The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-05-02

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royal fprs, bnt suilen-=ycs. very SUI:
lenEand when they saw the two willie
men and tie woman they murmured
among themselves. 4
5"Tke captain knew their story-he
knew everything that had TO do With
Alaska-and he called them together
owathe bridge eb
These people have come 70 i've
with you he said. BE good TO them,
There was considerable talk. Then
one spoke up In his native tongue:
I'VE don't want the white men and
their sauaw.'
They're good men,. said Healy.
They'll teach you mduy things; and
cure your children when they're Sick
I've don't want the white men,
said the spokesman again. Take them
away. II they stay they will be sorry.
Maybe they will die. Who knows"
THE old mans eyes glowed. and
his voice raised tone rs he spoke.
"'lf anything happens to them ri
blow up your village. III shoot your
houses TO pieces
They had never seen a cannon be.
fore and began TO laugh at this.
NO. said they: we are not chill.
drcn 10 be. frightened with fools talk.
The village is too far away. aud the
ship can't come close to land. No; you
must keep the white folks Yourself
,y'.'At that The captain made .,them
climb tile rigging, every one of them.
AMI hid mo load the bow gun. u
"'Shoot low, lieutenant he said.
So did. THE shot struck halfway to
the shore. A laugh came from aloft.
"'What did We say I? they gibed.; .rhc
big whale gun is no good. You can't
scare MS: we are men,
load her again, said Healy. |
did, and this time the laughter was
not so loud, for the ball struck close TO
the beach; They we're, unconyipced,
however, and jeeredy US nightly till
the commander said: q, .,iss{tIy *.
"'Lientenant. that big cache to the
east Of the NIllage., -. !. IN,
| ayStsAS e, Sht hth siSuttt.
They had caught the ,:old mans
tone this time and ceased to, chatter
The deck was very still fred. j, y
.'rhe. cache was a, rude log shelter,
pcrched high on. posts and standing
well out from the village It was a
good shot. The target smashed Hike
a clay pigeon. We saw women aud
children scurrying out Of the huts back
toward the Hills. l. e
The men. came down on the deck
quietly. aud they were not laughing
now, but more sullen faces / never
saw. zgy
Don't shoot again. they said. let
the white men aud The s1uaw come
ashore And that's how We. landed
our missionaries"
During the next few years the rcve.
nue. cutter called at the village frc-
qucntly. leaving mail. provisions. ETC..
and 1t seemed that the churchmen
we're getting along much better than
had been expected. Particularly did
the Ohio boy succeed with them. for
he worked earnestly and treated his
e.mfses Win Il TACT anu understanding
OF Wnieh 'ne otLef. Mathison. seemed
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