The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-01-13
WORSHIPPED A
STRANGE GOD
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the strange animal. A number of
years ago a zebra escaped from a cir
Gus at Hilo and evidently took to the
wilds of Kona. There it mated with
female burro and the strange combina-
ton found this week, is the result. The
creature stands about three feet i'm
height and is gray in color with dark
brown stripes. The zebra marking
of the sire is perfect in the little
animal while the gray of the dam is
clearly defined.
When Doyle and Chillingworth saw
the strange looking thing racing over
the ridges, they stopped and looked at
each other and then they asked each
other if they had been 1T"
Did you see it" said Doyle. Did you
see it, re-echoed Chillingworth. And
then since both had seen the same
thing, they decided that they were not
breathing the fumes from some hidden
and to them unknown okolehao still,
but the strange thing existed in the
flesh and not in their fevered brains
We'll if it is what it is what is it?"
said Doyle not thoroughly convinced
Doyle has weaknesses and he is al
ways ready to admit them so he was
not at first disposed to be insistant
about having really seen strange
looking striped object cavorting over
the wilds of the mountains. guess"
said Doyle with characteristic acute
ness lit is a cross between a Japanese
barberpole and a burro. Banzai, Ban
zai Banzai. Let's catch it,"
Don't care if do" replied Chilling
worth.
But the suggestion was easier made
than carried into effect. The zebrula
was fleet of foot. In fact it seems to
possess the tabled speed of the onager
the famous wild ass of India. For
hours the men followed the fleet crea-
ture and but for the animal seeking
its mountain lair, the pursuers would
never have found the zebrula. The
creature was run into a cave with the
men after it. When the pursuers' eyes
became accustomed to the darkness of
the cave and they could distinguish
some of the interior of the place they
saw most astonishing condition, they
say.
The cave was appointed like a heiau
1t was clearly the home of the wild
creature but unmista keabIe evidences
Of the presence of human habitation
were also apparent. There was little
stone altar, spears adorned the walls,
kukui lamps We're noticed unlighted
Rare tapa hung about the walls and
several kahilis We're ranged i'm regular
order at the sides of the altar. Human
hands had carefully provided a bed for
the jackass or the zebrula for couch
of banana leaves, and soft MOSES was
in front of the altar. Evidently the
men had gotten into a native temple
but what the jacko-zebra was doing
inside making himself at home. was
not clear. The cause soon became APP
parent.
Two old natives made their appear
ance. They did not at first see the
invaders but going up before the ze-
brula Frustrated themselves and sa-
laamed in the most abject style The
jack stood and nodded its head APP
parently in approval. Chillingworth
gasped i'm amazement while Doyle
thought he was i'm some japanese tenn
pie.
Il will tell you what it is" whisper
ed ChillingwOrth those old fellows are
worshipping that thing as god. They
never saw such a strange looking ami
NAL before and they have been APP
pointed it's attendants. Let's watch
them some more"
mo" said Doyle Tets go and capture
1t and send it down to a. V. Gears
branch of the Bishop Museum"
The instant that the two invaders
approached the zebrula the two old
natives sprang to their feet i'm astonish-
ment while the jack wheeled around
and turned its back i'm belligerent style
to the men. Finally the creature was
captured.
After the creature was led out of
the cave and the two invaders started
away with the animal the natives who
were evidently dumb, threatened to
attack the men. The attendants evil
IDENTIFY did not want to see their god |
reduced from the rank of a tabu diety i
to the star performer in a zoo.
"Oh get out" said Doyle with a raadi- |
ness of 81 eech, more than usually char |
acteristic this is Halter and l am his |