The New York herald., 1872-11-26
THE NILE Jf AMERICA.
N African Livingstone Comes TO America TO
Daxoyer The Sources Of the Shrewsbury.
What he Thinks Of the Americans Civilization
- Compared with Barbarism-A Humor.y
Gus Lecture by Mr. De Cordova and =
Tribute to Henry II. Stanley r

ta,ue audience listened to the lecturof Of Mr. r.
de Cerdoya in the Eass Side Hall last night Thc
,ectsre was entitled "The African Lvn, sstone anG
Stanley.n We know little OF Africa, y.dr. Corsova
said and less Of Africans. Here we never know
lAe negro except at election timCs-laughteF)-
end what we know OF the negro in Africa we Know
Yrcm Epeke, Burton and from that great and
rioriO0s man Livingstone. tApplause.) We con-
siemR the Africans because they are barbarians,
rna we, We think, are civilized. And now TO my
stury. Since speke's wonderful travels in Uganda
nothing hasbcen heard o.. that country until this
Nn0ment.
THE AFRICAN STANLEY.
Know yP, then, that a noble and energetic Afri-
can, whcwas emnlous OF the glory OF Burton and
epeke. resolved upon going out TO America and
discovering the source Of the shrewsbury River,
which Speke han told him was in the State called
New Jersey Haughter.) This man said to King
Tcsa, II am not going to return until have found
the sources OF the shrewsbury "what is the
Shre~sburyYn the King asked "Why,n Burro
Bobo for that was his name-replicd, "the
Shrewsbury is the Nile OF America" "Go" said
che King, 'g0 and be hanged.n Laughter.)
He went. At the first place in America at which
he stopped he was assigned the largest apartment
a OF che establishment-thc barn. u.aughtcr) After
hc had acquired SUFFICIENT knowledge OF
She English language he went at last to
the Shrewsbury. All what blissful mo-
Ment when he first behed that noble
streami G4aughter.) Aasl most people thought
Burro B0b0 was lunatc, for he constantly in
quired for the sources OF the Shrewsbury, and
where, where was the watershed which formed the
base OF the Shrewsbury Q.aughtcr.) A good
many people told him he was fool, and even in
sited him to SO to the hottest place known to
ancient history. u.aughter.) The Africans had
Thought Burton, Speke and Livingstone We're
Maniacs for troubling themselves so much about
the sources Of the Nile, and the New Jerseymen
thought Bnrro Bobo was an idiot for troubling him.
self so much about the sources Of the Shrewsbury.
tLaughter)
THE DISCOVERY.
BnrrO Bobo became thin, Respondent. "a mere
rnckle OF bones," until one day, when he had lost
almost every hope OF ever penetrating to the
sources OF the Snrc cwsbury, fellow negro burst
npOn him-an African who had braved the dangers
upon hm, saving, "Brrzknohko Rkndnok-
Iedklokluka,' which, translated into Eng
sh' means i '9r s;,nd LlyIngsoene belieyes
man was negro, 100, but he did nrps' not belong to
BurrO Bobos nation, which was very rich and
powerful, but too mean 10 spend the money which
j. would have cost TO discover Bnrro isobo. "Why,
u Is positively shocking, positively shocking the
leader Of Buyro Robos nation said, .to spend any
money Tor any such purpose. Let Iurro Isobo shit
for himself" Wen, and how did this bold negro,
who did not belong to the nation of Burro Bobo,
come TO discover him 7 WHO sent him Who gave
the money which was necessary for such an eXpe-
SENT THE DlscovERER or BIrRRo BoBo
~ appears then, that many years before the
pcriod OF which we have been speaking a number
Oi the Uganda people, dissatisfied with the govern
ment of one OF Mtesa's ancestors had left the
country ana founded colony in a country very
distant from Uganda. and had there in
creased and grown into a wonderfully
powerful people. who had entirely thrown
OIL the Uganda yoke, and who, While they desired
10 maintain friendly relations with Mtesa and his
people, snapped their fingers at his authority and
fp nVn fnn Sinns and nln ntnlrt
stand that he would have to behave himself or they
would make him do so. And this people, speaking
the same laws and precisely the same poity, were
different f0m the people OF Uganda In this-that
than the Uganda, and never stopped to count
money when any good or great thing was to be
but had emgrated thence when young man to
the new country. and had become very wealthy
Through great public the
which lie had started. and through great energy
and foresight had carried up to the very highest
point OF prosperity in the new coantry-this man,
say, feeling indignant at the indifference mani
Tested towards Bnrro Bobo lthe African Living
etonel, resolved that he alone would perform that
sinty, which the wealthy mother country had re-
FOR SCIENCE AND HUMANITY
plansel-represcnted in the person Of one OF
the most INDUSTRIOUS Of her sons. And accordingly
and at an immense cost paid from his own treas.
ores ne lad sent daring and accomplished man
out to the regions OF the Shrewsbury with orders
TO find BurrD BObo dead or alive and TO snare no
expense IN G7ie search, whatever the cost might be-
loud applaSse.) Now, our business tonight is
win Burfo Hpbo and not with the public spirited
sdltor TO whom we have referred, and whom
therefore, we will at once drop, with this single
remark THAI the history of the world scarcely
furnishes an example OF private munitcence, gen.
crosty and wi ,e forethought equal to that which
sexBibiied in this noble action the glory OF which
t"rbats Benn ettl" a voice shouted from the au-
dIencel-ln spite Of any feeling or prejudice which
ae and be- forge uten long before his wise benf-
cence shah 70 he remembered tApplausc.)
CIVILIZED MURDERERs.
Web, Bnfro BobO would not return, having an
attack Of waiersled on the brain. and this man
returned TO his NATIVE land enly taking Bnrro
Boto's notes along with MIN. Here are some ex-
tvacts:-
I'll a very wealthy man chooses to turn a rogue
IN this civilized cou utiy he can steal many mil
lions as he can jly h.S hands on and with them he
wili buy Judges LAWYERS slerif,s; Il rich man
saved by series ofdesays and technical trckeries.
HIS tra, win bc.postpuged for years until the muir
der has passed aEay fsom the public mind and
bDil he finally restored TO an admir-
,ng circle al friends. The rich man can
scant iavcrs. There are men now now in certain city
not many miles rom shrewsbury who, owning
few thousands. i(Laughterj But then this is a
.syiized country and should be model for us
NO prEss AND TOO MUCH DRESS.
1--WE are called bsrbarans because we dress eim-
ply IN rag, Or do NOT put upon ourselves any
swibd.r, dressed in What the people call the height
81 fashion, Will be called gentleman, and the up
IhfD WIZ VIII III OF TOURH Clothes
will be. sneered at with contempt. The women
wear gre&I loads OF hair, cut from dead bodies from
All parts OF tine world applause and iaughteD-
and this hair Ncing iull OF minute insects, creates
varied iorns OF disease and will eventually shorten
fheii liyes. Our women are barbarians they only
wear their As tura,woo God bless them for IT, These
women sicken and stie o' hair. tApplauseJ And
there our women stand upright as God made them
Here they fxist thefs forms into light stays, and
the natural consequence il that they are feeble and
s,skIy all The ttne. They walk like kanparoos and
show their Tore paws before them. tApplause /
tell sou we AificaDs all live; no board and lodging
80 pay ana Just 1s happy as these Americans, who
are sick and d,spcptic all the time.
SENSIBLE EXPLORER
" ~ this sifain that the intelligent African
sommG3te0 on cur country-just as Speke and
Burton freely commented upon their country.
burio Bsbo comes 70 the conclusion ttai our ciytl
>zatIon IL the inferior one.
STElNWfV UkIT. prTTfpps