Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-11-11

RailA Nambuka "the Child OF the Sun" To the
1impe-minded islanders he was always looked
npon a supernatural being. His recent death
hss plunged his people In gloom. The mourning
rObes OF his subjects have been brought out OF
ahe napa huts and worn In the dead kings honor.
Eis two little sons. the princelings OF Naikeva,
viii reign in his stead and King Waila sleeps at
She crest OF a gentle slope overlooking coral
weef. where the leagueong breakers thunder
hour after hour. His bones lie far from those OF
1cotch-American forbears. who settled in south
ayn Illinois nearly century ago.
A disappointment in love started him out upon
Nhe long road OF adventure when he was youth
of nineteen or twenty years One OF these unfor-
dDphtes who run to extremes In matters OF senti-
ament. he fell in love with OF the pretty vii
laSs girls OF old Albion. Things move slowly in
@his of the Oldest and proudest towns OF I'LL
mOis. In the natural course OF events II was to
@e expected that the two would marry in the full
mess OF time There was a home to be built and
preparations made for start in life. Something
~f the methodical sowness OF their English an
scestors cung then and still clings. to the every
day life OF the citizens OF Albion. The town has
changed but little in the years that have flown
since Thompson left under cover OF nightfall The
same houses line the spacious public square. The
same homesteads that sheltered the pioneers now
shelter their descendants OF the third and fourth
rgcsneratlons. Red brick homes. low-eaved and
vth wide docrsteps, still line the older streets OF
-.Ihe little southern Illinois town.
Oatwardy the town has changed put htlle'
md In spirit not at all. since the days when
young Thompson waited for his glrsh sweet
heart at the halflighted corner OF the court house
suuare The Albion OF the Flowers the Thomp'
sona the Hulmes, the Birkhecks OF Park House
. and Marlborough Place" still remains. Had the
white monarch OF the savage isle OF Naikeva
gome back 70 the place Of his birth In the last
wear OF his life he would have found Little Brit
,rAin" AS the region is known. much as he LETT H.
re IA The same little city of schools and churches
OF uuiet homes and Quieter streets that II was
ryben he was a barefoot lad stealing away TO
sash and loaf along Bonpas creek Ihe tuture
,-1,,er OF Naikeva spent many idle hour with
,.,,oL and line along the shadows OF old Banpas
AZ the traditions OF the folk OF Little Britain are
SINE lie was fond OF making long trips to the
,.horas Of the Wabash with his chums, but ne
,,epmed to lack the ambition dear TO every ooylsh
yheart the hope OF getting out and seeing the DIS
,round world There was nothing to set MIN
,.nart from his fellows as one who would taste OF
.-tranee adventures before his death In the an
.~Sodes The prosy uneventful life Of a farmer,
: .torokeeper or at the most a humdrum profes'
,s,onal man in a country town was all TO Whlch
me could look forward.
There came interruption, an awakening 70
sn,s loves young dream that drove him out OF MS
.Eor,e town between sundown and sunrise one
,,,r,ars night This spur to his pride, this
-yound 10 his self-love sent him adyenturms
,.,,rg the spicy isles OF the south seas and MADE
Vim, a king in his own right before he was twenty
ave He was OF that shy retiring, loyal type Oh
~ha scotch who love deeply when they love at an
~ had become engaged to the village beauty
- - - bod been set for the ceremony and the
.ried youth of the town looked upon him as
- airaady lost 20 the fun and frolies OF the
single state h,s,noss horso wa,
,anad IN the little town and youthful eastern
tnanager was sent on by the owners 70 look Ai'si