Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-15
IF WAS ONLY A HOST.
A Felich Doctor Helps a White Man
 out of a Scrape on tho Congo.

From the New York Sum-
 Mir. Glave, who has spent six years on the Congo, and was in this city for several months prior to his recent departure for Alaska, tells he was put in charge of Equator station, far up the Congo, among the Bayanzis.
 He had taken into his service the slave of a free man who lived near the station. This slave was skilful hunter, and he was often provided with gun and sent out into the woods to get meat for his white employer. A rivalry for the affections of dusky damssl had made him the enemy of 8 free black of another village, who met him while they were hunting in a field of manioc.
 "Now, have you alone, I am going to bind you and drag you off, ," said the jealous
 1T am not baby,', said the slave, that you should bind me without my defending myself"
 The slaves contact with the whites had evil dently convinced him that he had some rights. He had hardly uttered the words whom the free man let fly spear which tore a hole in the slaves cotton trousers. The slave leveled his gun and blazsd away, sending a charge of small shot into his assailants ab- domen. The gaping wound excited great as- tonishment among the blacks, and the poor wretch who had thus tempted fate died with out a word.
 1u6T0 Wu5 A bcEElUlc upkOnk Au tAo VAAAoS0o both of the dead man and his slayer. A free man had been killed by slaveI It was turn ing custom upside down. That slave should dare to raise his hand against a free man even to defend himself had never been dreamed of in negro philosophy. Mir. Glave tried to ar- range matters and offered an indemnity to the family of the dead man. But his proposal met with furious refusal. "We will not even talk about settlement, "and the blacks, how hod ha 1ifo nf this alava and have killed free man of his village"
 The offending slave had taken refuge in MT. Glave's house. His innocent black master was the free man whom the villagers said they wish to kill. Glave went to him with the news that his life was in danger. Look out for yourself" he said, land whatever you do don't you sleep single wink at night"
 The negro was not without grim sense of humor. He began to stalk up and down in over his ear, snapped his fingers, and replied:
 "We1l, now. this is pretty how dye do, isn't ita My slave kills free man and then bundles himself into the white mans house. where he is safe. Then the white man comes to me and says he. Don't you sleep any, So suppose must perish for want of sleep un- less I am willing to be killed for my slaves crime.
 It was observed however, that the old fellow neglected no precaution to prolong his exist ence. Meanwhile the bitter vengeance be-. tween the two villages constantly grew, and there was every prospect of disasterous struggle. Glave was almost distracted when suddenly shrewd fetioh doctor turned up with an idea that claimed the clements of Bayanzi society.
 This fetioh man was person of great au- thority. He secretly came to Glave and told him that for handsome present he would settle tho trouble. His valuable services were at once secured ,and the news went forth that the great man had important information for the world at large. With due solemnity he then announced that a few hours after the death of the victim he had examined the gap ina wound. He found that the mans liver was black. He could not live with such a liver, He had died before the shot was fired. The slave had had a fight with his ghost, but the man was already dead and the slave could not kill himl
 This remarkable declaration was accepted as inspired truth. Peace was declared, and | the bersaved family accepted the indemnity offered by MT. Glavs. It took $50 worth el beads to wipe out the insult Glaves servant l had offered to the ghest.