The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-13

name Is Mr.. p. Collin. a gentleman VI
rather advanced age. who halls from
Sweden. Mr. Collin has a beautiful
daughter whose name Is Ella and the
King OF Illkan Is IN New York to
marry her and take her back to the
Southern seas 10 place her by MS
eide on the throne OF a ecmi-savago
land. Miss Ella Is simply charmed.
She often dreamed Of being a princess
or a queen. and her fond mother, a
c0mely matron OF perhaps 20. said that
fate had destined her daughters HE
10 be ono OF luxury and power, She
thinks that as The queen, Ella. the
young lady. will exert a powerful In
fluencc over her subjects and eventual
~ lead the savage bands. over whom
King Hobbs rules 10 Christianity. The
OF this wedding Of royal proportions
has not yet been definitely fixed. But
II probably will occur within two
months. To make Il the more patriotic
the engagement was announced on July
last. Early In the afternoon Of that
day the Emperor OF the Cannibal
islands called upon the mother OF the
future queen and asked for the fair
Elias hand In marriage lie said he
wished 10 make her-the fairest orea-
ture on oarth-his queen and bride.
The comely Mrs, Collin smiled and
asked for the Kings credentials
They were promptly produced and In
ciuded all manner OF newspaper clip
pings from different parts Of the world
After a careful examination Of the
royal acraphook. Mrs. Collin gave her
consent 10 the browning Of her daugh-
ter, but stipulated that the future queen
should have couple OF months In
which 10 think for herself. Ella Is only
IS years old and King Hobbs is 81,
She has a face OF the most classic
character Her eyes arc large and lus-
trous. Her hair. OF which there Is a
vast proiusion. Is Of a most beautiful
Titan hue. and reminds one OF Mrs.
Leslie Carriers tressos.
From the upper lip to the extremity
Of the forehead the face OF King Hobbs
l. like that OF Senator Hill. His eyes arc
very dark. and the expression of his
face Ia generally frank and pleasant.
he is not a pirate king. nor IL there
any OF the adventurous about him. Tie
ls an ordinary. plain. everyday. modest
monarch. who fell into luck by chance
fiNysagsago while the politicians Of the
New HohrldCs were looking for 9
Moses Like Robinson Crusoe. he be
came monarch OF al he surveyed In .
short time without the aid OF any Man
Friday. With his simple air and mod.
est demeanor. there IA nothing OF the
comic opera king about John Hobbs
The one remarkable thing about thll
up-to-dato ruler, Is that he Is a good
American. lie halls from South Caro-
lima. His father Is now a practlcinl
physician In Atlanta, Ga. His grand
father used 20 be a senator.
He has roamed around the globe a
will for many years past. and finally
made Sidney. n 5. W.. his home, II
the year 1890 the Australian govern
ment sent him into the sugar fields t.
Investigate the then new labor law. o
an the laborerl employed at this indus
try he found none so capable rs th
men from the Hebrldes. u was seldom
that the contractors returned III
islanders TO their native homes-l. 20
miles away-afler their terms OF worl
had been FULFILLED. The natives OF eacl
Island OF the New iebrldes grou
speak different languages. and regar,
each other as deadly enemies Cannl
ballsm Is quite common. The labo
law laid down by the government de
creed that each OF the sayages shout
he sent back 10 their own king AM
island when his term OF service In IN
sugar plantations was over. Il wac 4
see that this law was carried out b.
the contractors that John Hobbs wa
sent among them. On his way to IN
lima islands In 1890 the vessel In whlcl
he sailed was wrecked In a hurricane
Putting a cork JACKIE, over his palama