The sun., 1891-08-10
LIFE or AN AFRICAN KING.
His wiid Youth. His Beautiful wife, HIS
ChristIan Old Arc, and Death.

His wiid Youth. Ris Beautiful wife, His
Christian Ola Age, and Death.
MoSnovrA. June 14.-Whreabo. King OF all
the Bassas. died on juno at his head town In
tho interior OF Grand Cornh, a trading station
OF Liberia Tho Bassas are a very numerous
and intelligent people. inhabitng large dis
trict on the west coast Of Africa, and Whreabo
was one OF the most interesting characters on
the coast. His father was Boyer. who repeat-
edly waged war to prevent tho America
Liberians from settling at Grand Bassa Boyer
however. fell victim 10 the vengeance OF the
Liberan laws. and died q bloody death, but
not before he had instllled hatred OF the civil
lied blacks In the mind OF his son and heir
After Bowers death Whreabo attempted 10
take control OF the government OF his tribe.
but lie was prevented from doing 30 by his
brother Talpu. who will be remembered by
many old traders as Tom WILL" For months
the Bassa savaGes In factions supporting. re-
spectively. Whreabo and Taipu. engaged in a
guerilla war. Neither side gained any de-
cided advantage. Taipu however. had always
been more or less friendly to the Amerco-Li-
berlans. so whom the merchants Of Monrovia
demanded that the troubles which interrupted
trade should end the Liberian Government ex-
orted its power for his benefit. with the result
that Whreabo was driven to an asylum In the
DUsu. Wnl0 lAlpu tOOK MS IhtncrS lOWu DIs
wives. und all the Bassa country.
Taipu was not long permitted to enjoy the
dignity which ho had usurred Troubles arose
from crusltes inflicted on Liberals citizens BY
tho Vie reopc. a warlke tribe further north.
Gove,Inmont rom the affairs Of Bassa. This
was MhrenIos "tportunity. and ie took a.,
brother from power ami success followed his
arms. II was not many weeks oefore Tho doad
body Of Tapm swathcd In many handhge'.
nj 4 Fn lts,t
widows hut awaiting burial. and Mhreabo
began to rule over the country.
Baesa lani gave the liberinn merchants ex.
cellent reason for alarm: Almost ali export
and res sqs9 sqs IN hs Bassa
this field. controlled by n chef hostile TO Liz
htri" 1 meHnt IN tha, all commerce In this drec, t.
soon made it plain that Whreabv iutended to
hold no peaceful relations with his sISlliled ,l
lions. and issued an edict shat 10 produce Of
his people under pain OF instant DEATH Tho
,palaver' ground in Whreabo stown becamtt
ae.s n@ndreus of Of the % fo"Wers iii @ % OF The dead
Tatpu daily lost heir heads; and Tor weeks
the savage chieii ain held high carnival with
death. until feeling secure. he gathered h's
hordes around him and prernred to descend
on Grand Ea,.a for ,Ee purpose VI driving the
Tho HIes in the north ut this time. encour.
aged by the intriguing English OF Sierra Leone.
were OH6TlnE SUCH StuU,.pIu TeslstuucS W tuo
Liberan forces that the Libetan Gov ernment
found II imp,ssiblc TO do anything Tor the
q t @ s"ssa Sat !. e.
abandoned and all Liberian citizens leave the
country. ON the day when 1t had been deter,
in the port OF Monrovia. the Liberlan capital,
t1e bark Edwards; This vessel came lr9m rom
called herself Jacin;o Boyer.
Tem s sres day nS
in.nnt She hal been stOlen from her
parents who were MandinEGss zoe and sold mfinS 70
i"Mard Ns sierra Gec4e whe's % tie human @ cargo
thorities. This SLAYER was wrecked before She
| reached Ner destination. and OF all on board.
Of i' The G"' vessel aud Jaeinto Shortly alter the
EnSishman and lacinto were cast on tne
sy bs Sy ne s
mEis. Of his struggle with the liberians and
When the Enelishmsn was brought into Boy
but &C into spranR forward and threw her little
args aroYnd M tns h.,!I INTENDED I de % %ctim: .,u -.
whits Ihe snddeS SA,% ACTION ye hs % little
cnut,ve arrested Boyers arm. All the Bassa
Vie * l IL: eRe hs
itated. Whreabo lhen LAD OF 10 years. was
an Interested spectator. and when the young
covered that She was fair and. struck By, a
sudden fancy to earn favor in her eight. he
Joine! her in petitoning his father to spare
The strange maiden shall be thy wife and
| the white man be slave to botn OF you.' was
A few months aIer this Bower was killed and
| his Town was taken by the Liberans. The
EnglishmAn was rescued aud returned to
and, When she grew into womanhood. DESPITE ali
on the EdM ards for Africa, where she intended
Hassns Arriving al Monroyia when She dii.
| the Liberian authorities refused her Iermis-
sion to proceed 70 Bassa land. but securing he
frail canoe and slole away. After four days
| and nights on the ocean she reached her ,es-
| tnatinn and she sent the kroo BOYS rack to
The costume ofthe country Ia cloth around the
ioinsl. began her journey for the chief town Of
Arriving at whreabo's town. Jacinto found
him busily preparing or his warlike expedi-
! ton against his enemies. but when she In her
beauty presented herself before him AMI told
stead o! prorerdtnG o war he gave, orders for
return Of his long lost bride; Jacinto accepted
way that W,hren' forgot his warlike inten-
lions by degrees sho SO influenced him that
he dsmssed ,.s his other wyes She induced
hatred. and 80 changed him that eventually
| from benG that colony's enemy he BECAME a
sSv"5s won him n 20 Its foes
For many yea's this woman eNerted an in.
nuence for good over the ,snyage chief. bu,
% Whreabo has s" nsvsT F left is town. Gu. nrsd s
blind. and feeble. patiently waited for the tina
summons
Too Much for Him.
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