Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-11-15

~ NsHe ~ the Afahs. They were
regular slave dealers. and as repul-
slYe and wicked looking men as /
g saw. One Of them could eneak
pretty iair English, and OF course he
asked me my nationality and how
came TO Ne among the Worumhu !
people. knew this was coming and
was prepared for il. Had / REPLIED
that | was a British sailor IL would
nave seltled my case az once. ana /
should have probably been killed ON
the spot. said ! WINS an American
sailor who had been wrecked on the
coast and made prisoner. and that
! looked upon the present adventure
as opening a way for me TO reach
some port on the const. would be
glad 10 go along with them as a
guard until they could put me IN
the way Of reaching the sea.
Mystory made "A hit. was white.
and could be trusted. / was an
American, and therefore had less alb
horrenes otthe slave trnde than other
nationalities. They would secure nv
services for my keep. and when
through with me would sell me into
slavery with the Others. knew they
hasoned this way. but | had plans
OF my own. / received plenty 10 eat,
aloaded mnsket. aud was detailed TO
help guard the enclosure in which the
poor people were confined. There
was small chance or any one getting
away, as all were bound hand and
foot, and only two guards were need
81. The other, who WAS an Ahyssin-
ian and quite an old man. was ON
the opposite side oi the camp, and
] hoped 10 get down among the
blacks and my two friends. and tell
them Of my plans. | ionnd this was
impossible, however. as they were
directly under the eyes OF the other
guard, and could not move from the
stakes "a which they were fastened.
lpresumei vas watched that night.
but II so the Arabs could find no
cause for complaint ] was relieved
an hour alter midnight, and when
nwoke next morning the slaves we're
being fed preparatory 20 a start. ]
wns very active In helping 10 prepare
for the start. There was consider,
nble camp equipage 20 be carried.
and 30 or 80 hales ofgoods for traf
dc. The men and boys were selected
ms cnrriers, and the entire number
were yoked together, two by two
? In some cases. aiter the yokes wer'
on. the people were connected to
i. gether by tours or skies, but tllosi
who carried the burdens were exempt
, from this further %precaution. II -
happened that. Without any assist
I nnee on my part. the two Worumb'
[ men we're yoked together. Mhei
: they saw me moving about amoni
. the Arabs. and apparently enterin.
into the hellish work with great rest
Q they bestowed upon me many glance
c Of cproach. just before the start
a however, I gave them "A sign TO pu
!, them on their guard, and to war
them that | was playing a part.
The force guarding the captive
y when the march finally begun, cot
e sisted oil three Arab traders, three o
a four Ahyssininn hirelings, and ~
natives from Nasal land who wer
= pnid hy the day or mile. These last
r though native Africans, we're IA
a morr unfceling and cruel IN the
q treatment oi the prisoners than "
Arabs. often misusiuE them TO hei
= their cries ofpain and anguish. Whe
" strung out on the march we co
Ia ered a distance Of half n mile, eve
"a where the ground was open. Nha
a Obliged TO follow n path the head
the column wns nt least a mile irol
the req They gave me 10 exit
80 cartridges and u large knife as '
- were ready 20 70. and sent NJ to ~
head OF the column with TWO Any
aininns. We went forward thr
abreast where the ground was ope
hut IN following a path were marc
"A al IA Indian file. | being last. Next,
- mo came my Worumbu friends. "
Arnbs brought up the rear, n :
n uosni mon were the fiankers. J
one seemed to worry about the pr
IN onrrs attempting to escape. IN
~ wore cnst down and hearthroke
W and they knew that they would
H separated or shot ilthey made u 90
he During the first day ! had sever
n onportunities TO signal my Worunl.
nd friends, and before night they I'm
Tint / was ready 10 take advanta
!, of the first favorable opportuh,
~, / ,yna told by one OF the Arabs W
we should keep to thenorth untllw
- above Mombassa. and then turn
~ the eoast to find Arab dhows watt
- Ior Ms. This might have been :;
~ ~ deceive me. but was propal
true. ns a march by land would pa
required months. The only plan
.n' ssenpe | hud was TO relense
AZ irIendsat night while was ongua
~" but when night came they were
vol secured and SO many gnnl
~ were stationed that ! coulu
make q move. We we're oil ng,am
llen AN early hour next day iol,om'
h The same order ns before, nnu
nd nbout 10 o'clock in the
,rad opportunity came. We gov .n, |,
80 NTH lending ncross u large sw"'
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