The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-03

my Wolu he staggered II the p0lFf&s AEs
eye b1lged ont OF MS head, his hand rose
/ and pointed AZ ne ike as If against his
vii. and the sermon stopped right there.
Ii isn't q fine thing 10 say for yourself,
ou. ran away; ana. II the same KIND OF 3
shock was gwen HE, should run away
again .omorrox. To see that palavering
/ kanaka struck all OF 8 heap az the mere
sight OF me gave me feeilug IS Il the bot
tom had dropped on. Of the world l went
right home. and stayed there. and said
nothing. You might talnk L would tell
Ina, but that was against nv system.
IoD might have thought | would have
gone over and consulted case; but the
truth was / was ashamed 10 speak OF such
/ thing; thought every one would olU-s
CIT laughing IN nv face So l held my
tongue and thought ali the more. and the
more thought the less l Liked the busI-
ness.
By Monday night got 1t clearly in my
head must Dc tabooed- A new store TO
stand open two days IN village and not q
man or woman 10 'conesto see the trade
was past believing.
Una said /. Il think I'm .abooed.H
Il think So" said she.
! thought awhile whether / should ask
her more, bus its bad idea 70 set natives
/ up with any notion Of consulting them. so
| went 70 Case. IL vas dark, and he was
sitting alone. as ne did mostly, smoking
On the stairs
Case" said l. heres queer thing.
I I'm taoooed'
''Oh. fudger' SAYS he. "'Taint the prac-
tice IN these islands
THAT may be, or II maynt." said /.
Its the practice where I was before. You
can bet | know what KS ike; and tell IL
you for tact. I'm tsbooed-
We'll, said he, what have YOU teen
/ doing?'
That's what want TO find out. - said l.
- -
possible However, Il tell you vha. III
do. just put your mind 10 rest, III go
round and ind out for sure. Just you
waltz in and talk TO Papa"
Thank yoa." said, I'D rather, stay
right out here on the verandah- Your
/ house IS so close"
TN call Papa out here, then" says he
MY dear fellow" I says, Il wish you
/ wouldn't. The fact Is, l don's take 70 NJ.
/ Randall
Case laughed. took lantern from the
/ store, and set out into the village. He was
gone perhaps quarter of an hour, and
he looked mighty serious when he came
| back
We'll" said he. olapping down the Ian
tern on the verandsh steps. Il would
never have believed II / don't know
where the Impotence Of these kanakas III
| go next; they seem 10 have lost al idea OF
| respect for whites What We want is a
\ Z.
| know how 10 manage kanakaS."
Il an tabooed. then ?" | cried
Something Of the sort, said he ITS
| the worst thing OF the kind I've heard of
yet But III stand or you. Wiltshire. man
/ 10 man fol come round here tomorrow
/ about nine and we'u have il out with
| the chiefs. They're afraid Of ne or used
| TO be. but their heads are SO big by now I
| don't knoS what 10 think Understand
/ NE, Wiltshire. / don't count this YOUR
| quarrel, he went on. with grsa. deal Of
/ resolution. L count II al OF our quarrel.
count Il the white mans quarrel. and I'll
/ stand 10 il through thick and thin, and
| there's my hand on IL :"
Hare ron found out what's the reas-
| ons" / asked
Not yet," said Case But wen IRE
! them down tomorrow"
Altogether | was pretty well pleased
with his attitude, and almost more the
next day when We met 70 90 before the
chiefs. 70 see him 50 stern ana resolved
| The chiefs awaited Is n one OF their big
| oval houses. which was marked out 20 Us
| from long way OF by the crowd abou.
/ the eaves, 3 hundred strong If there wss
/ one, men. women and children. Many Of
the men were On their way TO work and
wore green xreaIuS, and iE put me II
/ thoughts OK the LIST OF MAY at home. This
| crowd opened and baxzei about the pair
| OF rs as We went IN. with 3 sudden angry
| animation. Five chiefs we're there. four
| mighty. stately men. the fifth old and
pucksrei- They sat on mats IN their white
kits and jackets: they had fans IN their
| hands Ike fine ladies. and swo OF the
I younger ones wore Catholic medals which
gave me matter Of reelection. Our place was
set ana the mats laid for Us over against
these grandees, on the near side OF the
/ house: the midst vas empty: the crowd
close s, our backs u.rmQreG and GRAINED
II rtzss- - 10 h-- -
them tossed IN front Of is on the clean
pebbles OF the door. was jus. . hair put
out by the excitement Of the commons,
but the quiet, civil appearance Of the chiefs
treasured me. 81 the more when their
spokesman began and made long speech
/ his hand toward Case. sometimes toward
me. and sometimes knocking with his
knQckl-s on the INST One thing was clear:
there was no sign OF anger N the chiefs.
What's he been SAYING" | asked, when
! he had done
',on, just thar they're glad to see you,
and they understand by me yoQ wish 20
make some kind Of complaint. and you're
10 IRE away, and they'll do the square
thing"
Il; took a precious long time to say
/ that. said |.
''Oh. the rest was sawder and boHjeur
and that," said Case. 'Yoa know what
I kanskas arel"
Wei. they DON. get much boziour on:
OF NE. said !. You tell them who /
am. I'm s white man, aud = British SUD-
iec.. and no end CT big chief 81 home,
and I've come here 70 do them good and
bring them civilization; and no sooner
have sos my trade sorted out than they
40 and I&ooo NE. and no one dare come
near my ylscei Tel chem | don't mean
10 ay II the face q anything legal, and II
what they wants 4 present, i do whats
TAR. l don. blame a2y man looking ont
for himself. seI them. for that's human
nature; ouI Il they think they - going 10
come any o. thei- native ideas over me,
they'll ind themselves mistaken And
tell them plain that | demand the reason
s OF this treatment Is 5 white man and a
British subject"
That was my speech. l knew how 20
Z 6eal WIKI han2k4s; give them plain sense
and fair dealing, and III do them that
much !ustice-they knuckle under every
time. They haven't any real government
or any real l2w, thaI's wha. yo1'ye got 10
knock into their heads: snd even II they
/ had, Il would De good JOKE II II was 70
apply - white man. IL would be 3
strange thing 4 we came al this way snd
Couldn't 10 Whist We pleased. The mere
IDEA has a-ways pat my monkey up, and
raped my speech caE pretty big. Then
/ t2se translated It-o- made believe 20,
r2tner-2ad the 1rse chief replied. and
then second. and i third 81 II the same
sTyle-e4sy SEi seQsee}, oQs solemn under
meath NEce B question rs put 10 C2se,
anu he answered Il. and a. hands tooth
Chiefs and coImonsl laughed ont loud.
AMI looked At ne Last 81 all. .he