The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-03-09

-eeessary. TIT wAez Vas here twenty
yszrs Eso i sEs al tAe rzrs 70 kiu
Eklrs Ean a1d eat klrz- MHyAe tiEes
szs cAange1 t1f TIE h1r1cr 1o1 the
eoAs- ls.oks s1s- as Nd az6 lscely ss
theT ever Cd sz1 cl61t ses % sis1
q Elsx5ocAry VIA ne cropr=t kook
las- nigA- 50 ocat uks'so ehAneSs-
All hzr.as prorLse6 tat thsy -o<ld
take sxrrsze care. 70 the sac that their
p-sc.S1s psrso1s zixht rszziz I--Acr.
50 yr- Gleoey flashed Us czp q cot-
fee a; q EUip aoc rset On Deck
The kaE1aFu soortxtn<s were 10;
Io1r n p1rtiag II an app%zrance Evsa
/ az Nr. GIt1~y szZe @ ceck half
6o1ea ezrS@s sho- oct truzz the beaeh-
Mr. GLooey tEDz1l2tsly pipSd al
hands 90 osck- armed them. and noo-
cksiaztly awaited the appru1ch of uhGt
E1Sht % night not tz-n cot 70 te an
sueuy.
Wbe1 the t0-iIiG vas within pistol
stOt q the schooosr Mr.. GESasy
s-eppsd 70 the rzH and no<ioosd them
baek- Immediately the Ezrives ceased
pas1iinS AID a uIld-Iookfnz fellow
s-ood - I1 the forEzrd canoe. After
the-rnsnrsr o. lis kInd ke had ali his
life so1sed his had IN Iime-Eais-
Ebsa making his savage toilette, and
as = result his shock of black hair
stood ca end and brlsed cut Ike =
crowded hzyrick He Ess naked. of
Ezr club.
That fellerd eat Q rzttleScake.-
gzsped Captain serzzzs shoot him
Gso. Il he bats an eye
shut Up" said the commodore. q
trine testify: that's the ngmber-ODe
Niger. who does the talkin'. Hello.
boz
Hello. czp'n.- replied the savage.
and szlazmed grsveiy. You llkee buy
chicken. buy pigi Maybe you say come
board talk. Ne very good friend
White master
Bless ny sveei-Scented soul =
gasped the commodore. what won't
them missionaries do nextf Cut OF
my ears II this Niger Amt civilized =
He beckoned 10 the canoe and It shot
alongside, and its brown crew cane
climbing over the rail Of the Maggie
! IL
Mr. GIbney met the spokesman az
the rail and they rubbed noses very
solemnly, after the manner o; szluia-
p ton in Ksndayu. Captain Scragss
hustled forward, full Of importance.
~Inierduce me. Glib" he said amiabIy.
and then. while Mr. Gibney favored
: him with a sour glance. Captain
Scraggs stuck oct his hand and stook
: briskly With the native.
Happy to make your Acquaintance, :
= he said. "Scragzs Is my name. sir.
2 Shake hands with McGufey. our chief
, engineer. Hope you left all the folks
: at home well. What'd you say your
: name wasT
, The Islander hadn't said his name
was anything. but he griDned now and
replied that Il was Tabu-Tsbu.
"wsll. my bucko." muttered McGuf-
; fey. who always drew the color line.
I'm glad TO hear that. But you aIn't
the only thing that's taboo around this
J packet. You can Jest check that war
? club with the first mate. pendin' our
better Acquaintance. Hand Il over
you black beggar. or I'll hit you a
2 swat In the ear that'l hurt all your
; relations. And hereafter. Scraggsy,
just keep your niger friends to your.
! self. ! ain't waxin' effusive over this
savage, and It's sgin my principles
: ever TO shake hands with a colored
e man. This chaps a d-d ugly Gus
+ toner, and you take my word for IT,
q Tabu-Tabu grinnet again. walked &c
q the rail. and tossed his war club down
into the canoe.
NE good missionary boy he said
= rather humbly.
~McGuffey, my dear boy protested
Captain Scraggs, don't be so doggon'
rude You might hurt this poor lad,
feelin's. OF course he's only a simple
native Niger. but even q dawg has
feelin's. You
"A-r-r-rhr snarled McGurey.
you two belay talkin' and snappin
al each other" commanded Mr.. Glib
ney. "an' leave all bargainln' TO me
This boy Is all right and wen &c
along first rate II you two Just hau
| ship and do somethyn' useful besides
\ buttln' In on your superior ofncer
| Come along. Tabu-Tsbu. Makee IIitl'
eat down In cabin. You talkee cap
| tain"
! "Gib. my dear boy sputtered Cap
! tain Scraggs, bursting with curiosity
| following the eommodore's reappear
/ Rnce on deck, -Whateyer's IN tn
/ wInd7"
! "Money-fOrtune. said Mr. Glbney
| solemnly.
/ McGuney edged up and eyed III
I commodore seriously. 'Sure ther
Y amt little fghtln' mixed up In TT
| ne asked.
| "Not bit Of H." replied Mr. GIbney
{ You're as safe on Kandavu as II 20
was In church. This Tabu kid is sor
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