The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-28
PoCAHoNTAs IN ALASKA.
All Wings Escape from Being the Gen.
terpiece Of Banquet


From the San FYGncisoo Examiner.
Pocahontas has been outdone by an Alaska
maiden John Smith was only in danger OF
having his brains spattered over the sur
rounding real estate when Pocahontas res
cued 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 he found
favor saved him.
OF course the situations in life of the actors
are somewhat different. but the plot Of the
play is the same
The Alaska John Smith was not a titled
explorer when be fell into the hands 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 moth
ing attractive about him. He Is about as
hOTuely mi .ture Of Chinaman aud Malay
pirate as could be found in a days walk
his POcanontas answers 10 the name of
Julie Just now, but nobody knows what Der
Indian name was She Is a long way Of
being Pocahontas' equal in beauty, and the
| II ash features Of generations we're CONSOLE
dated when her face was made.
Stlll the romance is there.
| An Wing and Julie. now Mrs. All Wing,
arrived here on Goldfish schooner several
/ months since but have not gone into society
yet. They reside on Ross alley, in China
eown, and submitted u an interview yester-
day. They only submitted to it, they did
not take part in IL and when it came to
securing the story of their love the reporter
was obliged to obtain his information from
third party, to whom Wing had confided
1t In explanation of his off-cOlor bride.
All Wing, some nine years ago, was a
cook In the employ of the navy department,
and was shipped north on the jamestown.
While on the Sitka station Wings time ex-
| pred or he deserted-just which is not quite
plsln-and shipped aboard a whaler. The
"haler was wrecked and Wing was cast up
on an inhospitable ICE foe. Julie was the
| daughter of chief of a tribe of Indians,
| and, while hunting with her father, discov-
cred All Wing, who was as near dead from
Starvation, cold, and exposure as it was pos
slole 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 attention on the part of the
indians. They could speak no Chinese or
| English, and Wing had no comprehension
of their dialect he was at a loss TO uader-
| stand the solicitude with which they fed
him and the interest they took in watching
the accumulation of fat upon his ribs. At
last the horrld truth dawned upon him-at
least so he says They were going to barbe-
cue and eat him.
lie 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 soapstone BASIN
| he gave all up for lost, when he was in
splred by the sight of Julie in tears. He
made love to her. She comprehended and
went to ask papa The old chief was fond
or his daughter and could refuse her moth
ing he issued an edict against baked
| Wing. The remainder of the village pro-
tested and the chief was obliged to state
why he desired the strangers life preserved
The DIRECTORS gave in and Wing and julie
We're married in Indian style
Wing lived with the tribe for some time.
but never became very popular. He was not
much OF hunter and preferred to lie
around the house, sewing with the women,
to chasing polar bears, walruses, seals, and
| the like.
Finally he had a 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 aud sent Julie
along with him to insure his return.
They sailed away, and after much marine
wandering and transferring from one vessel
to another, arrived in San Francisco Wing
had taste for the needle and secured a lob
1
adept. and shares Wings labors. They still
md some difficulty in conversing. Wing
knows few words of English and few Of
Indian. Julie knows a few of English and a
few of Chinese.
When their discussion becomes amin ted
they resort to all three languages at once,
and the talk is very exciting There ID a
little Wing now, and he is learning all three
languages.
Their home is on the top floor of Ross
alley tenement, where Julie is rapidly being
converted into a Chipawoman BY her fell
low dodgers. She is quiet at ali times, and
Is presumably mourning for the freedom of
her native snowfields. She does not go ont
because the noise and the hustle OF the
streets brighten her. Wings leave of alb
sence has long since expired, but in the con-
fines OF civilization he has become the mas
ter, and has no intention of returning to the
land of his wife's people.
julie will not live long here; she already
shows signs of consumption, developed pre-
sumably by the unaccustomed foul air.
The story has been pretty we'll authenti
Gated, with the exception of the intention 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
stoutly, and the strongest tie between him
and his wife is his gratitude to her for saw
ing him from such fate
Voyagers to the far north state that thew
have heard of cannibalism among the In
dians, but 1t has always been attributed to
and not habit