The Headhunter's Daughter
“the Headhunter said. That’s all. It was just a greeting. Like bon jour in French, or muoyo webe in Tshiluba.
Then that horrible Gorman girl had to spoil the morning by mocking the poor man. It was bad enough that he was about to have his daughter torn from his bosom, but to then have that creature taunting him, why that was simply beyond the pale. If Dorcas had her way, even the Protestant missionaries would take a vow of celibacy, because really, when you thought about it, the Belgian Congo wa...s no place for children. Especially white children.
“Wowee kazowee,” the girl said. “It’s the funniest sounding language there is, isn’t it, Mama?”
“I suppose so, dear,” Mrs. Gorman said. “But remember what I said about being kind.”
“But Daddy, you think it sounds funny, don’t you? You said so just the other day!”
Mr. Gorman held a fat finger aloft as if recalling something of grave importance. “Funny,” he pronounced, “is a nun, a priest and a rabbi showing up at heaven’s gates and expecting admittance.MoreLess
Then that horrible Gorman girl had to spoil the morning by mocking the poor man. It was bad enough that he was about to have his daughter torn from his bosom, but to then have that creature taunting him, why that was simply beyond the pale. If Dorcas had her way, even the Protestant missionaries would take a vow of celibacy, because really, when you thought about it, the Belgian Congo wa...s no place for children. Especially white children.
“Wowee kazowee,” the girl said. “It’s the funniest sounding language there is, isn’t it, Mama?”
“I suppose so, dear,” Mrs. Gorman said. “But remember what I said about being kind.”
“But Daddy, you think it sounds funny, don’t you? You said so just the other day!”
Mr. Gorman held a fat finger aloft as if recalling something of grave importance. “Funny,” he pronounced, “is a nun, a priest and a rabbi showing up at heaven’s gates and expecting admittance.MoreLess
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