Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-08-09

plainly as we will with one another.
Come, tell me the truth. The new
white man has seen YOU"
HE has seen me, yes, certainly"
the Frenchman admitted. taking a
keen look deep into the savage's cum
ming eyes.
Does he speak your language the
language of birds?' Tu-Kila-Kil
asked once more, with insinuating cum
ming L have heard that the sailing
gods are OF many languages. Are you
and he of one speech or two: Aliens
or countrymen:"
'He speaks my language as he speaks
Polvnesian. ," the Frenchman replied,
keeping his eyes firmly fixed on his
doubtful guest, but it is not his own.
He has tongue apart-the tongue of
an island not far from my country,
which we call England"
Tu-Kila-Kila drew nearer. and
dropped his voice to a confidential
whisper. Has he seen the Soul of all
dead parrots?" he asked, with keen
interest in his voice. The parrot
that knows TuKila-Kila's secret?
That one over there the old, the very
sacred one?'
NJ. Peyron gazed round his aviary
carelessly. ooh. that one" he an
swered with a casual glance at Me-
thuselah, as though one parrot or an
other were much the same to him.
eyes, [ think he saw it. Ipointed it
out to him. In fact, as the oldest and
strangest of all my subjects"
Tu Kila KiIa's countenance fell.
''Did he hear it speak," he asked, in
evident alarm. Did it tell him the
IT., Ty;1. Iy;l,.c
"No, it didn't speak" the French
1t is very old. And if it did l don't
have understood one word of it. Look
here, great god, allay your fears.
You're great coward. / expect the
real fact about the parrot is this; it is
the last of its own race; it speaks the
language of some tribe of men who
once inhabited these islands. but are
now extinct. No human being at pres
ent alive. most probably. knows one
word OF that forgotten language.
"You think not?" Tu-Kila-kila
asked, little relieved.
81 am the King of the Birds. and
know the voices Of my subjects by
heart: [ assure you it is as [ say" NJ.
Peyron answered. drawing himself up
sole nnly.
Tu-Kila-ki'a looked askance, with
something very closely approaching
wink. in his left eve. 1--WE two are
both gods" he said, with tinge OF
irony in his tone I'VE know what
that means. " x I do not feel 50
certain" He stood close by the par
rot with itching fingers. ut is very,
very DID," he went on to himself. mus
ingly. ''It can't live long. And then
none but Boupari men will know the
secret"
AS he spoke he darted a strange
glance of hatred toward the uncon-
scious bird, the innocent depository, as
he firmly believed, of the secret that
doomed him. The Frenchman had
turned his back for moment now, to
fetch out stool Tu-KiIa- N liza, cast
ing quick, suspicious eye to the right
and left, took step nearer. The par
rot sat mum bling on its perch, inartic
ulately, putting it's head on one side,
and blinking it's half-blinded eyes in
the bright tropical sunshine. Tu-Kila
Kila paused irresolute before Its face
for a second. Ii he on y dared-one
wrino of tho -~'---~--o4@ the Mp IF his
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