New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-07-14

"F'wbat d'yd think Pat can tuls oo ,hsv call INN ~
deevil OF fheodorus, the NOsoose as 'ne' eai' MN
Meb6e. Mac caut but We h nz p insiie Mag
near MIN I'M the sergeant shows his pun i"S''' e
da.a. Och, here he comes! ,, eo,ders advancing,
n -, &c tbese two heroes raised their sun ne,
and swinging them round their heaa. tn - win the
w aEv c{ ~ unnsual inngs 20 greet their contracts
with heads bent low, like chaf no color bearer
WI NAV nrers cool and m1rtialke 70 tne l ,
of their companies. all strdins ,,"nf a. finder
", ti,r"t into a whitehead blaze upon tnc
slightest provocation Near 'e 1, w the open law the
man. who had been drawn OUT W '"0 op'N' n.y. Wv
center of the regiment halted an, ,ho en-, shone
At nis moment the rain ceased, ara tng sun snone
tgerv stepped out the standard-bearer ai the worn
of command aud high ana trEpns a a., n NJ nrtn
mas majesty power above the surrounding wordoi
mountaInsan omen 10 all 0ehoders ih1t 'he Wra,
stronghold Magiala had passed INTO inc s'ItuE.ths
"Duke's own doffed helmets and simultaneously III
the Of enthusiasm. thew raised ther voices ~
cheers which sounded to those on lslaugee, IH lees
below like the deep of oceans tide. The cheers
were recognized caught up, and flung from Magdala to
se'asse thence TO Faha. and that gray crag sent II
two miles of caught the sounds and strengthened the
universal "Hurrah" by their own exuDelaht voice.
StraLs of music burst from the martial bands. Inc ma
tional anthem of England, God save the Queen was
never played or sung WIN greater eect or vgPr ,an
when the hoary crags OF Magdaa resEouded 10 It's MUGS
III overwhelming chorus OF echoes!
few unarmed Abysslnans' attracted by me eiah d
OF music and shouting mustered courage enough 10 ap
proach the standard. which waved so gayy IN the noun
tam gale and ON beholdug one OF their hfn on
the ground, they bent over the body, but quickly re-
coied with fearful dismay on their races eAcidlinF
90 udros ! TOdrosw
TIE words attracted the attention Of every one, and
together they strobe toward the body, 1Oshns each
other eagerly in The endeayor to Obtain gnP 1 OIL
the natives styled "TOdros Negus, Ncglsh ol utopia
Aud what did they see Inc BODY oil "a native stem
nGly haffanisned clad In coarse upper ga.imet -
dngv with and ragged with tear, covering uhde-
| garments of clean linen! .,- ono ~
| prp he
through anxious hours. His eyes, now OVerspeld
power for which they were celebrated Inc mouth was
well defined and thin-iIppcd The lower up scemeu wen
i0e. As gisped his last two rows OF whltest tectn
disclosed over his mouth Two stfouSAhts archJu
as he struggled 70 retain tho breath which was rapidly
leaving INN. The face was broad, hiEl-cbeea-D0neu,
| with "a HIyD prominent forehead, aud Oyerhangns
| eyebrows. The hair was divided mo uiEtS =
large paits extending the forehead to TIE BACK Oh
the neck whch latter appeared to be very tower OF
strength Tne body measured FIVE feet aud eig inches
and very muscular and Droad-cae5len tI f va
or obstinacy mingled with ierOciiy but perhaps Tue
latter laci was suggested upon remembering the many
crueltIes a5erlbed him. Aud thus was II tat we saw
Inc remains of him whom men called TheOdoruS, En-
peror OF ADyssnia the Descendant OF Meiek; son OF
Solomon King of Kings, l)rd OF L4rth, CohliGror Oh
Ethiopia Regeneration of Africa, aud Savior VI JeFdsi-
| lem. now dyiug-desd bv his own hand! - a.,
At the postmortem examination the surgeons lounu
that excepting slight flesh wound III tle rEnt leg, ne
was uni jured by foreign missiles. me palate was
DESTROYED and the roof II the mouth sc1rched. ana
hole was found through the back OF the head Tue united
opinion OF The medical authorities was tuat pistol AIed
| In the mouth had caused the death
Fitting punishment was 1t that the red right hand
when had bercft many haplcss ones OF thel HEts'
should have deprived that OF Its outlaWtd owner lit,
ting WAS also that tue banner OF 81 George Sh9u q
first shadow his body II first proclaimed MS downfall
The IRISH soldiers took ho!d OF MS Ieks anu Iou-n
drag ged him to hammock, where, diIci TWO OF 'AIVc
gasps, he brc6thcd his last. -,
| Curious remarks were passed upon me noly oy tue
dense groups which surrounded It, one man. with
spice OF Litln in hD, uttered senttnou'ly' &c 'en,
| heartily Amen and amen - Another Celtic
warrior hoped the scOundre! would rouuie nobody no
more ana another VITA some regard 100 "tecnc{ GOV
cred up tie barred abdomen, eycncd tue ACtAct A4o
and folded the arms upon the breast. oa,....
Larger grew the crowds around me DoIy' Ohcurs
aud pTivaes they came w hastened 90 get Giu c
OF il. The released capycs hurried 70 Ootaiu fare
nzed nIm all doubts as to HI, identification were at an
end. Theodore had been h[nllng H. dfg use khoNnG
that bright cOlOrs attracted Eigan - hut",itu' tle
| COmmanlerin-Cnci with his stan rode up 10 view the
corpse but not knd word OF sympathy ior tue dead
LmpefOfs fate uttered. H. WHO hld Deen eIcless
! to otuers WAS not deserving OF sympathy. -
Not until the last moment, when on the thre hold or
certain defeat. did he surrender s NE Seeing pced'
death ia the lcvecd muslct OF tn" Advancing soldiers
he quickly retired behind the htysiaci aui Wlh thc
rcvolvcr-th- leenS e-.n;o his mouth TIE Imperial
| suicide had fred and uI'd
MIR. Stanley's narrative has the merit OF being
| founded on personal observation OF most Of the
events which he describes he was an eyewitness.
! Others are related the authority Of competent
spectators There is nothing TO throw suspicion on
the veracty of the writer, or the accuracy of his
|
| obscurity Ba. this is probably owing to the want
of literary skill if Of literary faculty. He Is
too much mastered by his impulse, for the gravity
OF historical narrative. Hismethod Is seldom trans
parent and it often becomes task 10 disentangle
the inricacy of his details. His nattenion 10 dates
j, so annoying that the eadcrabandonsthe attempt
Of following the events in the order of chronology.
! II Mr. Stanley had been less ambitious OF fine
writing and more intent on lucdty of arrangement,
and exactuess of description, the public would have
been in possession Of n more instructive volume.
| but possibly not one more entertaining.
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