The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-14
4 BLACK GIRL win THREE HUsBANDs.
They all Demand Her and = white Man
Helps Settle the DinaeuIty.

| Helps Settle the DimeuIty.
A fair but very dark damsel. who lives on the
| Niger River, was the heroine OF quito a
romance q while ago. and her story is told By
Col. Galllenl in the history OF his campaigns In
| the French Soudan. She was a girl OF fine
| figure and very comey features, as African
| bellies CO. and her charms made her a good
| deal OF trouble for she captivAted the hearts
OF number OF men. all OF whom we're bound
to have her. Col Gallleni presents picture OF
the fascinating creature. whom he calls La
| Belle Strata"
A fortunate man in the village OF Bate. on
tho Niger. secured the fair Sirata for his bride.
but the honeymoon was not half over before
he lost her. She had another admirer who
proposed to have her II he had to lie like a
lion awaiting his prey in order to capture her.
One day the young woman balanced her water
jar on her graceful head and went 10 neigh
boring stream for water. AS she stopped to
fiji her Jar coored gentleman sprang out OF
the bushes, grasped her arm. and made off
with her. There 10 reason TO believe the girl
was more than half willing to go. for her re-.
siRtance was very slight and her captor was a
younger and far more attractive person than
her husband. He carried her miles away and
sion. where they lived happily for few short
months; when cruel fate arted them.
An officer In the army OF Samory bounced
rich himself, after tho African fashion. by
making slaves of large part OF the tnhabi-
Strata would ndorn his domestic establish
ment, and 30 without fuss or feathers he made
her his wife and as husbnndiNo. ,;. was trouble
he sold him to a Toucouleur one Of the famous
tribe Of mounted warriors who, have made SO
did not enjoy life as slave, and after he had
been carried far away he Improved cool
h at a TO 81 s WSye Se en
listed in the. trailleurs or native infantry in
Tesnwhile husband No. 8 was leading poor
little sirata sorry lie, dragging her all over
the country as he followed the fortunes OF
sam oy against the frsnch. Husband" No.
would. probably have fired twice az rapidly
when he went into battle II he had only known
was blazing away with his old intlock on the
other side. and might stop a bullet strata was
musketry for most African armies have a great
many women among their impedimentss and
No. er b@ let Strata
Samory was being done up at last In beau
tiful style. The French bullets were max
and he decided that ne had had enough OF
fighting white men. SO ne improved a chance
desamp and WITH the air SiTaa Tag tSseflnG at
lines ut SiGuiri. There was at least one little
woman who had two islands in that camp.
he was thrashed, WAS securing the country for
reGnforcements. His recruiting officers began
to levy on every man they could lay hands on
in the region whore husband No. lived. ana
that sensible person, who had no notion OF
being stood up as target for French bullets.
Of the French flag at siguiri. The actors In
the drama were now all on the stage together.
and the play was ready to begin.
One day husband No. 8 took little Strata out
for walk. 1t may be put in that way. though,
doubtless. he intended to have her pick up a
bundle Of wood or do some other work for him
before she went home. As they were saunter:
they. meet but husband No. l.. who actually
couldn't believe his eyeR. Just then No. hap
pened around the corner In his neat uniform
and fez and with his Rpn on his shoulder
There was q climax for first class dramatistl
No syooPed down upon his lopR-lamented
hold OF the other side OF her. and the frightened
girl seemed about to be divided between them.
No. 2 levelled his gun at the hated rival No. 8.
who had sold him into slavery. Strata
screamed, somebody knocked up the gun
muzzle. the weapon was DISCHARGED In the air
afternoon siesta. rushed into the street in his
slippers to learn what tho, terrible row was
all about Then the three husbands and the
weeping wife were taken before him and he sat
In Judgment, Dividing one wife among three
claimants appeared even more perpexinR than
Strata helped him to solve the difficulty Dol. |
Gallieni told her she might consider herself a |
Tree woman. and asked II she wished to have |
any OF the men for her hus band. She did not |
heal tate a moment. but walk ed at once to No. |
}. who wore the uniform. and took his hand,
fellows" remarked the happy tirailleur. as he |
walked of with the prlze,