Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-31

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get along with my own kind of people out in Chicago;
but when it comes doing business with these dngy
people over here who wear nothing but bandana
"Oh, they aren't half bad when you get used to
them
Where is this Bendoo burg, anyway"
Right there, said |, pointing the lake,
"about three hours travelling"
Nope! You can't catch me that gag. got
caught out in Colorado and walked two days to get
to mountains that looked to be about two miles
away but were really about fifty; so l don't bite any
more
When you go up to Bendoo you will have six
to take you up in canoe. All you will have to do will
be to lie back and enjoy the scenery
THAT sounds good to When do get up to
this Majesty person.?
day that you will be there tomorrow for dinner"
That suits me- The suddener the better, and the
week down at that town of Monrova, and they didn't
do anything all week but bury missionaries and Alabama
negroes who had come emigration scheme.
A Cole-Black Session
FAIRLY the next morning started the lake
- at nine o'clock, and at noon we rounded Bendoo
Point and ran upon the landing beach, where
group of Coles people had fastened down to greet
At the house of the chieftan King Cole and the
introduction of Black followed by adjournment
to big dinner of native Dishes novelty that Black
admitted beat anything he had yet encountered in his
travels The little preliminary talk upon the matter Of
the business in hand showed that it would take two
three days to adjust matters; after arranging for
Blacks return to Cape Mount, took my canoe and
boys and went back to my work at the mission station
leaving Mono to look after the interests of the guest
interpreter guide, valet and general intermediary
On the evening of the third day Black YEARLY followed
Mono he climbed the hill Setting the mans bag
down the veranda, the boy looked at me- shook his
head and walked away which plainly meant that he
pale and haggard and trif1e around the edges
The symptoms were familiar and from previous obser
vations l knew about what had taken place. Also,
knowing the dangers thereof, spoke rather bluntly
Black, you've been ndulging too freely in palm
wine"
as that what you call it? Well knew had never
across it any wine list and of my friends
have anything like it in their cellars"
well, it wasn't intended for white mans drink,
and don't you tackle it again you're liable to
get laid out clean and cold with attack of fever and
attack of fever for you would mean nice little
wooden your head, while your friends back in
Chicago would be telling how it too bad for you to
die so far away from home
Gee whillakers! Is it as bad that? Say, but I'm
tired out; guess I'll 60 to bed early.
dredth of arsenic tucked away in his internal economy
prophylactic against sickness. Later in the
ing Mono to my
doctor that man Mr.. Black one bad man. He sit
up all yesterday, all las night and all to-day and play
cards with old King Cole
well, don't let it worry you, Momo and don't talk
about it. He'll be going back to Monrovia Tomorrow.
Arrangements had been made with the Captain of
Watsons boat to have him
take Black back to Monrovia
". wy he returned from
a1ss1S& Bendoo. There many
things do for and tolerate