Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-01-16

like her, we should, and it would he rood
means OF getting her out of this land of
death, Tor all black people love Zanzibar.
The rest need not be told; as matter of
course, L had to appear very much gratificd,
and as the bowl went round all became up
roarious. | must wait a day or two. how
ever, that proper selection might be made /;
and when the marriage came off, was to
chain the fair cnc two or three DAYS, until
she became used to me, else, from mere
fright, she might run away
Here is picture of
AN AFRICAN BEAUTY.
'In the afternoon, us l heard from Musa
that the wives of the king and princes were
fattening TO such an extent that they could
not stand upright, l paid my respects to
Wazezeru, the kings eldest brother-who.
having been born before his father ascended
his throne, did not come in the line of sue
cession-with the hope of being able to sec
for myself the truth of the story. There
was no mistake about it. On entering the
hut | found the old man and his chief wife
sitting side by side on bench OF earth
strewcd over with grass, and partitioncd
like stalls for sleeping apartments, whilst in
front of them were placed numerous wooden
pots of milk, and, hanging from the poles
that supported the beehive-shaped hut, Il
large collection of bows six feet in length.
whilst below them were tied an even larger
collection of spears, intermixed with a
goodly assortment of heavy-hcaded assages.
| was struck with no small surprise at the
way he received me, as well as with the eX-
traordinary dimensions, yet pleasing beauty,
of the immoderately fat fair one his wife.
She could not rise, and so large were her
arms that. between the joints, the flesh hung
down like large loose-stufled puddngs.
Then in came their children, all models of
the Abyssinian type of beauty, and us polite
in their manners as thoroughbred gentle
men. They haG heard of my picture-books
from the king, and all wished to see them !;
which they no sooner did, to their infinite
delight, especially when they recognized
any of the animals, than the subject was
turned by my inquiring what they did with
so many milk-po: This was easily ex-
planned by Wazezeru himself, who pointing
to his wife, said This is all the product of
those pots; from early youth upwards we
keep those pots to their mouths, as it is the
fashion at court TO have very fat wives'n
ABAsnFuL VIRGIN.
"Aftcr long and amusing conversation
with Rumanika in the morning | called on
one of his sisters in-law, married to an elder
brother who was born before Dagara ascend
ed the throne. She was another of those
wonders of obesity, unable to stand except
ing on all fours. | was desirous to obtain a
good view Of her, and actually to measure
her, and induced her to give me facilities for
doing so, by offering in return to show her
n bit of my naked legs and arms. The bait
took as | wished it, and after getting her to
sidle and wrigglc in the middle of the hut
did as promised and took her dimensions
as noted. Round the arm, one foot eleven
inches; chest, four feet four inches thigh
two foot seven inches calf, one foot eight
inches. All these are exact except the
height and believe could have got this
more accurately if could have had her laid
on the floor. Not knowing what difficulties
l should have to contend with in such IA
piece of engineering, / tried to get her
height by raising her up. This, after inf
mite cXertions on the part of us both, was
accomplished, when she sunk down again.
.ainting, for her blood had rushed into her
head. Meanwhile, the daughter, a lass of
sixteen, sat starknaked before US, sucking
al Il milk-pot, on which the father kept her
at work by holding Il rod in his hand, for
As tattening is the first duty of fashionable
female life, it must be duly enforced by the
rod, il necessary. | got up "A bit of Irritation
with missy, and induced her to rise and
shake hands with me. Her features were
lovely, but her body as rousd as Il ball"
tue KING.
NO one dare stand before the king whilst
he is either standing still or sitting, but
must approach him with downcast eyes and
bended knees and knecl or sit when arrived.
TO touch the kings throne or clothes, even
by accident, or to look upon his women, is
certain death. When sitting in court hold
ing levee, the king invariably has in at
tendance several women, Wabandwa, evil
eye avertcrs or sorccrers. They talk in
feigned voices raised to shrillness almost
amounting to a scream. They wear dried
lizards on their heads, small goat-skin APP
r0ns trimmed with little bells, diminutue
shields and spears set of with cock hacbles
their functions in attendance being to
administer cups of marwa (plantain winel.
To complete the picture OF the court. one
must imagine u crowd of pages to run royal
messages they dare not walk, for such
deficiency in zeal 10 their master might cost
their life. \ further feature of the court
consists in the national symbols already
referred to-a dog, two spears and shield
When Captain Spoke had presented this
delightful savage with new gun, he sent
page into the outer court with orders To
fire it off and shoot man. On another nc
casion his sable majesty, seeing woman
tied to tree, drew pistol from his belt
and shot her dead, Mtesa, King and scourge
of Uganda, was II terrible beast to enmge.
The Highest people ut his eapitai--an enelo-
sure OF straw huts-had to approach him ON
their faces;
1T Is the duty Of all officers, generally
speaking, 10 attend at court AS constantly
as possible; should they fail, they forfeit
their lands, wives aud all belongings. These
will be seized aud given TO Others more
worthy OF them; as II Is presumed that
either insolence OF disanection can be the
only motive Thleh would induce any person
10 absent himself for any length Of time
irom the pleasure of seeing his sasereign.--
Iidiness IN drcss IA IA lmpeTatlyely necessaTy
and for ANY neglect of this rule the head
may be the forfeit The puRlshmsnt foF
such oheners, however, may bo eommutesl
by nnss ot cattle goats, losls ~ brass wire.
All acts of the king are counted benelts, ioF
which he must Ia thanked and 81 every
deed done 10 hls Subjects l. glit Teoeised
BY them, though Il siould a.sails the shape
oi logging oF hne loT aTo noi these, which
make hettsT mcn ~ them, A. neoessafy a.