The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-11-04
xyonisssa-s Capacity and Ferocify ~
a ..Efksltrr.s

of Daho.ncy furnishes a csirio' IL
lustIation OF what habit AID frallt-
ING can effect in modifying tie
tist,,s.and powers of womer. if
1869 TIE English Goyerimeiat Sei.t
:. mission to Ia'o;ney to try to H.
duce the x ing to give nj tie slave
trade. Commodore Wlsnrot, who
Yves at the head Of the expedition,
this deStr'l e; tie ''won = powcl"
IN tie .Afr:caa aespotis,n:
cite .Anlazo..s are everything III
this clntry. There arc Learly
) coo Of tl.ln in Il! kii.2's army =
AZ! lie adds: etkere eaa be 40
doubt that t'sov are tie llnaihstay OF
the kii z,l'n,. hey arc n vcr.<
fi.e body Of 1oaleil, remarkably
wcll-Iinll,c,l and strong, armed wi'ls
nallskcts, swords, 9 g'gaLtfc razors for
cutting off heals, bows and arrows,
blunderbnsses, ETC. their E.rge war
dram was G iisp.cuous, hung rounl
with skulls.
s@rhey are the first III honor AID
importance, all messages are carried
by them to and froln the king AID
his chiefs. They are only touLel
about tie royal palaces, firm Il @
botly-guard OF the sovereign, ard
10 ore elsc is allowed to approach
item 1t tie reception of tie en-
ba>sy tie king ordered shem to %
through a. variety of movements
a.d to salute me, whish they dit
most cred;tabIy; ti:ey loaded and
tircl with remarkable rap.lity.
81, gine songs all tie time :: . =;
TIey marched better tltan tie men,
AID looked far more war-l.kc III
every way their activity is aston
islliiig they would run with some
Of our best performers il England.
On ore occasion the liig appeared
il carriage drawn by his body
guard ot-wonen AS >oll.crs il an
African kii.gtlon. ard ei gagged solely
in 4tfrican warfare, theyare very
formidable enemies, AID fully ul.-
der tai.d tie use OF their weapons"
These female warriors are, ac-
cording to tl,esane authority, full Of
Their importance. Their manner is
bold and free, and they affect mill
tary swagger III their walk, notwith-
stalding which, the Commodore
speaks adm;ringly OF s1tl or good
manners and modest bel elavior." I:c
adds:
Most of them are young, well
looking, aid without any terccity iii
tleir expression, though ali occasior-
al skull or iaw-boIe may be seen
dangling at their waist-beits. They
arc supposed to live life of chast;-
tv, ard there is 10 doubt that they
do SO, as it would be impossible tor
them to do wrong without being
found out, and such discovery would
lead to instant death. TIE only
menial service Which they perform
is to fetch water (Which is extremely
scarce) for the use of tie king and
his household, AID morning and
evening long strings of them may be
seen with water jars on tl.eir leads
silently and quietly wendilig their
way to the wells iii single file, the
front ore with q bell around her
neck, which size strikes when any
men are seen these immediately
run off to leave the road clear, and
must wait till the file Las passed,
for if an accident happened to the
woman or her jar, any man near
would be considered responsible,
and either imprisoned for life or his
head cut off. Business is stopped,
and everybody delayed to their
great Inconvenience, by this absurd
law The Anlazolls enjoy their
consequence, and laughed heartily
when they saw the Commodore
obliged to step aside in order to
avoid them.
1t is also stated that In war, fewer
prisoners by far are made among
them than among the men soldiers;
they fight more tiercely, with more
determination, and would rather die
than yield. ''Indeed," says Will
mot, ''they are far superior to the
men III everythiEg-in Appearance,
in dress, in figure, III activity, III
their performance as soldiers, ard in
bravery 1t is curious to see tho
old Greek legends, which have SO
long been disbelievcd, thus fully
borne out.
Mr.. Alcott, who is hard rider
of the vegetarian hobby, once said