The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-16
From Reynolds Newspaper.


 which befell an Englishman named 0 Gillespie on the east coast of Ar riea is seldom met with outside tie realms of fiction. While hunting ih the jungle he fell asleep, was brought pefore a tribal king; fought that potentale' pc came ruler because of the attachmeh. for him of a sacred monkey; and ehtereo into full royal possession, including the duslxy harem His rule was of short duration, for, according to his own ac- count. the '1s wives practically hem pecked him off the throne. His escape also makes thrilling reading.
 MT. Hugh Edward Gillespie, native of Newcastle, after serving an appren- ticeship at Hadthorns, entered the ser vice of the Prince Line nine years ago. and at the time of his adventure was' as he still is, second engineer on the Royal Prince, then trading from Mombassa to New York. MT. Gillespie had often touched at East African ports, and had long nourished the desire to have some big game shooting. At Mombassa he ob- tained the necessary leave, and with a guide set out for the jungle. Coming on the trail of elands, they followed It up until the tracks became stronger. The guide suggested their separating so as to come on the game from two sides, and this was done.
 | Alone. Gillespie followed the trail un- til he felt he was either lost or in danger of it, whereupon he tried to get his guide by shouting, bSt no answerscame, Tired, weak and hungry, he sat down to con template the situation, but fell asleep He was roughly awakened by number of natives, who took possession of his rifle and revolver, and marched him to their village and before their king. The na- tives kow-towed to their monarch, and tried to make the Englishman do the same. This he refused to do, and as they persisted he lost his temper, and struck out with such effect that three of the natives were on the ground.
 The King, evidently ineensed at the treatment of his men, made blind rush for Gillespie. As he came on with his head down like a mad bull. Gillespie stepped aside and delivered telling blow which laid him on the ground. No fewer than six times did the savage make sim liar bull like rushes, each time to receive exactly the same felling blows. Then he tried close quarters, and for fully haif an hour the two fought, wrestled and wriggled on the ground, each getting a blow in when the opportunity offered. At last Gillespie delivered the Knockout, and while he was recovering his breath and generally pulling himself together the strangest thing happened.
 A little monkey, which had been sitting at the side of the throne ran to Giihes- nie and climbed on his shoulder. The natives Nostrated themselves face down on the ground and gave utterance to weird cries. The rest of the story is best told in MT Gilhespie's own words.
 An old chap, with a big staff. the head carved in the shape of a strange bird, came toward me and kow-towed. Then he pointed to me and motioned to- ward the throne. I then began to realize that I was chosen to be their king. 1 walked toward the throne, and the na- tives chanted ward heather song. When I sat down, with the monkey still on my shoulder, they cheered so loud that they brought the King back to conscious ness. He took a good look at me upon the throne and fled mady into the forest. I was duly made king by the chief medi- cine man. I soon learned how 1t all came about. The monkey, it seems was a sort of personiication of the god which lived in the depth of the jungle, whom the na- tives .worshipped, and when it jumped on my shoulders they accepted that as a sign that their god chose me as their ruler.
 But my troubles began very soon. All because of the royal wives, of whom there were 16. The man who finds himself henpecked by one wife is to be pitied, but think of a man henpecked by IS! That was my case. These wives wore strings of lions teeth as necklaces, ana they were always wanting more. I sent the hunters of the tribe out to get more. but they were unsuccessful, and my wives yammered and scolded day and night in consequence. After I had been king of the tribe for about three weeks I concluded that the job was not to my liking. and 1 decided to escape.
 "One night, when the 16 females had scoldcd me until my head was swimming.