The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-27

ways harmonic with existing
hinga. but to him it was all the worse
existing things Had he turned
attention to those simple duties
bat fall to the mal before the mast,
Ii might have been we'll But he al.
,wed himself to be carried away by
le distractions Of theories. One Of !
hese proclaimed that certain men !
gero appointed by Destiny to rule
1eir fellowmen; another that he, |
iolomon Brown, was one Of those "a
ored BY Destiny. These theories con
cited with the convictions held by
apt. Nelson of the Petrol, and when
iolomon Brown stirred up a mutiny,
here was an encounter between law
ful authority and q theory. Ia which
one Of the mates was wounded and
the captain lost piece Of his ear.
rhe theory lost
The affair provoked Capt Nelson to
he employment Of vigorous antidote
.cr the mutinous spirit Instead Of
placing the leader In irons to be car
ried TO port for trial, he set him
ashore on the island Of Bobo-an I'M
ehar,ed piece Of land lying in the
South Paclic-leaving him a supply
Of provisions by which he might sus-
tain life and thereby have the oppor-
tunlty TO nurse the remorse which
Was the price Of the promalgation Of
untenable theories
Some months later, when the Petrol
touched at Melbourne, after voyage
TO Hong gKong. Capt Nelson paid his
respects to Mrs Brown, wife Of the
maroored mutineer. When he had ex-
planned to her that her husband had
not returned IN the Petrel bat had
been set ashore on a faT-away island
to mediate on the evils Of mutiny,
lie fully expected TO have a food Of
reproach poured on his head. but
nothing of the sort occurred. She
listened to the story with calm i'm
passiyity, and, when it was finished
remarked that she hoped that her hus
bands enforced soiourn on the island
would cure him Of his appetite for
grog, and ended by inviting the cap
tain to remain for dinner
SO it happened that when the Petre
dropped anchor in the little bay a
Bobo, just eight months after depos
iting Brown on It's shore, the wife 0
the mutineer stood on the deck will
Capt Nelson, and watched the lower
ing of the boat which was to brinl
her husband back to the ship.
She stood leaning on the rail as tn
I captain and a dozen or so of the cyeN
4 entered the boat and sped shorewar(
and it was only after the men ha
3 reached shore and vanished from sigh
k that she called the mate. and aske
to be taken ashore, that she Nigh
g meet her husband and surprise hil
d before he reached the ship.
Meantime, having gone ashore, tn
b captain and his men began to scare
c for the marooned mutineer. Failin
g to discover any traces Of him in tn
b vicinity Of where he had been lef
II they proceeded inland, making the
r way through clumps Of dense tropic,
o foliage.
q Emerging from a thick clump
& palms, the little party came into 9
open valley. A cluster Of palm hu
g. broke on their vision, and of suddt
&c the whole valley was swarming wi
ID life-ferce, black, warlike life
u horde Of hideous savages. AS If th,
n had been lying in ambush for the a
m veuturers, they sprang like mag
n from hollow, rock and thicket WI
a swift maneuver they cut off the !
OF treat of the captains men, and 9
q vanced in solid lines.
10 In twinkling they were made pr
oners, and ushered into a large stoC
Nc ade. In the center Of the enclosu
~ was an immense palm structure. a
J" into this the prisoners were led.
they entered they glanced about the
and then stood stock still with ANA
ment
Of. At one end of the building, on
IN sort Of raised platform, ornate VI
IS. barbarie decorations, dignined p
III, sonage sat on a throne Of gau
to aspect. The homage paid to him
Dr. the concourse of blacks proclaim
him a king, but It required no seco
M glance for the captain and his men
sa- recognize in the monarch Of Bobo
lso familiar features OF Solomon BroV
ck the ex-mutineer.
5er He surveyed the astonished gre
l. Of his countrymen with scrutiny
nd fitting the dignity of a king, but
his gave no sign Of recognition.
mt The captain essayed to speak.
the ex-mutineer stopped him with
wave of the hand.
"The king is about to speak"
said, and when the monarch Of b
Ter opens his mouth, even the winds
lat silent"
He took no heed Of the look OF
,or. gust on the captains face, but cali
proceeded:
he In the king Of Bobo you see a il
ms. fcation Of the theories promulga