St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-22

n Fettcn RECTOR Helps w mite
Man Out of Scrape on the
Congo.
New York sun.
Mr.. Glave, who has spent six years on
the Congo, and was in this city for sew
eral months prior to his recent departure
for Alaska, tells story about a dilemma
he got into soon after he was putin
charge of Equator station, far up the
Congo, among the BayanZis.
He had taken into his service the slave
of free man who lived near the sta
ton. This slave was Il skillfrl hunter,
and he was often provided with gun,
ana sent out into the woods to get meat
for his white employer. A rivalry for
the affections of q duSky damsel had
made him the enemy of free black of
another village, who met him while
they we're hunting in field of manioc.
Now. have you alone, am going
to bind you and drag you of, said the
jealous negro.
Il am not baby" said the slave,
THAT you should bind me without my
defending myself"
The slaves contact with the whites
had evidently convinced him that he
had some rights. He ha ! hardly uttered
the words when the free man let fly a
spear, which tore hole in the slaves
cotton trousers. The slave leveled his
gun and blaZed away, sending charge
of small shot into his aSSailant'S abdo-
men. The gaping wound excited great
establishment among the blacks. and the
poor wretch who had thus tempted fate
died without a word.
There was terrible uproar in the viii
lagos both of the dead man and his STAY
er. A free man had been killed by a
slave! 1t was turning custom upside
down. That slave should dare 10
raise his hand against free man, even
to defend himself, had never been
dreamed of in negro philosophy. Mr..
Glave tried to arrange matters, and Of
fered an indemnity to the family of the
dead man. But his proposals met with
furious refusal. 1--WE will not even
talk about a settlement" said the
blacks. "until we have had the life of
this slave, and have killed free man
of this village"
The offending slave had taken refuge
in MIR. Glave's house. His innocent
black master was the free man whom
the villagers said they wished to kill.
Glave went to HIM with the news that
his life was i'll danger. Look out for
Yourself" he said, land whatever you
The negro was not without grim
sense of humor. He began to stalk up
and down in front of his hut. tilted his
monkey skin cap over his ear, snapped
his fingers and replied:
"Well. now, this is pretty how dye
do. isn't it? My slave kills free man,
and then bundles himself into the white
mans house, where he is safe. Then
the white man comes 10 me, and says
he: Don't you sleep any, So l sup
pose / must perish for want OF sleep
unless am willing to be killed for my
! slaves crime"
| 1t was observed, however. that the old
| fellow III neglected no precautiOn to pro-
long his existence. Meanwhile the Bit
| ter feeling between the two villages
constantly grew, and there was every
prospect of disastrous struggle. Glave
was almost distracted, when suddenly
| a shrewd fetch doctor turned up with
! an idea that claimed the elements of Ba-
| VanZi society.
This fetch man was person of great
authority. He secretly came to Glave
and told him that for a handsome pres
! ent he would settle the trouble. His
valuable services were at once secured,
and the news went forth that the great
man had important information for the
world at large. With due solemnity he
then announced that few hours after
the death of the victim he had eXanl-
lned the gaping wound. He found the
| mans Ii Jer was black. He could not
| live with such liver. He died before
the shot was fired. The slave had had
fight with his ghost, bat the man was
already dead, and the slave could not
| kill him.
This remarkable declaration was &C
cepted as inspired truth. Peace was de-
clared, and the bereaved family accept
ed the indemnity offered by Mr.. Grave.
| 1t took $50 worth of beads to wipe out
the insult Glave's servant had offered
| to the ghost.