Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-08-03

ers @rove % aItdo each other IN tno
marvellous tales; but nothing so pleased
the children Of both races as Sam Qua
shoes stories of tho Mumbo Jumbo, for
In his native village Sam himself had
been MuInbo Jumbo.
| The big Congo negro enjoyed telling
| how when crime had been committed
by soino person unknown. Mumoo Jumbo
was called upon to detect tho guilty one,
and how. mounted upon stilts. with
long grass cloak completely enshroud-
ing him, u great false head fastened
above his own head anil a pair OF
wooden arms sticking ont L .ow IL, he
stalked about tho village like a giant
terrifying tho guilty ono until he con-
fessed his crime.
The children delighted 10 hear OF tho
Mumbo Jumbo marching up and down
the paths Of the African village, crowds
Of people dancing about him. beating 90
tomtoms and singing wild chants And
when Cushee and GAMBIA gave the bat
tie yell Of the cannibal tribe-for thOp
were cannibal families-the satisfaction
was complete.
OF tho tales q tho English merry
making, none pleased tho little Africans
DO much ~ Philip Sanborns descrip-
tions OF tho Mag Day sports. The jollfty
VI Christmas they knew. for Lemuel
Clark was not a Puritan and kept tho
Christmas holidays. bat they wished b
dance about May pole crowned With
bowers. One Christmas night, as all
tho people Of tho fort were gathered b
The big common room OF tho greet
house" Mr.. Clark promised that the ep-
proachiDg May Day should DO celebrated
In English style Philip Sanborn was
told TO take tho matter in hand and
mako any preparations he wished
Philip Sanborn was pleased. bot seeing
cloud upon tho face Of his rival story
teller. Sam Quashee. be asked II the
negro families might not have tho after-
noon OF May Day for showing their ma
two g@nos and sports.
The request was readily granted, and
on tho no3t dag Saw Quashee dragged
TO his cabln two yell soasoped Pine logs
that lad hodn lsfs after building thu
stockade. 0d4br weeks thereaftef en-
ployed every evening IN carving from
tho logs mysterious objects which even
nis own children wero not nlhowed
SEQ
Tho wtnter of 1922 melted into on
eerly spring IN Now Hampshire. The
rivers wero free from leo in April, and
tho first canoes that came up tho Merrt
mao brought tho news that war was do
clared with France Tho weapons and
defenses were duly looked 10, but nc
precautions were taken. for 10 was long
months journey through tho wilderness
TO Canada; besides 1t was not likely the
enemy would move at once.
May Day came at last and o tail May.
pole decorated with wreaths OF flowers
and stripes Of colored cloth stood In the
broad stretch Of greensward before the
gate Of the stockada. Around this pole
tho children danced and played old
English gamea A bounttul outdoor
repass called tho merrymakers from
their fun. Hastily eating what woe
placed before them. tho older nagroee
lef1 tho others at tho feast. Goina
acroes the clearing they disappeared
among tho heaps Of rocks Mt tho foot ct
tho crsggy bills. All tho mysterious
things Sam Quashee had been labortne
upon for tho past months evidently were
hidden In the cliffs. Tho children I'm
patiently awaited tho advent o< the
weird processiop whose grotesque
strangeness would caoee them that DC
lightful terror all children enjoy.
An hour passed, but as yet there were
no signs Of hfe about the heaps Of rocks
The delay wac unaocountabhe. Sa4a
Quasheos oldest boy, Bob. proposed that
they start across tho fields to meet tho
delayed procession. Tho other chill,
dren eagerly agreed, and OF they all
started.
Picking their way over tho soft
pfowed land, they went toward the
hills, all the time on tho alert, expect
ing to turn and fee 40 any moment be-
fpro tho approach d tho Mumbo
Jumbo
"Why, they are not no the cliffs nj
sil' said Mary Clark when tho chil-
afen had teached the middle Of The
clearing. "tooh over the edge 81
pAnea"
BuSe enough. they could see darh fig
prce among the burned trees 90 tho bor-
Der Of tfo forest hastily concealing
themselves from tho gazq Of tho littfo
crowd % suddenly turned upon them
n ssw 'en," cried Luke Sanborn.
''Opc Il EN- had o feother hat on.
could see y inst o. plain, but didn't
see anybody Qn stilts with false face.
LetS 20 ovcA"
"It's too far swsy 10 age any stilts OF
ffAea faoea and we had hefter. .atay here. ,