The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-13

Man's-Troubie. you are hereby made
con}urer's confederate"
Am I to hurt your feelings with
this piece OF packing case lid
on carter. you look see. There's
a nail in him there"
7 know there's nail in q. The oc-
easion demands a nail and picked the
weapon for that reason Now. then.
are; are YOU going 70 obey orders or will
'Oh. Carter. fittor do what you
say"
you're handled the right way. Now
10 20 the feteesh and bring the big
gest coil Of that inch lead piping you
can stagger under
Carter himself went to SHADES room
and brought from there one Of those
crude carved wooden figures which the
natives make and the traders pick up
as curiosities. At home they are sold
for stiff prices as the gods Of the
heather, but the negroes that make
them are not idolaters. and what they
exactly are for the present writer
knoweth not. save only that they are
not articles OF worship Locally they
come under that all-embraciug term
tu-iu, which includes so much and eX-
plains so little.
Carter found brace and bit-an
inch twist bit, " hich for a wonder was
In a calabash OF yellow palm OIL and
SO not rusty-and he worked on these
carved men uu the sweat ran from
him Laura came out and told him
that he was inviting an attack of fever,
which was obvious. since by then IL
was high noon. and violent eXertion for
a white man with the Thermometer
above par always has to be paid for
on the Coast But he drove her back
again into the house and out Of the heat
with volley OF chaff. and went gasp
ingly on with his tremendous work
The mouths OF the figures were wide,
but iwth knife and drill he Stayed them
wider. but was careful always not to
distOrt them beyond the canOns Of To-
"a al n hours
he was ready for White Man's Trouble
and the heavy coils Of lead piping.
Regard" he said 80 thou assistant
10 the great white ju-ju man. We will
place one OF these craven images op-
pOsite the entrance Of each road which
comes from the bush into this factory
clearing Wen hoist IL up onto a
green gin box. so. and give IL bit
more height and dignity. And we'll
add a necklace of these green cigarette
tins. which have already advertised
themselves into an ugly notoriety.
Then. into this hole you see in the
back OF each image. We will fit an
end OF lead piping. and as the holes
are tapered. the unions will make
dark schemes wen pay out the coil,
as far as possible in swamp where il
the ends into the house here. Any
piping that shows. you must throw
ends wen splay out with this hard
wood cone that I've made. till a man
can get his mouth well into them and
shout down the tube comfortably. I'm
sure you catch the idea2"
"Oh Carter. 7 plenty too much afraid.
Presently I lib for die"
Not you. II l see any signs of
your starting to fade away. I'll whack
you into life again with a piece Of
board with two nails In It, Where
fore, Q feared OF the uninitiated buck
up, and get a shovel. and cover that
lead out OF sight where il shows. At
forwards I'll show you the working Of
ole . e..n.
sneaking- tube. That is. If we have
time Tor rehearsal, but by the extra
bid dot-dashing OF those monkey skin
we shall have the next act Of this play
crowding down on US without much
more interval"