The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-07

the schooner had put him In COED hnncr.
lie asked me where she belonged, how lnna
she had been out, and many other ques-
tons, by which he sought 20 ascertain
what sort Of an investigation mighe follow.
be examined my foot, which wa now 81.
most well. and then called IN a AttsndAna,
who conducted me 70 the stere house, Ths
hoes, axes and hAtchets ware wfahoue kans
dies, and l was now given 60 undarx1and
that / must 60 TO work and &c them M.
! wasn't much az q mechanic, hos vas
| pleased enough with the lob. I avsrAanlsA
the carpenters Chest for tools. and thsn
started into the forest % search for amh<x.
A dozen or more Aslf grown boys followed
me, and while SEINE Of them were inolined
to play me tricks 20 get up Q lAnRh GAsy
offered me no violenoe. Indeed, ss - snd
Of half an hour We wers ali On Q fzesn6ly
footing. / found q tree which h oAllad
back "a" in Borneo, but which Ass eAs
grain and hber Of English aim Thars ww
one az with a handle, No having nssd 10
on shipboard This had hroughE aaong,
and now proceeded to feA aha tree, which
was about a foot thick and very Straight
and tall The boys we're astoniaheA beyond
measure at my way Of handling the Az
The Bornese use hstchet, and seriks
while squatted on the ground Il voah
have taken q man two hours 70 aecomplsh
what l did in fifteen minutes.
found the wood easy to rive, and that
day began task which occupied me Coz
the next three months During thA time
was fairly we'll used. though given no1e
too much TO eat. The mAa who bad nrse
planned my work for mo continued 20 BE-
my boss, and once a day, at le&sk. came
around 70 see me AZ none Of the Barnes
would use = crooked handle In an az, I had
u make them ali straight.
The village was very compact, the houses
almost touching each other, while about
twenty acres Of Land 70 the north OF - w.
under cultivation. IL was the village gar
den, and one day after l had finished my
job and was working in this garden the
woman who had exhibited such kindnem
on my first arrival came out 70 me ADD
told me that bad been sold 70 The rulsr
OF another island TO the east Of u. An
hour before her coming bad seen Largo
Iative craft put in. and could not do0hs
that she belonged TO my new owner. The
woman's object ia warning me was that
might take 10 the woods, but I hesaaeed
to go. ] Fnew the forests to abound With
venomous reptiles and savage wild beasts,
and | weuld be dsfenseless And. zoo,
bad heard that the 0yaks and other in
terror tribes were as bad OF worse than tho
MFlays, and TO cut and run would mean
walking into their bands. IL was In The
afternoon when the woman came out I
continued work until almost szndewu,
aud then decided 70 hide out and zee III
could not sal sampsn during the nsghs
nd h. nH Dr,r wt~tv. q.
to the other, and revelry ran high. 10 WaA
owing 10 this fact made the move did,
hoping | would not be missed.
1t had come 10 o'clock al nigha, and
was about TO quit my hiding piacs and 70
70 the beach when there came . sudden, En-
awful explosion. ! was on my feeA snA
was thrown down, and during ths naxt
minute the air seemed to be choked wleh
flaming brands. while many boArds add
sticks fell around me. When stood 10
aud looked down into the village I sxw
only great heap of debris, and that waA
on fire. at once fastened 70 the spot. A
few people were rushing around IN . crazy
way, and others were lying on the ground
and shouting over the pain of THAR injn-
rieA 1 could not see one single hut stand
ing l soon figured out what had hap
pened. The liquors and he pOwdax were
kept in the same store house. Some oaa
had been sent for more drink, and bis oaro-
.essness had caused an explosion No one
paid the slightest attention TO me, and
after few minutes ] ran down 70 ths
each. There were plenty Of sampAna
here, and / selected one and hastily showed
III. The big craft was at anchor below
ne. and when had passed her IL occurred
o me that all her crew were on shore, and
hat / could board her and secure provis-
ons.
] put about and ran alongside. She was
aking care Of herself, and a. I felt her
Juggling at her anchor, and realized that
be tide was going out, the thought came
o me TO take her. didn't wait 20 reason
bout IL. but ran forward and beEzn saw
ng away at the hempen cable with the
Id pocket knife which had brought with
ne 70 the island and CAREFUL guarded ever
ince. 10 soon parted, and as the vessel
rifted sut Of the bay l worked her Around
nth her head of shore She was whza "a
allied a kaDpouR. CITED for both rowing
nd sailing. and. boy that wa, Ravs hsr
nough Of the big mAinaAil 20 and her of
bore At the rate Of four or Ave rafIss An
our. When daylight came / could nnS
e the island from the deck. but balorp
lnrise ! was alonEstas Of n Java tra1sP
lming up from the south, and among
'iends. IL was three months before Kos
ack 20 Batavia, aud IL wAs only then thAa
he frm knew how the schooner was lost.
aptAin and crew hAa believed aAAs abe
tipped her mOorings and drfftsd cut "a
"A 10 90 lost. A year later q Malay who
ad q brother In ibe village destroyed tolA
ie that not over a aozen people sscapsd
cath or serious injury. There UAs a. sana
ton Of powder ia the EtoFs ho1ss.-GeV
ork sun.