The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-07-22
ERENCHMAN,s YARN.

The British bark Balnore, which ar
rived in New York few days ago from
Tchio, New Caledonia. with a cargo of
nicke ore mined by the convicts OF
the French penal colony in that far-on
island, had aboard George Lascelles
Latroune, sturdy Frenchman VINO had
worked his passage TO the t.ow World
He frankly declared at the barge ONCE
that he had served eight years in the
New Caledonia mines, and the inquis-
ftors decided to hold him pending an
investigation. This was completed and
the Frenchman was permitted 10 land
and go into the exciting business OF
waiting at a French table d'hote, IN
West Broadway. He cannot speak Eng
fish.
The story that he told in French TO
everybody who knew anything about
the language was that he had been
forced 10 enter the French navy, that
he decided that he did not like il and
would get out the first time he had a
chance. He found it mighty easy to
desert and easier TO get caught He
was sent on a foreign cruise, and when
he reached Cadiz he decided that he
would make another effort to get away
He knocked down a sentinel, and, al
ter binding his arms, was free again.
II was not long before he was again
a prisoner. This time the Government
sent him to New Caledonia for term
of five years, during which he labored
as a convict in the nickel mines. Al
the end of his term he was required 70
spend five years more laboring in the
! mines on ticket of leave" For good
| conduct he received two years commu-
tation. After that he got tired OF civil
| lization as il exists among the whites
| of Caledonia and took to the woods
He was adopted by man-eating tribe
of which Mr.. Khae-B oue-Masaou was
the chief.
Mr.. X. Ban. and the Frenchman dis
agreed about eating young native wo-
men on festival occasions, and the
chief decided that the Frenchman'
heterodoxy merited death. 1t was ar
ranged that Latroune should appear as
the roast in a eannibal table d'hote.
The F'renchman, who had acquired a
knowledge of the tribes tongue, pro-
tested that he was past "a and not bit
tender, having been long time in the
musele-creating business of mining
The chief said he was sorry, but that
he hadn't had any white meat for many
moons, and that Latroune would have
TO prepare himself for the feast. Just
then, as Mr.. Defoe might have ar
ranged it. the chiefs favorite son fell
out OF a cocoanut tree and broke his
| leg. besides sustaining Commissions.
The Frenchman had seen service as 9
helper of surgeon, and he announced
that he could cure young Mr.. X. b. NJ
in short order, provided the CHIEF
would indefinitely postpone the roast
! The chief said he would. and thereupor
the Frenchman brought the favorits
son around with bandages and splints
After the chiefs son was able TO gel
about Latroune expressed desire tC
go back to Tchio, saying he preferred
civilization to young woman for din
ner. He had long way to travel among
tribes that were hostile TO white folks
and the chief said:
Here, take this. Ii will protect you
on your perilous journey. II anybody
| interferes with you produce this tails
man of the great X. B. NJ. and be as
sared you will be permitted TO proceed
in safety"
The talisman was belt, attached tc
which was hollow piece Of wood con-
| tanning s message that translated into
English, runs somewhat like this:
Cry owen by CHIEF
Khae-B oue Nassau in the village OF
Meo. This belt has the power to pre-
serve the owner from the attacks OF
natives throughout New Caledonia
The belt is ornamented with coins.
Latroune values the belt highly, re-
fusing liberal offers for it from the off,
GERS OF the bark and the immigration
inspectnrs.-New York Sun.