Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-17

repast called the merrymaKers IRON
their fun. Hastily eating what was
placed before them, the older negroes
left the others ut the feast. Going
across the clearing they disappeared
among the heaps Of rocks at the foot Of
tho oraggy hills. All tho mysterious
things Sam Quashee had been laboring
upon for the past months evidently were
hidden In the cliffs. The children i'm.
patiently awaited the advent OF tho
weird procession whose grotesqus
strangonoss would cause them that de-
lghtful terror all children enjoy
An hour passed, but ms yet there were
no signs Of life about the heaps Of rocks
Tho delay was uunccountablc SAL
Qunshoo's Oldest boy. Bob, proposed that
they start across tho fields to meet tho
delayed procession, The other chit
drcn eagerly agreed, and OF they all
started.
Picking thoir way over the soft
plowcd land. they went toward tho
hills. all the timo on the abort. expect
ing 10 turn and fec at any moment bc.
fore tho approach Of tho Mumbo
Jumbo.
why. they arc not nj tho cliffs %,
ALL said Mary Clark when the chill.
dron had reached tho middle Of tho
clearing, Look over tho edge Of
pines"
Sure enough, they could SEQ dark fir
urcs among the burned trees ut The bor-
der OF the forest hastily concealing
themselves from the gaze. Of the little
crowd 50 nuddcnly turned upon them.
III saw emf cried Luke Slnbon.
"One Of 'om had feather hat on.
could SEQ 1t just a. plain, but | didn't
see anybody on stills with n false face.
Lots 10 ovA"
"Its tod0hr away 10 SEQ any stills or
false faces and we had boitcr stay here"
taid Patience Tenney. the Oldest Of tho
group.
just nj that moment thorc sounded
from the fort tho harsh blare OF tho
trumpet used 10 call the laborcrs from
tho ilclda NJ menltime. Looking back
the children saw o sudden fash Of fame.
and deep roar OF cannon reyorbcratod
among the hills. The next instant the
crncklc of muskotry came family from
the Mcrrimac: II was answered from
tho fort; blood curdling war whoop
burst from thc edge Of the clearing near
them aud three Indian warriors raised
from among the stumps and camo leap
ing toward tlnml
Almost before thoy could turn toward
the fort loud drum pcals sounded from
the rocks at the foot of the hills. As n
IN reply TO the war whoops there rang
forth the wild. savage. African battle
cry. There ftalkod forth into the clear
ing two immense, hideous giants, nc
companiod by four strangely bedocked
creatures beating on tomtoms and
screaming forth tho battle cry Of the
Ansgari cannibals. Fearful, huge, red,
distorted gashes Of mouths, knobby.
black checks, terribly staring white
eyes, altogether diabolical faces had
these two giants. stalking stiiiiy out Of
the clearing. Scarcely less terrifying
were the bopain,od creatures with moose
horns rising above their heads. who
leapcd and danced along before the
| giants.
Away, with loud shrioks, tho children
rushed toward tho fort. The Indian,
halted amazed. Tho giants and Their
attendants halted too. They had just
discovered tho Indians. They had
thought tho firing Of the cannon salut,
IN honor of the day.
The Indians hcatated, and the Mum
DO Iumbos hositatod.
But one cannot stand still on stills
Tho tallcst of the Mumbo Juinbos stag
gorod forward and one OF the Indian
turned aud fed. The other giant nd
yanced, the attendants struck thci
drums again, and again the horrid Ans
gnri war song pealcd forth, and the sec
ond Indian followed the first. Tho thir,
Indian dropped on ono knee. and befor
the Mumbo Jumbos could turn he drew
bead and sent u bullet crashing
through the wooden forehead Of San
Quasheo's mask.
The giant neither fell nor faltcrcd
and with u cry Of terror the last India
rushed after his companions down tn
river edge.
Slowly. as beiltting their brave cor
quests and the softncss OF the GROUND
the procession OF Mumbo Jumbos passo
across the field and through the gate c
the fort where the children had just pr
coded them. Tho idols OF Africa Ia
overcome the redskins. The rising gel
, Grafton Of Clarks, Tennys, Sanborns au
Marsdons would never doubt that fact.
Meantime tho white coated body Of
French officer went iioa,ing down q
river, and two canoes rapidly disa
pearod up the river. Tho attack upC
, Fort Clark had been repulscd. The WI
with France had begun.-Atlanta Co
stitution.