Arizona republican., 1891-11-25
AN AFRICAN KING.

abo was one of the most interesting char acters on the coast. His father was Boyer, who repeatedly waged war to prevent the Americo-Liberians from set ting at Grand Bassa. Boyer, however, berian laws, and died a bloody death, but not before he had instilled hatred of the civilized blacks in the mind of his son and heir.
 After Boyer's death Whreabo attempt ed to take control of the government of his tribe, but he was prevented from do- ing so by his brother Taipu, who will be remembered by many old traders as Tom Will. For months the Bassa say ages, in factions supporting respectively Whreabo and Taipu, engaged in gue- rilla war. Neither side gained any de- cided advantage. Waipu, however, had always been more or less friendly to the Americo-Liberians, so when the mer- chants of Monrovia demanded that the troubles which interrupted trade should end the Liberian government exerted it's power for his benefit, with the result that Whreabo was driven to an asylum in the bush, while Taipu took his fathers town, his wives and all the Bassa- coun- try.
 Taipu was not long permitted to enjoy the dignity which he had usurped. Trouble arose from cruelties inflicted on Liberia's citizens by the Vie people, a warlike tribe farther north, and diverted the attention of the Liberian government from the affairs of Bassa This was Whreabos opportunity, and he took ad- vantage of it. He endeavored to oust his brother from power, aud success fol lowed his arms. It was not many weeks before the dead body of Taipu, swathed ill many bandages, stood mummylike in a corner in his chief widows hut await ing burial; and Whreabo began to rule over the country.
 The fact that Whreabo had secured power in Bassalaud gave the Liberian merchants excellent reason for alarm. Almost all export articles, such as oil, skins, camwood, ivory and rice are gath cred in the Bassa district, and this field controlled by a chief hostile to Liberia, meant that all commerce in this direc- ton would be brought to disaster Events soon made it plain that Whreabo intended to hold no peaceful relations with his civilized brothers. He footed the factories of Liberian merchants, drove the traders from their stations and issued an edict that no produce of any kind was to be sold to Liberians by any of his people under pain of instant death.
 The "palaver" ground in Whreabo's town became a theater wherein were performed many bloody acts. Hundreds of the followers of the dead Taipu daily lost their heads, and for weeks the say age chieftain held high carnival with death, until, feeling secure, he gathered his hordes around him and prepared to descend on Grand Bassa for the purpose of driving the Liberian settlers into the sea.
 The Vies in the north at this time, en- couraged by the intriguing English of Sierra Leone, were offering such stub born resistance to the Liberian forces that the Liberian government found it impossible to do anything for the relief of its citizens in Bassaland, and it was decided to issue an order that Grand Bassa be abandoned and all Liberian cit izens leave the country. On the day when it had been determined to make this order public there arrived in the port of Monrovia, the Liberian capital, the bark Edwards. This vessel came from England and brought beautiful negress, who called herself Jacinto Boyer.
 From Jacinto's earliest day stirring incidents marked her life While little more than an infant she had been stolen from her parents, who were Mandingoes, and sold to Portuguese slave traders. The vessel which was bearing her to Brazil was captured by an English gun boat, and the brow was turned toward Sierra Leone. where the human cargo was tobe turned over to the English au- thorities This slayer was wrecked be. fore she reached her destination, and of all on board the only ones saved were the officer in charge of the vessel and Jacinto.
 Shortly after the Englishman and Ja. cinto were cast on the beach they were discovered by the savages, and by them were taken to Boyer, at his chief town in the interior. Boyer was then in the midst of his struggle with the Liberians and the civilized man who fell into his power was fortunate if he was killed without torture.
 When the Englishman was brought into Boyer's presence he raised his pho1 to strike him, but Jacinto sprang for ward and threw her little arms around the intended victim.
 "Nol No! King" she said, give me the white man." The sudden action of the little captive arrested Boyer's arm. All the Bassa women are extremely ugly, and the beauty of the Vie girl so pleased the chief that he hesitated Whreabo then lad of ten years, was an inter ested spectator, and when the young girl made her plea his precocious eye: discovered that she was fair, and struck by a sudden fancy to earn favor in hei sight he joined her in petitioning his father to spare the white mans life.
 "The strange maiden shall be thy wife, and the white man be a slave to poun or you, was the answer of Bovei.
 A few months after this Boyer wa killed, and his town was taken by tht Liberians. The Englishman was res cued and returned to Europe with Ja cinto. There she was educated, ant when she grew into womanhood, despit' all of the efforts of her friends, she tool passage on the Edwards for Africa where she intended to devote her life t missionary work among the Bassas. Ar