Bosambo of the River

Bosambo of the River

I.ARACHI THE BORROWER II.THE TAX RESISTERS III.THE RISE OF THE EMPEROR IV.THE FALL OF THE EMPEROR V.THE KILLING OF OLANDI VI.THE PEDOMETER VII.THE BROTHER OF BOSAMBO VIII.THE CHAIR OF THE N'GOMBI IX.THE KI-CHU X.THE CHILD OF SACRIFICE XI."THEY" XII.THE AMBASSADORS XIII.GUNS IN THE AKASAVA Many years ago the Monrovian Government sent one Bosambo, a native of the Kroo coast and consequently a thief, to penal servitude for the term of his natural life. Bosambo, who had other views on the matter, was given an axe and a saw in the penal settlementwhich was a patch of wild forest in the back countryand told to cut down and trim certain mahogany-trees in company with other unfortunate men similarly circumstanced. To assure themselves of Bosambo's obedience, the Government of Liberia set over him a number of compatriots, armed with weapons which had rendered good service at Gettysburg, and had been presented to the President of Liberia by President Grant. They were picturesque weapons, but they were somewhat deficient in accuracy, especially when handled by the inexpert soldiers of the Monrovian coast. Bosambo, who put his axe to an ignoble use, no less than the slaying of Captain Peter Colewho was as black as the ten of clubs, but a gentleman by the Liberian codeleft the penal settlement with passionate haste. The Gettysburg relics made fairly good practice up to two hundred yards, but Bosambo was a mile away before the guards, searching the body of their dead commander for the key of the ammunition store, had secured food for their lethal weapons. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 49657
Author: Wallace, Edgar
Release Date: Aug 8, 2015
Format: eBook
Language: English