The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-20
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! an nall him by hand an feet to q

an nall him by hand an feet to q
treel"
q se k Ssse ,o5E g .n Rs YOU wsn n tha IS
20 q man you lib for die he dle. Wheel
I say 7 let you lib.' then he NIB. ,whe4
d aay m even t %an yG h ass q he
my war-boys to take II from somebody
81 ~ 70 t giye = him Carter. lib fot
You mean you've given me fortunS
your"
be plenty big"
and Thr Ken days Garter Car . abode in the village
avoid tho sights of the place which to
t.,inlropean eye arc unpleasant when m
African King Is visiting his dlspleasurS
i mppn IN NY subjects He was innisterea
him much unaecustomsd Difference. and
iorepore to steal the smallest thing. And
at az, nights he sat with the King, who had
drank vintage vino at the rate OF onA
case In four days.
."When, I lib back for .oklsy City" THO
sec c1e there now?'
Certainty. King, II you'll name a data
when = T., y2 ~ haven't got q custom on
custom alaver?'
They don't. one little bit"
Gets on their nerves"
Dem English. King. he send bis wars
boys make dem CUSTOM palave6
ITS the common TOPIC OF c,onv.r.a.
ton down tho Coast as to when England
VIII us, send an expedition to cut. you up
.r,d becauss ! stop dem roads an spolf
Pooh Pooh. King, You know precious llttIa
ABOUT the British Government. You may
spoil all the trade in Africa II you like,
you. may may even cut up half dozen fac-
mel wont care a little hang. But 10
you ,,, VIII go on in your simple way cruelty,
ing slaves. and carving I'm your own sub
time before they'll pull you Off your perch
a enc send you into an Inexpensive ex.le IN
st. Helena" , -
Dem Swizzle- Sticl, Smith ha an, cows
| /. thing 'S soy esA'S
TITS 40 obvious,'
okf 6nt cd me want me to let him hand den
pull hts skin off II catch him again.
What YOU want for yo'self?'
| DO YOU mean what do I stand to make
| out of the deal? Well. not much beyond
the satisfaction OF keeping your crucifix.
ION tree In more sanitary state. With
| the mining right vou have given me, =
| SHAH be rich man.
tBut IL dem English took Okky coun.
| try?"
Why, thev'd tax the mine. and they'd
fine hole In the profits
Say dem again"
| Carter explained more fully. and thet,
! for awhile the King OF okky sat and tooh
| snuff in silence.
| Then; 20 Carter" he asked. dem King.
| of England he got so many war-b boys q,
me?''
| Carter nodded.
And dey no have trade guns? AIN
| Winchesters?"
II don't know what the present regula.
ton pump,gun is called. but We'll say it's
! like the Winchester. only plenty too muck
| better
| Again the King thought in silence. and
the hot night rustled and sighed around
them The moonlight was strong enough
| to show even the fibre OF the fine state
mats on which they sat But Mt last he
| mentioned away the slave who carried
| his snuff-mull. and touched Carriers knee
| with an emphatic finger.
Az ~ believe bell. we YOU speak for true about
care IL / lib or die?'
II may as Well be frank and say I
should have preferred you dead"
The King gave the ghost OF grin.
There are many like that. But now?'
okky.'' As -
Dat is what thought. an 30 believe
,ou say true when you tell me wat you
| say about dem customs. I do not aes
why okky customs should make dem Eng
iish KIN King ut for send his war-boys. But
| no fit for want 'en."
SO you fit for stop dem custcms?''
II fit" said the King. and by that de,,
| cision gave respite. 1t has been calcu-
lated to Mt least eight thousand OF his
sunlects each year who had gone the red
paths prescribed by iu-iu.
| They drew mp n memorandum on the
subject there and then. in the form OF a
letter from the King of Okky to him Of
I ish Foreign Secretary. but Kallee would
not hear of 1t. He as a King. he said.
was the equal OF any other King So on
| sheet of damp widowed note paper
| the message was written. and signed by
| the King in an Arabic scrawl.
And next day 1t travelled down to the
! Coast IN state inside the battered res
mains OF n once-yelow gladstone bag.