Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-10-04

small trading village. Here several
woons (chiefs) came on board and were
pleased to stay to breakfast in the lit
tie saloon at the captains invitation.
Immediately afterward he noticed
something peculiar about the bushes
ON shore and thought he would be
safer in midstream, so, apologizing to
his guests for his being obliged to
leave them for a minute, he went On
deck to slip the cable, but he was too
late. His guests gave the signal and
the ship was boarded The captain
then took his stand on the companion
way ladder and dropped three or four
of the assailants with his revolver, but
his guests interfered and secured him
from behind. He was then tied to a
stanchion on deck. while the woons de-
liberated as to what should be done
with him. Meanwhile two shots were
fred at him by the chiefs followers,
but luckily neither did him any dam
age. Whether they were meant to hit
him or not was hard to say, but at any
rate it was far from pleasant to act as
a target for the Burmese firing prac.
| tice.
After the woons' deliberation had
come to an end he was informed they
were acting in accordance with orders
from Mandalay, and they had decided
to cut his throat He was then Sc
curely bound and taken on shore and
/ tpac antna1Ixy lot
waiting to be operated upon, when one
of the chiefs. with whom he had had
some dealings before suddenly took
his part, and, assisted by about $50 OF
his followers, carried him off to his
own house a short distance away
Here he was more or less safe, except
that musketry firing began through
the roof and was kept up most of the
night.
| In the early morning he was placed
on his boat by the friendly woon and
was soon steaming up the river, as he
knew well that to return was to invite
capture, and that it was just possible
there was safety higher up, where he
was well known, and where the order
issued from Mandalay probably had
reached.
The following day he reached a
place called Kyoukmyoung (pro-
nounced Chuck-me-young) and soon
became aware that here, also, the peo-
pie had received their orders. Imme-
diately after arrival, but not without a
determined resistance he was made a
prisoner and taken, along with his lit
tie ship, down the river to Mandalay.
Here he was kept prisoner and on
the day after his arrival was taken out
for execution. However, before the
final act came off he was conveyed
back to his place of confinement and
told that his execution was delayed
until, according to civilized reckoning
the 10Th of September, on which day
there was high religious festival.
Fortunately for the captain the Brit
ish troops entered Mandalay the prev
ious day-the 2Sth-and so Mrs. T.
and her subjects were disappointed, as
the prisoner was recovered, safe and
sound, as also his little ship, which,
however, had been looted thoroughly,
but he was pleased to have escaped
with his life at the expense of his kit
and cargo.
He and his little vessel, with a sim
liar one named the Doowoon, after
ward did good service in towing the
flats, loaded with troops or stores, up
and down the river as occasion re
quired, when he Outlines laughingly
told how he had been marched out
woons and once by Mrs. T., and only a
day between him and the third trial.
yet he still kept his head on his Shout
ders and hoped to do so for a long
time to come.