Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-04-08

with our eyes shut and II they eat Us
we'll send our tintypeS 10 aunt EN-
into their graves. Tell 'em that quick
We'll. | guess the Kanaka obeyed
orders. for the islanders unit ed the feet
Of their Sunday dinners, got EN- into
line and marched EN- off across coun-
try. prodding EN- with their spears,
either 10 see which WAS the tendcreSt
or 10 make EN- step livelier, l don't
know which.
Julius said that was the most ncrv-
Gus walk ever he took; said aforc
twas done he was so leaky with spear
holes that he east a Shadder like
skinner. just afore sunset they come
TO the. other side of the island, where
there was good sized native village
with houses made OF grass and cane
and a big temple-like in the middle,
decorated fancy and cheerful with
skulls and sparcribs. There was
great chair arrangement III front or
the temple, and on 1t was the latest,
ugliest old liver colored woman that
julius ever see. She was rugged up
regardless with tooth necklace and
similar jewelry, and it turned out
that she was the queen OF the bunch.
Most Of them island tribes have chiefs,
but this district was strong for woman
suffrage.
We'll. the visitors had made a hit,
but Rosy's photographs made bigger
md hn0dmQn
Of the village paved over 'em and
compared 'em with the originals ana
powwowed like sewing circle. Then
they called up the Kanala sailor, ana
he preached witchcraft ard Eocdoos to
beat the cars. lying as only Teller
that knows the plates are warming
for him on the back Of the stove can
lie. Finally the queen wanted to know
if the long pigs could make a witch
picture Of her.
"sTell 'er yes yells George when
the question was translated to him.
Tell 'er we're picture makers by spe-
cial appointment to the queen and the
Prince Of Wales. Tell 'er We'll make
'er look like the sweetest old chOcO-
late drop In the taffy shop. Only be
sure and say we must ave a day or
so to work the spells and put on the
kibosh.'
$50 twas settled. and dinner was
put off for that night, anyhow. And,
the next day being sunny, Rosy took
the queens picture. Twas an awful
strain on the camera, but 1t stood 1t
fine, and the photographs he printed
I'D that afternoon was the most hor-
rible collection of mince pie dreams
that ever q sane man run afOul Of.
But her majesty thought they was
lovely and set and grinned proud Mt
'em for hours at stretch. And the
wizards was united and fed up and
| given the best house In town to live
in. And Cap'n George and julius and
the cook got to feeling SO cheerful and
happy that they begun to kick Rosy
again, just out Of habit. And so 1t
went on for three days.
"Then comes the Kanaka interpret
er. grinning kind Of foolish.
"'Cappy.' says he, queen likes you.
She likes you much lot
"Well.' says the skipper. modest,
shed ought to. She don't see man
like me every day She amt the first
woman he says.
"'She like all you gentlemen says
the Kanaka. She say she want witch
husband One Of you got marry her.
"'HeyY yells all hands. setting up.
! eyes, sir. She no care which one,
but one white man must marry her
tomorrow, else we all go chop plenty
quick
"'ChOp' Is Kanaka English for eat
There want no need for the boy to
explain.
"Then there was times. They come
pretty nigh to n fight, because Teunis
and julie argued that the skipper, being
| such ladies' man, was the natural
born choice. Just as things was the
warmest Captain George had an idea.
Rosy. says he.
"'Hey:' says the others, then Rosy :?
Why. OF course. Rosy's the man.
But Rosy want agreeable. julius
said lie never see such a stubborn
mule in his life. They tried every
reasonable way they could to convince
him, pounding him ON the head and
the like Of that, but twas no 60.
~ got a wife already he says,
whimpcring.
81 tell you. says julius. Wen be
square and draw strawsv
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guess not:
"'And I'll hold the straws,' says
julie, winking ON the side.
$50 they drew straws, and, strange
as 1t may seem, Rosy got stuck. He
cried oil night, and, although the others
tried to comfort him. telling him
what a lucky man he was to marry
queen. he wouldn't cheer up mite.
"And next day the wedding took
place In the temple in front Of a wood
Idol with three rows Of teeth and as
ugly almost as the bride. which was
saying a good deal. And when twas
over the three shipmates come and
congratulated the groom. wishing him
luck and a happy honeymoon and such.
oh, they had a bully time, and they
was still laughing over it that night
after supper when down comes file
Of big darkies with spears, the Kanaka
interpreter leading 'em.
"'Cappy,' says he, the king say you
no stay In this house no more. He
say too good for you. Say bimeby,
when the place been clean up, maybe
he use 1t himself. You got to co.
"Who says thisT roars Cap'n
George, ugly as could be.
1.-THE king, he says it.
1.-The queen, you mean. There amt
no king
"'Yes, sir. King and queen now.
Mfr. Rosy he king. All tribe proud to
have witch king
The three looked ut each other.
"'DO you mean to say says the
skipper, choking SO he could hardly
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