The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-01-18
A GREWSOME STORY.
Why Trader Held "a Deadly Grud "a
Against All Cinnamon.

Against All Onindmen.
Mokil is one of the islands of the Caro-
line group of the western Pacific. The
following grcwsome story of an American
who once lived on the island is vouched
for by writer in The Pail Mall Ca
Zette:
One day in November, 1880. a small
Sydney trading schooner called off MOkil.
The one white trader living on the saAd
came off in his whaleboat. lie was an
American of about 80 years. bronze fac
ed, stout and muscular and quiet and IN
assuming. He had just agreed to supply
the captain with some pigs, turtles "Ad
poultry in return for some European p O.
visions when the Chinese cook and stvg-
ard came into the cabin. The trader
looked at the man curiously for a mo
ment
rs he CANTONESE" he asked the skip
per-
Aye, He comes from the Kwang
tung province. believe"
Thought so by the run of his eye.
Been with You long. SIR"
NO, only shipped him in Sydney
this trip" replied the master.
Presently the American rose We'll.
guess III get along ashore, captain. Ter
haps it would he just as wen If You let
your steward come with me ami pick GU;
the pigs you want Trust a Ch.naman
to tell good pig"
The captain aSsentcd to the proposition,
and in Il few minutes the trader. accom-
panied by the steward, LEFT tie ship and
went ON shore.
An hour aftcrward the boat returned,
hi, al, Il l.,-
without the Chinese steward.
where's my steward! asked the cap
tain.
Hes dead" replied the trader ca!m-
ly. Il shot him the moment l sot him
inside my house. Now, don't g, mad.
captain. Here's man I've brou4at
aboard who'll make just as good stew.
ard as the Chow"
"Why did You murder the man." gasp
ed the astonishcd seaman.
81 didn't murder him. | shot him as |
mean to shoot every Chinaman | come
across in the south seas. can do it
down here" Then he told his story:
"Whcn | was a lad of II, sailed with
my father in a big lump of brig ca4cd
the Luba. We were in the China-Val-
paradise trade. Left Eiongkung one time
under charter to take 81 coolies to Ia.
hiti. My mother, two younger brothers
and my sister were aboard-had been
sailing in the Lubra for nigh on four
years. Mate was my uncle Regular
family ship. We carried nine hands. |
lived for'ard. One night, when we were
two days out, the elbows mnde sudden
rush. was aloft with Swede staying
the topgallant sail. They first killed ev.
cry man of the watch on deck; then they
went below and slaughtered every living
SOUL for'ard and aft In half an hour il
was all over. and they lowered the two
boats and cleared out. The Swede and |
came on deck, and this is what we saw:
My father, mother and sisters heads
were lying on the main deck. My two
little brothers, > and years OF age, were
just trunks-hards, feet and heads gone
and my sisters body tshe was l I or more,
maybe was disemboweled and thrown
across the fife rail. And every other
body was hacked and slashod about,
chunks of flesh lying around everywhere.
"They had set the brig on fire before
they left. The Swede and put it out.
We were picked up by French bark the
same day.
That's why | always shoot one of the
Cinnamon when get the chance"