Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-08-26
uAWAtls DEMON TREE.
rhr V~fY strange Story % a Wonder.
fui Man Batting Vegetable.

fttnf Hi lH inl certain rare
waui,nue plant that wa. believed to
urs 300 the higher 'lopcs 4 Mauna
k.s q ltfrp rstln,t volcano situated
900 tn, uuflhrfn part 81 Hawaii.
bal q station luIlt uu one oi the wood.
90 slurt- ot the mountain. far away
ifum ans othrf halltatiuu. My only
companion vas al.,c who had lived
sll bis li'r on that part Of the island
iiuut tetce = month W. would visit
the t,sast a. obtain uccdiul supplies
90 Huf ,amp Thia native. VIII" said
iHat lla aurrstuf- Wcfr "hig chiefs"
ehHa i-aurs hay o. rctly buried in
,ttts .u thr muuntuin sidrs. was very
$50 although De- could clmh canyons
sul -,ais lava ,hh, with wonderful
tsl,tt
luuur uue ~ nay hotanihing cx-
.utsiHus pas-,d ihc mouth ot n mar
a'w ,au,un ur gorge aud asked Pill
lh' nli native. Il hc had ever explored
ths same rll, suddenly became in.
isrsisl tn hi- ripc aud didn't know
su, thing al'out ,hr gulch and didn't
uuirfsiaud ehat said This was
rather strange in rill. for natives
gsuefalls tuow ever, ruck and tree in
tho section where they live and ]
kurW iili Was hing when lac said hc
iii not understand me-.
$50 NATURALLY I determined "a ex.
sminc into the mysterious ravinc
sometime after thi. was walking
with lili down gentle slope, when
saw a member ~ bones Pill stopped
ils walked hack lew rods and sat
dnwu ou stump Not word would
he say tcRan examining the bones
and tHf tvn hours ur more puzzled my
btaiu u,,f a rfollom ~ hal never
lune fore what found was this
/ 4 circular area oi ahout 100 yards in
/ diameter thtekly covered with the
blesehed remains # birds. animcls and
human heings These ghastly relics
sefs SCATTERED among the shrubs and
ani gfass The larger homes were
near ~. center IN isct found that
I the l"nrs lecsmo gradually smaller ~
Z approached the periphery Of this
. ss N.H Na.ss.akWN.t la. q
the ,itelr was sell like opening In
I the uuud. from which omanatcd n
siekeuins ",luf No vegetation grew
wlthin hity i,et ut his cavity. How
came this hule With it, horrible stenchH
T Hos came these bones hctov How
came thrY to h. arranged about the
rentef oiwnlna' These questions con.
ilnaslly presented themselves. but they
fsmsinei nnans~efahlc A deep mys.
,ety suemel b. hang over the spot. II
sss Et1uing dark | heard Pill call.
ine and hurried 30 him. lIe pointed
I in terror io the center oi the bone.
eutefei afsa A shadow was thrown
uu The srenv by rising bank oi clouds.
nut declare that saw rising from
the 30 visihle ,apor. column OF
,isllle iuE 90 smoke or gas that WAS
iuminous rpellluund gaIcd at the
spectral column Near the ground II
bal the appearance Of pho.phorcscent
isms aud gradually became fainter as
u ascende'l. Your imagination will
hs,e So picture the unesrthly phe-
nomsnon fili pulled At my arm and
in silence we left the spot AMI we did
net hotter by the wayside.
A. ass hooking for a simple plant
snd no, hlo'al curlling manifestations
sas inelnel tn break camp and
leave Hat by morning my nerves
wets in better ORDER. aud went back
~ the scenes II the evening adventure.
could dad ~ clew 20 the mystery
ani ,he matter gradually went out Of
mind As prosecuted my labors.
Hat hal occssion after time TO
,tsit spot near where had seen the
canyon al,ou, which Fiji was 80 appear.
snilt ignorant one evening male
tnosu nay intention Ia rili to return
g. ,he place and explore the gorge.
"Whsuf said rili
La ihs morning I replied.
without q wofd the old native arose
ifom his mai go the lloor aud depart
sd He vas gone all night. lie re-
termed by sunrise. bearing on his
shoulder bundle when W. reached
,hs canyon hc stopped aud unpackel
hls luai ! cav a stone idol, curious
Ia shape he placed IL on she ground,
and then took small pig from his
bundle Making lire. he sprinkled
s"meihiuR in the flames. muitered
strange sounds aud made symbols in
the aif wiih his fingers The animal
uils'ina was plaeod before the idol.
Ailrr he had mpletcd his strange
fi,es Bee ssid that might never come
hack bat bee had done what he could
dp 4" preserve my life. He would
wai, uuiil the going down oi the sun,
aud then, . | dii not como back, he
vuuld wail iuf me - did hi. fathers
lonK hong see, when son Tell in
battle Then be .ai down. covered up
bis heal and was silent
Al tbs ma'le nae feel uncomfortable.
lhr natives 81 the Hawaiian Islands
a. supposed tn be Christianilcd. but
IN time oi danger or trouble many
often turn 20 the discarded gUls oi their
iathefs ! knew that rili believed
that great danger awaited anyone who
ssoeadcd The fasine Hut went. 4
had gone al'oui mile. when over the
tops II tree terms saw q waving mass
II ssa grsen f,liage undulating in the
sind The object looked like n huge
bunch oi seawecd aud the peculiar