The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-15

ODlged 10 De secured Dy torked SUCK closely
applied to the back Of his neck. This mode OF
imDrisoning these animals is a very proper one
If the object be 10 keep them alive and to tame
them, but, unfortunately, in this barbarous
country, we had not the materials requisite to
build strOpg cage. The injury caused to this
one by the fOrked stick eventually caused his
death. As ! had some more hunting to do, |
left the animal in charge of Akondogo until he
should have an opportunity of sending it to me
on the Fernand Vaz."
'The natives of all the neighboring country
were now so well aware that ! wanted live
gorllas, and was willing to give high price
for them, that many were stimulated to search
with great perseverance the good effects Of
this we're coon made evident.
zone day, as was quietly dining with Cap
tain Holder, OF the Cambria "a vessel just
arrived from Enpand), one of my men came in
with the startling news that three live gorillas
had been brought, one of them full grown.
had not long to wait in they came. First, a
very large adult female, bound hand and foot
then her female child, screaming terribly and
lastly, vigorous young male, also tightly
bound. The female bad been ingeniously
secured by the negroes to a strong stick the
wrists bound to the upper part and the ankles to
the lower, so that she could not reach to tear
the cords with her teeth. 1t was dark, and the
scene was one SO wild and strange that ] shall
never forget it. The iendsh counteuauces of
the Calibanish trio-one of them distorted by
pain for the mother gorilla was severely
wounded-wcre lit up by the ruddy glare of ma
tive torches. The thought struck me, what
would not give to have the group in London
for few days!
"The young male secured by a chain which
/ had in readiness, and gave him hencetorth the
name of Tom. We united his hands and feet;
TO show his gratitude for this act OF kindness he
Immediately made a rush at me, screaming
with all his might; happily the chain was made
fast, and took care afterwards TO keep out of
his way. The old mother gorilla was in an un-
fortunate plight. She had an arm broken aud
a wound in the chest besides being dreadfully
beaten on the head. She groaned and roared
many times during the night probably from
pain.
that the vigorous young male, whenever he
made rush at any one and missed his aim, i'm
mediately ran back. This corresponds with
what is known of the habits of the large males
in their native woods; when attacked they make
furious rush at their enemy, break an arm or
tear his bowels open. and then beat a retreat,
leaving their victim 10 shift for himself.
"The wounded female died in the course of
| the next day; her meanings were more frequent
| IN the morning, and they gradually grew
weaker as her lie ebbed out. Her death was
| like that of human being, and afflicted me
more than could have thought possible. Her
| child clung to her to the last and tried to
| obtain milk from her breast after she was dead
photographed them both when the young one
| was resting in its dead mothers lap. Kept
the young one alive tor three days after its mo-
theirs death. Itmoaned at night most piteousy
| fed it on goats milk for it was too young
to eat berries. 1t died the fourth day, having
taken an uncomfortable dislike to the milk. II
had, think, begun to know me a little. AS to
the male, made at least dozen attempts to
photograph the irascble little demon, but all in
vain. The pointing of the camera towards him
threw him into perfect rage, and was almost
provoked to give him sound thrashing. The
day after, however. succeeded with him, tax
ing two views, not very perfect, but sufficient
for my object.
Having improved my acquaintance on the
present journey with several of the ma tive Ian
| guaees, was able to note down almost every
| story l heard and thus accumulated a large
| collection them. following legend
nected probably with some natural phenomenon
| in one of the neighboring rivers, is a sample of
| these African storles:-
| "Atungulu Shimba was a king who attained
| the Chiet authority in his village by right of
succession, and built eight new houses. But
AtuDgulu had sworn that whosoever should
| quarrel with him he would eat him. And so it
| really happened until finally, after eating his
| enemies one after the other he was left alone
| in his dominions, and he then married the beau
! titul Arondo-ienu, daughter of neighboring
| King.
at was Atungulu's habit after his marriage,
! to go daily into the forest 10 trap wild animals
! with the Ashinga net leaving his wife alone in
the village. One day Mali, the eldest brother
! of Arondo-ienu-ior Coniambie King of the
! Air. their father, mad three sons-came to take
! back his sister out of the clutches OF Atungulu
! Shimba; but the King arrived unexpectedly,
! and ate him up. Next came the second brother,
! and he was also eaten. At last came Reninga,
! the third brother, and there was a great fight
! between him and Atuneulu, which lasted from
| sunrise till midday, when Reninga was over
powered and eaten like his two brothers
! before him.
'Reninga, however, had powerful fetish on
| him, and came out of Atungulu alive. The
| King, on seeing him, exclaimed, How have you
| cuntryed this, to come back p lie then smeared
| him and Arondo-ienu with dtIt1lbi chalk and
| putting his hands together, blew loud whistle,
| saving afterwards, 'Rennga, take back your
sister, He then went and threw himself into
the water, to drown himself, through grief for
| the loss OF his wife.
Before dying, Atungulu Shimba declared
that if Arondoienu ever married again, she
| would die; and the prophecy came true, for she
| married another man and died soon after. Her
| brother Reninga thereupon, through sorrow
for the loss of his sister, threw himself into the
water in the place where Atungulu did, and
| was drowned.
sat the spot where Atungulu Sbimba died,
| stranger sees, when he looks into the deep
| water, the bodies OF the king and AIOndO-ienu
| side by side, and the nails of his beautiful wife
| all gittering like looking-g glasses. From that
| time water has Obtained the property OF reflect
| ing objects, and has ever since been called by
the name of Arondoienu, and people have been
| able TO see their own images reflected ON lts
| surface, ON account OF the transparency given TO
| it by the bright nails of ArOndo-enu"
| Medicine does not appear to have attained
| to any degree of cultivation or practice AMONGST
the natives OF Equatorial Africa. Thus, NJ Du
| Challlu:--
"On the 22d of April saw a curious example
] of the surgical practice of the OtandO people,
| In the stiffness OF the afternoon, when the neat
| OF the vertical sun compels every one TO TepOse,
| ] was started by loud screams, as though some
unfortunate being was being led to death lor
witchcrait. On going to the place, found a
helpless woman, who was afflicted with leprosY,
and suffering besides, under an attack oil lum-
bagO, undergoing an operation for the latter
disease at the hands OF the Otando doctor ana
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