Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-02-09

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hold. for the slime In these onnGhralfe9
wns M thick 40 tar and black IN old
hilgewater.
"one day no was soothing HIS OK
element by beating me with heavy
bamboo. till my back and arms were
covered with blood. Close by were a
whole gang OF the tribe squatted un-
der palm tree, smoking bubbles
bubbles made out OF nut shells, look
ms on and laughing at the torture /
was undergoing but In tho midst OF
their sport we heard a roar that made
our hearts tremble, and oil ready TO
scamper Off.
There was mighty crashing and
svaylng Of the wild canes IN the adj
jheent brake, and then a great, square
headed and tawny-haired lion, as large
as gooi-sIEed pony, and with a tuft
like q swab at the end OF his switching
tail came plunglng forward with eyes
flushing and red mouth open.
"Souse as sheet anchor goes into
the sea. he sprang upon my owner,
and In tho time take to turn this
quid, Master Rodney, that trouble
some parsonage was borne on into the
Jungle, a bruised mass OF bones and
blood, dangling In HIS jaws,
"Tllo whole thing passed like fash
of llghtningl n
AT first the niggers were about to
pursue the lion, but upon reflection
they thought II less dangerous to fall
upon me and kill me outright, saying
that my stupid cries had brought tho
wild animal upon them. Then an old
fellow, whose wool had become white
with age, who was coiled up In the
root OF tree where he generally
berthed himself, and who was consid-
cred wise man, came forward and de-
manded their attention. He had been
n brave fellow In his time, for he
wore row OF human teeth at his neck,
all strung on lanyard, with a bit OF
an old quart bottle which no had
found upon the beach, and wore as
great medicine or order OF the gar
ter perhaps, He saved mo by saying
in their outlandlsh gibberish that l
was evidently under the protection OF
the great fetish, In honor of whom l
should be made like themselves and
handsomely tattooed'
II might 40 well have hallooed TO
the wind In tearing pampero, or a
stilf reef-topsall breeze, Master Rod
ney, as have attempted to oppose this
piece OF Congo kindness In minute
| was hove down under the nasty,
black paws OF fye-ald-forty bowling
and jabbering nlggerS, all smearing
me with palm-oil out Of calabashes and
old galllpots, and they persisted In
rubbing II into mo TIL all my skin was
nearly peeled Off.
"Then the old fetishman, who lived
in the root Of the tree, after making
three summersets and utterlng Six
nOWlh, OTuultulNu ulA my A"NNi 'eHN'
and arms in this fashion, using kind
Of knife, which he dipped from time
TO time in some black stuff that no
carried on cocoanut she'll In ten
minutes was all over serpents and
circles, stripes pothooks and hang
ersl
ut went to my heart to have my
beauty spoiled, but was far past MAX
ing any opposition, and 80 ] have had
to 90 through life in all weathers, with
face like the clowns In a panto-
mime.
"They made me 80 like a Niger
that they scarcely knew me from one
of themselves. This so favored my es-
cape that l soon found an opportunity
OF giving the Mussolongos the slip In
the night, and made shift after
many break-heart adventure, to
reach British settlement,
ITO be contInued)