Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-06-30

mo, we didn't neither. What are you
talking ab0ut2 We turned of before
Jagdallak, because we heard the roads
was good. But they wasn't good
enough for our two camels-mine and
Drayot's. When we left the caravan
Dravot took OF all bis clothes and
mine too aud said we would be heath.
en-, because the Kaf1rs didn't allow
Mohammedans to talk to them. So we
dressed betwixt and between, and such
q sight as Daniel Dravot | never saw
yet nor expect to see again. That was
In a most mountainous country. and
our camels couldn't go along any more
because of the mountains. They were
tall and black. and coming home saw
them fight like wild goats-there are
lots of goats In Kaflrlstan."
Take some more whisky" ! said
very slowly. What did you and Dan
lei Dravot do when the camels could
90 no further because Of the rough
roads that led into KaflristanT'
what did which do2 There was a
party called Peachey Taliaferro Carne-
han that was with Dravot Shall ] tell
you about himi He died out there In
the cold. Slap from the bridge fell old
Peachey. turning and twisting In the
air like penny whirligig that you can
sell to the ameer.
"And then these cameis were no use.
and Peachey said to Dravot, For the
Lords sake let's get out Of this before
our heads are chopped orr And with
that they killed the camels all among
the mountains. not having anything In
particular to eat. but first they took of
the boxes with the guns and the am
munltion till two men came along driv
ing four mules DravOt up and dances
iE front Of them. singing. Sell me four
mules Says the first man, If you are
rich enough to buy you are rich enough
to rob- But before ever he could put
bis hand to his knife Dravot breaks
his neck over his knee, and the other
party runs away. So Carnehan loaded
the mules with the rifles that was
taken of the camels. and together We
starts forward into those bitter cold
mountainous parts and never rond
broader than the back Of your hand"
he paused for a moment while !
asked him II he could remember tile
nature Of the country through which
he had journeyed.
II am telling you as straight as
can. but my head isn't as good as 1t
might be. They drove nails through 1t
to make me hear better how Dravot
died. We came to big level valley all
among the mountains. and the mules
were near dead. so we killed them, not
having anything in special for them or
us to eat
"Then ten men with bows and ar.
rows ran down that valley. chasing
twenty men with bows and arrows.
and the row was tremenjus. They
was fair men-fairer than you or me
with yellow hair and remarkable well
built. Says Dravot, unpacking the
guns: This Is the beginning Of the
business. Well fight for the ten men
And with that he fires two rifles ut the
twenty men and drops one Of them at
200 yards from the rock where we was
sitting. The other men began to run.
but Carnehan and Dravot sits on the
boxes picking them Off at all ranges
up and down the valley. Then we
goes up to the ten men that had run
across the snow. too. and they fires
footy little arrow ut us. Dravot he
shoots above their heads and they all
falls down fat. Then he walks over
them and kicks them. and then he lifts
them up and shakes hands all round
to make them friendly like. He calls
them and gives them the boxes tO
carry and waves his hand for all the
world as though he was king already.
They takes the boxes and him across
the valley and up the hill into a pine
wood on the top. where there was half
dozen big stone idols. Dravot he
goes to the biggest-a fellow they call
Imbra-and lays rifle and cartrldge
at his feet. rubbing bis nose respectful
with his own nose. patting him on the
head and saluting in front OF 1t. He
turns round to the men and mods his
head. and says: That's all right. I'm
In the know. too. and all these old jim
jams are my friends Then he opens
his mouth and points down 1t. aud when
the first man brings him food he says
No. and when the second man brings
him food he says No. but when one
Of the old priests aud the boss or the
village brings him food he says Yes
very haughtily. and eats 1t slow. That
was how We came tO our first village"
'.Take some more whisky and 90 on
I said. "That was the first village yOu
came into. How did you get to the
kingY'
II wasn't king" said Carnehan.
"Dravot be was the king and hand
some man he looked with the gold
crown on his head and all. Him and
the other party stayed in that village.
and every morning Dravot sut by the
side Of old Enbra. and the people came
and worshiped. That was Dravot's or
der. Then q lot Of men came into the
valley, and Carnehan and Dravot picks
them of with the rifles before they
knew where they was. and runs down
into the valley and up again the other
side and finds another village. same as
the first one. and the people all falls
down fat on their faces, and DravOt
says, Now. what Is the trouble be-
tween you two villagesr and the peo-
pie points to a woman. as fair as you
or me, that was carried of. and Dravot
takes her back to the first village ana
counts up the dead-eight there was.
For each dead man Dravot pours II
little milk on the ground and waves
his arms like whirligig and That's
all right, says he. Then be and Carne-
han takes the big boss OF each village
by the arm and walks them down into
the valley and shows them how to
scratch line with a spear right down
the valley and gives each u sod Of 'turr
from both sides O. the line. Then We
asks the names of things In their lingo
bread and water and fire and idols
and such, and Dravot leads the priests
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