The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-11-26
TAKEN FOR A MESSIAH.
SINGULAR EXPERIENCE OF AN AMeeI,
CAN IN BOLIVIA.

.Sa"i esefy ddy nHHner and lie hailed as
tie long looked for Messiah. Such an ex.
Terrence has only been youchsafed 10 a few
people In all this world's history, and there
Is perhaps but one of these alive TO tell the
interesting story. The distinguished indj-
sldual referred 10 Is Mr.. Hinton Rowan
Helper. author Of that gigantic scheme
known as the Pan American railway, and
his experience, never before published, was
certainly remarkable. The narrative, in
Mr., Helpers own words, il as follows.
One OF the never 10 he forgotten and
truly bewiidering adventures of my first
Journey across the continent OF South
America from Monteyideo on the Atlantic
10 CaiIao on the Pacific, In is7i-a, occurred
Ia central Bolivia, within a few hours af.
Ter my entrance among one of the many
kub-tribes OF Qaichua Indians in that An
dream republic, where a dearly cherished
but ridicuiously absurd tradition is cur
rent that the ancient rule Of the Incas Is
soon to he reesi iblished in perpetuity
among all the aatoehthonous inhabitants
Of Peru, Ecuador Bolivia and Chill.
This mighty change for the better, as
they say. IL To he brought about solely
through the Irresistible wisdom and PROV
ess Of a heavenly aud most adorable being
sh AHH tps hh " an Wuttf man WIKI
snow white hail and blue eyes, though not
Of Spanish blood
Through the particular section Of 10
iisia, OF which ! am now speaking, only
two white men, not Spanish or OF Spanish
deseen, lone frenchnan, the other a Ger
mani. had ever preceded me. but as both
u them were comparatively young and
short, with dark hair and hazel eyes. nei-
El.x Sux
nate, ~ TO lie mistaken for messiah Not
30 with references To the materialistie aud
unsuspe-ting protector Of the Pan Ameri-
can railway. whose stature. hair. eyes aud
seeining age Though he was then In fac,
oni. In his iist year but because of his
cotton resembling hair easily mistaken for
s@xagcnarlani answered well. IN every
outward appearance at least. 10 all the re
quir-ments Of the copper ooiored and coun-
tertrit prophecy.
THE iAPcisiFE piSINIrr STUDENT.
One Of the mus, hopeful aud gushing
students Of divinity, who was evidently af
filctesi with a lively aud egotistical ambi.
ton 10 i-roome the first behoi,ier and pro
elaim-r Of The promised savior, was
hafcfoo,-d and harr-legg-i fellow about 2.
YEAR Of age, whose sscerdo,al vestments
consisted of only three sr1icles--a coarse
hat plated VI harley straw. a chintE shirt
checked Ia pink and white squares and a
pair Of blue denim oyeralls that reached
i-ss than ,hrce inches below the knees. all
Of which seetne-i 10 have isaen wors sew
erai months without having ever been sub.
less~si To auy process 81 washing or clean
ing
lie Il wss, this Qalchua candidate for
holy orders. who. also uiOuntei on mule
back. bat withon, saddle and using only
n rope bride. met me 10 the public path
for roads Ia that rough region are as yet
unknown.
Qniekiy aud abruptly stopping right in
frua, Of uac. causing my own mule TO halt,
tie aforementioned spfi: Of Quichua saint
illness s;Ar,-i me fail IN the face with dis
tended eyes aud with profoundly amazed
aud rvserrniisi mica Then. hastily dis
mounting. hr fell ON his knees beforc me,
,bre~ zap both q. hi, hands toward heaven
a;i~roi several hr!ri aud spasmodic excla
nations ia his osn Ycrnacnlar- which
| opald no; comprehend ncryously arose
I r~inouui~d has tSsas,; and with the great
| est possible speed. dashed hack toward hi.
hAtisc village. AK miles away.
lie ercil~Siiy announced 10 his people
Z As AktfNNahR lNl
ru;hiug ~ htmsrlf-,ha their long prom
/ !sri rr~i~cncT. whom he had but just met
,wa lcagu~s distant. was coming and iha,
+ they should all join him At once in coins
out TO grcc; aud adore the gracious 20,
I who would 80 soon. In accordance with th'
declarations Of their inspired prophets, re
tnor~ from them the Spanish yoke aud ne
siofr TO all the Quichuas, as likewise 10 nj
| a R..F
mild and lrnchccnt government Of tn.
incas
FOLLOWING THIlW LEADER
/ Never did flock 81 silly sheep more un
besiiaiingly and unanimously follow tn
lead 81 a t-rll wether IN Overlapping fenc
than ,bA; whole town-containine man
hundreds Of observation-disclosures on foo
and in fr~nsy 81 religious rhapsody an,
expectancy that mule bcstrsddiug pic,ist
that awe stricken fanatic. who. riding a
their head. again met me ON the ontskir;
Of the village. whcrv men. women aud chill
drru. with hands and voices appraised. cain
like = mighty throns Of ovcrioyed and i'm
p.rtnous dcvosecs and Sprawlei themselves
sopc IA, on their stomschs and Others o.
their knc~as. before me. mos, foolishly an
rrprehensibly worShiping me as thei
messiah
This very general aud demonstra,Ivc an
wholly unprovokc d aud unexpected as~riI
ton to myself ~ a parsonage possessed q
divine attributes. though /, was nothin
but n piece OF wre,chcd folly aud tomfool
cry Of an assembly Of less than semi civil
izc,i Indians. placed me in an indcscribabl
awkward and ahasbcd situation. Frank
may I know ledge tina, have not We; pc
fectly recovered from the peculiar shoe
Of that strange and thrilling experience
though scores of earthquakes and nume'
Gus other life imperiling shocks -prcviou
and subsequent. tberrabout and elsewhe,
have long since been entirely bsmisse
from my memory.
For little while my embarrassment va
complete. but soon rcgained my equsnim
~ aud then, impaiicntly. II not also indi,
nantly and npbraidingly tspcaking In Spar
ish, which few Of them understoodl | e,
planned to the super~,itious and self delude
rcprobatcs thai was not from the high'
heaven--po yet-but from the Unite
States Of America, that countless number
Of my countrymen, all Of them plain me
only, yet enlightened and meritorious cit
scns Of great republic, were far nobl'
and better than myself, and that 1t was b
meath the dignity Of true manhood for the
, or for others to PROSTATE themselves
worship before any mere mortal like Il
. very ordinary stranger who was then a
dressing them. Thercupon they were di
. appointed and detected to degree thu
was then aud Is even yet sad and sorrowf'
to cou,emplate.--Wa Star
! The street car conductors and police u
y the same Kind Of whistles In Bay Cit
Mich, and Il creates more fun than bs
Q rel OF monkeys Every few hours whist
G | ,..iil ..nnd md N cnthIArr sfnfi ON a run