Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-30

ed. The servant was ra'her prouu u 'ne
fact
"Man-of the-woods IS smart animal" he
said: knows when he has enough. VIII
not stand In front Of gun
Next morning we found the body OF
native child In our front yard. The little
one had been strangled 10 death. The
nail marks at her neck were long and
sharp The orans-outangs had entered
upon their campaign Of revenge.
This death in the circle Of natives In
trusted TO our care struck my poor wife
as an evil omen. Her condition became
worse. and her excitability at last so pro-
nounced that decided 20 take her 10 Pc
nang at once and send her home by the
next mail steamer. Last Saturday after
noon at O'Clock our carriage was brought
up 10 the door. Pamba took me by the
arm and said:
IF the master be wise he will wait I'M
I'll tomorrow and not drive through the
forests. which is full Of ferocious beasts"
! laughed away his missiyings. MY
good fellow" I said. who ever heard
Of an attack 81 wild animals on Euro
peans I'm broad daylight? Jump IN the
rear and take care OF little Charley; you
may take my pistols II you will The
mistress and myself will take the box
seats"
Master knows better than poor Pam
ha," said the Malay, but l warn master
OF danger"
Travel was comparatively easy during
the first hour or SO. though the road grew
worse all the time the further we pro-
crossed on the way TO the sea. The
Malay's evil predictions. though | would
not admit II. had cast a shadow over the
hopeful frame Of mind In which | in
dulged Now the forest became thicker.
] the road fhOrpg
and stones interfered with the gait Of
the pony. We had to 60 at a very slow
/ pace. From Pamba not word. My
servant was a broad-chested. copper
brown fellow. with a fiat nose. protrudlng
/ cheek-bones. and the straight coarse hair
| of his race. In his lap rested my two
pistols; from his girdle hung the kris.
a two-edged knife, sharp az n razor. which
the natives handle with dexterity.
Just rs we were entering upon the Sc
! cond half Of our journey we heard sounds
/ over our heads in the trees. 1t was like,
sjik-tsiik-tsjik."
"Man-of-the-wood is here" said Pamba
/ stocally. l looked up. More than a
4 dozen orang-Outangs were watching US
with gloatlng big eyes from above As we
proceeded we observed that each tree for
ward on the road was manned by a couple
| Of tailless apes. They are the sentinels
| having mounted guards over us" wills
pered the Malay. and half minute later
he added, They are forming themselves
into an army"
a HORRIBLE TROOP
\ small troop. but horrible onel When
we had passed the first guard-house tree
/ Its hairy occupants let themselves down to
the ground and trotted after us with
uncertain, wayering steps, crying their
/ monotonous "Tsjik, tsjik," and showing
/ their teeth. The further We proceeded
/ the more numerous the procession grew.
/ Our pony seemed 10 be aware Of the
/ danger Before | could raise the whip
/ h. mad entered upon a fast trot and now
/ broke into gallop. | had seen enough
/ of orang-Outangs 10 know that the stories
/ descriptive Of their alleged inability to
/ move swiftly upon the ground was incor-
! rect. The black monsters were well able
/ to keep pace with US.
Further and further toward the sea-
! board sped our brave pony. but horrors
upon horrors. the number of seutlnels
above u.s. the army behind US. incre ased
every minute. Now / counted six apes IA
each tree on the road. Some OF the mon
/ sters tried 10 jump into our carriage from
the lower branches, but happily did not
| calculate with the movements Of the
horse and all fell upon the ground. Sud
/ denly an old ape alighted upon the step OF
the cart. His tremendous jaws for a mo-
ment opened not a foot from my face.
and a Whit OF his polluted breath struck
my nOstrils. At that moment Pamba :
right. armed with an iron Jimmy. de-
seconded upon the orang-outang head.
who fell to the ground with a terrible
| howl.
Ny wife who had been leaning heavily
upon me for some time. now swOOned
away. and my two little ones began TO
cry for help and mercy. l recognized the
| impossibility OF escape by flight our cart
was swinging from one side of the way 70
the other and might turn over at any mo-
ment.
When the troop Of apes was about sew
enty-nve feet distant from MS | ordered
Pamba to fire They will run away after
the first shot" said to myself, doubling
the truth Of my own statement. The Ma
lay. as If he had followed my thoughts,
said:
"Man-of-the-wood knows that we cannot
/ escape-that he got US; this time he VIII
not turn tail"
one Of the apes fell as a result OF two
| shots fired: the others continued 20 run
/ after us | handed Pamb1 my revolver.
/ He waited until they were but 20 feet
away. then fired six times In quick success
seemed taken by surprise; they had proba-
biy anticipated but one shot. Seeing two
| Of their comrades drop, they hesitated.
/ conferred among themselves in their own
. shrill-toned language. then trotted on.
. The pony was painting ana struggling
hard for breath. and the next house was
at least four miles away.
Master must GO ahead; Pamba will
/ fight man-of-the-wood said the Malay
. after a while.
Nv head was swimming. With dying
wife and two little ones insane with
/ fright | hardly knew what I was doing,
/ but / called out: Take courage Doyi we
. will yet escape them
A minute later Pamba rose, placed little
| Charley in my lap. and. with a voice
| fun Of emotion, Whispered: God 10 good
IN white man: the master will look after
Dbob and Pamba's children. Good -by,
master" Dhoba was the Malay's wife.
with that the brave fellow Jumped from
the wagon. in his right hand the glittering
kris. saw him face the army OF apes
dealing terrific blows with his knife.
Then. as my wagon turned the corner. ne
| disappeared amid the hundreds OF ho"i-
ing. screeching beasts
we arrived in Penang without further
| accident on the next morning | started
out with ten well-armed men 10 search
| Cor pamba. The orang-outangs had van
| ished Pamba's body. torn in fifty or
| r,ore rieces. we found in the roadway,
| surrounded by eleven dead apes, each one
/ az hi, as a man. The orang-Outang with
the broken arm was among them.
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