Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-09

there seemed nothing TO suspect re-
garding him.
II waited long for an occasion TO
meet him. II finally came i'm the form
OF partridge which I shot and killed
before the very nose of the English
man. Ny dog brought It TO me: but
immediately taking IL / went and
bCrIed SIR John RowCll 10 accept the
dead bird, excusing myself for intru-
sion.
"IIe was n tall. powerful man. with
red hair and red beard. very large.
sort II placid. polite Hercules. He
/ hauGhtincss. and heartily thanked me
in French for the delicacy. At the
end Of a month we had chatted to-
gethcr five or six times.
Finally. one evening as was
passing by his door. l perceived him
/ astride 4 chair I'm the garden. smo', .e e
his pipe. I saluted him and Do asked
me in 10 have glass OF beer. l Joined
him.
"Ie received me with the fastidiors
/ courtesy OF the English. With great
precaution I'm the form OF lively in
terest, | put some questions 10 him
about his life and his projects. lie
\ responded without embarrassment told
] hit AANA az MNA ANANtANN mum Al
+ Africa. I'm the Indies, and I'm America.
lie added. laughing:
- have had many adventures oh
yes
a Great Hunter.
II began 10 talk about hunting. and
ne gave me many curious details Of
hunting the hippOpotamus. the tiger,
the elephant. and even OF hunting the
gorilla.
Il said All these animals are very
formidable
lie laughed: 'Oh. no. The worst
animal is man Then ne began t0
laugh. with the hearty laugh OF bic
Icontented En-iishman. lie continued
- have often hunted man. also
"Ile spoke OF weapons and asked me
20 60 into his house % sce his guns OF
various makes and kinds.
"lIis drawing room was hung In
black silk embroidered with gold
There were great yellow flowers run
ming over the somber stuff. shining llk,
Gre
LIT Is Japanese CLOTH ne said
"But in tile middle Of a large panel
n strange thing attracted my eye. TIP
on a square Of red velvet. "a black OBJ
ject was attached. I approached an,
found &c was a hand Che hand OF ;
man. Not a skeleton hand. white an,
characteristic. but a BLACK. dried hand
with yellow joints and the muscle.
bare. and CA them traces OF old blood
Of blood that seemed Ike a scale. Over
the bones sharply cut or at about the
middle OF the forearm. as with blow
~ cutlass. About the wrist was m
enormous iron chain, riveted. sOldcret
90 this unclsan member, attaching il q
, the wall by ring sufficiently strOn'
10 hold an elephant
al asked: What is thatF
'The Englishman responded tran
guilty:
"'It belonged to my worst enemy
, 1t came from America. Ii was broker
with a sab,r. cut or with a shari
stone. and dried in the sun for eigh
days. Oh, very good for me, tina
81 touched the human relic, which
must have belonged 10 colossus. tn
b fingers were imModcrately long an.
= attached by enormous tendons tina
held the straps OF skin i'm place Til
! dried hand was frishtful II see. mak
? ing one think. naturally, OF tie ven
geance of savage.
+ Il said: This man must have bee,
; very strong.
/ with gentleness the Enslishmai
answered
"'Oh. yes but I was stronger thai
, he. l put this chain on Inn 70 hol
2 him.
I thought he spoke in jest and Re
Z piled:
/ "'The chain X useless now that III
hand cannot escape
.Sir John ROweH replied gravely
Tt always wishes TO escape. The chai
5 in necessary
a 'With a rapid questioning glance.
4 asked myself is lie mad, or is tina
an unpleasant joke
, "But the face remained fmpenetrg
, Die, tranquil and friendly. l spoke 0