The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-03-17

pretty nigh to Z tight. 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 .Rosyi
Why, Of course. Rosy's the man.
But Rosy want agreeable. Julius
said be never see such 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.
II got a wife already be says.
whimpering.
~ tell you. says julius. Wen be
square and draw strawsr
"'wa'ty hollers George. Well. J
guess not'
-.And III hold the straws.' says
julie. winking on the side.
so they drew straws. and. strange
as it may seem. Rosy got stuck. He
cried all night. and. although the Others
tried to comfort him. telling him
what a lucky man he was to marry a
queen. he wouldn't cheer up mite.
'.And next day the wedding took
place in tie temple In front of a wood
idol with three rows Of teeth and as
ugly almost as the bride. which was
saying i good deal. Aud when twas
over the three shlpmatcs come and
congratulated the groom. wishing him
luck and happy honeymoon and such.
oh. they had bully time. and they
was still laughing over It that night
after supper when down comes a fiIs
of BIZ darsies wlth spears. the kauaka
interpreter Leading 'ena
..Cappy, says be. the king say you
no stay in this house no more. He
say too good for you. Say blmeby.
when the place been clean up. maybe
he use il himself. You got TO 60
".who says thisy roars Cap'n
George. ugly as could be.
..The king. he says It,
@sThe queen. you mean There Amt
no king
".Yes. sir. King and queen now.
Mr. Rosy he king. All tribe proud to
have witch king
The three looked at each other.
".Do yor mean TO say says the
skipper. choking so be could hardly
speak. that we've got to take orders
from 'imy
"sYes. sir. King say you no mind.
We make
well. sir. the language them three
used must have been something awful.
judging by Jules tell But when they
vowed they wouldn't move the spears
got busy. and out they had to get and
into the meanest. dirtieSt little hut In
the village. one with hardly any sides
and great holes IN the roof And there
they stayed all night In a pouring rain
the kind Of rains you get In them
islands.
The only thing they could agree on
was that Rosy was what the skipper
called viper that they'd nourished
in their bosorns.
Next morning Twas worse than
ever. Down comes the Kanaka with
his spear gang and roufs 'em out and
sets 'em 70 gathering breadfrult all
day IN the hot sun. And NJ night twas
pack TO the lea.sy hut again
"And that wa'n't nothing 20 what
cone later. The lives that King Rosy
led them three was something awful
Twas iiz In and WORK day In ard day
out. Tennis had TO 20; bis majesiy's
meals. and noshiz- vas ever eo0.ze3
right. and thea the royal army got
after the steward with spear handles.
cap'n George had 10 clean up the pal
ace every day. aud Rosy and the
queen. who was dead gone On her
witch husband and let him do any
thing be wanted 10. stood over him
and found fault and punched him with
sharp sticks TO see him jump. And
Julius had to fetch and carry and wait
and get on his knees whenever he
spoke 10 the king and be helped up
again with kick. IKE as not.
Rosy took back sIl bis own clothes
that they'd stole. aud then he took
theirs for good measure. lie made 'em
marry the three ugliest old women on
the island. bis own bride excepted. aud
when they undertook 10 use a club or
anything be had them licked instead
lie wore 'em down 70 skin and bone.
julie said you wouldn't believe a NOR
tai man could treat his Teller creatures
40 low down and mean. and the mean.
est part Of II was that be always
called 'em the names that they used
TO call him aboard ship.
"F'or good six months this went on
just the same length Of time that
Rosy was aboard the Emily. Then one
morning early julius looks out Of 6ne
Of the holes IN the roof Of his house.
and Oh on the horizon. heading In. be
sees a small steamer. pleasure yacht
twas. He let's out yell that woke
up the village and races head FIRST for
the Emily's boat that had been rowed
around from the other side of the H.
land and laid there with her oars aud
san stiIi In her. And behInd him
comes Van Doozen aud cap'n George.
Into the boat they piled. while the
islanders were getting their eyes open
and gaping at the steamer. There
wants no time to get up sail. so they