Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-16

1he unexplored Interior. | was in
structed to go softly and seek very
timid tribe said to inhabt the cen
tral part of the island.
We were compelled to make paths
with hatchets. and travel was, OF
course, slow We parted the leaves
and peercd carefully ahead ere MAX
ing even the slight noise of chOpping.
We We're we'll up on woodcraft, and
were able 10 gel quite close to unsus-
to capture a few But il was the
second day out before We found the
least trace of humanity. Then il was
accidental While climbing a small
knoll two of my men. walking close
together. broke through. OF course.
considerable noise was made. and we
saw a number of dwarfish people arise
as if out of the earth. nimbly scamper
up. the trees and disappear. Some of
lIiA men Itt oltt d Nt'St'l IL w liN"'p tiidt
must have terrorizcd the dwarfs. and
would have pursued them had | not
called them back.
The subjects of the accident We're
only slightly bruised. They had mere
! ly broken through the roof of a little
case that had been followed out of
the hillocll for dwelling. There We're
about a dozen Of these du2o,ts along
the base of 1he hill. each being six
were supported hy props and poles and
along one side was built a tier of
| hnnkS. three deep. lined with leaves
and mosses and making very com
Portable beds. Abou, the door Were
mats of woven grass. evidently for
clothing. and some rude cooking uten
sils made of stones and baked clay
A little farther on We came TO a nat
ural opening in the timber. where
waited
| | sent part of my men on with in
structions to travel for several miles
and then make a wide circle back
The rest of us concealed ourselves in
the upper hunks, With lassoes ready
10 drop over any of the dwarfs who
might enter. The plan worked as
| expected. The poor creatures, who
wer" unable to count Gas I afterward
all gone. and after some delay return
le: to their homes. They We're timid
Iabout entering: yet We succeehc.' i J!
Icapturine five. among them a woman
and child. When We did til il was
pitiful to hear the walls OF The others
as they fled from us in a panic
wonder how We Americans would like
it il others We're 70 trick us SINH
larly,
However. We treated the captured
people as nicely as We could, gave
them presents and had them eat witt,
US. SO very soon winning their full
confidence. We sent the captured che ;
back to their friends. and they soon
persuaded the entire tribe to return.
We spent several days wit! them,
and though they speak but :es' Words.
and are clearly low in tie racial scale,
We found that they have none OF tbs,
vices OF civilization. III! have no
conception OF what lyi.e Is. They
were very much talian Win the l-nives
W carried. an3 20 test th ii. honesty
Te LEFT several lie in thc open bu;
no one offered 70 lay hands on thew
You can hardly ind IL saua,, e n.c0
n the Philippines tha+ does Iii Con
raio scholar, of1an coll t-e graduates,
rouading Up their eo3'i knowledge
with al effort tc ottail personal eX-
per!ence In GU: c1iapauv shere was
a lingu!St. yacSed aot rhly in ancient
languages. but AIS spe;2,1in.s 2 dozen
modern tongues, ans Iering to the name
OF McCarty. He thought h cord de-
ttect resemblance bS>IW|F.N some OF
the syilables these cave people n:ter.
ed and dialects Of tAa islsn'is l>ir g
near the coast Of China H- VAS a
genius at learning languages. ar. with
this resembiaree as 4 key. within two
hours he was conversing without
trouble with the cave people This
j, PLEASED them immensely. and ne a,
once became 8 fayorite with them
An incident occurred early the sec
oni day We were there which made
MeCarty immensely popular With the
, dwarfs. Who regarded him as. almos
divine. A buffalo. with which We learn
; ed tha Island abounds, charge1 out o
the wood toward one of the natives
evidently in great rage. McCarty
seeing the fellows danger, whipped
oOf a roroIyar and cSnt two f>uff a I,