The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-06-08


word to one Of US? II that amt just
like you'll or all the ungrateful beasts
as ever r.
when him and the other two got
through convincing Rosy that he was
ungratefuI they took that bottle into
the cabin and begun experimenting.
julius had lived few months IN
Maine, which is a prohibition state,
and SO he knew how to make alcohol
.splits'-one- wet fire and the rest
water. They split for five days.
Then the alcohol was all out and the
Emily was all in, being stove up on
coral reef two mile offshore Of little
island that nobody ID ever seen afore.
.They got into the boat-the four
white men and the Kanaka-h'isted the
sail and headed for the beach. They
landed all right and was welcomed by
q reception committee of fifteen husky
cannibals with spears, dressed mainly
in bone necklaces and sunshine.
1.-THE darkies tied 'em up good and
proper and then held committee
meeting, arguing, so julius caflated,
whether to serve 'em plain or with
greens. While the rest was making
up the bill Of fare few set to work
unpacking the bags and things, Rosy's
satchel among EN-. Pretty soon there
was an awful jabbering. They was
wildly excited, and two or three of 'em
was waving square pieces of cardboard
in their hands.
"And here's where the Emily's gang
had streak of luck. The Kanaka
sailor couldn't talk much English, but
it seems that he could manage to I'M
derstand little of their lingo.
.Picturer says he, crazy-like with
joy. Picture. cappy; picture!
when Rosy was new on board the
schooner he'd taken the cap'n's pic
tupe and julius and Van Doozen's.
The pictures was a rogues' gallery
that would have got 'em hung on sus-
picion anywhere in civilization, but
these darkies want particular. Any
how, they must have been good like
nesses, for the committee see the re-
semblance right off.
"'They t'ink witcheraft,' says the
Kanaka. Want to know how make
Lord says George. You tell 'em
we're witches from Witch Center. Tell
'em we make them kind of things
with our eyes shut and if they eat us
we'll send our tintypes to aunt 'em
| into their graves. Tell 'em that quick.
well, guess the Kanaka obeyed
orders, for the islanders united the feet
OF their Sunday dinners, got 'em into
line and marched 'em off across coun.
try, prodding EN- with their spears
| either to see which was the tenderest
or to make 'em step liyelier, don't
| know which.
/ Julius said that was the most nerv
Gus walk ever he took; said afore
twas done he was SO leaky with spear
kalos that he cast shadder like
SKINNER. Just afore sunset they come
60 the ether side Of the island, where
there was a good sized native village
4 with houses made of grass and cane
and big temple-like in the middle
\ decorated fancy and cheerful with
i skulls and spareribs. There was
great chair arrangement in front OF
the temple, and on it was the latest
| ugliest old liver colored woman thai
! julius ever see. She was rugged vi
/ regardless with tooth necklace anC
similar jewelry, and it turned ou
/ that she was the queen Of the bunch
i Most of them island tribes have chlefs
but this district was strong for woman
suffrage.
4. seWell, the visitors had made hit
but Rosy's photographs made blgge
one. The queen and the headmel
Of the village paved over 'em ant
compared 'em with the originals ant
powwowed like a sewing circle. The
they called up the Kanaka sailor, an
he preached witchcraft and hoodoos t
beat the cars, lying as only a felle
that knows the plates are warm1n
for him on the back of the stove ca
lie. Finally the queen wanted to kno7
If the long pigs could make a Witc
picture of her.
"sTen 'er yes,' yells George whe
the question was translated to hin
Tell Ter we're picture makers by sp'
cial appointment to the queen and tn
Prince of Wales. Tell 'er We'll max
Ter look like the sweetest old choc'
late drop In the taffy shop. Only 3
sure and say we must ave a day {
so to work the spells and put on tn
kibosh.'
$50 twas settled, and dinner wa
put off for that night, anyhow. An'
the next day being sunny. Rosy too
the queens picture. Twas an aWf'
strain on the camera, but it stood
fine, and the photographs he printe
up that afternoon was the most no
rible collection of mince pie dream
!, that ever a sane man run afoul Of.
ssBut her majesty thought they W.
lovely and set and grinned proud ;
'em for hours at stretch. And ii
wizards was united and fed up ar
given the best house in town to Ii
In. And Cap'n George and Julius al
the cook got to feeling SO cheerful al
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