Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26

There was rush for the church like the animals at the
Ark-though old David the pastor wasn't any Noah:
locked in, and then Peter Jones and his constabes
divided into two parties; three of them returning to
the church, while the other three with Peter got boat
ready with another yellow flag in the stern.
By this time the missionary vessel was well up under
spanking spread of with the water kissing at
her bows and parting white and sparkling in way
dandy watch. You could almost feel her shiver at
the sight of Peters yellow flag rowing towards her. and
through the glass noticed big comnotion aboard.
with half dozen racing up the nggng and making
signs to those below. 1t palmer than words that
they had seen the cemetery and were struck OF heap
which was wonder considering how new and calami-
tous it looked with them rows on rows of neat little
headstones and nicely mounded graves.
She never even dropped her anchor nor lowered her
gangway, but hove to Short and when Peter came up
he made to lay his and keep his distance
yelling what he had say with both hands at his face
while the Captain he yelled back with speaking ru-
pet. Of course didn't hear word; but it was easy
enough to put two and two together, remembering the
meaning of yellow flag, which is seldom else than
smallpox. Yes that why we had all took and died
in the new cemetery and that was why the settlement
looked so eless and deserted After end of pow
they hosted out boat, and when it was loaded to
the gunwaes with stores and cast off for
Peter to pick up and take in tow. 1t held halt ton OF
medical comforts and often had the pleasure of drink
ing of them afterwards on Mr. Clemms veranda
where all agreed it was prime stuff and exactly
suited to complaints.
What old David thought of it all through the bars of
the coral jail only be left to the imagination He
had been banking the Evangel to turn the scales
the lagoon again. not to return for another year
We celebrated it that night with medical comforts
unstnted while the natives they celebrated too thank
full to find the world still here and the Day OF Judgment
postponed. Old David wrote redhot protest, coun
tersgned by the deacons, and not knowing what else
do with it, sealed it in demohn and threw it into
the sea- where like enough it still is, bobbing around
undelvered to the missionary society which the angels
to take charge of.
Mr.. CLEMM'S next to start building
1VA small soop of twenty tons, which he named the
Felicity and charged to the Government official
yacht Old man Fosby had been ashpwrght years
bv and under his direction the Kanakas made mighty
fine job of the little vessel which fitted up regardless
and proved to be remarkably fast and weathery She
was the apple of the Commissioners eye, with of
four uniform and halfcaste Chinaman named Henry
for Captain whom he had persuaded to desert from
German schooner where he was mate Mr. GLENN was
fond of taking short cruises in the Felicity that we
gave his coming and going much thought, till one
day he went off and came back! Yes, Sir clean
disappeared the horizon, and again
from that day to this nor the party with him, which
included several very fine looking young women!
The natives took it like the loss of father which
indeed it was, Mr.. GLENN being grand man and uni
versaly beloved, kindly, yet strict, and always the
soul of justice After giving him up altogether for lost
put seals his private effects and Peter Jones took
charge of the Government advised by Stanley and me.
1t showed the splendid influence Mr.. GLENN had had
that Peter had become quite model, and instead of
breaking loose all the side of law and order Our
idea was to hold the fort until Commissioner
might be sent and the only slight change made
double salaries. The natives had grown SO used
civilized Government that they made no trouble and
we three might have been governing the island yet if
a man of-war hadn't suddenly popped In
TT was the Ringarooma, the selfsame ship that had
landed Mr. GLENN eighteen months before,
and Stanley and the first to board her, meeting
the Captain at the break of the poop just when he had
come down from the bridge.
81 have the honor to report the disappearance of
Deputy Commissioner James Howard Ftzroy GLENN,
said L. "He sailed from here March sixteenth in the
Government yacht Felicity, and has never been seen
nor heard from since"
The Captain who sharp, curt man, looked