Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-01-01

In the old biblical days devils
were recognized as one of the evils
which afflicted certain of the race.
from which there seemed to be no
relief: and II was not until the adj
vent of our Savior with His super
natural power that devils were sub
dued or cast forth In most mira
ulOus manner: when at his COM
mand, the most violently possessed
became sane and clothed in right
mind. II appears to be the aim ana
desire OF all men, irrespective OF
creed. to Danish the devil. with his
evil promptings, from their thoughts
and actions rather than allow his
Satanic Majesty tn WELD power and
dominion over them. or be publicly
invited to take possession of their
person as an honored guest.
The following story will explain
how | was placed in such a predi-
camcnt that II was imperative for
me to voluntarily take unto myself
Il most fearsome tree devil. whose
tea plantation in the Kumargram'
Quar- district, India.
The Chota Barsat preliminary ia
the monsoon) had almost ceased and
advantage was being taken during
this spell of fine weather TO plant
out hundred-acre clearance with
young tea seedlings. The ground
had already been almost denuded oil
trees and underground, while cult
walton and stalking We're well adj
Vanced; only a small patch of forest
bordering a deep nullah remained Il
he cleared. was down with an at
tack of malarial fever at the time
20 In order to have the work oXpedit
ed. the Sirdar lnative overseer) wa
summoned to the bungalow where III
was given explicit instructions I,
have this patch clea, ed as quickl!
as possible and TO see TO It that no
single piece OF tinlber RENAME,
unfelled. Great pains were taken 4
instill in his brain the great damag,
large trees wrought to young te'
. seedlings. by the constant drip o
rain from of their leaves and bran
ches: how sour the soil became b,
perpetual shade. and so forth: so al
ter fully understanding his instruC
tions. he salaamed. returned to hi
men and Informed them of m
wishes.
Three days sufIiced to break the al
tacw of fever, by which time wor
on the clearance was finished. TIL
Sirdar came to the bungalow to as
that his work might he measure
up, and, feeling comparatively wei
my pony was brought around an
on we set.
Tree Of Mystery.
Judge OF my dismay on arriving {
the clearance. TO find that an emo
nous fix tree had been left unfellet
in the very center of the cleare
space. Turning TO the Sirdar.
promptly asked him what he meal
Ey coming to the bungalow and sa!
ing that the work had been compile
ed, when II was obvious that my II
structions had not been faithful
carried out. The S'rdar salaamt
and said: "Sahib! | know It W;
wrong of me to ask you TO come an
check up my work, knowing rs ! d
that this tree had been left stan
ing, and I merit your anger; but
ID quite impossible to fell that tire
because there is devil in It," Kno,
ing how intensely superstitious the
people were, tried to pass the ma
ter over lightly: explaining to hi
that devils were not believed In
the Sahib log white people) al
down the tree must come.
During our conversation the a
men came up, reiterating all tn
their Sirdar had said, emphasizil
the fact that the tree was inhabite
as there were unmistakable signs
its base that such was the case. 7
only thing to do was to go up a.
zee for myself Sure enough, the
were the customary symbols emblei
atical of these people In the prof.
tiation of evil spirits. At the ba
of the tree were small rude ell
Images, trident forks, heads OF ma
colds and quantities OF feathers.
pointing to the fact that oblatiC