Litchfield enquirer., 1868-05-28

hllied, croW0S came running to the place
 with their knives and ropes, while others l returned to their encampment to fetch
 camels and mat bags to convey the flesh.
 In half an hour at least three hundred
 Arabs were on. the spot; the hippo had been hauled to shore by ropes, and, by the
 united efforts of the crowd, the heavy car cass had been rolled to the edss of the water. Here the attack commenced;. no
 pack of hungry hyenas could have been more savage. I gave them permission to
 knlves were at work; they fought over the i spoil like wolves tss t h7s = -.
 Sep1enaber 5th.-Having nothing to eat
 l took my ishing-rod and strolled down to
 the river. and chose from my aquarium
 fish of about half a pound for live bait
 dropped this il the river about twent,
 yards beyond the mouth of the Till, and i allowed 1t to swim naturally down the stream so as to pass across the Till juno.
 tlon, and descend the deep channel be.
 tween the rocks. For about ten minutes I
 had no run; had twice tried the same
 water without success; nothing would ad-
 mlre my charming bait; when, just as it
 had reached the favorite turning-point at
 the extremity of rock, away dashed the
 l!ne with the tremendous rush that follows
 the attack of heavy fish. Trusting to
 the soundness of my tackle, I struck hard
 ana hxed my new acquaintance thorough
 y, but otf he dashed down the stream for
 about fifty yards at one rush, making for a
 narrow channel between two rocks, through
 which the stream. ran like mill race.
 Should he pass this channel, I knew he
 would cut the line across the rock: there fore, giving him the butt, I held him by main force, and by the great swirl in the water saw that was bringing him to the surface, but just as expected to see him. my float having already appeared, away he darted Tn another direction, taking sixty or seventy yards of line without @ check. l at once observed that he must pass Q shallow sandbank favorable for landing heavy fish; I therefore checked him as he reached tins spot, and followed him down the bank, reeling up line as ran parallel with his course. Now came the tug of war! knew my hooks were good and the line sound, therefore was determined not to let him escape beyond the favorable ground: and put strain upon him, that after much struggling brought to the sur face great shovel-head, followed by pair ot broad sllvery sides, as I led him gradu- ally into shallow water. i Bacheet now clev- erly secured him by the gills, and dragged him in triumph to the shore. This was q splendid bayard, of at least forty pounds weight. 5ar,... ,s.-s.ll ll...,tg.. .''a.fI T-. .t .s. THE WOMAN QUESTION IN ABYss1N1A.
 The death 1efr d%nIng: thls turned upon the subject of the girl herself, and ended in discussion upon the value of women; :; the question originating in lament on the part of the Sheik that nice young girl had been drowned instead of useless old woman. The Sheik laid down the law with great force, "that woman was of no use when she ceased to be young, unless she was good strong person who could grind corn, and carry water from the riv- er rs@rT r.ta sitL
 The crowd of Arabs present supported the Sheik's proposition unanimously. The then turned on the domestic arrangements in Great Britain. and the beauty of the women. 2; -.:r. 54.u 7 -:s
 .ttssWell," said the Sheik, with sigh, sS that must be a very charming country; how could you possibly come away from all your beautiful wives? True, you have brought one with you the traveller was accompanied throughout the whole expedi- ton by his wife. she is of course the youngest and most lovely; perhaps those you have left at home are the old o,esn' I was obliged to explain that we are con- tented with one wife, and that, even were people disposed to marry two, or more, they would be punished with imprison- nent. This announcement was received with a general expression of indignation; the Sheik and his party, who few minutes ago were disposed to emigrate, and settle upon our shores, would now at the most, have ventured upon return ticket. After some murmurs of disapprobation, there was a decided expression of disbelief in my last statement. Why,'' said the Sheik, ''the fact is simply inspossi6zei How can man be contented with one wife? It is ridiculous, absurd!; What is he to do ,Uhen she becomes otd?''L ae f.-..