, 1873-05-04

from either nnft9n sReae # be oty
apS Sa tye Ho aoes not
fa a' the ctsr nfeu GU the worx Of exploration for tho
ee Of T. sequ,ES 9n1s! Ga 9n To- fl
md e1citements incidental TO African exploration end
meat 10 II e lor rtae BateF to visit csntrs1 Africa
As man, Baker is sinsulacly devoid Of ansnlarltles
Of disposition He is honest, war1n-hsa:ted 1ad in3
su to wax hot occasionally. has malice in It's ra1n
End ta enables him to win tho love Of bis peoplo 10
H. perhaps too seyese & pet mS
that his people feel more than eonpansasso tof 1u
cererity they may be subjected to. -,
Burton but no ia superior to him IN ths vim 5a aEd
cnary requisite for great explorer, ane
hs Of ritng tou., % much II spss 2as IN IL
lie snd second a So,sS t. aone he nG: ::
not sue student o. nati I hs.dfy = q the art Il boot
Iut Daker ha. tho advantage o7er hls predecessors
in Afico-if it can be called au ndvansage-ot haV1ng
fever ster from fanilne b. nenncel by bolligerent
natives yet arc they 81 In "a al to saHn ono
to the other. No acridfty can at1se from sncn co
paonship, tho interest Of one cannot claah WIN tae
others ennlity stands nbashed, t7cachery avoids
them, jealousy is unknown, suspicion may not:
hiio irtwcen tho closo embrace OF man
and wife isolntcd from their species N ths 1unRes o.
Central Africa Sweet is the compantonshtp o. the
lonely rair, md romanco surrounds them with 1ts
halo Perhaps it ls this charm which makes Bakers
person truhfuy embolea the ideal which the writer
Of this article in common, perhaps with otner read
ers, has formed Of him Indeed when sly nm a ..
Journey, fa,,cicd know him well. There ho Etood,
the burly bearsd incarnation Of the hunter who shot
rhinocerosca with tho Aanram sMord-hun.eEs. aaa a
Atbaru, and had atumbled over" antelopcs at COO
Yards distance in the lowauds Of the sobat; a.
9uo Ensnnn in Mes5 n Sroap ler
over tllo lower part, Of. his face. square,
massive forehead, End prominent ncse; man VIII
than tho average Of his fellow neu man who plant
cd Lis feet down soidly he walked Ike tho sure
footed, doggod, determined 1eing tllat he -. ,,.,
and married at O.iro, III Egypt-frank and hosrty,
with enough prcttness in ler features to ma8a Aer
At fret ga u heE rsa
endurance, md every other virtue ut for "
wife. +
Sit Samuel Baker prefaces his account Of his jour
ney to Albert N'Yanz. with the following :"
weighed ci:efully tbs chances Of tho undertaking.
Before untrodden Africa agsinat tn me- .ne e oo.sn ~
my SIDE, somewhat tough constitution, perfect
independence, q long experience in savage Me nnd
both time md means which intenoso 10 aeso1e t =.
he co1nnand Of Spoke and Grant; Bruce, ninety
years ago. had succeeded in tracing tho source OF the
blue or Lesser Nethus, the honor Of that discovery
belonged to Great Britain Spoke as On his road from
TIE south and fels consnt ,a, thnt 5 ;a gansn as
rohor than submit to failure trusted that Eogand
would not bo beatea and, although hardly dared to
Ind f:cd determined to sacrifice I'll in the attempt
Had bean nlone 1t would h1ve been no hard lot to
die upon the untrodden path before me- but there WAS
one who, although my grc:test comfort IVES also ny
greatest care; one whose LIE vet dawnea at 50 early
sn occ that wo1nanhood WAS still future. ehud-
dezed the f1r hsr d $40 De
left her tho lu1urea Of homo infte:d Of e1poarg
her to tho ,niseries Of Africa II as IN yan r. INT
cutica and peris still bl.eker than supposed they
really would be she resol7el, with wonsns con
starcy DEVOTION to share al dalE1Ia, AMI to to-
low ne through each rough footztcp Of tho wild fo
before me-"
+ The companionship Of his wife vas source Of
peril as we'll as delight:
On tho 1ah February, 1885,! Sir Samuel Baker stood
in tie presence Of Kanras, King Of Unyoro, whom he
Upon my approach tho crowd give way, and vas
SHORTY laid on mat ut the Kings feet. Ho was
iiuo-lookng man, but with pesa5 eSnresmon 81
eyes; he sos about ak feet nigh beant1u.y
ciean, and was dressed In long robe Of baIf
cloth oss gracefully folded The nails Of big hands
and feet veTc most carefully attended, and hta coi-
pcxion about ss dark brown as tha: q sn Ae5s
snien He sgt upon copper stool plasea apon m ,t
|
Baker haying described tho object Of his coming to
sian Carpet m abba {srgo white Cashmere mane),
red silk netted saRh pair Of scarlet Turkish shoea
several rairs Of socks, doube.tarreled Gun and an.
uunition and great heap Of rstelss heads mado uI
into gorgeous nsekates and gir!es. The King
enough, did not 10 care for any Of the7s valuable
things but requested that the gun might he fred oa
the large assembly Of s9vages, who rushed away u
such haste that they tumbled ever eaeh other ks In
1}o1 yf+1+rff
tied at first, he wa0 soon convulsed with Laughter.
: But the gallant traveller soon found that, though
aeeMea Us ~ ncS ae
cusoa vera daily furnished him which retarded hts
| prosecution OF tho search for the Lake 1uta Ndge
H. end Of Fenrary, 1854 Dakcr md iis vito cot Out
westward IN tbs direction Of tho lake.
4. ti.< nboul to bid fnrazra tn kHEnrnRf- fhs
King turned to Baker, and IN the coolest said
81 will sond you to tho lake and to Shooa, as proa
ised but you must leave your wife"
lightning, drew his revolver, aud :rofnsing It 1t him
said no dared to repeat tho insult he would shoo
aTs Ba.cr also indignant At the proposal, from
her scat, and, uaddeued with the e1cteuent OF tht
moment made hin brief but aerce speech In Arabic
Astontshed by the outbreak OF the white peoples
tcpezs, Ka.nrEs mnde hnste to say, "Dont bo angry
Ididn mean to offend you by asktng for your wife.
will SGu Ts Saa to &
| my custom to give my visitors pretty wives, and
thought you might o1chanse Don't make fuss about
|
This ttle sceno over, Baker and his party Travelled
| for three days westward oyer lat untutereettua
country and reached tho Kafoor River, whoro one o
ts{ortunes Of the march presented
| itae1f.
The party were crossing tho river over uatux.
| bridge Of closoy-wovon grass, and Baker h.d com
pleted about onefourth the distance, when, accident
cEly looking back, ho was holEidea to SEQ bin Wifi
standing In ons spot, and sinking gradually through
the weeds while her face distorted and perfectly
| purple, and then instantly falling down, ss though
Ehot dead. 8pringing to her side, With the help o.
some Of his he dragged her like corpse through
the yielding grass to tho ahore. Then, laying her u
der tree ho bathed her hcad and face with water Al
it WIS thought che had fa!nted but Gho lay perfectly
usenshlc With teeth and hands firmly clenched. enc
her eyes OPEN hut axcd. 1t W4s not fainting tst Il
| IVES sunstrokel
| After Watching by her side for two nights, Bake1
wills gratiied at hearing faint Thank God escape
from her lips. She had awakened from her torpor bu
her eyes wc1e full Of madness She spoke; but the
| brain was gonel ....
For several days his wife suffered from On acute at
tack Of brain feYcr--dayB Of nenRo angBh to Baker
yet day after day with the poor, suffering Woman car
tcd IN her hammock, the party forced to march
for famine had surely ended them Ill had they tarrtod
For seven weary nights had he watched tendcr1y =
her bedside, until finally nature succunbed, aud he be
czroe nsensble thoroughly worn out with soTrow ant
fatigue. In tile meantime, his men had put new
handle to the picka1e and sought for dry spot to dt
the wifes grave. Wo will permit Dakor to tell the rea