The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-12-04
Stanley, His Little African prt-''An
AmOOSin Little luSS."

The New York Herald is glorifying
its hero, Mr.. Stanley, the discoverer
Of Dr.. Livingstone, and the honors
done him abroad, the medals aud
snuff boxes lie brought along from
crowned heads, as Mrs. farley would
say, and his exploits, and, it must be
admitted, well mcritcd compliments
generally. But the best, although
the blackc>t thing Stanley brings
along with him, is his little colored
attendant, Ealu!u, OF whom "A writer
speaks rs follows Not the least
clriosity Was the btish. i;,;ic :.csro
boy X k,lulu, who has followed Stan.
lcy's fortunes to the country where
the African race have founa Il home
and vote. This little chap, with
whose portrait, in IA state of rcmi-nu-
dity, New York is familiar through
the illustrated press, was c.p:hrd
aftor the ma lie Of an English page
of thu nineteenth Century, whose
statu, is better expressed in the word
"buttunS"
Although eleven years Of age, his
o1ucatiqn must have been neglected
in ea,'y youth, for he is very honest,
although not mnch more than 4 year
in the hands Of civilization. lie was
81 littlc shy on being first Introduced .
When, however, he was addressed in
ki>.wihiti, the language Of his tribe,
which is located in Cax",nbc's coun
try, south Of Tanganyiki, he talked
with considerable hucncy and q Ger.
tain rertincncc Of reply.
"lrio Kalulu !"
"Kvssawat h kazuntoodlc," said the
boy looking up.
"Maragaroo, sana, sana,' pointing
to picture of the Livingstone statue.
"Litinston - replied the boy. beam
ing with intelligence.
"Roleyioprayo arabman -
A devotional look overcast the
du>ky features Of the untutorcd lad,
and he forthwith proceeded to initiate
the praying Of the arabs at sunset
wi:ha perfection Of mimicry. Stretch
ing out his arms he prayed to Allah,
and then rubbed his face, after which
ho knelt down gravcly and revcrcnt-
ly, touching his head to the ground
thrice then lie rubbed his face with
his hands, as in deep thought, only
dropping them to grasp his kncss, as
though certain bounding insect was
pcrchcd thereon.
Poor littlo chap! IIo had seer
this process SO often repeated that
he evidently thought the flea disturb
ing motion part of the MohammcdaI
ceremony.
"Tifololdcrolol, Kalulu' The boy
ut once proved how the musical in
stinct Of the children Of Africa wa!
strong within him. lie rocked hi:
body, rolled his eyes and burst fortl
in kasawihili song as follows:
Snuff doanbodamcc,
Snuff doanbodamcc,
1bcl ongtocumancjcc.
In reply to further questions in his
native tongue, n faint idea of wEicl
will be gained from the above as fa
as memory serves, he stated that h,
was at prcsout in country callc'
London. His parents were poor hu
respectable, aud engaged in the white
washing business.
This was performed however, o1
tho souls Of the ssawihili, anu no
On their houses, his dad being a modi
cine man. The reverend gcntlcma,
Of the coIorcd persuasion will pleas
take noto of this. He finds it yer,
hard to see the difference between slave
and freemcn yet. In Africa people wcr
owned by other people, and here, S
far az he looked into politics an'
business, he found it much the sam
thing.