The Chanute times., 1903-07-03

Back In the early history OF U'ls
country great great grand uucie uf
Mrs. Hiram Dillon wasa missionary.
He was a good and devoted man, but
unfortunately WAS sent 10 minister 10 !
a lot Of canni balls who hlnkered after
human flesh. IDstead OF feeding on
the bread Of life which the good man
had brought TO them, these sayuge'
fed 90 the good man himself.
The other day Hiram Dillon relat-
ed this interesting bit of family his
tory to Eugene Quiuton. who lmmedl-
ately wen' home aud with Il sign said
TO his wife:
That was sad about Mrs. Dillons
uncle. wasn't it?'
"Why. what IN the world happened
| to him?" asked Mrs. Quinlon, Inter
ested at once.
"Why. hadn't you heard about ii?
| Mrs. DillOn's uncle was eaten up by
lot of cannibals. 1t was terr'b'e
affair. They didn't leaye bit OF the
cd man except few bones and lit,
lie hair. The report is that the ola
| gentleman was boiled and eaten that
way. but or course this was not deh
nitely confirmed"
"My, Oh my" said Mrs. Quinton
when She had listened 10 this blood
.curuling recital, WASN'T that just
terrible? And Mrs. Dillon is such
danr. good woman. She must. feel
terriply about it. Iwi'l goover and
see if there is anything ! can do for
her Ii may be that | can do some
Ihing to get her mind Off the awful
occurrence
AS soou as size could Mrs Qulnton
went over to see her friend, Mrs. Dil
lon 1t occurred to her hat Mrs Dil-
Ion did not seem to be as much weigh
ed down with grief rs would natural
~ he expected in the case or one
whose uncle had recently furnished
the nrIncipal course at savage ban
uuet, but she supposed that MIS- D'l
lon had made up her mind to bear the
afli ctiOn with forGltude ana she
wanted to afford her some comfort II
possible Finally the question 0f go
ing somewhere for the summer came
up. Mrs. Dillon said she had expect
ed TO go East during the hot weather
hut she did not know now that sue
would do so. Mrs. Quinton az once
S iumped TO the conclusion thatthlsr re-
= luetance TO go to any summer resort
q was the result of the recent aflllctloh,
Here was a chance to put in WORD o,
comfort. i'Yes, Mrs. Dillon, L JuS'
heard today of your sad bereaYement
= Mrs. Dilon looked surprised
= what bereavement do you refer TO
Mrs. Qu:ntOn?" >,
e "Why the death of your uncle
d death Of my uncle? why nav
4. not lost my uncle" 49,, ,l,
= "Wby. / lust heard little wnlI
ago that your uncle had been Kiiie'
" by capnibals aud eaten" SAID MIS-
lie Quinton. Il,
face OF Mrs. Dillon. "Who mas oee,
* telling YOU that story? l had grea'
l. great great grand uncle who was
missionary and / have been told o
- grandparents that he was kiHed 0
io the cannibals, but that was more tna
ne a hundred years ago." -,
ID .sThat husband Of mine," said MI
Ouinton as she set her jaws firmly tf
oether. "thinks he is pretty smar
INIT n / don't paw him back Tor TINS
- win he because am taken down VIII
some incnrable fever. he came hon
lIooking as II he was ready 10 wee
and tcld me that your uncle had,0ee
Killed and eaten by the cannioals'tili
N they had eaten everything but ale
n homes. as reported, but that you na
~ not received al the horrible partlcI
at lars. Oh yes. he thinks he IS sinaf
Init will get even with him, u
mean thing"
OF And at that very moment the mea
or tnlng was telling Hiram pillon az
OF down town rcstauraet what q 100
al. had nut up on his wife Mall al