Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-01-20

hold, for the slime in these cansbFakes
was ~ thick as tar and black - old
bilge-water.
"One day he was soothing his ex-
element by beating me with . heavy
bamboo, till my back and arms were
covered with blood. Close by were .
whole gang Of the tribe squatted un-
der a palm tree, smoking bubbles
bubbles made out OF nut shells, look
ing on and laughing at the torture
Was undergoing: but In the midst OF
their sport we heard roar that made
our hearts tremble. and all ready to
scamper on.
There was a mighty crashing and
swaying OF the wild canes in the ad-
jacent brake, and then a great, square
headed and tawny- haired lion, as large
as goodsized pony, and with tuft
like swab at the end of his switching
tail, came plunging forward, with eyes
flashing and red mouth open.
'Souse as sheet anchor goes into
the sea, he sprang upon my owner,
and in the 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.
1.-THE whole thing passed like hash
of lightning!
AT first the niggers were about 70
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 the
| wild animal upon them. Then an old
| fellow, whose wool had become white
with age, who was coiled up in the
root OF a tree, where he generally
| berthed himself, and who was consid-
cred a wise man, came forward and de-
| mapded their attention. He had been
a brave fellow in his time, for ne
wore a row of human teeth at his neck,
all strung on lanyard. with bit OF
an old quart bottle which he had
found upon the beach, and wore as
great medicine or order OF the gar
ter. perhaps. He saved me by saying
In their outlandish gibberish that
was evidently under the protection Of
the great fetish, In honor OF whom
should be made like themselves and
handsomely tattooed.
81 might as we'll have hallooed tc
the wind In a tearing pampero, or
stif reef-topsail breeze, Master Rod
ney. as have attempted to oppose THU
piece OF Congo kindness. In minute
was hove down under the nasty
black paws OF fve-and-forty bowling
and jabbering niggers, all smearint
me with palm-oil out of calabashes ant
: old gallipots, and they persisted IL
, rubbing il into me till all my skin wa
nearly peeled of.
, "Then the old fetishman, who lives
in the root of the tree. after makinl
J three summersets and uttering 81
bowls. ornamented all my face, hand
and arms in this fashion. using kin'
, of knife, which he dipped from tim
r to time In some black stun that h
! | carried on eocoanut shell. In tel
3 | minutes l was all over serpents an
| circles, stripes, pothooks and hang
ers.
ut went to my heart to have m
| beauty spoiled, but was far past max
|. ing any opposition. and so have ha
!, TO go through life in all weathers, wit
: a face like the clowns In panto
|, mime.
z "They made me so like nigge
h that they scarcely knew me from on
n of themselves. This so favored my es
a cane that l soon found an opportunit
of giving the Mussolongos the slip |
d the night, and made shift. ate
n many a hreak-heart adventure.
: reach a British settlement
r Ito be continued.)