Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-25

Re, and delighted at the attention
shown him, was contented to remain
and pose as god before the simple
people among whom fate had thrown
him.
He soon became a favorite on the
Islands, and particularly with young
sister Of the king. The attachment
between the castaway and the dusky
maiden increased and 1t was not long
before the marriage of the royal sister
and the white god was heralded
throughout the little kingdom.
Young's married life was a happy
one, and IN the course Of time daugh-
ter was born and she was named Mar
garet. She was a pretty child and
the idol of her father. As she adj
vanced in years her father taught her
the language of his native land and
gave her what education he was cap
able Of. The child grew to be hand
some young woman, and her father,
when one of the trading schooners
called at the island of his home, was
persuaded by missionary who was
on board to send her to a convent
school at Samoa.
Margaret remained at school for
about four years, and during her ed
ucation she lost her heart to a hand
some young Samoan chief. When her
education was declared completed the
chief begged for an immediate mar
riage, but Margaret asked to be al
lowed to visit her father at her old
home.
She had only been at home a few
weeks when the king was taken III
and in a few days died. The king had
only been dead a few days when the
chiefs and priests went to her home
and with much dignity informed her
that 1t was the desire OF the people
OF the kingdom that she should rule
| over them. Her protests and those OF
her aging parent were of no avail and
she was dragged off to the palace. Day
after day she sat in her prison. long
| ing for her lover, and daily fancied him
| coming to her rescue. But he was
powerless to help her and he never
| came.
The horror of his daughters situa-
| ton was a sad blow to the dotinQ
father, and he daily grew feebIer and
| feebler, and when Margaret had been
the Borrowing queen of the island
nearly two years he sfckened and died
His funeral was the only occasion on
| which the queen was allowed to leave
her palace, and she saw nothing O,
what was going on about her. A bam-
boo box was made In which to carry
her to the graveside OF her father Its
sides and bottom and top were thickly
laced with palm leaves and so ar.
ranged that 1t was impossible for he,
to even peep through It's cracks and
observe what was going on about her
A year after the death Of her fathe,
passed when the Ocean Spray, driver
out Of her course by storm, drop.
| ped her anchor almost within a stone,
throw Of the palace door. The natives
swarmed about the boat, giving the
visitors a warm welcome. but they
were sad because their queen, wise ant
good, was Ill. and her two faithful at.
tendants gave out fears that she was
close to death. Her worst malady was
severe cold. Capt. Luttrell prepared
some remedies from his medicine
chest, while he explained to the chief
and priests who were watching hin
what the medicine was for, and thai
their queen was suffering from a cold
The natives carried away the medi.
cine solemnly enough, but when of
! the schooner they hunted some shell.
tered spot among the cocoa palms ant
formed into council. The result wal
that the medicine was voted to BIZ