The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-02

spear, which ne placed on the ground
with the point well to the front.
At that the bowling of the people within
the village died out entirely, and the lion
crouched and leaped forward. while Quo
bah lifted the point of the spear so that
it pierced his shoulder.
The impact Of the heavy brute upon the
spear broke the shaft just below the head.
Quobah, by Ieaping to one side. avoided
the brute, but it was soon on its feet
again, ready for another spring, in spite
of the steel blade through its shoulders
Quobah raised The carbine 10 shoot the
beast, but before he was ready TO aim
the weapon roar was heard in the edge
of the brush, and q lioness, with two
large kittens came galloping into the
clearing. Hearing the approach Of these.
Quobah turned TO look at the new danger.
and as he turned his head the lion sprung
at him once more.
Quobah saw his danger in time. and as
the lion landed and fell over on its wound
ed shoulder, he fred bullet into its
brain.
Dropping his carbine beside the carcass
Of the lion. Quobah drew his sword and
turned to meet the honess. An instant
later she rose in flying leap straight st
the big Ashantee. but he caught her on
the point OF his sword, thrust through
her mouth into her vitais. and fell be-
meath the struggling brute.
For a moment the people on the pals
ade wall supposed that Quobah had been
killed. but when the kick OF the honess
showed that she was in her death strug
gles they fiocked forth and released him.
badly scratched, but not dangerously
hurt For this splendid fight Quobah was
invited to become a member of the kings
family. He might have become Daho-
nan king in time, but he was a true
Ashantee. and with his arms restored 10
him he walked away alone to his home.
A number of years later February Is,
1SlO the white boy, who had been ran
somed by his uncle, Capt. Willing. sailed
from the African coast on the ship Ca
benda, for Rio Janeiro with $50 slaves
on board. The ship reached Rio early in
April, and on the sth young Drake and an
old friend went to visit large estate
known as the San Benito. The owner OF
this estate was a man named Floss. He
q
planter. and by successful ventures in the
slave trade had acquired the means for
the purchase of an estate of his own.
Both as an overseer and an owner Floss
had been noted for his cruelty TO the
slaves Ga common characteristic of over
seers who became owners. and while
he was entertaining his guests the slaves
OF the San Benito revolted.
At the time OF the uprising Floss hap
pened TO be away from the great house
and for two days he skulked around the
plantation, while his guests with an over
seer or two and few faithful house
ually, however. the leader of the negroes
found Floss track and ran him 20 the
mansion as hound chases a deer to
water. Then. knowing that they had
their enemy surrounded, the whole mob
gathered about the house, charged up in
spite of the deadly shots from within,
and set in on fire from every side. Night
came on as the fire spread beyond con-
troll of those within. and the light of
the flames revealed Floss and his friends
TO the enraged negroes without.
And when the leader of that negro mob
looking through blazing room, saw his
enemy, he charged through the flames.
fearless Of bullets, to reach him. 1t was
then that young Drake saw that the
leader had a high. conical head. with
woody hair braided into stiff hanks and
scars on his cheeks that were outlined
with red paint-saw that ii was Quobah,
the AshanGee warrior. In Ashantee
words, Drake revealed his identity ana
asked for mercy Quoban recognized
him. and granted the request. The others
were killed.
Go and tell the white king how Quo
bah has revenged himself" he said Quo
bah is ready to die. but he will be
slave no more"
Quobah had been captured again by
slave raiders. and this time had been
sold to a Rio Janeiro SLAYER. Floss hso
purchased him and seeing that he was
'ah high strung niger had logged him
repeatedly TO break him in OF the de-
tails of the raid in which Quobah was
captured In Africa nothing was learned.
OF his life after the revolt on the San
Benito estate, it is known only that he
fed with few of his most capable asso-
ciates TO the interior, where he joined
a tribe of Indians and remained with
them manifestations r. Spears In The
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