Feliciana sentinel., 1892-11-05

area. A shadow was thrown on the
scene by q rising bank of clouds
Rut I declare that I saw rising from
the pit a visible vapor, column OF
visible fog or smoke or gas that was
luminous Spelloound, gazed at the
snectral column. Near the ground 1t
had the appearance Of a phosphorescent
aame, and gradually became fainter as
It ascended Your imagination will
have to picture the uncarthly Phenom-
onon. Pill pushed ut my arm and In
silence we left the spot, and we did not
loiter by the wayside.
.As I was looking for a simple plant
and not blood-curdling manifestations,
| I was inclined to break camp and leave.
| mt by morning my nerves were in bet
ter order, and went back to the scene
Of the evening adventure. could find
M clew to the mystery, and the matter
0rndual1v went out of mind as pros
ecuted my laborA
But I had occasion, after time, To
visit q spot near where I had seen the
cahvor about which Pill was SO appa-
| ,,.ntlv ignorant. One evening ] made
knoyyn nv intention to Pill to return
70 the place and to explore the gorge.
.When7' said Pill.
"In the morning." replied.
without q word the old native arose
from his mat on tile floor and departed.
He was gone all night. He returned
Nv sunrise, bearing on his shoulders
bundle When we reached the canon
he stopped and upacked his load.
Jaw a stone idol, curious in shape: he
. nlaced II on the ground and then TOOK
a ANAL pic from his bundle. Making a
6re, he sprinkled something In the
; Games, muttered strange sounds and
made symb Dis in the air with his fingers
The animal offering was placed before
the idol After he completed his strange
rites he said that l might never come
: back. but he had done what he could to
nrcserve my life. He would wait until
z the going down Of the sun. and then, II
. 7 did not come back. he would wall fo1
} me as did his fathers long, long ag'
} when a son fell in battle. Then he 81
down covered up his head, and wa
y silent
All this made me feel unconlfortao Die
= The natives of the Hawaiian 1slano
are supposed to he Christian'zed, out Il
time OF danger or trouble many oite
turn to the discarded gods OF tne'
+ fathers knew Pill believed tina
~ great danger awaited any one "n
~ ascended the ravine. But l Went
| y
tops of tree ferns saw waving mas
of sea-preen foliage nndulating In IN
" wind. The object looked llne mug
bunch Of thick-leavcd seaweed, anu u!
~ peculiar motion of the same arreste
~ nv attention. I was over three hui
~: dred feet away from the curious ob5ec
-, and hurried to obtain a closer view.
wall of fern-covered lava about ten fe
high stopped my course. Climbing I
so that lust could see over the edge,
saw an object such as the eyes OF CIV
ized man never before beheld lmagl
.e' a bunch of seaweed about twelve fe
~ high: the edge OF each piece lined WI
fine streamers which radiated IN
20. directions and trembled like fine WI
~. spirals: the whole object moving II
n' the fringes Of sea anemone.
VI. was wearing heavy felt hat WI
@ os' wide brim, and pushed it back fr'
u' nv forehead to get better view. A
moved nv arm the strange OBJ
ceased quivering, and every vibra II
antenna or strealner pointed directly
'n n me. Just then my foot slipped from
iuttiu0 rock on which was stand
and l fell, but not before someth,
cleaved the air with a horrible hiss
noise cad ,truci, on my hat crown.
felt the force of 4 blow as fell,
knew no more for time. l regall
consciousness after short time,
able lay in a partial stupor. The wall a o
me was stripped OF its verdure, an
67 I saw a long, sinewy, snake-llke 90.
row. writhing. twisting and curling on
der rocks. 1t had missed its prey, an
, on low, angry hum filed the air.-Ho
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