American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-05-18

guage. The captain thanked him. ht-
ted out another boat with him, and In
this boat Il was my luck 20 90.
When we got there. II was such a
scene as you seldom see. and
want to. NHstincss beyond account,
and chaos run loo~ Ia the midst Of the
nastiness. Their were not "A great
many Of the negroes; but By way
Of making what there were understand
that they were free. Nnu "a had had
their handouts and anklecuns knocked
on. and, for convenience sake, was
putting them upon the ~rascnls of the
~scbooner's crew. The negroes were,
most OF them, out Of the hold, and
swarming all round the dirty deck.
with a central throng surrounding
Vaughan aud addressing him Ia every
dialect aud patols Of a dialect, from
the Zulu click up 90 the Partisan Of
Beledeljereed.
As w came on deck, Vaughan
looked down from n hogshead, on
which he had mounted In desperation,
aud said
"For Gods love. Is there anybody
who can make these wretches under
stand something's The men gave them
rum. and that did not quiet them.
knocked that big fellow down twice.
and that did not sOothe him. And then
l talked Ch0ctnw to all Of them to-
gether and III be hanged II they I'M
derstood that as well as they under
stood the English"
Nolan said he could speak Por-
tuguese. and one or two %hne-iooking
kroOmcn were dragged out. who, as II
had been found already. had worked
for the Portuguese on the coast at
Fernando P0.
"Tell them they are free" said
Vaughan "nnd tell them that these
rnscals are 10 bee hanged as soon as
we can got rope enough"
Nolan explained II ga such Portu-
guese as the Kroomen could under
stand and they ina turn to such of the
negroe4 d. could understand them.
Then there WAS such "a yell Of delight,
clinchlug OF FISTS. lcaulng and dancing.
kissing ~ Nolan's feet. md a general
rush made 90 the hog,head by way or
spontaneous worship of Vaughan as
the dcus ex muchina OF the occasion.
Tell them" sald Vaughan. well
pleased. "thnt / viii take them all to
Cape PALMS.
This did not answer SO well. Cape
palmas was practically as far from
he homes Of most OF them ns New Or
leans or Rio JnneiIo wus that Is, they
would be eternally separated from
home there. And their interpreters, as
we could understand. instantly said.
All. non a'ulmas." and began to pro.
pose Infinite other eNpedients IN most
Nolnble language. Vaughan was rath.
ar disappointed al this result OF his
ubernlity. and asked Nolan eagerly
what they suid The drops stood on
poor Nolan's white forchend as he
hu-hcd the men down. and snld
Gle says. 'Not ralmus.' lie snys
Take as home. take MS 10 our coun
uy. luke us to our own house, TAXI
us to our ovn p.ekaninnics and ON
own women llr SAYS he has an old
futhcr and mother. who viii die, &
iuDy 40 not See him And this on
aays he left his people All sick, ul'
padllrd doun To- come and help them
and that These devils caught him q
the huy just in sight of home, an,
that hc hn- newer seen anybody From
home since then. And this one says
chokcd out nolan that he Inns no
heard "a word from his home In si'
months. while ne has been locked al
la am Internal hurrlcoon'
Vaughan always -ald hc grow gru.
himself while Nolnn struggled through
fhis Interpretation. T. who dld NOT un
drrstnud anything of the passion In
yolvci ia IL. saW that the very ele
mcnts we're melting with frrvcnt heat
aud that something was TO pay some
whore. Even the negroes themselve
stopped bowling ms they saw Nolan
agony. and Nuughan's almost eQul
agony OF sympathy. As quick az "a
could get words. he said
"Tell them yes. yes tell theur the
shall go 90 the Mountains % the Moot
n they Will. II l sail the schoone
f, through the Great White Desert, the
shull go home
And after some fashion Nolan sal
So And then they all fell 90 klssln
him again nnd wanted 10 rub his nos
!, with thelrs.
But ne could not stand IL Ions an
i, getting Vaughan 70 say he might &
back. hr hcckoncd ue down Into on