Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-10-04
ANOTHER POCAHONTAS.
AN ALASKAN VERSION OF THE JOHN
SMITH ROMANCE.
An Wing. . Chinese Cook. Is Cast Away,
Rescued by Indians, and Is Being Fat
esned for the Pot. When an Indian
Maiden Saves His Life.


Maiden Saves His Life.
Pocahontas has been outdone by an
Alaskan maiden John Smith was only
IN danger of having his brains spattered
over the surrounding real estate when
Rocahontas rescued him with her love.
The John Smith Of Alaska was not only
IN danger of being killed, but Of being
eaten, when the woman in whose eyes
l1e found favor saved him.
The Alaskan John Smith was not a
Gitled explorer when he fell into the
Aands of the savages, nor was his name
John Smith. He was only common,
yellow skinned sea cook. His name is
All Wing, and there is nothing attract
i've about him. He is about as homely
= mixture of Chinaman and Malay pi-
rate as could be found in days walk.
His Pocahontas answers to the name of
Julie just now, but nobody knows what
her Indian name was She is long
way Of being Pocahontas' equal in
beauty, and the Siwash features of gen.
creations were consolidated when her
face was made Still the romance is
'there.
All Wing and Julie. now Mrs. All
Wing, arrived here on a Goldfish schooner
several months since, but have not gone
into society yet. They reside on Ross
alley, in Chinatown. and submitted to
an interview. They only submitted to
it, they did not take part in it, and when
1t came to securing the story Of their
love the reporter was obliged to obtain
his information from third party, to
whom Wing had confded it in explana-
.tion Of his off color bride.
SAVED BY JULIE.
All Wing some nine years ago was a
cook in the employ of the navy depart
snent, and was shipped north on the
jamestown. While on the Sitka station
Wings time expired or he deserted-just
which is not quite plain-and shipped
aboard whaler. The whaler was
wrecked and Wing was cast upon an in
ihospitable ice foe Julie was the daugh-
mar Of chief of tribe Of Indians, and
while hunting with her father discov-
-ered Ah Wing. who was as near dead
from starvation, cold and exposure as it
was possible for him to be and retain
life. For days and days Julie nursed
him. and he finally recovered to find
himself the object of great deal of at
stention on the part of the Indians. They
could speak no Chinese or English, and
Wing had no comprehension of their
dialect He was at loss to understand
the solicitude with which they fed him,
and the interest they took in watching
the accumulation of fat on his ribs. At
last the horrid truth dawned upon him
at least SO he says. They were going
to barbecue and eat him.
He attempted to escape, but was
captured and returned to the village and
put under guard The fatal day arrived.
Wing was informed by pantomime that
an incision would be made in his neck
and his life fluid allowed to escape into
a soapstone basin. He gave all up for
lost, when he was inspired by the sight
of Julie in tears. He made love to her.
She comprehended and went to ask
papa The old chief was fond Of his
daughter and could refuse her nothing.
He issued an edict against baking Wing.
The remainder Of the village protested,
and the chief was obliged to state why
he desired the strangers life preserved.
The DIRECTORS gave in, and Wing and
Julie were married in Indian style.
Wing lived with the tribe for some
time, but never became very popular.
he was not much Of a hunter, and pre-
sferred to lie around the house, sewing
with the women, to chasing polar bears.
Walruses, seals and the like.
Finally he had chance to escape. A
boats crew came in from schooner to
trade for skins Their cook was dead,
and Wing begged them to take him
away with them. Wings father-in-law
gave him leave of absence for three
months and sent Julie along with him
to insure his return.
MIXING THREE LANGUAGES.
They sailed away, and after much
marine wandering and transferring from
one vessel to another, arrived in San
Francisco. Wing had a taste for the
needle and secured job at tailoring.
The faithful Julie proved an adept and
shares Wings labors. They still find
:sonae difficulty in conversing. Wing
Knows few words of English and few
of Indian. Julie knows few of En-
glish and a few of Chinese.
When their discussion becomes ami
mated they resort to all three languages
at once, and the talk is very exciting.
There is little Wing now, and he is
Learning all three languages.
Their home is on the top floor of asRoss
ALLEY tenement, where Julie is rapidly
being converted into Chinawoman by
her fellow dodgers She is quiet at all
! times. and is presumably mourning for
the freedom of her native snow fields.
She does not go out, because the noise
, and the hustle Of the streets frightens
! her. Wings leave of absence has long
ssince expired. but in the confines of
civilization be has become the master,
and has no intention of returning to the
land of his wife's people.
The story has been pretty well anthem
ticated, with the exception of the inten-
ton of the Indians to eat Wing after
killing him. His own countrymen do
not believe this part of his story, but
Wing adheres to it steutly, and the
strongest tie between him and his wife
is his gratitude to her for saving him
from such fate.
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