The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-13
An Incident at Oemarara.

left IN British Guiana who remember San
nicherri, the beautiful daughter OF oil
HuDial, the cow-minder on plantation
Liberty" Gregson, poor fellow. is dead
Richardson is somewhere in Australia
and young Schultz has at length inherited
the money Of old Schultz. who died some
months ago In Munich. or Munchen as hi:
son would have called it. well up II the
seventies. Of dropsy and indigestion. al
has been the custom Of the male Schutzes
for generations.
I have heard misguided people declare
that really beautiful coolie girl does not
exist, which IS merely q proof that they
did not know Sannicharri.
When first / knew her she was in the
creole gang. a merry, dark-eyed. heed
less child. How well l remember herr Il
was JOY to see her hands clasped behind
| her head in careless abandonment as shs
balanced herself in the wind that blew
her scant garments about her 1.-THE form,
which already gave promise Of the beauty
that was 20 be hers.
However, my mind was not 10 dwell
long on Sannicherri just al shat time, for
l fell III, and taking three months leave,
! went TO stay with some friends IL Marti-
nique.
On my return l was naturally anxious TO
! know now my fair friend had been get
! L.llE Olts anu dSheG SCuuIlZ hpUUL NeE.
! so! DE said. you have not in your
! three-away stopping months forgotten
! her. She Is now mora beautiful as ever.
Ach. Colt! and she marries next month
I the mister-asslstant -minder Gopaul."
Here was news, indead Sannicherri.
straight as an arrow, with all the possibl-
tiles OF life and it's enjoyments before
I her, 10 be married 70 Gcpaul. the hump
backed, dirty. grayheaded old rascal! 1t
was not to be thonught Of. I talked the
matter over with the manager, and he
was furious. We sent for Hubial and laid
the matter before him, but he was quite
unable 10 see the enormlty OF giving his
daughter 10 Gopaul. Then Mr.. Brown,
the manager lost his temper and ordered
Hubial TO leave the estate within fourteen
days.
Wa you like, Sahib" replied Hubial.
Poor man can't vexed. Me no sabey all
this story you a talk about that gal Look
'ou, Sahib, Gopaul too much good man.
Two COW there a ne house and three
goat, and he go gle that gal nough jewel
and thing. What something me do UNI
Sahib make you vex for me?"
Hubial left the estate, evidently put
ting more faith in the power of two cows
three coats, and Gopaul than in the pat
ronage Of Mr.. Brown. OF course Gopaul
went too, preferring the JOY of being San
nicherris man to the glory attached TO
the office Of assistant cow-minder.
One Saturday night a few weeks later,
as Schultz and l were smoking our last
pipe before turning in, we heard a great
beating Of drums and a chorus of female
voices chanting in the village adjoining
the estate The Waterman told us that
it was the celebration of Sannicherris
marriage After final growl or two
of about the worthlessness OF cooliemen
in general, and of Hubial and Gopaul in
particular, we both went to bed. 1t must
have been about three o'clock in the
morning when I was awakened by ths
noise Of heavy rain beating against the
jalouses OF my bedroom window. l got
up and looked out. l was about to turn
in again when l heard a loud, agoniZing
cry, followed by a torrent Of curses in
cooie, and the challenge Of the watch
man under the house. ! snatched up my
rain-coat and hat, and went into the dark
gallery on my way down stairs, when I
was nearly knocked over by a woman who
came rushing up the steps.
Sannicherri, for it was she, ran to the
end of the gallery, and was met there
by Schultz. who had come out to see what
was the matter. He put her in his room,
and after locking the door, came along
to the head of the steps to ask me what
II all meant. There was a horrible din
going on down stairs, and in moment !
two coolie men came rushing up into the
BY this time Richardson had lit
a lamp, and brought 1t out so that we
could see what we were doing. The flick |
erng light showed US that the two men /
were Hubial and Gopaul, both drunk and |
Infatuated. Gopaul had in his hand a thin |
bamboo stick with which he had evidently /
been beating Sannicherri. Schultz had ar
rived at the same conclusion. and we /
made dash for the men. In the mean
time several more coolies had come up /
stairs. and the row was deafening. Rich |
lrdson. standing in front of Schultz's door
With hackia stick in one hand and a re-
volver in the other, effectually protected
First of ALL Schultz and l
flung Hubial and Gopaul down stairs, the
latter breaking one of his skinny arms
during the descent. Then we bundled out
he rest; and finally, after seeing the
wounded safely to the estates hospital,
we had time to go and see Sannicherri, |
and get an explanation from her.
When l opened Schultz's door I was
lstounded. Standing in the furthest cor
Ter was the figure of a beautiful woman,
Ter great dark eyes flashing with indigna-
ion, her whole form trembling with ex-
,itement The wedding garment was al
most torn in pieces. and her heaving
breast was bare, and shOne with the wet.
S il rose and fell with her hurried breath
ng. Her hair was loose and fell in thick
masses ofer her shoulders.
We hunted about and at last we found
IN old night-shrt, and that, with a silk
inglet of Richardson's, was the best we
ould offer Sannicherri as change Of gar
nents We left her for a few minutes
nd when we returned we found her lying
n an easy chair. enveloped in the folds
# the night-shirt.
When we asked her what had happened
fter her marriage ceremony, she refused
o tell Us anything. AS soon as We press
d her she became so fearful that we had
o desist. To this day 1 can only guess
What had occurred. and my guesses make
ne long that I may once more break a
mb OF Gopaul. There was a great row
bout the matter, as Gopaul complained
o the Immigra ton Department that
chultz and l had taken his wife away
rom him. but it was easily strengthened
ut. Shortly after, the whole family left
Liberty" and I never saw Saunicherri !
gain. W. ALLEYNE IRELAND.
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