The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-12

thick and scanned with lines. A few of the young
err carried bows and arrows and clubs but with
out exception the older men carried rifles.
Mr. Johnson should have been warned right
there that such savage anina-like beings couid
not be trusted. But he had heard of chief VINO
had 80 wives, and he wanted to photograph him.
These people told him their chief was close py'
so he decided to get to him.
Following the lead of their guides the Johnson
party climbed up and up first through heavy
Jungle on the side of a hill and then on top OF
plateau While they stood there four buShmen
made their appearance on another ridge short
distance away BY this time johnson was get
ting little frightened
When they reached the bushmen they saw that
their cruel faces were made more hideouS with
big plugs through their noses The buShmen
glared ut Johnson and his party and then started
a fierce jabber with JOhnsonS own savages. Fin
ally one stepped on large boulder and started
a queer shouting chant that was so shrill it
seemed to carry for miles. In q short time he
was answered by like sound from away back in
the hills
johnson and his party were about three miles
from the sea- 1t was 4:30 and he was afraid it
would be dark before they could get back again.
So he told his natives to pick up his parapher-
MALTA and they would go back.
Then on top of the ridge there burst into view
the biggest, most savage and most impressive
savage that Johnson had ever SEEN lie was more
than six feet tall and a mass of muscle. He came
toward the party with bearing which indicated
that he thought he owned the earth. When he
stobped in front of them they saw face that had
a great deal of character in it, cruel, brutal char
acter
At first he stood and glared ut the little party
one bv one Finally he fastened his eyes on Mrs.
Johnson. and then Johnson became more fright
ened than ever before in his life. However. John
son handed the chief package he had prepared
beforehand consisting of four yards of colOred
calico fifty sticks of tobacco, twelve boxes Of
matches. a sheath knife and a large mirror. The
cannibal chief, however, showed no signs of
friendliness, merely handing the things to one
of his men, and keeping his eyes glued on Mrs
Johnson whose face was drawn with terror.
Since he had put up some pretenSe of photo
graphing Johnson got out his apparatus and went
TO work and in 10 minutes exposed more films
than he had ever done in twice that time He
says he just photographed to be doing something,
but every action was mechanical. and when he
finished the Big Numbers Savages We're still glar-
ing at them Finally he packed his apparatus
and made signs to his savages To pick it up and
that they would leave He stretched out his hand
TO say goodby to the chief, and mechanically the
latter gave him his own hand, which was so
large Johnsons was lost in it, Johnson then told
his wife to do the same, which she did But the
chief did not let 60 Instead he stretched out
his other hand. felt Mrs. Johnsons arms and face
and ran his hand her body.
Finally the chief let her go and for the first
time took his eyes off her, and then turning to
Johnsons men commanded them to drop the