Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-09

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rounding up their BOOK knowlSd.e
I with an effort to ottai2 personal OK
| perience. In oUL' = 'nHanv here was
a lin2ust, Versod :;el c,iy in allcisn;
languages. but aisp sl,cahn,, IoZf
modern tongues. answering to the name
'ot Mctarty He thought n coui de.
tect a resemblance hr,Ntecn some of
he sNllables these cave poop" utter.
ed anS llects Of the islauds |, irg
near he coast of China lIa was a
genius at learning languages. ara VITA
/ this resemblance as key. within fwn
hours he was convorsing without
'1ouhl" with the cave people. This
pleased thcm immensely. and he al
once became a faeorite with them.
! An Incident occurred early the sec
iond day we were there which made
I Nctarty immensely popular with the
/ dWalfs, VIII" regarded him as almost
ld11lne. y buffalo, with which we learn
ed the island abonuds. charged out of
] The wood toward ORC Of The natives
! cEl1eniIH iii a @rNat r&&c McCartv.
S9etn@ the fellows daneer. whipped
| ant revolver and shot the buffalo
dead. Fhe natives had never before
en#tae= use Of firearms, and the awe
/ INSPIRED was very helpful to Nc.
'afty. Il was plainly To be seen that
he was regarded as somethin2 of a
deliverpr
'iHst before We left this locality Nc.
Gatty came to me and said.
You know it is only two weeks ill
will be dischar9ed?"
is that SO, McCarty? VIII Won ro.
enlst?"
No. have something better in
store"
''indeed' What is it
am going 10 come back to be
sultan over these people. Now. don
look at me so black, captain. It's
the best service | could render Amer
lea. Don't Yen know that when Al
e&a der and Faesar and al tho build
eFs OF the great empires took yossos-
son OF a place all they did was 10
furnish a native governor That aoy-
elAar soon brought everything into
harmonious relationship with HE su,
Freihe state. Fight this people ana
yon viii come butchers. Waii for
them to become Americanized of
themselves and you will wait Il long
Giae }'n nht aa American whom thoy
want over them and you have II
problem solved at once. 1t is the
wisdom of ages. captain.
3iec carty. You have kissed the blar-
heY stone and no mistake. But is il
tar for you 10 become sultan of these
people and then betrav them in this
WaF?"
6efray them, nethieg, Wait till
make my demand on YOU. and then
see II yoH think am beiravine them
| want an appointment as governor of
ia Island. Then want blows
Uses, garden tools, vehicles, axes.
saws and lot more things like that
GIVE me these and the land and will
soon transform these people 50 thew
VIII be credit to the American gov
ernment. Are you with me, captain ?"
You don't want much.'
Well, you know, this is only be.
ginning. Think what it means for Won
captain. 1t is your expedition that
planted civilization in this island"
Well, we returned to headquarters,
and recommended McCarty's plan.
The fellow talked the colonel and
everyone else into a warm sanction of
1t, and when the two weeks We're M
he had his appointment as governor
91 the island ard most of the tools
and anplia9ces he had asked for In adj
cit on, half dozen of his comrades
were commissioned to go and build |
'he new sultan palace. When they
'eft the boat at the coast they had |
three wagons loaded with tools, seeds |
and goods, and McCartv occupied tn |
seat OF honor at the head. with the |
flag flvna over him and 2 |
green ribbon fluttering from his lapel
his for "auld Ireland"
The boys tell great stories Of his
coronation. So soon as the timid peo-
Die saw whom ii was and had been
assured by him that the horses and
wagons were meant for good and not
or evil, they received him with mani.
es'atlons CT JOY and assigned him
'ozeh women as servants and wives.
lent was erected on the summit of
ne hill for him to occuDv and tho