The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-06-16
THE BOGY MAN.

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ton.
The cargo consisted Of little else thar
few families of Congo negroes destined
for the new plantations Of Virginia.
New Englanders did not then feel apy
special adherence to slavery. II moi
regarded with positive favor it was no:
regarded with disfavor, and the slave:
found little difficulty in disposing Of his
cargo OF men, women and children Ia
the good citizens Of Massachusetts, bsv.
Among the purchasers was Mr.. Lem
mel Clark. owner Of large tract Of land
on the Merrimac river. in New Hamp-
shire. Three families Of negroes were
bought by him and taken to his estate
in the wilderness.
Once the tenant Of an English baron.
'al estate himself. he inclined to play
the baron on his New Hampshire do
MAIN A great stockads was built upon
the eminence overlooking the Merri,nac,
and within the stockade, upon the crown
Of the hill, stood his large log house.
Lower down, but within the stockade.
were three cabins of the slave families
and the more pretentious houses Of the
families of English laborers who accom-
panied Mr.. Clark to the New World.
Back from the stockade and stretching
to the foot Of some cliffs that formed the
abutment Of a range Of low hills was a
wide expanse Of level, cleared land. on
which the estate raised its corn and DO
tatoes
Beyond the few charred stumps tina.
marked the edge Of the clearing was the
forest stretching away as far as the eve
could reach.
As the Merrimac was one of the high
ways OF marauding French and Indians.
the stockade was very strongly built.
and from embrasures in its walls pro-
)ected three small brass cannon com.
handing the sweep of the river in every
direction. No fleet Of canoes could
safely pass the stockade by day. The
Importance Of the place was so well rec
ognized that Mr.. Clark held a colonial
commission as major and the stockads
was officially styled Fort Clark.
The children of the fort made no dis
junction between white and black. The
little Clarks. Sanborns, Tennys and
Narsdens played with the little Qua
shoes, Cushees and Gambas upon terms
OF perfect equality
The children Of both races whisked
from house to house. About the hearths
OF the negroes the little Englishmen
listened with fascinated horror to wild
tales OF devils and evil spirits. grea,
serpents, huge river monsters and the
gigantic manlike apes Of the myster'ou,
continent Of Africa; Of bloody tribal
wars and human sacrifices to the heather
gods. The little black boys learned Of
the gay elves and gnomes, Of dainty
sprites and fays Of merry England, Of
the good cheer Of Christmas and the
sports OF May Day. The rival story tell
ers strove to Guido each other in the
marvellous tales; but nothing SO pleased
the children Of both races as Sam Qua
shee's stories Of the Mumbo Jumbo. for
in his native village Sam himself had
been Mumbo Jumbo.
The big Congo negro enjoyed telling
how when crime had been committed
by some person unknown, Num- 90 Jumbo
was called upon to detect the guilty one.
and how. mounted upon stills, with A
ons grass cloak completely enshroud- |
nS him, great false head fastened |
lbove his own head and q pair OF
wooden arms sticking out below it. he
talked about the village like a giant
certifying the guilty one until he con-
essed his crime.
The children delighted to hear of the
durnbo Jumbo marching ND and down
ne paths Of the Africa village, crowds
Il people dancing about Iirn, beating on
onions and singing wild chants. And
When Cushee and GAMBIA gave the bat
lie yell OF the cannibal tribe-for those
Fere cannibal families-the satisfaction
Tas complete.
Of the tales Of the English merry
taking, none pleased the little Africans
much as Philip Sanborn's descrip-
ons OF the May Day sports. The jollity Il
Christmas the knew, for Lenuel
lark was not Puritan and kept the
hrlstmas holidays, but they wished to I
ance about May pole crowned with {
overs One Christmas night, as all I
le people Of the fort were gathered in I
10 big common room Of the "great
'use, Mr.. Clark promised that the ap- 2
coaching May Day should be celebrated
English style. Philip Sanborn was c
Id to take the matter in hand and 8
axe any preparations he wished. '
hilip Sanborn was pleased, but seeing 4
cloud upon the face Of his rival story {
Her. Sam Quashee, he asked il the
gro families might not have the after
'on OF May Day for showing their ma
re games and sports. =
The request was readily granted, and q
the next day Sam Quashee dragged e.
his cabin two well seasoned pine log, "
at had been left after building the y
ockade. and for weeks thereafter en- e,
Dyed every evening In carving from
g logs mysterious objects which even d
own children were not allowed to 5,
The winter Of 1929 melted into m 6,
rly spring in New Hampshire. Tho OF
'ers were free from ice in April, and m
first canoes that came up the Meri- Of
ic brought the news that war WAS de OF
red with France. The weapons and |,
lenses were duly looked to, but no "a
were taken, for it was a long #,
'nth's journey through the wilderness 10,
Canada; besides it was not likely the 20
envy would move at once. We
Nay Day came at last and a tall NAV. az
. decorated with wreaths Of howers 90
! stripes OF cOlored cloth stood Il, ~.