New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-26

Then Won ought to have seen the settlement SCOOtl
There was rush for the church like the animals at the
Ark-though old David the pastor WASH any Noah.
Him and the deaCons were led down to the jail and
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.
Bv this time the missionary vessel was well up under
snanking spread of canvas with the water kissing at
her bows and parting white and sparkling IN way
dandy IN watch You could almost feel her ShIyer at
the sight of Peters yellow flag rowing towards her and
throu9h the glass noticed big commotion aboard
with half dozen racing up the rigging and making
signs to those below 1t was palmer than words that
they had seen the cemetery and were struck OF heap
which was no wonder considering how and caami-
tous it looked with them rows on rows Of neat little
hcadstoncS and nicely mounded graves.
She never even dropped her anchor nor lowered her
oanowav but hove to short; and when Peter came I'D
he was made to Law on his oars and keep his distance
yelling what he had to say with both hands at his face
while the Captain he yelled back with speaking tm-
pet OF course didn't hear word; but It was easy
enough to put and two together remembering the
sea meaning of a 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 lifecSS and deserted. After no end OF pow
WOW they hOstcd out boat and when II was loaded to
the o,nValcs with stores and 1t cast of for
Peter to pick up and take in tow. 1t held hai ton Of
medical comforts; and often had the pleasure Of dnk
mo some of them afterwards on MIR. GLENN Vcranda
where we all agreed 1t was prime stun ana exactly
suited to our complaints.
What old David thought OF it all through the bars Of
the coral Jail can only be left to the imagination He
had been banking the Evangel TO turn the scales
against Mr.. GLENN, and there she was heddng out Of
ne lagoon AGAIN not to return for another year.
We celebrated it that night with medical comforts
unstintcd while the natives they celebrated tDo thank
FIJI 70 find the world still here and the Day Of Judgment
,,ostnoned Old David wrote a rcdhOt protest, gCun-
tore;ynpd nv the deacons and not knowing what else
70 do with it. sealed it in demohn ana threw r into
tbc sea- where like enough it still is, bobbng around
undelivcred to the missionary society which the angels
were to take charge o.
Mr.. CLEAlMS next move was to start building
lVl small sloop Of twenty tons, which he named the
Felicity and charged the Government as an official
yacht Oldham Fosby had been ShpWrghli I'm year gone
nv and under his direction the kanakas made mighty
fine lob Of the little vessel which was fitted up regardless
and proved to be remarkably fast and wcatherE She
was the apple Of the Commissioner eye, with rev
fourth uniform, and halt-caSte Chnilndh nance henry
for CAPTAIN whom he had persuaded to deSer, from
German schooner where he was mate. Mr. GLENN was
50 fond Of taking short cruises IN the Felicity mat We
never gave his coming and gong much thought NA one
l,y he went off and never came back Yes, Sir clean
DISAPPEARED over the horizon, and was never seen agHn
from, that dav 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 il was. Mr. GLENN being grand man and uni
vcrsallv beloved kindly, yet strict, and always the
orI Of Justice After giving him up altogether for .o>
we put seals on his private effects, and Peter Jones took
CHARGE Of the Government advised by STANLEY and me
II showed the splendid influence Mr.. GLENN had had
.b+ pctcr had become quite a model, and instead Of
breaking loose was all on the side Of law and order Our
dra was to hold the fort until a new Commissioner
might be sent and the only slight change we made was
TO double our salaries. The natives had grown 80 used
r. civilized Government that they made no trouble and
we three might have been governing the island yet II
a ulan-of-war hadn't suddenly popped IN.
TT was the Ringarooma, the scltsame ship, M.. had
l. me teen DO r.
and STANLEY and were the first to board her, ing
the Captain at the break Of the poop, just when De- had
come down from the bridge.
&c" have the honor TO report the qisappetr.i..r d
-. Iar,ps Howard FifZrOE ',rr--.