The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-01-20

Living in Kenosha is woman, whose
mother full blooded cannibal maid
of the Fiji Islands, rescued her hus-
band, Frenchman, from horrible
death at the hands of her own people
and later escaping with her lover, who
was then her husband, came to this
country and learned the ways of civil
zation. The daughter, a comedy young
woman, who has inherited all the grace
and native beauty Of her mother and
the ingenuity and brilliancy of her
French parentage, has lived in Keno
sha for several months and has told
her closest friends of the strange
romance of her parents.
Because of the peculiar circum-
stances of the story, the name of the
daughter of this modern "Pocohontas"
is not made public, but it is known
and will be revealed at the Offices of
the "Kenosha Evening News" to any
who may care to know it, providing
the making public of it will not in
any way embarass the granddaughter
of the South Seas who is now liv-
ing in this city.
Strange Story of Adventure.
The story as it was told to a News
representative, is one of the strangest
romances that has ever been known.
1t is true story that rivals the most
adventuresome dreams Of Robert Louis
Stevenson and which in relating would
we'll merit his master hand as an
author
The story, which has been corro-
borated, started in the early eighties,
when young Frenchman sailed away
as a member of crew on merchant
ship from port of his native country
for a long cruise in the South Sea
Islands The ship, after short visit
at several of the semi-civilized ports
Of this corner of the world, where it's
crew learned some of the ways of the
natives, was wrecked and the young
Frenchman was marooned on one of
the islands which make up the group
called the FIJI Islands.
Surrounded by Cannibals.
Believing himself alone on a tropi-
cal isle, the Frenchman wandered into
the interior of the island, where to his
establishment he came upon q band of
natives. He was captured by these
and learned to his horror that they
were cannibals A council of war was
held by the tribe and it was decided
that the white man should be killed
and preparations were made to put
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execution.
According to the story, the last
minute had arrived and the French
man, fearing more horrible death,
had prayed to the Fiji natives to kill
him Immediately. Then suddenly, a
pretty native girl, who for some rea-
son or other, had taken fancy to the
white man, came to his rescue. The
story handed down to the daughter de-
clared that, like Pocohontas, she had
thrown her arms around him and by
Offering her own life saved that of
the Frenchman, with whom she had
suddenly fallen in love.
People Hear Her Entreaties.
Her people heard her entreaties and
the life of the Frenchman was saved.
He lived for several years in the is
lands and in due time was married in
the native custom to the little maid
who had saved his life
One day the opportunity came to
leave the islands and go back to
civilization. He pleaded with his wife
of the South Sea Islands to go with
him and she accepted. Together they
went to Europe and later to America.
She easily, under the tutelage of her
husband picked up the ways of civili-
cation and before her death several
years ago had become very we'll
educated.
Daughter Thoroughly American.
To them was born one daughter, the
woman, who now married, lives in Ke-
nosha. This daughter has been reared
and educated in this country and while
ha,~ olive skin tolls of both ber FraneL