HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1889-6-21, Page 2THE BRUSSELS POST,
HUNTED BY SEPOYS
AN INCIDENT OF THE INDIAN MUTINY,
Many ea were the " hairbraadbh •Deepen" fell into their hands during their savage
from maneaure during the Indian Mutiny of bunt, and was ruthlesaly murdered in cold
1857-58, there are few which surpaee the 11ood, The bunters returned to Jhanel;
olosenees of the shave I than had for my life.
Iliad been a sergeant in the Bengal Horse
Artillery, than which, I believe, a better
corps never existed. I was then an overseer
of Publfo Works at Jhanoi, in Central India.
I rode like a centaur ; and if there wee a
thing I loved, it was rdiug a horse that was
a good jumper. Such a one I lnokily had
then, or I should nob be alive to tell thin
tale.
Though the first outbreak of the Mutiny
at Meerut came like a clap of thunder out
of a clear eky, 00 utterly unexpected wan ib
by the Europeane, yet, after the first explo.
,fon, all who had eyea to see perceived that
other local outbreaks were only a matter of
time and detail. So it waeat Jhanoi, whioh
was garrisoned by a regiment of native In-
fantry, All, except the infatuated of fere
of that regiment, koew that the soldiers
were only awaiting news of ammo further
emcees to their cause to j ,iu their brothers -
in arms. The cffieero persuaded themselves
that their regiment ab least woe loyal, and
lived in misplaced oonfidence. I wee a youtig
bachelor, and therefore lees anxious than I
ahculd have been if I had a family to look
after and save. I could not, of course, go
away, because my duty required my presence
in Jbaast ; and day by dap, as rumours of
more and more extensive defections reached
our ears, I saw more clearly that when nom
any broke out ab Jhanoi, ib would be dtfff
colt indeed for the few Earopeano to escape
to any of those strongholds, few and far be-
tween, where the preeenoe of European
troops give Europeans a chance of present
safety, a base for future struggles for sup-
remacy with the mutinous natives, Jhansi
waa surrounded with disaffection and far
from help.
It was a bright morning in June.
After finishing a few eggs and toast,
which with ocffee makes the Indian
chola hoarse (small breakfast,) I start
ed en horse bank on my daily tour of
inspeotieg the buildings under construction
or repair. I had a hunting -whip in my
hand, and a few -rupees in my pocket, Ib
was very early. I just barely notioed that
my eervante (in India they are all men) were
grouped together as I left the gate, instead
of being at work ; and that unusual silence
and quiet relgood in bbe bazaar or line of
eltope through which I passed. The bugles
had sounded for morning parade before I
started from home ; and the native infantry
regiment was already at its drill as I passed
the parade ground. I soon met my super•
for officer, the executive engineer, received
his orders for the day, and wont about my
work. Very few of the workmen bad pub
in an appearance, and even these were not at
work, but seemed evidently to be expecting
0om0 event. On my urging them to work,
they grinned in silence, and then began
handling their tools, bub very lietlesoly. My
duty had taken me far away from the par•
ado ground, and, luckily for myself, into
-quite the opposite part of the Station, as we
•call the garrison towns in India.
I heard a roll of =sleety firing; but
that was nb unusual sound in a military sta.
tion, nor alarming to a military men ; it dldnob
at all attraotmy attention. But thabroll was
followed up by a succession of 'solitary 'Mobs
at irregular intervals ; and, these I knew,
•formed no possible part of the evolutions of
a regiment at drill. My heart stood still for
a moment. The long anticipated time had
come : the men had mutinied, and were
shooting their European cfficere. Jest then,
a mounted cffioer rushed by me, urging his
borne to raping spoed ; and as he permed, he
called on me to flee for my life. Away we
went ; and he told me nearly every officer
`had been killed, some by the firsb volley,
mad otbere by the dropping fire. We gal-
loped on along the road, not reeking whith-
er. Suddenly, some soldiers appeared at a
distance and pointed their muskets at ae.
to pass them was impossible. We turned
sharp to one side, and pub our horses to the
low wall and fence that edged the road.
My horse roee and cleared it in splendid
style • but the tfficer's heavier charger fell
with him, I dismounted to help him ; bob
lee lay stunned and unoonsefoua. The
imilate of the soldiers were falling around
nu. I could do bit, no good, and bo linger
'was but to lose my own lite too. I mount-
ed again, and continued my flight, clearing
every hi dge, fence, and ditch on my way
mete °oumtr„, Many a Dhoti was fired at
me ; but luckily neither I nor my horse was
bit, In a fe re minutes I was out of sight of
sits pursuers, and safe for the moment.
1 ohe:feed my horse, to gain him time be
breathe, and myself to think what lehould do,
I foond that I was near the road that led to
Gwalior, and not far from tome brick Raids
which were under my supervision. Of course
I koew the men engaged there, It was a
question whether they would or would nob
turn against me. But' trusted to my popu.
laxity with them for one thing ; and for an-
' other, to the ewiftnees of my horse. It Was
(indeed necessary for me to seek some shelter
for the day ; for a summer sun in India very
tepidly becomes too hob for European nom
sorb or raf1ty. My only chance was to eon,
then my flight at night ; I therefore rode in
to the brick-Seldo. I found but five man at
"work ; they had all heard the firing, had
gneseed what it meant, and the others had
• gone to hear and See what] had remelted.
My men expressed their joy to see me un-
hurt ; and urged me to take refuge wibh
time for a while and to oonbinue my flight
afterwards. I dismounted, therefore, and
wad taken into one of their Mita. Then wo
:all vat down and dieoueaod the eibuation,
'No one," they said, "will come to look
for Europeans in our huts, for we aro too
poor and miserable to he thought of, or
suspected of harbouring you. Bat your
horse will betray no if he le seen about here,
they will of course, search the huts,"
"Bealdes," said another, " you oannob
expect bo dope on horseback, for, antler
eoisting oiroumetanoee, that would be too
conepieuous a mode of travelling, especially
with Eogiteh saddle and bridle."
"Your only ohanoo, sir," said a third,"lo
to travel by night and on font, in order to
gat to Gwalior unobserved."
I told them I Was entirely hi their hands,
and that l trusted to their goodness for my
chance of escape, Even with the Sense
el the imminent danger In whioh I was plac-
ed, I had time to obeerv° with sadden) tion
their simple gratitude for the little—indeed
nothing stere than justice and some kind.
nese of monnor and word --that I had done
for then,
o 11 You have bras kind to 08," they said ;
"you have been our father and our
Mother (mai hap]; and we wtIl do all We can
ler you."
And they did a greet deal, For fife days
I
hey hid in their huts ; for the native
ae efferet or repose had scattered tltemseivoe
over the toublryr pureufng the few Earop.
, time who had °boa ed the =snore at
y
Pbanel. Ever one of them exceed onY self
but many were still abou patrolling the
countrywide, to piok up any straggling
European wending hie way from Bone acme
of re tonere towarde the few stations where
European life was still safe,
The brioklayere first gave a smearh ere
d
end there with clay bo my horse an hie
saddle, trailed hd,
is bridle on the group and
turning hie faoa boweword, gave him A ood
out of the whip. He went off ; and I ver
tih
caw him again, aey left me alone i the
but and wont aboub their own affairs, if
nothing unusual had occurred. Uolea ed
cakes (the woltwhoknown chapattiss, or at.
cakes) and milk was all that they coul get
for me—their own food ; became toave
xoi
sought for better fare would have o ted
suspicion. On the evening of the fifth ay
they told me I had better start, as the oy0 (I
had returned from their hunt. Theyof
some berries, and with their jade they ub.ung
bed my face and body and hair, and changed
my rather florid complexion into one o en,
nine dusky Indian hne. A soil of gh
workman's alotbee—trousers and then in
—were put on ma ; a turban was tied o y
head ; a chuddur (sheet or mantle) of cot ton
was thrown over my shoulders; as my
stockings and boots were replaced by a air
of old native oboes. They refused my offer
tyi
of the few rupees I had about me ; bub ug
them in a rag, they tucked them int y
waistband. After dusk, they conduct mo
a couple of miles on the Gwalior road and
bade me farewell.
I have often beard Europeans say at
there is no word is the Indian languag for
"gratitude." I elo not know. Those 0 or
bricklayers ab anyrate showed me the he
thing Itself is nob altogether absent om
Indian hearts.
How can I express the settee of atter I li.
neva which I felt when they had lett e 1
About seventy miles of a good ebraighb ed
lay between mo and the friendly hav of
Sindhia's camp ab Gwalior, for whi I
was bound. Bub I knew bhab not a fri ly
soul lived between, I could crust no 0 on
the way. I must avoid all minted] wit he
natives, lie hid by day and bravel by n ht,
seek food and water by stealth, and ry
my life in my hand—the sole Eur an
wandering over miles of hostile gr d.
Under ordinary circamebancea, I ld
easily have done the journey in four yo,
Bat unaccustomed to the peculiar Mus.
tarsi shoes which I now wore, I could n do
my beet, What creatures of habit we re,
to be sure 1 I found that my progress as
nob rapid, and blisters very soon beg to
burn on my feet for want of atookiog I
had nob done ten melee, when, the daw p•
peared, and I began to took out for a hi g -
place. I went off the road and climbed to
o large widespread tree, and was well hf en
in its leafy branches, From thle Lofty oh to m
I scanned the country round ; and, y
greet delight, I saw a small pool of watt ob
far off. I wee feeling very thirsty ; but ill
I was obliged to wait patiently in my fri d.
ly tree for many a long hour, because, thego
the dawn, travellers came up who had b n
their journey early, taking advantage o he
cool of the morning bo reach their first lt.
Ing plane, for their mid-day meal, befor ho
sun became too hot.
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The blezieg nuts Shone in full glory ami heat,
Travellers began to drop In at the well, I
covered myself --heed and all—Kith my
mantle, pretending to be asleep, bub carefully
notioing every Arrival, Among them, to my
horror, I saw two oepoye armed with Swords,
They io due oturse began their meal, chat•
ting freely ; and I lay quite still, hoping
that, after food and root, they would peened
on their way, leaving me once 10018 at
liberty to reaame my journey, Unluckily,
the Dun had begun to beat upon me ; yeb' I
dared nob Move, Tho mere foot of my lying
It was nearly noon, when seeing the d
quite clear of enemies—tor such to me re
all who passed—I slipped from my tree d
hoetened to the pool. Under other oir
atonces, I would nob have ton d
ouch water with my fingers; for i6 as
a pond frequented by cattle, and ce e•
gaenbly none of the purest or cleeaeab, nt
now I I was agonising with thirst • an it
was a pleasure not easily understood by t e
who have never undergone such an orde o
find the all•nee000ary water near at hand o
matter in what state. The forebhough f
my friendly bricklayers had provided e
with several wheatcakee, enough to est y
the wants of nature for a few days. Ab e
edge of that pool, under the blazing su I
ate a few of my cakes, and drank of the fil y
water, which yet seemed nectar to my pa -
ed mouth. Then I hastened back to y
tree.
Late in the evening, when the e t
tropical twilight had been extinguished n
the darkness of night, I deecended, and w b
forward again on my solitary way. y
feot were all the wore° for my firsb d s
journey, and I had had no sleep int t
time. My erogrees was proporbiona
elower, The dawn saw me hardly ei b
miles from my etarting•llaoe. A rn
edifice some distanee off the road was
shelter on this day ; end in the area •
alomed by iia dilapidated garden wall I
found a well, and luckily an old bucket
half -rotten rope lay near ib, Again I at f
my cakes, and I drank of the well wa ,
and was able to have a good (sound Bleep
the friendly shelter of the ruin. Tired
body and wearied in mind, I slept long
deed, and night had already fallen who
awoke. After more food and drink, I a
ed a ain, muoh refreshed with my reab.
travelled again all night ; and in spite of
sore feet, I forced myeolf on, and made g
progrea0, But the nexb morning found e
in a sad predicament. I could see no oo
or shelter of any kind, except a small clu
of tall trees in the for distance ahead
made for ft, but with a heavy heart, fo
knew that it iodinated the roadside l
where travellers rest for their mid•
meal. Sucb I found f6 to be. Still I o0
do nothing else ; there was no of
place to reob in, Perhaps also my s -
ceta 0o far had emboldened me to
little negligence. I wont up to the well
had another feed on the last of
wheab•oakes, and a hearty drink fr
the well. I bhen retired to the furthest
the trues, end lay down at full lougbh on t
ground, covering myself all over with
' chuddur " Tele was rohoareing who
intenderl to do when travellers Dame up,
them the nabivee are aooustomed to bake their
altort mid-day rest. At firsb the coast
clear, and I could lie at ease, wibh my he
uncovered : I dared nob trust myself to deep.
Very soon, however, travellers began to p
along bho road, and many looked ouriou
at the lazy man who had either overole
himself till too late in the morning, or
beginning to sleep too long before no
They wore, however, too intent on their o
jemmy to mind ma much, and they went o
it was nob from them I expected trouble,
thus e,Il1 and immovable made them euep
f was a corpse,
'Perham he hae been potaoned; sold o
—'' Or died of le e o ke.bito during the nigh
those oohras aro so deadly," meld another,
"He may have money on him;" euggekted
third,—"He evidently does nob nob hear u
acid a fourth ; "let un go and see hots matte
stand."
Slowly two of them Approached ne
shook my shoulder, and ab toogbh gen
raised the ohudder from my fare. At t
firsb glance, they sprang back, shouting t
word "Feranghil'(European) Ijumped
my feet ; and in a moment I was surround
by the eobire group, including the t
sepoyo, with their swords now drawn.
At find felt quite dozed, for I o0
nob comprehend whah had so sudden
betrayed me. But on their pointing to m
faoa, and one of them producing a em
pocket mirror (mak as native dandies oft
carry about), 1 looked in the glass and sa
a strange eight. Wh He my blue ay
showed that I could not be a native, I ha
also, while drinking, washed off the bore
j aloe from my lips and part of my fade, di
closing portions of a white akin, which o0
vioted Inc of being a European indeed.
was uoeleeo to struggle or resist ; the ban
was too numerous, and two had sword
They seized me ab once, and dragged m
nearer the well, and my hands were tie
behind my bank with the bucket rop
Some were for killing me at once. But t
two sepoys, greatly extolling their ow
prowess in having made mea prisoner, sa
that I belonged to them, ani that the
would bake ma on to Stand, where a rower
was offered for every European brought i
As they wore armed, no one disputed the
argument and I was left to them.
After a while, I was t01d by them
walk on bebween them, I did so, for r
sietana° under the oircnmotancea wont
have been madness ; nor was 1 without hop
that some unfurseen chance mighb yeb a
able me to esoape. They were now, aft
all, only two to one, because, to avoid she
ing their expected reward, they woul
not allow the others to travel with them
After having walked several miles boo
twoarda Jbanai without offering any r
a lliance or making any remark, I saw wit
delight that they became lees euepicbouo an
observant of me and my doings. I gradual]
end cautiously tried the rope that bound m
wrists, Luckily it had not been knotte
with the ;kill of a Jack -tar; and I foun
after a little working that I could easily fre
my hands. I was far too caubiouo to do e
ab once. However I was debermfned to wa
for a favourable chance.
That chance name much sooner thanexpeobed. The day was very hot ; and i
was not long before we were all very thirsty
A little after four in the afternoon, ae w
walked along, one of them said : " I see
well, a little off the road ; lot us go an
drink."
" We had better hurry on to Jhansi,
said the other.
" It will not take long,' said the firatprime" and we musb take care that our prime
does not die of thirst or of nun-etroke, t
wbioh these cursed Europeans are e
subject ; otherwise good-bye to our reward.
" Vary well," said the other. " I hav
heard it °aid that brandy canedann-etroke
and drinking water keeps it off."
"He has accompanied Its very tamely,
said one,
' He must be a coward," said the other
" they all are, exoepb when they are to
gather."
I listened, but said nothing, and we wen
to the well, some distance off the road. On
of them ungirded his sword and pub it down
on the ground while he drew water from th
well. Near 16 set the other aepoy, his ewer
at his belt, waiting for his drink, while
stood near him, with my hands behind my
back. Now or never, I ;aid to myself.
quietly Blipped my right hand from the loop
that held it. To seize the sword on the
ground and draw it was the work of an in
chant ; the next, the sitting soldier fell a
corpse to the ground, with his head almos
savored from the nook with one blow of the
sharply ground sword. At the noise of the
attack, the soldier who was drawing
water turned round, and for a moment
was petrified at seeing his late prisoner
free, brandishing a naked sword, and slay
ing tie comrade. Recovering himself, he
rushed at me with a shout ; but him also I
slew with his own sword.
I was once more free, and what is more, I
was now armed. From my dead enemies I
took their Chapattisd, In India, travellers
generally oarry some food wibh them, to
meet the not uofrequenb cases of finding
scanty supplies. Not a soul was in sight. I
late and drank, and thanked God for my de
verance. Then I started once more la the
Gwalior direction, bub I kept clear of the
road. I led the Ole of a nocturnal animal,
rooting during the day, and hiding as I beat
might, but during the night pushing forward
ab my best speed towerde Gwalior, When
the soldiers' Chapatties were done, I satisfied
the cravings of hunger by eating mem-
goes from the trees or the melons in the
fields. Nor did I disdain the raw cobs of
Indian corn, or in fact anything edible I
could find, Never could I have believed in
my old soldier days, when we need to grum-
ble at our beer and beef and bread as eupplb.
ed by the commiseariab, that I could ever
have managed to get down my throat what
I ate with such retitle during Ham four days.
We never know what weoan do till we try
Oa the eightn day after leaving Jhansf—
the •fourth after slaying the soldiers—I
reached Gwalior,;wea,ied, fagged, footsore,
and almost tired of life. Another couple
of deye of such misery, and I should Dither
have lain down to die, or have reokleooly
bhrueb myself into the midst of my enemies.
But the dietant eight of the great rook fort,
roes 01 Gwalior revived my opiate. I was
soon conducted to a house, and tended and
cared for, by order of Maharajah Sfadhia.
Oh, the uxury of a bath, after all that
time and travel and Buffering 1 A few days
of rest and good food had almost set me up
again, when I wa0 °nee more started on my
flight, The Maitarojah continuing loyal to
to the goverment, incurred the animosity
of hie own people ; and after a time of meth.ing dieaomtent and ill-suppreened murmurs,
his troops broke oub into open mutiny
against him, crying to be led to join their
brothers in arms. Attended by only a
handful of faithful eervante, Sindhia was
obliged to flee to Agra for hie life, Gwalior
was of num
now become too hob for any
European; and I followed Sindhia's ex-
ample,
AgainI started on my Wandering; buil
this time I had fewer adventured, for the die.
tame WAS oftener, On the seoond day, I
swam Ammo the river Chumball, at the lm•
minent risk of being seized Eked devoured by
ono of the numerous alligators tbab swarm in
Ito watora. Bet on the other hand there
wee the certainty of being seized and dein
if I sought the ferry : bridge there then was
novo. I passed Dholpore ; and some found
comparative safety under the influence of the
vioinity of the European forces At Agra,
Thorn, in duo mune,I arrived, cafe indeed
as to life and limb, but I watt not a very pee.
eonteltie objoot. My feet were blistered,
swollen, and torn ; my otobhoo were filthy
and ragged; ney akin Wee Mimed and raw
with the herb of the dun ; and my eyes were
cot 1 Wanted and nearly blind from the uuntloual
I glare and fine duet of the road, In It, I had
ne, i done aboub one bemired and thirty miles, I
1 ; nay barefoot, for the native oboes I had gob
— from my brioklayere proved aimedworse
9,1 than meted to ate,
s," I ABI Dame near to Agra, late is the after•
rs neaa,'a lady driving iu her oarriage law me,
and very kindly took mo up end convoyed
a, me bo the ferb,'otlll a good dfatanoo off. The
gent
raised
eloolleallammeeweaseowtoomottoraidatesomwowente
neighbouring Earopoana had found shelter
he 1 and safety in Akber'o old fortress, which
he was gorrieoned by a large European force. I
to was taken to the Commandanb, who hoard
ed my statement of what had occurred at Jhan-
wo ( si ; and I was then attached to the battery
I of arbillery in gerrfeon. Bub I did little
u11 I duby, An attack of brain fever Boon follow.
ly i ed ; and during 10 I was nursed with the st-
y moot care and tenderness by the wife and
all I daughter of our sergeant -major. Before a
en year was Out, I married ,that ggirl. When
India had been reoonquered and peace res.
tercel, I was sent book to the Publio Werke
Deparbment, I have risen ; and I now bear
the commission of a lieutenant] in Her Ma•
jesby's service. As I owe this rise to the
steady habits insisted on by my wife, and as
I could not have got her, in all human pro.
bability, but for the mutiny ab Jhauei, I
don't grudge the sufferings, great as they
then seemed, whioh I endured in my Ee•
nape,
SWEET PEACE IN LIFE.
rlow Rua Happin ens Can Be Made by Grp•
alums planners.
Beauty hath its charms, bub the charms
of gracious mannere far outweigh them.
The manners that expreoa a kindly, oympa-
tbetio heart, open bo the influence of an-
other personality as the flower to the sun,
and as nn0oneofouoly giving bash its own
fragrance, are a glib that far ontebinoephys.
ioal graces.
Who of ne have nob forgotten a plain face,
or Boon it grow beautiful under the wibohery
of beautiful manners, the expression of a
well poised mind ? Learning Dan be ac-
quired, politeness may be cultivated, lent
manner is the expreoolon of the nature, and
brings the objeob to its own level, at least for
the moment, We go out from the presence
of gentle mannere at peace wibh the world.
Some of ns carry the ideal of porfeob grace
wibh us, aspiring but never reaching, say -
Mg with Petraroh, "I have once beheld on
earth angelic manners and celestial oharme,
whose very remembrance IA a delight
and an infliction, Moe ib makes all
things else appear but dream and sha-
dow." Tennyson nye, Oliinel nature ie
boob," for he knew bloat or'oase could never
Dome where the heart felt the brotherhood of
man. What is rudeness but a disregard of
another's rights? Whet is discourtesy but a
disregard of another's feelings ? Who that
loves his neighbor as himself ever gives of-
fense ? We think of culture as the highest
form oftthe intellectual, but it in perfect only
as the heart has kept pace with the head,
and sues in its own development a new res-
ponsibility, a new debt to the world. Men -
nets are nature; ptliteneoe, veneering ; and
he is a dullard woo is nob able to distin-
guish.
Let us lose the phrase, Learn to be polite,
and say, rather, 'Cultivate the hearb and
head that the stea:we of a porfeob man may
be reached," True manner sees the limit-
ations of another's temperament and oppor.
tunity and leaves them untrammeled, know-
ing every man hoe his own code of morale
and politeness which ooly0individual develop-
ment can change, feeling with Goethe : "We
arrive beet ab true toleration when we let
pose individual peculiarities, whether of
persons or peoples, without quarreling with
them ; holding fasb, nevertheiese, to the
conviction that genuine excellence is (Odin.
guished by this mark, that it belongs to all
mankind." Could we only hold fast to
the thought of the divine, in every man 1
Could we only Bee that in acknowledging
his right/ to his own nature, scarred or po.
Hailed, that in every act of conceoeion not
involving principle it is "Jove nodding to
Jove," bow much social friction would be
lost 1
Things a Boy Should Learn,
To run.
To swim.
To carve.
To be neat,
To be honest.
To make a fire.
To be punctual.
To do an errand.
To cot klodlingo.
To Bing if he can.
ito new on a button.
To hong up his hat.
To hold his head erect,
To respect his teacher.
To help hie mother or aster.
OIVILIZ TION FATAL,
/itmdnal Bxi Indianor the 'Greta AboriSO.
nal nacos of tau North.
The following article, taken from the
New York " Sea," though not quite aoourate
in tome ire references to ouroouobry, ieyet
intensely in tenanting, and will tarnish
food for thought to the rlflmild reader :—
For two wiators petit thorn haus now and
then been rumor, toot the Indiana in the
t
net region north o. the ao c t h
g n r S l a o swan River
wore dying of ettrvation, and that the utter
failure of food (supplies heel resulted in oan-
nibalient, Theca reports have subsequently
Men 0o0krned by missionaries and tradore.
Siverel well-authentioated atoriee of fright.
ful suffering have been told, like that which
Bishop Club narrated last poor of the fem•
ice among the Crean on the Athabasca River
during the winter of 1887 83. The now
Damp unusually early and lay deep on the
ground before the hunters had enured much
meat. Being wi'bout eoowatooa, they could
not hent, and many perished of hunger, the
ourvivore at last eating the bodies of these
who had perished. In ono camp of thirty
persona only three were alive in the spring.
Last winter's reports indicate the tame
dterribfetails.o privations, bub as yet we have no
In the testimony given a year ego before
a committee of the Canadian Senate upon
the reesnroes of the great Mackenzie Baein,
ample evidence was adduced to show that
the Indiana and Eskimos of that region
ARE RAPIDLY PERISHING,
The opinion was frequently exproesed that
the melte which are decimating thee° four or
five Indian and Eskimo trlbeo, who number
about 20,000 people, are the direct remit of
the advent of tbo whites. Slue° guns have
taken the plane of the bow and arrow and
lame, the slaughter of reindeer, moose, and
wood buffalo boo been far in email of the
native needs, and this game, on which they
are ohhfiy dependent for food, is failing
them, There are now believed to be only a
few hundred buffalo in the Ponce River
oonn0ry, whore a few years ago thee° eild
animals, somewhat larger than our prairie
bison, roamed in thousands. Many of the
nativee near the mission stations now live
in badly ventilated huts, and these sorry
substitutes for the buffalo akin tents rf
earlier days have increased the death rate.
We are told that 00 epidemioe were ever
known to prevail among these nabivea until
measles and small -pox were introduced by
whites Pram Menitoles, and thee other die•
omen resulting from theirinteroourse with
white men are producing fearful ravages,
equalling in extent the mortality which,
from the dame cavae, aeoording to Mr, Mo-
Ioues, is killing off the entire native popu-
lation of British Columbia.
Largo game along the Mackorzlo and lie
affluents is becoming so Beane that if the
reindeer, for instance, happen to change
their routes at the crossing of streams ether°
the Indiana are waiting for them, starvation
is likely to result. Scrofula, one of the most
',dent
AGE OF 0IORTALITY
is believed to be largely induced by the diet,
almost exoluoively of fish, upon which many
of bho natives depend. "The Indians, " says
Mr. CHRISTIE, a former member of the
Northwest Council, "are not so well off as
they were before the whites came among
then. " Liquor has also been introduced by
white traders among the Indiana of the
Peace River country, end Bishop Glut Me
appealed for protection against it,
While the rapidly diminishing numbers of
the Indian tribes is attracting attention,
almost equal fatality is observed amoog the
Eskimos who live along the Arctic ooasb.
Consumption fa very prevalent among them,
and they are not holding their own in the
bitter struggle for existence. It is
AN INTERESTING FAOT
that the Eskimos, extending ae they do from
Labrador along the norbhern coasts of Amer-
ica to Behring Strait, 100 degrees of longi-
tude, have a range over the continent, eget
and west, greater than that of any othor
race. But this thin line of Arctic nomads
is becoming thinner, and the same mortality
that has been observed among them at Point
.Barrow, is evident wherever the whites have
rrecently had a chance to observe them, Tho
uita in some parte of northern Alaska
have been enabled by whalers and traders to
acquire a baste for, liquor, and they have in
consequence became lees provident than
formerly. Hunting fB entirely neglected eo
Iong am the nativee have a drop of whiskey
is their huts, It Is said that the terrible
disaster at Sb. Lawrence Island a few years
ago, when 1,000 people
DIED 07 STARVATION,
would have been greatly mitigated, if nob
wholly averted, 0 the hunters had not been
abundantly supplied with means to keep
themselves intoxicated, and therefore idle in
the fall, when they should have been aeour-
g the wiober'a provision of meat. Hardly
nything is now done, and porta e little
an be done, to meliorate their condition.
,nada has not yet attempted bo exercise
ny control or confer Any benefits. upon her
orthern Indians, and doubts wereexprooeed
afore the Senate committee last year who -
0r even the self•eaorifioiog mie0tonarieo had
sen able in any way to improve the condi.
on of bite natives,
The came rapid decimation of the natives
is seen on the opposite coaote of Aeia. Capt.
Hooper of the Corwin, who regards the
"ehuktables of Siberia ae in every way am
srior to the Alashan Innuibo, nye bhab
'arvatlan and diens° are causing them
idly to disappear. Their 0otbiofnento,
hide a few years ago oould he found every
w mild along the delete from Claps SevenCape North, ate 1 Dooming fewer and
W01.
In
a
To button his mother's boots, C
To wipe hie bode on the mat, a
To read aloud when•requeeted,
To help the boy smaller th .n himself. th
To speak pleasantly to an old woman. b
ti
To pat every garment in its proper place.
To remove hie hat upon entering a home.
To keep his finger nails from wearing
mourning.
To lift the baby out of the cradle and hold le
ih for half an hour, a.
To treat the girls no well Cab they will ra
wish he was their brother.
To Mae the door quietly, menially when to
there is a sick person in the house, fe
JOKELEIS,
Reflected Lights. — Second-hand witti-
aioms, N.B. —Tho fruits of tomo joke•hatoh-
ere turn out to be veritable " chestnuts,"
A genuine " luaus nature,,"—A spelling.
bee.
A "oanard"we opine fa so called because
it "oan-ard " ly be believed,
The thing to be pub down wibh a utero
hand,—The rudder, of oourae,
A settler for tight laoing.—No propel
young lady would care to be seen iu a Coarse
set (oor•aet,)
Trumps for unemployed labourers. —
Spadee,
When may a house bo amid to bo out of
the perjpendicular?—When it has gob a
" stoop to it, N. B. This is a rampaged.hours joke, nob to bo guoosod by every
otup id follow.
Pno.0 LewSLLoa, M. A.
The Women who Flambe,
A woman who notate
Over lathery tube,
Tho' nob of a bibulous mind,
Hao no cause ft, faint
If fetes make a complaint
Of her having "titres sheets in the wind,"
•—Yonkers Gazette
WIRELETS,
The 'Dominion Labour Congress will be
hold in Montreal on September 3.
Der, G, W, Monlr, M. P. P. for Carleton,
is lying ill Ab his home at South March,
Liout..Oo1, Lamontagne, D. A. G , died
at hie residence in Montreal the other night.
.Ah Hueng, the murderer of the Chinese
girl at Victoria, B, 0„ hanged himself in his
cell,
The annual report on noel Btatidtlae
shows that the revenue of 1E88 was 311,000
greater than thab of the previous year,
There le tallt in St. Thomas of the purr
ohase'of the Brio and Huron railway by the
Canada Southern,
The Montreal grand jury broughb in true
bills against Andy Maloney and Harry Phil-
lipa in aonneetion with ohe B lin jewel, rob.
bowman,
A number of Bottles have reached Muni.
tote from Dakota, After staying five yearn
in UnoL Sam'0 territory without reaping a
single orop they beoame disgusted.
A pretty Toronto girl, giving her name a0
Angeline Ribenaa, and her age as nineteen,
woe found wandering about the 0treebo of
Detroit, 70 is ottpposed her mind le alIeot.
ed,
JUNE 21, 1889,
ntseineistweelistomsniviteetineollillt
t- TRE LIME -KILN OLUB,
"Ar' Boulder J, X, Ceniff in de ball bo -
night 1" blandly inquired the President as
Oh mooting opened with the me1aury in the
thermometer touching the figures 00.
"Yea, sell," WAS the prompt reply of Bro•
Cher C,nifl 00 he rose up.
"Step die way, please. I want to hey a
few wards of oonvereaottun wid you, flow
loeg since you jfned to die club 1"
"Two y'aro, Bahl"
"Exaobly, 'Bout three woolen arter you
jinod I called at your house an' warned you
t0 quit loatln' around sateen')."
"Y yes, Bah."
"A Wale later I had to warn ye dat yo
mus' pay yen debts,"
"Yee,"
"Still furder on I wan fo'oed to tell yo dab
you didn't own de sirbb, as you seemed to
believe, an' deb 0 you didn't got down to
work you'd h'ar Bunthin drop."
Yes,,,
'"Bent every two monbbs I'ze had to talk
wid you on die matter or on dat, an' f'ze
finally gob tired of i6. Two weeks ago yon
wenb home drunk an' broke do stove wid an
ax, 1 tole ye sex' day dab do climax wasn't
fur off, An' now she'a heah. You were
drunk agin leo' nits."
"las sorry, salt."
"1b ar' too late, I reckon Cain was sorry
arter he killed Abel, but beim' sorry didia'
help de ease any. Brother Caniff, your
mane has been °raced from our books as a
member, an' you kin take your hat an' de.
parb. You ar' no longer a member of die
club."
Brother Ouniff stood like one stunned for
a moment, and then sank down in a heap on
the fltor. The committee on cold storage
were quietly ordered to remove the remains,
and when Can'ff reoovorod his eensae he was
lying on a pilo of tin•eorape in the alley,
wibh a cold wave from Lek° Huron stealing
up hie spinal ool4mn,
AN OWNER WANTED,
It has been a year and a half elm the
Mat attempt was made to destroy Paradise
Hall, and the janitor had posed from a abate
of mental anxiety to serene repose, when he
was rudely awakened Friday afternoon by
the discovery that human hyenas were again
on the trail, Sometime between Wednesday
and Friday acmes was gained to the hall by
means of the akplighto in the roof, and
probably by two or more fiends in human
form, Their great objoot was to destroy
the records and the museum ; but as they
passed down the hallway and turned to the
righb they encountered beartrap No. 1. Ito
jaws were wide open and hungry. The
villain in the load most have fairly stepped
into 16, and he had the aimed oall of hie life.
Aa the jaws started to arose he made a
spring, and eo close wee hie enema that he
left one of hie boot.heele between the jagged
teeth. Toe incident no doubt frightened
the villians away ab once, es nothing was
disturbed.
"Dia club will offer a reward of 55 fur do
arrest of de pu000nwho lefb dat heel behind,"
said Brother Gardner, "an' if he at' caught
we will do our best to make him fool sorrow.
fel fur de sex' ten y'aro of hie life. I hav
ordered mo' b'ar-traps, an' by tomorrow
noon der will bo fo'teen of 'am guardin' die
hall. Fur de tafoby of doh members as do-
dfah to vielb de library, a map will be issued,
wid de focashun of ebory trap indicated by
a block and blue spot."
BEWARE OF 11I10,
Giveadom Jones arm to a point of order,
He had reooived a oironier from Prof. Abra.
tam Centerbrook, colored, of Ohio, who
olaimee to have invented a preparation to
turn any sort of hair a beautiful golden col-
or with three applications. Giveadam didn't
want any golden looks in hie, but his wife
had got eorb o'tired of her head covering
and thought she'd make a change. He there-
fore eenb for a bottle, and when 16 arrived he
gave i6 a trial to please hie wife. The re.
Bulb was before the meeting—one of the re-
eulte.
The meeting carefully ecrutinizod brother
Jones and then gave vent to uproarious
laughter, Hca wool was of four or five
different colors, among which there wed no
golden to speak of, He paid his wife was
eiok in bed and almost bald•headod from
two applications. He felt humiliated and
embarrassed in giving himself away, but he
would do it In spirit of probono publico.
On motion of Waydown Bebee the
eympathieo of the olub wore extended and f6
was decided to warn all membore by amine
to beware of the base proforeor,
ON 001WITIONS,
The secretary then gave the following
verbatim :
ANDERSON S. 0. May 20, 1889, A. D,
to Bre gardoer: deer Sir we has Re Org.
unizod the Society of Joy & R join & our
lex i0 united the stars Pervaded we dente Tall
—our RAO e 10 oomin too the front milder
lawrenoe Jones is now Malls agent & We
hopee to gib more;
We Wood Pike to no If we Dan gib Reeke:-
anion frum the lime Kill Club We aims to
geb the Han cuff offen The Braine ae mr jeff
Webb stye.
Yore oriotfan Brother.
JAMIIS GREENLEEF
Section master of Joy & R=joloe,
"Izo seen roues," observed Brother Gard;
uer a0 ho soonood the letter, "but de man
who writ f6 died de sex' day. De first thing
dab club wants to do, If fb hopoe fur recogni-
tion, ar' to pinkie ;itself wid a jogerfy
an 'yarn how to spell, De eeokertary will
answer to dat effeok,"
HE DROUGIIT IT RAGA,
Brother Giveadam Jones was then reque0t-
ed to report on hie late trip to Petu, Ind.,
where he wont to dissolve a branch club and
bring back its charter, He reported that he
arrived in Peru to find that all obargee made
againob the branch wore true. It had thirty
eight members, who mob to smoke, drink,
gamble and fight dogs, and their aobions had
cash groat discredit on the parent olub.
Wbeu he went up to the hall to dineol're the
club seven or eight of the members attempt•
ed to diaoolve him, and it was only by the
meet liberal rse o1 a bench•leg that he put
down the rebellion and got hold of the chart
er, I6 was his opinion that no branoh should
be allowed ab Peru, as the colored olemenb
thorn was pact reform.
Iireporto were then received from the com-
mittees on agriculture, geology, astronomy
and lighthouses, and the meeting adjourn.
ed.
Tho first female on record. Eve? Oh, no,
Gene tie (Jenny els,)
Tho truest help we can render to au oftiiot•
ed man le, not to take away his burden from
him, bub to tali out him beet strength that
he may be able to bear the burden,— 1 M,
SmitF.
Zoflo, the little dog of Dr, Watson, of
Maoou, Ga,, was acouotofned to accompany
the Doctor everywhere, When the Doctor
died Dud wee pub in the coffin Zollo WAS
held up to take a laob loop at Iitn, He went
to the cemetery with the coffin, refund for a
long While to tomo away, and now goes to
the grave every morning and mighb and, re.
mune eittia u 0 it f 0 f