The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-05
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r'TSes of Hamilton" Have
".Tales of Hoffman,"
-. Beaten to a FRAGILE!
HERMIT IN WILDERNESS.
White King Of Natives, Ele-
plant Cemetery and Battle
with Gorilla in His yarns.
HERMIT IN WILDERNESS

Skins OF snakes and wild beasts
cargo of rare talcs-on which he had
to pay no duty--of the wild land
through which he had tracked his way
for the last year.
Mr.. Hamilton. whose homo 10 in
Toronto. went to the Congo TO cinch
up some details connected with rub
Der concessions In tho interests of
Canadian and English firms. Tho re-
turned traveller with his Pandora's
box Of Jungle stories boarded the Ryn-
dam OF the Holland-America line at
Rotterdam, having obtained the Bel
gisn Governments autograph to his
concession papers.
TALE NUMBER ONE.
I'VE were traversing o marieold-
smelling river. slow and sluggish OF
current. in Angola" said Mr.. Hamil-
ton, when tho attention Of my canoe
men was attracted by what appeared
to be vast black mountain In the
jungle. which grew thick and close up
to either bank of the river. I decided
to Investigate and discovered that
what had appeared TO be q black noun
tain was really a herd OF elephants.
They all lay sup!ne on the ground
and It did not take long for me to
discover that they mad been overcome
by the sleeping sickness.
II thought II might BE- . good idea
to get out before they woke w. so We
re-embarked. The sleeping sickness 10
very common in that country. We
passed through whole villages where
every one was wrapped In lethargy.
When the disease reaches . crisis the
~etl ones carry out tho SICK to die IN
the jungle. Wild beasts soon end their
sufrerings.
TALE NUMBER TWO.
'One day We came upon q tiny VII.
laSe in which the natives wore in ter
rlbae distress. A giant gorilla hAd been
hsrass.ns them for days. It's last out
rage had been to carry off a woman,
one Of the wives OF the chief.
The natives OF this village were very
good to us. giving US goats. chickens
and other offerings. l decided We would
hunt the gorilla and avenSe the friendly
chief. Two nights after we arrived
there came from the jungle dull.
throbbing sound like the beating OF a
huge boan-tom. The men declared 1t was
the gorilla. I summoned my bearers
and the natives and we went ont into
the jungle.
Suddenly the drumming noise ceased
and before We knew /. the foremost o:
our party had almost stumbled over
the immense. hairy beast. The gorilla
ieaped at the unfortunate man with a
savage roar THAI reverberated through
the forest. II seized the bearer. and
before I could Interfere had buried Its
teeth in the mans shoulder. raised
my rifle and fired twice at the monster.
and then with a terribly human like
cry II rchnqutshed It's hold and dashed
of. No. we never saw It again nor aid
the chief ever see his wife any more.
but as he had six others perhaps this
didn't vex him unduly
TALE NUMBER THREE.
POSSIBLY the most remarkable thinG
that occurred to me-" said Mr.. Hamil-
ton. twas the discovery Of a white her
.nit of the jungle. He was an English
man, but long exposure and his man
ner of life had made him appear almost
like . native. He was almost as hairy
AZ a chimpanxee and his locks and
beard hung to his waist. lie took US
into a rough hut he had built outside
the village, in which he resided as a sor (
OF ruler. sImagine my surprise to find
that inside 1t the poor fellow had pin ned
up with thorns picturss OF Queen Vic-
toria taken from an English tllustrat-
I'd paper Of many years before. Theo-
dore Roosevelt? No. don't think he
had one of him; but he had many an
cient Graphic pictures pinned all about
the place. He had lived the same sor;
Of life for forty years ard haa lost
ambition for any other. lie happened
to become a hermit when his conpan-
ION Uhey were both ivory huaterD died
OF fever. He took US to his comrades
grave, above which he had erected a
rude cross. lie had rusty rifle. but no
=. ammunition. and had not had for many
! years. lie hunted with spears and bow
, and arrow, like the natives. lie would
1 not tell us his name or anything about
himself, so we called him Ben Gunn.
j after the wild man IN Treasure Island.
4 YOU know,
TALE NUMBER FOUR.
while in the country l heapd Of q
vast elephant cemetery where the bis
tuskers go to die, You know dead
elephant Is as great a rarity to see
a. dead donkey. Well, was told
that ia this great graveyard Of the
tuskers there are millions OF dollars
worth of ivory. But the natives viii
their wretcaeI weapons have never
dared Ia attack IL because II In guard