Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-04-09

every blessed one OF 'chn had fn ol,iec-
ton. but Absalon outnanehtered all OF
them. The toreign secretaty was siE-
tin In chair as IL II had beeh built ub
around him. What do you want?' s6 "a
lac, lookin' at his watch. 'petinissiosi.'
says Absalom, to catch Wuily DO loyA
and his cannybalS.' 'Iou have it, sn "a
the secretary. and " you are shcF.ess,-
full, her majesty viii be pleased 70 eA.
tend 20 you her grateful thanks and
gracious commendatloul' AID what
might that combinalioh be ~ofthr
asked AbsaloHi Biggs. Ten thotisand
pounds said the secretary. shortly:
When we had note 10 that effect. wa
left.
$50 We sailed down the African coasS
with cargo part OF rum and part OF
water. We had no firearms. 'Ammy.
nition.' said Absalom, costs inoney.'
didn't understand his plan. Once be-
fore trader had tried to do business
and Wnlly Do 1ogn at the same time
with rum. bat that sly old chan o.e the
trader first and DRINK Ills rum after
wards. business before pleasure rcs
marked wnlly 10 togn.
I'VE went inshore at night by the
dark OF the'mooh, and while the heath,
en- war sleepin'. we iIghtered thnt fbih
10 land. And then at daybrehk wo
stood OF. There RionR The bcdrh stood
barrel after barrel ot hith. Ahd every
barrel had o splgot ind Il bright hcss
tin cup. chained fast for tin cups boat
money was what Absaloin sisid.
The heathen came down 10 look st
the brig and speculate about the chnnceS
for breakfast; the Hn cups cnught their
eye, and then, pretty soon, the rum
caught them. Absalom stood on the
upper deck and watched them. They're
strong In the body, but weak Ia the
head Then he went down below, and
read his Pilgrims Progress and Guido
10 Wealth. y
I'm the afternoon, Absnlom Biggs sur
veycd the scene again. lie seemed kind
OF pleased. And finally. when Wally Ilo
bogn got his marine cnp jammed down
over his eyes and his lieutenant'a sword
tangled up with his legs and sat dowd
10 unmix himself. Aosalom ordered out
the boats. Take care OF all OF them that
cant take care OF themselves,' kindly
snid he. by nIghtfnii we had MI tho
heather carefully slowed below.
These nrs your instrhrtibhs: keei
the brig out of sight ot lind uutu
further notice. And then Absnibth
went back to his Guide TO wealth.'
We sailed up mud we sailed down;
We tackled this way and that, nnd
roamed around ut our own free wilL
One more order We had from Ab,salom:
All you need give the savvidges Is
plenty Of water and room 60 play. No
rum he added. sbsent-ihindedly for
rum costs money Aud then 1 heard
him chuckle ngait; and soy: They're
rtrong In the body. though weak tn the
hcud.'
'Well. we went on h-saliin'. And ht-
salon consulted me just once more.
What do you know about 'rithmeticni
retrogression? he asked me- wns
young In those dhys-hlmost young
enough TO know everything-and. hav-
IN the cnnhybnls on my inind, an
swered up srbartly; The water Is d
leetle brnckish. but the hnrbor Is fair
and there are plenty 81 palms II hadn't
any inhabitants the last tIme | WIZ
there 'Neyct mind he said; II vol
take 100 and divide II III two. and then
every four days cut your hggers down
one half how lonR'il IL be until you have
only one? Bein' a little weak on fig
gers. said nothing. And then he fcli
10 ciphcrin'.
"After that Absalom didn't seem TO
take any interest In our cargo. he
usually stayed I'm the cabin and read.
And the Keep Mum kept shilih' on;
sometimes towards the tropics and
sometimes towards the pile. II didn't
seem TO make any difference 70 Absa-
lom whether her cslnvas from slxy-sniis
TO courses was sprenh to a spankih'
breeze or Tapped idly In dead cam.
"But finally, one day. otter he had
held deep consultation with the al
fnanac, bur cotitse was laid for London:
The morhip' we went np The Thames;
AbsRlOfn's interest In our cargo came
to life. lie lifted UP the hatch. care
less like, aud after O bit. WaIiy DO
I.ogh's BLOCK head appeared. Now;
through lIyin' with and on mission
nries. Mr.. 80 Logn could speak Eng
lish. 'We'fe goir' ashore said ABB
SALON.. TO eat?' asked Wally 10 Logn.
Yes replied Absaforn. and Waily nod
0NN ~" ~ W. IfHHulSt-u uiIIi Win
n linen duster that fitted him rather
soon. and added sorie other old clothes
by way OF adornment; then up went we
to the foreign secretary. Between yo,i'n
me. he's a better man to do business
With than the lord high admiral. not
bavin' so many titles. The first as
sistant to somethim' stood in the door
way with his nose tilted sixywarsl.
We've business with the secretary, said
AbsaIom, And what might your bnsi-
ness be?' said his highness. with con-
siderable scorn. Eat snid Wally 30
Logn. and lie smiled mt HIM with his
fneet-yod-af-t f-tie-mess-room smile. and
bis highness Just sisrank into nothtn.s
Then We steSred. for the secretary's of
Ace. and found him at bofnS xi{h the
same big ehaif around him. : ~
"'what do y6d want? he said,
frowhin'. And then Mr.. 70 Logn and
the secfetafy sized each other up. for
they war two Of kind.
"'Alloiv me- said Ahsaioin Biggs. to
Introduce TO you Mr. waIly b. Logn.
King OF the Guinny CannibnIs'
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