The Wonder Island Boys: Conquest of the Savages

the whole camp was startled by Sutoto, who, with a number of the Berees during

old place in the wagon. "The Tuolos, Kurabus and I

you last

e time, and the Professor called to W

d the sign to mean t

it is a sign that they intend t

n in the tribes, and let them fully understand what our aim and desires are, an

rth was soon learned by all, and whenp. 12 the Profess

glad to be able to talk to you, and Uraso and Muro will tell you what I have to say. The Great Spir

he other, but sometimes one tribe will understand better than the other what h

nd not kill each other, and for that purpose he has given each one something to do.

ms and become Saboros, nor do we want the Brabos to do as the Osagas do. We do not care what you believe about this or that, or how you shal

want to show you that the ground is your mother, and when you ask her for fruit shep. 13 will give you

tries to take it, everyone will stand up and protect you. The tribes which are now to the north m

kill, nor do we want them to kill us. Your weapons are not any better than the ones they have, and we want to make some that

elp you. To do that you must not fight each other. I have heard that you do not believe in

wise. He is my friend, and he must be present at our councils, but we cannot go to h

derful thingsp. 14 needed for our protection. We must go to the Brabos' village, to be on guard, while others must go to our

thered around the chiefs and expressed their willi

d said: "We have been fighting our friends, and not our enemies, but we did not know any better. We thought

I left him and tried to come back and tell my people what a wonderful father he was, but the Illyas captured me, and when I escaped, and returned, found my people had gone out to fight him and his people. This made m

enemies, when he could easily do it. Hep. 15 healed the Kurabus, and returned him to his friends, and t

d, could not be properly understood without some explanati

re companions on the schoolship Investigator, were wrecked and cast ashore on the island. It was fortunate that they landed o

to work to make all the appliances used in civilized life. The preceding volumes showed how this was

d the oxen to do the work of transportation; they found ramie fiber and flax, built a loom and wove goods from which clothing was made; they found various m

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still, ascertained that other boats, belonging to the ill-fated Investigator, had been cast ashore, and later on came in contact with s

itions they found a man at their home, who had entirely lost his memory. This was John L. Varney

captured by them, and taken to their Cataract home, as they called it, and when healed, he had left them, for the purpos

, they proceeded into the part of the country where the savages lived, and on

e, where he was instrumental in healing the chief's favorite daughter, and inp. 17 gratitude, placed his war

bes had been at war with each other, and when they learned that the wagon with the whites was entering their country, all sought to effect the capture; but the enmity between certai

hites and their allies won. The situation was, however, that the victory might soon be a fruitless one, because the three tr

have made a map of the island, showing where the various tribes are located,

the machinery and stock we have at that place, to this part of the island, where it can be set

is too far off where the plant is n

of the Wagon and

e Professor select a certain number of warriors from each tribe, to go to your v

ught to muster our forces, so that we may know what we have top. 19 depend o

you, Uraso and Ralsea, inform all of them what is required. I shall

agreed to by all, and the variou

and everything is done in order. We try to follow the plan in which the Great Spirit orders e

might go to the Berees' village and bring the Great Chief Suros,

ow earnest you are in making this bond a lasting one among you. I thank y

pared by Blakely, showe

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ge to do many wonderful things. It is well known that these animals are great imitators, but this one really learned many useful things. One of them was to climb the tallest trees and war

from that place, and those remaining will go to the Brabos' village to watch our enemies and to protect the home of our friends. Rals

, "and at least half should be l

ost competent men in the four tribes to whom instructions might be given in the use o

s, and the four boys who had been together for so long, begged that they migh

' village, and before night arrived at the main one, where the Professor

first time in the history of the island that a foreign tribe had ever visited them,

ef's wife with one of the mirrors, which delighted them. Some of the warriors were designated to procure game, and others to brin

ome. Uraso and Muro were designated to accompany them, and you may be sure tha

, as he drove the yaks along. "I hope they will have no

id George. "The past year has been a happy one to all of us, even t

from a tall staff on Observation Hill. It wo

tainly take it with us, and teach the natives here

saw it again, they took off their hats and gave three cheers. This so astonished the natives that the

at Uraso told th

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hat wa

but that they had the flag for that purpose, and the one flag was the charm of

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