The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-02-26
WORLDS UCL|EST
DATTO HUNTS WIFE
HAS ELEVEN BLACK ONES IN HIS
CASTLE, BUT PREFERS WHITE
ONE If TO BE FOUND.

Chicago, Feb. 25.-And now pat
to Piaug, the u-liest black-toothed
savage in Moroland, has come to Am.
erica, Is did his cousin, the sultan
of Sulu. to lind himself if YOU please,
not one wife, but many
In his own home at Catabatow,
Mindanao, Piang lives in grass
house with eleven native wives-at
at leas, when | visited him there he
and eleyen-but the way of the Mo-
70 is the way of a Turk, and three
years have elapsed since that visit.
Piang is now nice friendly Moro.
In the old days he led many an on
slaught ON Americans and killed a
number hut that was before Moros
We're wi-c to the ways of the white
mans gun and tacticS.s
Datto Pian1, sad to relate, lost an
ear in one Of these early battles. 1t
may make difference to one Of
those American wives he expects TO
install i'm his Grass castle
Piang would not take prize in a
beauty contest His body is short
and lean, his eyes are small oscilla-
ting and snakei,o, his lips thick and
sensuous, and a tyrnnical expression
pcryadcs his whole countcnancc.
once or twice, ON my visit to his
place, D" smiled, and the grin dis
closed a row Of hideous. blackened
concaVc langs but let me explain
here: Filing the teeth and chewing
, betel nut to blachen them is a custom
of his country
SO if that visit Of his to America
extends as far east as oklahoma City
it might be well to prepare any fair
ones his hiehness may dcien to
choose
Piane has the reputation in his
own country of beins one of the rich
est dattos in the Philippines. He it
is said, has large pearl fisheries, and
cocoanut groves and owns an interest
in a railroad built recently in Min
danao.
There is "A custom in Moroland
which gives a Moro the right, if he
chooses. to sell his wife, as well as
his children. This is often done
when n Moro becomes involved in a
big indebtsdncss The debts OF the IA
, ther entail the slavery of thee child
rem who are forced to work for their
creditors until the indebtedness is
paid off.
OF course divorce is an easy thing
TO a Moro. H., has only to shout at
his wife three times. II divorce you,
and the lady is free. This might be
an inducement.
Wouldn't it be a sad thing if Piang
did marry an American and tnen
when he arrived in his own country,
sell her to a neighboring datto for a
large sum of pesos?
1t is a strange thing, but every Mo-
TO has perfect mania for white wo-
men and children They have never
been known 10 harm an American wo
man. although they do not hesitate to
butcher the men for no reason at all.
Moros walking along road or in
the field will meet white children,
bow 10 them. give them presents of
brasses and gold rings and even jew
els.
They will folow-mcn and women
alke-after a white woman, pat her
hand, offer her brass anklets and jew
els, too, if they happen to have them.
An American woman living at Jolo
was once given string of pearls
passed upon by Tiffany as being
worth thousands of dollars. The
chain was given her by a Moro mere
ly passing on the road.
Persons familiar with Moros are
wondering how Piang will be costum-
ed. At home he wears tight knee
breeches of silk. a velvet Jacket Of
yellow, a purple cap and trots about
in his bare feet. And always at his
waist he carries bolo and two or
three other sharp knives.
San Francisco will be "A regular
all his life roamine thicklv wooded
mountainsdes chasing the wild ante
lone and cultiyating rice for his daily
bread.
Piang comes to this country accom-
panied by L. =. Midwell, lumN~r
merchant nj Cat4h1TOw