The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-15

An hour passed, but as yet there were
no signs Of life about the heaps Of rocks
The delay was unaccountable. Sal
Quashee's oldest boy, Bob, proposed that
they start across the fields to meet the
delayed procession. The other chill
dren eagerly agreed, and of they all
started.
Picking their way over the soft
plowed land, they went toward the
hills, all the time on the alert, expect
ing to turn and fee at any moment be,
fore the approach of the Mumbe
Jumbo. .--.. .--.
"Why, they are not at the cliffs al
ALL said Mary Clark when the chill
dren had reached the middle of the
clearing. "Look over the edge Of
pines"
Sure enough, they could see dark fig
ures among the burned trees at the Dor
der of the forest hastily concealine
themselves from the gaze Of the littl,
crowd 80 suddenly turned upon them.
II saw emp cried Luke Sanborn
"One of 'em had feather hat on.
could see 1t just as plain, but didn'
zee anybody on stills with false face
Let's go over"
tits too far away to see any stills OF
false faces and we had better stay here,
said Patience Tenney, the Oldest Of tn,
group.
Just at that moment there sounded
from the fort the harsh blare Of tn,
trumpet used to call the laborers from
the fields at mealtime. Looking bacl
the children saw sudden fash of fame
and deep roar of cannon reverberatet
among the hills. The next instant tn,
crackle Of musketry came family from
the Merrimac: II was answered from
the fort; blood curdling war whooI
burst from the edge of the clearing nea,
them and three Indian warriors RAISED
from among the stumps and came leap
ing toward theml
Almost before they could turn towart
the fort loud drum peals sounded from
the rocks Mt the foot of the hills. As i
in reply to the war whoops there rang
forth the wild, savage, African bsttl,
cry. There stalked forth into the clear
ing two immense, hideous giants, &C
companied by four strangely bedecket
creatures beating ON tomtoms ant
screaming forth the battle cry of tn
Ansgeri cannibals. Fearful, huge, red
distorted gashes of mouths, knobby
black cheeks, terribly staring whit,
eyes, altogether diabolical faces hat
these two giants. stalking stiffly out o.
the clearing. Scarcely less terrifying
| fhrI ~ ~ 4.
horns rising above their heads, who
leaped and danced along before thu
giants.
Away, with loud shrieks, the children
rushed toward the fort. The Indiana
halted amazed. The giants and theil
attendants halted too. They had JUS
discovered the Indians. They haG
thought the firing of the cannon a SALUTE
in honor of the day.
The Indians hesitated, and the Mum
DO Jumbos hesitated.
But one cannot stand still on stills
The tallest of the Mumbo Jumbos stag
gered forward and one of the Indian!
turned and fed. The other giant ad
vanced, the attendants struck theil
drums again, and again the horrid Ans
gari war song pealed forth, and the sec
ond Indian followed the first. The thirt
Indian dropped on one knee, and befor,
the Mumbo Jumbos could turn he drew
bead and sent bullet crashing
through the wooden forehead of San
Quashee's mask.
The giant neither fell nor faltered
and with cry Of terror the last Indian
rushed after his companions down the
river edge.
Slowly, as BETTING their brave con.
quests and the softness of the ground
the procession of Mumbo Jumbos passed
across the field and through the gate o.
the fort where the children had just pre-
coded them. The idols of Africa had
overcome the redskins. Tho rising gen.
GRAFTON of Clarks, Tennys, Sanborns and
Marsdens would never doubt that fact.
Meantime the white coated body of q
French officer went floating down the
liver, and two canoes rapidly disap-
peared up the river. The attack upon
Fort Clark had been repulsed. The war
with France had begun.-Atlanta Con
stitution.