Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-02-10
HIS NEXT VISIT TO THE QUEEN.

The Queen stood laughing till the Wahuma
girls she had promised me, one Of twelve and
the other little older, were brought in and
made to squat in front Of US. The elder. who
was in the prime of youth and beauty, very
large Of limb, dark in color cried considera-
bly,, whilst the younger one though very fair
had snubby nose and avcrted lips, and
laughed as if she thought the change in her
destiny very good fun. | had now to make
my selection, and took the smaller one, prom
isiug her to kombay, as soon as we arrived
on the coast, where he said, she would be
considered a Hubshi or Abyssinan But wheI.
the Rueen saw what l had done, she gave me
the other as well, saying tle little one was
too Young to 90 alone, and if separated, she
would take fright and run away. Then, with
gracious bow, l walked off with my two fine
specimens of natural history, though l would
rather have had a princes, that | mi ght have
taken them home to be instructed In Eng
land; but the Queen, as soon We had clear
ed the palace, sent word to say she must have
another parting look at her son with his
wives Still laughing she said "That will
do you look beautiful now go away home -
and off we trotted, the elder sobbing BITTERLY
the Younger laughing As soon as we reach
ed home, my first inquiries was concerning
their histories, of which they appeared to
know but very little. The elder, whom
named Mcri, (plantaIIs) was obtained by
Sunna, the late King, "A wife, from NkOle :;
and though she was mere kahala, or girl,
when the old King died, he was so attached
to her that he gave her twenty cows, in order
that she might tatteu upon milk, after her
native fashion; but on Sunna's death, when
the establishment of women was divided, Mer
fell TO N'yamasore's (the Queens) lot. The
lesser one, who still retained the name of
kahala, saws she was seized in the Uuyoro BY
the Wagauda, who took her to N'vamasore
but what became of her father and mother
she could not say. 1t was now dinner time
and as the usual sweet potatoes and goats
flesh was put upon my box table. asked
them to dine with me, and we became great
friends for they were assured they would
finally get wood houses and gardens at Fan
zbar; bat nothing would induce either of
them to touch food that had been cooked
with butter. \ dish of plantains and goats
flesh was then prepared; but though Kahala
wished to eat it, Meri rejected the goats
flesh, and would not allow kahala to taste it
either; and thus began a series of domestic
difficulties. On inquiry how | could best
deal with my difficult charge | was told the
" ahUma pride was so great, and their temper
20 strong, they were more difficult 10 break
in than phunda, or donkey, though, when
once tanned, they became the best of wires.
\ SPIRIT KEss.-The Purt,eebet Ga-etts re
lates the following pleasing incident of spirit
uaI communication:
An enthusiastic believer was relating to
a shepJic the spiritual performances 10 which
he could testify, among other things said that
on a certain occasion the spirit Of his wife,
who had been dead several years returned TO
him, and seating herself on his knee, put her
arms round his neck, and kissed him as much
to his qualification as she used TO when liv-
ing.
You do not mean to say remarked the
sheptic, that the spirit of your wife really
embraced and kissed you
No, not eoactlg that replied the believer,
but the spirit took possession Of the body
of a female medium, and, through her, en-
braced and kissed me-
We believe that believers are often as
willingly deceived as this man was"