwich Islands.