The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-12

he was thrown up on shore In safety.
1t was night when he lapded on the
beach aud realized that he vas safe,
Then he swooned away. The next thing
lie knew he MAS on n comfortable cot
In u natives cabin, and around him
we're a number of dusky barbarians
wno, unaccustomed to seeing a man
having a white skin, had taken him for
a god and were entertaining him as
best they could. In a few days he began
TO recover sufficiently to appreciate the
situation, and 1t is needless TO say that
he enjoyed 1t. Fayors OF every deserlp-
ton were bestowed upon him. BY the
decree of the King a palace was ap-
pointed for his hapitatlon, and here he
continued to receive tho attention Of
the great chiefs Of the Islands. in a
short time he learned the native Ian
guage and invented many contrivanees
to gain and retain the homage Of the
people. He soon became a fayorite OH
the Islands and In time became strong
ly attached TO a young sister OF the
King. Then followed the marriage Of
the god and the princess. The union
was a happy one, and III the course OF
time a daughter was born and abe was
named Margaret. She was a beautiful
child, and naturally was the Idol Of her
father. He taught her 10 read and write
English, and when she had attained
years Of understanding he sent her TO
a convent school at Samoa.
Margaret puraued her guides IN the
convent about four years, aud during
that time she fell in love with a hand
some young Samoan. who, at the com
pletion of her course, begged for an I'M
mediate marriage. The young lady
was agreeable TO the marriage, but
asked the privilege OF returning to her
father at her old home before the cere-
mony should take place. The next trad
ing vessel that sailed from Samoa car
ried her to her old home.
She had only been there a few weeks
when the King was taken suddenly III
and shortly afterwards died. When
the grief OF the nation bad fubsided
the wise men and councillors began to
look around for a successor. There
were several sons and daughters Of the
deceased monarch living, but according
10 a peculiar custom OF the people the
eldest nephew or niece Of the late ruler
succeeded 10 The throne. Margaret was
the regular and legitimate successor 40
cordIng TO this rule. She was well
aware Of this, and at the first report Of
the Kings illness had made an effort
10 get away from the Islands, but there
was no vessel by which she could es-
cape. She had promised her young Sa.
moan chief that in six months she
would return and become his wife
Now her prospects we're bllghted. She
was a prisoner, although an heir to
crown. Although a queen, she knew
her life would be a living death. The
constitution OF the Islands consisted II
a code of unwritten laws. one Of tn,
most stringent OF which was that tbs
Queen could never marry or ever looL
upon the face Of n man. The palace wal
30 constructed that one could not set
beyond It's walls from within, and tn,
royal attendants were all maidens
Every day the wise men and council
lors sought lthe advice OF their sover
eign on Bonded knees with their fore
heads upon the ground and a partition
shutting on the view of royalty. Th'
rules governing soyereiRns were mex
orable. Nothing. even death itself
could change a law. 1t was to such
life as this the beautiful young Mar
garet was doomed. When she wa
sought TO take her place ms the sOver
eign of the people she protested and de
clined the Office. But there was no get
ting rid OF the responsibility. She wa
Queen by right. and she must be Queer
in fact. They brought her against he
will into the palace. the Inaugural cere
moaIes were performed and she wa