The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-01-10

climbs ma bowis. VIZ mt into = little
bay, Oil baylet Us I call Il. I was still
Watching the movements Of the ialand-
ers, and was sconyinced that they we're
warlike. / commanded my mon to stop
rowing, but their hunger proved strong
or than my commands, and they kept
playing their oars in the water, moy1ngj
nearer to land all the time. When they
saw us coming to land the natives on
the shore all3lay down their arms and
came leapinR forward to meet 11s. .5,1
IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY.
Didn't tell you they would not
harm ns?' asked Sofani. The saw
ages rushed into the water, and
first one and then another took
hold OF our boat until fully fifty
hands grasped it. They carried it to the
shore, and than the entire body OF peo-
pie laid hold of the boat and ran it fully
sixty feet up the beach, landing it high
and dry. .,Is -
IT was much concerned for the safety
of the craft, as it was built OF light Co.
dar, and we were 600 miles from our
friends, with the boat rs our only means
Of returning Fortunately it was not in
iured When we reached land the hos
tile demonstrations recommended. The
savages ran up to '1s, aud one with a
heavy War-club struck Sofani on the
head and knocked him senseless. The
others rushed upon us until their qulv-
ering spears were within few inches OF
our breasts saw at once that there
was no uge in fighting; il there had been
twenty or thirty men it would have boon
different, but there we were with 300
against u.s. AT that moment my warm
est wish was that T cOuld have five min
utes alone with the follow $ FAM, who
persuaded me to 30 ashore. He was no
traitor-he simply permitted his appe-
tite to get away with his common sense.
( "One OF our men, Il little fellow, told
the savages that ! WAS a friend of 10
waki. the Emperor; that we had landed
simply to got food. The natives retired
at tho command Of their King, Sheka. to
little knoll about 800 yards distant,
They renamed in council from about 8
until II o'clock, when two OF the young
warriors went down to our boat and took
the drum. Then the council continued
AT 2 o'clock some women came down to
our boat and told us that the mon in
tended to kill us. They said we could
only escape death by asking the King TO
eat honey with us--that would make us
blood brothers. T thought we oould
make Sheka friendly by gifts OF cloth,
! but they said otherwise.
"Presently some warriors came down
and drove the women away, and also
drove off their cattle that were between
us and the knoll. Then + knew what
was coming. They were afraid their
stock would be hurt In the fight. 1t 1s
i'm possible to- describe my thoughts at
this time + blamed my men in my bit
terness. told them that throe-qnart~
ers OF our great journey was completed"
"'Our friends said, ARE waiting for
us, day after day, and ia one hour we
will all be killed. You think Of nothing
bat your bellies and filing them. That
has brought our death upon u.s.
NO USE 10 FIGHT.
my men were penitent, and after
asking my forgiveness wished TO
fight, as they had to die any
way. explained that this was out OF
the question. told them how [ could
save them If they would act unhesitat-
.ingly upon my commands--act like the
,sdouhan, tho steam engine, without stop
ping to think. We were only sixty feet
from the water and the savages were 300
yards away.
Ell told Sofani, who had been the cause
of all the trouble, to take three or four
pieces OF cloth and walk slowly toward
the saysges, stopping occasionally to
look at the cloth as If to admire it. Then
I loaded my shotgun, nay elephant gun
and my Winchester, placed them on the
.thwart in front of me, and told my mon
to move the boat slowly toward the wa
ter. 5ar N 5.,~ s1
r s'The sayages had previously taken my
oars, as if TO say, Now we have removed
your legs and you cannot walk, MY
Zanzihars did as I told them. First
they moved slowly; then with the char
noteristic 'Um-la-la, um-la-la,' which
grew faster and faster, and with their
movement. which was fairly irresistible,
they rushed the boat to within ten feet
OF the waters edge.
"'Push, You devilsl said I; then to So
FAM, Run Enn!' alternating it with
Push, you devils!' to my men.
GAS had expected, the savages' at
tention had been attracted by Sofani and
the cloth, and they had not watched us.
When he turned to run for the boat they
saw what we were about and 300 warrl-
ors plunged in pursuit. Sofani came to
the edge of the lake and called, What