New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-14


peared. accompanied by huge dog and a few assist
ants to the devil doctor.
The Dogs of War
EVER since landing the Guinea coast had been
- told numerous stories of the terOcOuS war dogs
kept by the Whooras and other War1ke tribes OF the
interior; large green eyed brueS, with massive Jaws,
and reputed to be in the habit of eating stray man
occasionally satisfy their hunger when other fresh
meat Consequently this canine attracted
attention. He was not so progressing as some
other dogs have met being tawny OF color and about
the size and build of Great Dane but evidently bred
for savage traits.
of our party as had been doing most OF the talk
ing, and when the devil doctor saw us he must have
recognized the god doctor who had hWarted ms
plot against MomorundOo and his SON With scarcely
a seconds heStanCv he spoke something to the dog
which was evidently the idiomatic equivalent for
Sick EN-, Tige!" for the dog gave savage grow1 and
lunged toward Appropriately bulldog revolver,
rather a big chunk of lead from such a weapon,
stopped the onrushng animal. With yelp the dog
jumped into the air and fell dead on the grass, while
the watchers along the top of the barrcade gave vent
to many prolonged "Af-ah-afs!' of amazement.
1t seemed that this particular dog the favorite
of the devil doctor who had frequently and boastingly
proclaimed that the animal was beyond the powers Of
DEATH that could kill him. and by his many
repettions of this assertion had actually created the
impression in of the native minds that the dog
really devil. 1t seems too that these savages
were ignorant of such form of irearm American
bulldog revolver having known only the large, bulky
single Shot muzze loading pistols of centuries gone by
and the suddenness of the transition of the alleged i'm
mortal pup from life to death had been a rude jar.
The devil doctor raved and ragged; but the revolver
was kept plainly in sight and pointed directly at him he
made no hostile movements MOOraballyma, jr, was
apparently dazed, and stood looking at the dead dog
Seeing that the mOnOpoizing the center of
the stage the exclusion of important matters,
stepped the body kicked it, rolled 1t and
called to of party to drag 1t to the creek bank
and throw it into the a procedure that acted
a last straw in breaking any superstitious awe with
which the dog may have been regarded. This action
seemed to young Aloorabalyma from his fit Of
abstraction for he turned upon and asked who
white men and what wanted,
We did not come here to fight, | GRATED Via our
interpreter I'VE white men came to warn you against
your war, you to stop burning towns and kill
ing people, for if YOU do stop, the soldiers will
and kill YOU and your people.
The soldiers down by the afraid to come up
here in my country and fight, responded MORA
ballyna If. My uncle is getting old, and must take
his place a great warrior among my people My
devil doctor makes good medicine for me- and
already | have captured many towns.
Your devil doctor is a humbug and liar; he is
making a fool of YOU"
No. Daddy he makes good medicine. Look at
what have done already. And yesterday of my
boys went off to burn a half town here and my
devil doctors medicine tells they have been very
successful, have killed all the people, and will be
home"
Your devil doctor lies to YOU. Your seven bows
h9r half and