The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-03-05
Capturing
a Bride
Failure Meant Her
Death.
, Ny ESTHER VANDEvEER
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Asaaaesica is a tribe OF Indians who ART
-pexy proud of their ancestry, tracing
80 80 the AZtecs. who were a senli-civ
EsaT9 people. They trade with other
znsss. but marry only among them.
asSsEs. Nature In tropical climates
izsusrlies food IN such superabundanre
s5aJs she natives may exchange what
E1sy Aon', need for what will provide
saaRs necesSaries than food
gsss principal food produced among
fSSi. trsbe of Central America is cocoa
su.Ea. The Indians do not need "a
is4nS,s the trees 10 gather them. for
-whSs they are ripe they fall TO the
Ysrlpsd All day ut the harvest season
9ssss Is constant dropping. and al
ngAg one who Is unaccustomed to the
aSS1@ will he kept awake by it.
.Ys@Ee seems to be n natural law that
&nse who don't have to work for a
sEy3ds consider themselves better than
s2ecps who do. Whether il was this i'm,
1vNa5ty, from labor or the fact of the
i2sI3ans would admit Of no union
cax1ogng their people with any other.
s&.sssg cOcoanuts brought ships to their
a1xses, aud the sailors necessarily came
gz~aGge to load them. This was always
zssp0s by daylight. but when night came
ssYsy man on the island must leave.
.Eas Aztecs described by the Spanish
StSgSDerors were delicately made
.sssUrs. and some of their women I'm their
,Sss5y way were beautiful. SO It was
7xieS these Indians Of Central Amer
st7A They would go TO the shore IN
xzRgSs while the sailors were loading
.ItxsY boats with cocoanuts. and Doubt
ksss there were chances between them
aa3S .ae Jack tars. But the girls knew
fD2Ssl shere must be no further counting.
fAs should there be the life of one or
:xess' would be forfeited.
Sue day ship was loading cocoa
1873 on the shore of these proud
GsSple Several girls stood on the
skaESe watching the yawls come to the
S~seh. take on a load Of cocOanuts ana
RS1yt back for the ship. This getting
Il ;hnat over the breakers Is always IN
xHsSrfainfng sight. Several men walk.
1ng In the shallow water would pull
roe hoat out 10 where the oars might
nR- opportunity between waves. would
aga2 i1atily In order to pass the next
maSye before 1t broke. Unless the boat
~ , yxihfully handled 1t was liable to
NJ capsized.
Clio 1orning when the girls were
the sailors the breakers were
saice high. The rudder of boat com
fs@ from the ship was unshipped by
iEssSEiayc bar short distance from
IA. sbores and. the coxswain not being
soSs TO keep her straight for the shore.
zs SITE was. turned to the incoming
1ayes, and she was capsiZed. Some
~ fSa Dlen In her got ashore. and
ErDEBe. we're drowned One was washed
nSNSre some distance below where the
csG@a was to have landed. There ne
~. rolled hither and thither by each
line of foam that slid high
EEs onNthe beach.
,Siss- men who succeeded in getting
psaOge' alive were helped by the girls
1hD, vadsd into the water for the pur
ssse. One girl. seeing the body that
s96 been washed ashore some distance
'7prn SheNotNsgs. ran to him.
j. Lgiug unconscious on the sands. his
sg6f' euriy hair stirred by the ever
p0yiug water. he was picture at
sSgEEgT beauty. He was Ned Phillips.
by his mates the daredevil
~. their number. lie never went
,si9cye that he did not get into scrape
as3 ON several occasions had been
iaEed4 by. some of them from getting
sa7ets&'
'yhs girl Speeied by him and lifted
his brad In her arms. Whether It was
taSy warmth" or the change Of posi-
avn or that he bad been revived by
ss mir. he opened his eyes and looked
ass dnsky face with sympathetic
'yss. sl OF which seemed very bean
taul' TO him. He had become exhaust
~ shortly before being thrown up OF
ne beach and was therefore not very
DIT Ssae. he returned the look Of
with one Of gratitude. ADM
zfS0n. love. Then. staggering to his
'sss. ne pulled himself together. and
ne fwo rejoined the others.
iEss Ned was not in condition for
xy Ff6ng but rest He lay down on
5os sand. and the girl who had raised
sSss from the water sat by him and
usDs6 him with tropical leaf. For
O. r5rrss. the other girls stood about them
@essIng down at Ned's pale face and
sgwo squire. But young people soon
sseess the mating Of those about them.
md, enc by one the girls stole away
.Ssg leyt them together. Presently one
~ she, other girls came and whispered
.psDsthing In the ear of Ned's mate.
sS7 with frightened look she rejoin-
~, efse others. Some native men were
'esTytuc-
xg, are time. the sea having gone
:suB.6t process OF loading was re-
Rrssyk Phillips. with two other men
rsaS had suffered by the spill. was left
q. shore to reeuperate. This was had
sgk,f so far rs he was concerned. for
~ ejrls resumed their position as
rrsfhers, and Ned caught a few mo
yrgss VIXEN no native men were
,sz.rspt TO endeavor by signs and a