Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-09-22

pecting to turn and fee 1t sny mo
ment before the approach of th
Mumbo Jumbo.
i sWhy. they are not at the clifl
at ell, : said Mary Clark when tn
children had reached the middle 0
the clearing. Look over the edg
| Of pines
Sure enough, they could see darl
figures among the burned trees q
the border Of the forest hastily CON
cealing themselves from the gaze O
the little crowd 50 suddenly turned
upon than.
q saw emp cried Luke Sanborn.
sOne Of 'em had feather hat on.
l could see it just as plain, but
didn't see anybody on stills with q
false face. Let's 60 over.'
It's too far away TO see any stills
or false faces and we had better stay
here said Patience Tenney, the
Oldest of the group.
just at that moment there sound
ed from the fort the harsh blare Of
the trumpet used to call the labor
ers from the fields at mealtime.
Looking back the children saw q
sudden fash Of flame, and q deep
roar Of . cannon reverberated among
the hills. The next instant the
crackle Of musketry came family
from the Merrimac; it was answered
from the fort; blood curdling war
whoop burst from the edge Of the
clearing near them and three Indian
warriors raised from among the
stumps and came leaping toward
them!
Almost before they could turn
toward the fort loud drum peals
sounded from the rocks at the foot
OF the hills. As il in reply to the
war whoops there rang forth the
wild' savage, African battle cry.
There stalked forth into the clear
ing two immense, hideous giants,
accompanied by four strangely be-
decked creatures beating on TOM
toms and screaming forth the battle
cry of the Ansgar cannySals. Fear
fu1utus, HmvS~yy'.4s.~-.ls-a----a,----s
ribly staring white eyes, altogether
diabolical faces had these two giants
stalking stifiy out Of the clearing.
Scarcely less terrifying were the
bepainted creatures with moose
horns rising above their heads, who
leaped and danced along before the
giants.
Away. with loud shrieks, the
children rushed toward the fort.
The Indians halted amazed. The
giants and their attendants halted
too. They had just discovered the
Indians. They had thought the
firing Of the cannon o salute in
honor Of the day.
The Indians hesitated, and the
Mumbo Jumbos hesitated.
But one cannot stand still on
stills. The tallest of the Mumbo
Jumbos staggered forward and one
Of the Indians turned and fed.
The other giant advanced, the at
tendants struck their drums again,
and again the horrid Ansgari war
song pealed forth, and the second
Indian followed the first. The
third Indian dropped on one knee,
and before the Mumbo Jumbos
could turn he drew q bead and sent
a bullet crashing through the wood
en- forehead Of Sam Quashee's mask.
The giant neither fell nor falter
ed, and with cry Of terror the last
Indian rushed after his companions
down the river edge.
Slowly, as befitting their brave
conquests and the softness of the
ground, the procession of Mumbc
Jumbos passed across the field and
through the gate of the fort where
the children had just preceded
them. The idols of Africa had
overcome the redskins. The rising
generation Of Clarks, Tennys, San
borns and Marsdens would nevel
doubt that fact.
| Meantime the white coated bod,
of q French officer went floatinf
down the river, and two canoe
rapidly disappeared up the river
The attack upon Fort Clark ha.
repulsed. Thewar with France ha,
begun.-Atlanta Constitution.