The National tribune., 1900-04-12
BY J. H. CAMP.
copyrfgh. by THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, 1900

Copyright by THE NATIONAL TEIEuNE, 1900
SYNOPSIS.
The author joined one of the earlier eX-
petitions of the American Baptist Mission
Union to the Congo, and was placed IN
command of the Steamer Henry heed
The opening of the present chapter fnds
him landed on the banks of the haSla Rlv-
er, branch of the Congo, where ms party
has been attacked by native tfloe, OF
which the head was Big Queen leahe.
The leaders started took a position
where could see all and order by signal
any necessary move. | saw john and
Mambu go to the door of the hut of Healle
and knock. At first no reply came. They
then opened the door and found her IN n
corner. They took her and sent her by
three armed soldiers TO the steamer, one
holding each arm. and one following be
hind. John came also. Really. il was
comical 10 see how proudly these four
came TO deliver their great priZc, which
may have been the crowniug piece OF WORK
of their lives Corpl John came forward
on the bow of the steamer, and deiivcrei
their prisoner with these words: Master.
may it please you to relieve sof this pris-
oner. which We have captured. ami whom
this day"
| told the prisoner 10 SIT GoW1 III :: c!:2lr
and remain there until tol to move. From
first to last she was CRYING ike HIT c
child, begging TO bc 1t go. EIit saw that
now was my time. While talking 20 the
Queen, heard Mambu S Glcn and tlc otn"r
soldiers doing lot of shooting and also
saw that many of the huts were going
up in smoke. Loud We're the cries from
the people in the rear; but soon they
seemed to lose all anxiety in regard 10 the
loss of their town. and began 10 draw near
and see what was TO b. done with their
much-loved Queen of Queens. Soon the
soldiers returned, reporting what had been
done, and John lined them up on the sandy
beach with as much pride as a boy would
set up line of play soldiers.
| had decided TO make an example in
this case, so / told the assembly, which
by this time was very large, that this
was very great surprise to me, as L had
on other occasions met Queen 1ealie
and her people, and that l had always
considered them as my friends. further
told them that had felt sure that by stop
ping here to get wood and do some trad
ing l would find warm friends, but in
stead they had shown themselves enemies
of the worst kind.
/ also told them that knew well that
there were many more of them than there
We're of us, but now that they had tried TO
capture and kill me, ] would retaliate.
proposed to take their leader, Yealie, and
hang her TO my flagstaff. l asked the
assembly if that would not be dealing
according to their laws, and a general
answer was yes.
By this time Queen Yealie was weeping
most bitterly, and her bold council of ad-
visors were mostly weeping like children. l
could heal the people in the back ground,
some crying, some counseling. All this
time the soldier boys stood still. After a
short stop ] asked the head leaders what
they would do if in my place. The response
came from a leader in a hopeful tone,
TRY us again, and you will find friends.
This time we thought you We're State
people instead of Gods people, and so
came this awful mistake"
RELEASE OF THE QUEEN.
/ gave them fatherly talking to, and
we promised TO be friends ever after, and