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Show CANNIBALS SPARED IS LI?E. A -missionary of a verjv-adventuroua disposition was given an exceedingly difficult post on- one of -the Fiji Islands. Is-lands. Hewas. instructedrto limit himself him-self to one island and not" attempt to extend his supremacy, as he would probably -become' the star feature of a cannibal pate ? de" foie gras r something some-thing worse. - The missionary obeyed instructions for awhile,, but his zeal for conquest ' overcame- his prudence. He started off in a little boat and went to another island on a tour of inspection. inspec-tion. He reached the island, but before be-fore he ,knew what he was about ho was In the hands of the cannibals. Luckily, he had just recovered frbrn an attack of fever, and was thin and emaciated. The shrewd cannibals declined de-clined to kill him. immediately, but gave him- "the best they had to eat to fatten hi up for ..the festive, oe'ea-si6n.', oe'ea-si6n.', ."Days; passed bytmtil he reached the stage of perfection, and the chief announced that he must prepare him-relf. him-relf. Nowi the missionary was a rare diplomat, and he started to argue the question. "Do you know." he said to the chief, "that I do not believe you will like me after you have killed me. I propose that ou taste me, and try me, and if you like. me, then kill me. IL you do.M't like me, it will be a great waste to kill me." ' . The chief acquiesced, and the missionary mis-sionary rolled up his trousers '.eg to prepare for the knife.' The chief carved off a-generous t l'ce and immediate . put it into his' mouth. He made a wry face and passed the remainder of the morsel along to his headman. This continued on down the line, and all made gestures of disgust- when they tasted the food. The chief then nodded nod-ded sorrowfully to the young missionary mission-ary and told him that his life .was saved, as he was: too poor to eat. The missionary had a cork leg. Boston Bos-ton Record.. |
