New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-16

iA2AteASo 4AeNn. ms 1akoHp, alFilt1 6ne
course Of his iites had made four pilgrim.
ages % Msccas and thus we'll earned the
green tarban, which Is looked upon in bis
native village with extreme venerasicn and
respect.
The country, which had been an open,
extensive plain, Of luxuriant vegetation in
The nelghberh0od Of the river, and merging
seward the cast irlt@ the bouadless ocean
desert, gradually became more mountain-
Gus, and On The eveningof the eighth day
We arrived al the faos0f Che high plateau
forming the OutworkB Of Abyaainia proper,
and dividing the Atbara frem the Rschad.
The river f8alning and rushing over huge
blocks Of rock, or softly gliding Through
The shady recessea Of q tropical vegetation,
teemlng With fantastic parasites, and re-
sounding with he r0ar Of lions, and the
believing OF the hlppop0tami, and buff
lalses crashing through the gigantic under
wood, explained 70 the full the yearning
30 old traveller through these regions mHst
experience 70 revisit the scenes Of bis for
mer adventures, and sccount, too, for the
glowing, extrayagant terms some, and es-
pecially these parss Of Africa, are often
described in. Wonderful stories did my
companions relate TO me of inexhanstible
mines Of gold and marveloEs gems found
Ia the bed and vicinity Of this river Rachad
during Its couFse in the Gsllabat, savOring
strongly Of the Arabian Nights in their
extravaganza; but eagerly as / sought for
the precious metal found meme, excepting
now and then a little gold gsand, though
there certainly is a considerable quantity
gained by the various Gallas tribes.
( On the evening Of the eleventh day we
left the Rachad, and struck off eastward,
somewhat to the north OF a magnificent
mountain group, some $4,000 or 10000
feet high, tne Djebel Matbar4, and follow
ing the caravan route frem Senaar to
Matamma, where we arrived after a
fatiguiHg journey through q wild broken
country, mounting and descending all day
long.
On approaching the village, some fifty
or eighty Tougrounees rushed at US, brand
ishing their weapons in q most ominous
fashion; but on learning that we were all
good Moslems, and no aecnrsed Kafiirs,
the habhub subsidized, and we learned
chat their mortal enemies, the Beni
Nimmer, or Children Of the Tiger,
were prowiing about the neighhorhood.
The taies they related OF the chief Of this
tribe were by no means calculated to in
spirs one with courage, when in danger of
falling into bis power. For instance, the
following little anecdote viii suffice to Illus
trate the Nimmer's propensities.
One day, when be was engaged in put
ting down rebellion in alliance with the
Turks, an old woman appeared before him,
that one Of his soldiers had
drunk a quart Of milk without paying her
for it.
Would you recognize the man,
woman ~
4 Yes, because upon his arm he"
sSilencs ~ beloved the Tiger, and or
dered all his men to stand up in rank and
Ole.
The old woman pointed one out. ~
g Did you drink this woman's milk ~
sNo; never saw her before in all my
''Haye you drunk any milk at all to-
day y
Not drop
g And you, @ woman, persist In saying
this il the man ~
''v,Allah, VALIANT ills the MANI cried
the ola witch
Cut him OPEN Y ordered the Tiger; "we
viii see.n ss
IN q few moments the barharOus order
was executed, and the undigested milk
proved the truth Of the woman's assertion.
Hers d your money! said the Tiger
handing Der about one farthing sterling,
'If yes had lied the same fate would have
been yours
This gentle t-ibe, as Sheikh Ali Ea6endi
kindly informed me, were at present infest-
ing the route I was about to take, to wit:
the road from Matamma to Gondar, and be
strongly advised me to give up all thoughts
Of yentHring TO continue my journey yet
. while, though 1t certainly was Of very
little consequence whether escaped their
hands or net, as long as I vas bent
on putting myself into the Abys-
sinian satan's--" ART. as he called
him- anmefciful power wherein he
was perfectly right, for AZ firmly
to penetrate TO this Ethiopian
Castle Dangerous, Was fully prepared to
take my share Of dangers on the way. SO
I thanked the Sheikh for his advice, and
asked hire Tor gnldsa End 40 escort as far IS
Wochnee. The guides Sheikh Ali was
ready to furnish, bat as to the escort he
knew Of mono who woald dare to risk an
encounter with the Nimmer could leave
Alatamma in three OF four days, be said,
when. there would be & small party going
70 WoohRee who would undertake to act
Is guides and interpreters. Three or four
a therefore, ] had 70 EaakeGp my mind
60 aEay ia Matamuaa, and bidding good
nieht 6 ShalkH Ali retired to my bed, there
ID dream at ell HaannsF0 Of wonderful things
lilE me nlarainQ ann, beating upon my face,
aFgOko me. After haqing dlvesteN myself
Of Tie vafiaa specimens ogthe eut0mol0gi-
hia been attacking ne during tAe greater
para Of The night went 70 pay ny respects
u ShaikIa All, and also. If the trlth be told,
ID hopes Of obtaining something edible for
my suffering stomach 70 allay its cravings.
On entering tbs dlvan / saw that Shslkhs
Ali was engaged IN adjudging o case that
had just been brought on. He Immediately
arose On my entranee, nHd invited me to
igke q seat at his side. 4 did 90, and di-
reeted my attention TO the case going on.
The complainant s widew, fair, fat, and
iorty, accnsed her brothei-in-law OF stealing
seFfain moneys. which tie defendant how
ever asserted to have been distracted by
bis nephew, The widows own son. The
Foeilerations Che bodily ceniorlions, the
ihriekiBg and yelling viii which each
bis eva iunqceaee, wefe the
nearest anrr0aeh % the oapfuaion at The
over Sc Babel any one could well fmsgiUe.
rke Vfllainens phy lognoiay OF the nnsis e
,oatFasted With The frank open counte-
fsues of fke R6y iafk very iilsle doubt il
~ m3aa Is e Wbo Tie real oulpril
sAs. A hapI a;Soasht sstaek ne.
AnenR my Saxiuus medical ipeiyu:
scents / hae bEoHght an electro
aesneiE mashiAs with nse, with wdiea
ateadad b astpnisa the natives, Begging
aP snei lay tsla case q lew alinates
Vkile kaVasa = bring me the MAJ
lhine, Wlllaa q due l0nfse appeared, 70