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Show 6TRAN0CH THAN flCTION. tiara at m 8rits asrt Pol 1 at Mart, an Aftltan Iltt-omst llltbni. Illhop Crowllicr was born about right? yean ojro on ttio Menu river, Ilia largest tributary o( tlio Niger. Ha tras i llltto savago boy, iui nono u( Lb pooplo bad over sewn lito men, ben in 1831 Mohammedan tlato tnulsrs attacked Uia llttlo Kttlcmcnt trlirra tha lad llrcd. Among their tip-tltcs tip-tltcs was lil mother and herthrea chit ilren, Including tbo boy, Adjal, iio n to Ixtuiuo tlio (uturo Lliliop nt tht Mrr. Ill father, who Utotijrol to tbo I'-RUn trilxi, dint In dofento of lilt boms, i Tho llltlu boy win Mpiratnl from lib raptlro mother and two younger li-trs, li-trs, audit was luanjr yran Uturo ho saw tlism lynlii. In n fow months Adjal Iwcamo tho lropert J In mews lion of foor iuater, harln Iwn sol I from cna to another fur tobacco and mm. The great fnar that lianntnl him through all than cbniifM wat that bo lolgbt k wld to tin dreaded hlto mm, tho l'ortugue! slate tli-alcn on tho roait. Hit terror for this lito wa, oo great that bo onca tried to throw lilmtclf Into a rlrer, ami on Mxeral oo-rations oo-rations ntltui.lsj to ttruiijlo lilmitll UU lib belt. Tlio f at ha fearol, bo wovor, orrrtwk Mm, fur li found lilratelf at but confined con-fined liiaitiniiifrslatoiliodoiitliowiast, vlth Iron fetters around lilt necli and a chain fattening him tn bit cmnvlm In mltorjf. Ono n'glit In teat taken on lioardnilarabln.iltliacarifi of W otlurs, and vat soon nil lib way to Cubit or llnull. lint help vat at band. Tbo Jlrltltli war r-litp MeniiUon taw tlio slater at tho lUrtrd onl.tr Jour-tiey Jour-tiey niid went In pursuit. Tbo tlarcr wat captured, and Ailjal and bit fellow slate vera tnVen on board tba war thlp, and on Juno 17, 1SW. they were laiulod at Sierra I.ne, tbo Iioiiio of the frve. Tho story of ttia joor llttlo boy't frigid at bo wat taken m board tho inan-cf.war bat often Wn told, llo thought lit aawthalietli of bit comrades whom lm lulwnl luing liirf up In I'Ul to dry, and ho wat horrified to teo objects ttlileli bo lab-took lab-took for their beiuli lying In order on tho deck. They wen Joints of pork and cannon bails. Tlit boy was taken to Ihll.unt, when lilt (duration Ivgan. llowasa Irhtlit ttudent, and finally took an ei-tcntlvo ei-tcntlvo educational court In Knglantl, vbero bo graduated from thocollegt at liluifclou. (Jeograpblral Mapailnp, |
