The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-09-25
ANOTHER POCAHONTAS.
AN ALASKAN VERSION or THE JOHN
SMITH ROMANCE

An Wing, u Chinese Cook, Is Cast Away,
Rescued by Indians. and Is Being Fat
tened for the Pot, When an Indian
Maiden Suves His Life,
Pocahontas has been outdone by an
Alaskan maiden John Smith was only
hi danger of having his brains spattered
over the surrounding zeal estate whefi
Pocahontas 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
he found favor saved him.
The Alaskan John Smith was not
titled explorer when he fell into the
hands of the savages. nor Vas bis name
John Smith He was only coinmon.
yellow skinned sea cook His name is
All Wing, and there is nothing attract
i've about him He is about as homely
a mixture of Chinaman and Malay pi-
rate as could be found in a days walk.
His Pocahontas answers to the name of
Julie Just now, but nobody knows what
her Indian nalue was She is a long
way Of being Pecahontas equal in
beauty and the Siwash features of gen.
erations were consolidated when her
face was made Still the romance is
there
All 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 Chinatown, and submitted to
an interview They only submitted to
it, they did not take part in it, and when
it came to securing the story of their
love the reporter was obliged to obtain
his information from u third party, to
whom Wing had confided it in explana-
ton of his off color bride.
SAVED BY JULIE.
All Wing some nine years ago was
cook in the employ of the navy depart
ment, and was Slipped 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 aud Wing was cast upon an in
hospitable ice foe. Julie was the daugh-
ter of chief of tribe Of Indians. and
while hunting with her father discov-
cred Ah Wing. who was Ms 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
tention 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 OH 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
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 objectors 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 hunter, and pre-
ferred 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 a 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 taste for the
needle and secured job at tailoring.
The faithful Julie proved an adept and
shares Wings labors They still find
some difficulty in conversing. Wing
knows few words Of English and few
of Indian Julie knows few of En-
glish and 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 assRoss
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
since expired, but in the confines of
civilization he has become the master,
and has no intention of returning to the
land of his wife's people
The story has been pretty well authen-
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 stoutly, and the
strongest tie between him and his wife
is his gratitude to her for saving him
from snch fate
Voyagers to the far north state that
they have heard of cannibalism among
the Indians, but it has always been at
tribuiel to isolated instances of starva-
tions necessity, and not habit San
Francisco Examiner
Judge J p Smith. of Fort Worth,
Tex, whose wealth is now estimated at
81 .000.0 900. once walked from Kentucky
to Texas because he did not have mon
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