The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-12-01
A CONYICT'S ODD LIFE.
WON FAVOR OF A cANNiBAl chilli
BYHlS SURGERY.

q eiting Adventures Through Which an =
Unoffending Young Man May be Obliged d
to Pass When Fate Seems Against
Him
Georges Lascelles Latroune was Ia =
Yankton, South Dakota, recentiy'
OH his way from the French penal col
ony in New Caledonia, where he pare
ly escaped the clutches of the cahh-
balls, to a cattle ranch owned Dy HIS
brother on the White River.
The story that Latroune tells shows
the exciting adventures through which
an unoffending young man may pe
obliged to pass when fate seems 10 DC
against him. Il was born ana euu-
Gated in Southern France" said La
troune in broken English" ana
through the wrong idea held by my
father of life in the French navy
| was forced to enter the service. FROM
the beginning l disliked 1t, ana de-
clared that the first opportunity hau
| would desert and go to South Ahei
ico or come to the United States 10
see nv brother. This opportunity CAME
to me on a long voyage III the Meu-
literranean. but l had been away from
the naval officers only three days wheh
Il was caught l made the most OF this'
for knew it meant some kind or pun
;sbment. | was accordingly sent OH
foreign cruise, but the utter hatreu l
had of naval life took entire possession
of me. and when the vessel reacneu
Cadiz | decided to make another preah
for liberty. knocked down the seh'l-
mel bound his hands, and set out
. again for a point beyond French COIL
trol | knew if l was caught l wouiu
> receive severe punishment for TINS OF
. Tense. l seemed justified, for TO me
the naval vessel was prison.
This time had four days OF free-
dom, and had nearly completed plans
for q successful escape from Cauil
Il when the French detectives found me
:, at my lodging place, and l was agaii
taken prisoner. This time was sen
&c TO the penal colony in New Caledohi'
10 for term of five years, during whici
=. time l was practically prisoner III III
nickel mines. During my connnemeI
d. worked faithfully and obeyed Ill
10 rules thinking that this was the pes
&c way in which to get my entire freedoi
Q. Mt an early date. At the end OF Ill
e' term was much disheartened 10 iear
that because of my former escapade
er 7 would be obliged to spend five year
u more in the mines serving what is cal
:" ed ticket of leave which meant nv
nt wears during which l would prove tn;
le' I was thoroughly reformed. actt
'lF on the same plan as before, decldii
IL that proper conduct was the sure
lne road to freedom, and as a result "
do wears were taken from the sentence.
- "When 1 was set free l had neith
money nor means of escape from
island. 1 found no means by WMch
,ot could earn a living among the "hit'
so I entered the woods, hoping TO II
some way by which could escape.
n week or more lived on nuts
on' such animals as l could kill with
- c,nb. but at the end of this time u
80 the misfortune to fall In with one
tbs few cannibal tribes that still
INC main ON the island. 1 knew that tn
up tribes had whites among them IN
of the time, and that it did not nee
sarilv follow that because man
: INN their hands he would be served
up for dinner. l was made MEMBER
Chief Masou's body guard. Lie pas
very pleasantly for several wet
when one of their festivals occur
and two of the young native "oi
were killed, against my strongest
testations, and served to the chie1
'i.o those connected with his househol
U.s. refused to partake Of the human
and thereby incurred the d1spiea'
of Mason. For this l was placed
~ dor arrest, and it was decided tn
~ would be served up at the next II
cary va, which would soon occur. VIII
was under guard it happened that
chiefs son fell out of cocoanut
'"" ono day. breaking his leg and suHe
other injuries, which during that
'"n'' son of the wear made his recovery
9th SUI vi 'n0 .,o fovorite 81
Gu ~ one of the chiefs favorite wives
.oi be was more than ordinarily sole
:. ~ about his recovery.
Az "At this point my fortune seem
ie ue turn NV father had studied SUI
before he went into the mercs
business, and from seeing MIN
wounds I had a certain crude X
edge of surgery. On one occas
had watched my father set the
!. aS. eli arm of my little sister. This $
20 no me well. 1 caused it to De inoi
communicated to the chief tnat
the power of healing and couid
uin tho voung man, intimating that
der to possess this full power
TIM of operation it would DE
it laid sary 'ii"' 0A como to him
p" roundabout a way that 1t too
fancy and he sent for me at on
told him could heal his son Deie
next moon. He gave his consei
'.eo, assured me of my freedom In ca
81, son should get well. l set the
hildren. iiino q" .oo,,rod some ves
,quired, ahees 49, ,,.a a 70 his sores.
noin four weeks the future chief OF ID
aln Sn was able to hop about with the
a crutch. At the end OF eight