Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-20
"'Aud you've got no diamonds p

"Aud you've got no diamonds p
lie said.
"'Yes, found one,' 1 replied; but
that L was obliged to sell in order to
return to Cape Town. ..
well, never mind, Hassan,' he
said; you're II clever fellow, and if
you have luck, l dare say you'll be all
right again. But now let's talk about
our affairs. The repairs of the ship
will be finished i'll about q weeks
time, so you must be ready to start
by then. dare say you will not be
sorry to leave Cape Town.
'No, indeed 1 replied; Il shall be
delighted to be at sea again, notwith-
standing the dangers We have under
gonc.'
every well,' said the captain. Il
hope, in about six weeks, or two
months time, to land you all safely in
Sydney .....
Exactly Oh that day week we left
Cape Town to proceed on our voy-
age, sailing almost in southerly dl-
rection. The further we went, the
colder it became, and began to miss
the beautiful climate OF Africa, aud
| the diamond fields, great as my losses
colder each day, and at the eud of the
week the cold was so intense we were
Obliged to wrap ourselves up in. the
warmest clothing We could get"
| stop, Hassan," said one OF the au-
dience, an intimate friend Of Achmet.
IL think l could hardly have UNDER
stood you. Did you not say you had
been sailing III a southerly direction!
mot quite southerly, but nearly
So" Hassan replied. 1T was south
aud east at the same time-about half
way between EACH"
"And did you not say" continued
the man, "that the farther you went
the colder it became?'
"That is exactly what I meant to
imply" .a-.r If. ..
"And how can you be 80 impudent
as to utter such an absurdity!" he
said. ''Why, my brethren" he COLI
tlnued, ,turning round, and addressing
the assembly, "there cannot be q man
among you 60. ignorant as not to
know that the farther you get south
tue hotter the weather becomes"
"That deny" said Hassan. ''In
my case certainly it was very differ
ent. The farther we got the colder
{ became, and so cold that had never
before experienced anything like it,
nor could have supported it if had
not been used to some very cold
weather in England.
Here Mustapha interfered, and not
before it was time, for Hassan's au-
dience began to show upmistakable
. signs Of anger at what they consid-
cred preposterous idea Of weather
n becoming colder the farther You went
$ south, which was quite contrary. u OF
only to the experience of ali other
!, travellers, but offensive to the good
. sense OF every well-educated man.
;, "Of course" sald Mustapha, "Has-
. san means to say that the cold was
:. the work of some spiteful Enchanter.
=. aud not that in the southern part OF
p the world the weather is really cold p
4 Il won't take upon myself to state
j. from what source the cold came -
!, said Hassan. esI.can only say that, il
a it was not from Allah himself, l eau.
i explain it. Nay, more, so terrible
!. ourselves entangled in some ice-feldf
=. which occasionally threatened to
:. crush the ship to pieces IN moment
v "Auother proof that it musL have
:, been the work of an Enchanter," ssiC
! Mustapha.9 "You know they cannot
a. injure the faithful, and if the ship es
~ capped such terrible dangers during
Il the storm you spoke Of, it is a prOO
i. that these ice'fields were the work Of
!, an Euchanter, and not Allah, what
"a ever you may state to the contrary.
N But don't let me interrupt you e
n Oh with your narrative"
\. "Think what you please, ,a sale
,u Hassan 81 have my own opinion, ant
e shall not change it. Aud he contin
"a ued his narrative. oi - a1at3sg
~ AFTER being in the vicinity. o
f. these fearful lce-mountaiBs for sew
ID eral days, expecting each moment th
a. ship would he crushed ,one fine morn
I ing q warm north wind sprung up
20 W which blew the ice-tields AWay."i
4 Here Achmet's friend broke into {
m loud laugh, and said, in sneerinl
T MANNER eI
30 9s"A warm north wind, indeed
pt Why everyone knows cold comes fron
Il the north as much ss heat does frou
~ the SOUTH"
~ Hassan took no notice of his re
m mark, but continued what he wa
IN saying:
X 1 "Gradually these ice-mountains be
K gan to disappear, and as the ship wen
Al onwards we at last got out of thei
IN dangerous vicinity aud found our
IN selves in genial climate. Auythin
h more delicious than the change from
no 70 the bitter cold we had been enduring
+ can hardly be imagined. 1t SCENE.
a, to Undue US all with fresh lite, an.
h, the near approach to the termination
,e of our long voyage, placed us all il
d the best possible spirits. At lengt
r. man ou one Of the mast-heads CAV
a. notice that land was in sight, aud al
I'd rushed forward to indulge our eye
re- with what had been so long hope
Id for. 1t was, however,. SO faint W
Lh could hardly perceive it,-iust like
I'D little cloud in the western horizon.
Nv even doubted the truth or the maui
tn statement that it was land, aud toll
m the captain so.d e4-. 3a.,- z...stl.ll-.
til = Nonsense, Hasssn,' he said; ID
not be alarmed; it's land ,sure enough
ed In less than twenty-four hours yo
ed will be on shore, and, ii Pm not mit
he taken. before a weeks over. ca
tn pretty we'll tell the work you'll b
occupied in.'a 1ty Uj-5l
no "'And what may that be !? asked
IN s''That as soonI as you've seen tn
ad widow. and her family. comfortabl
II. settled, which will not take you Ions
,e you will start of to the gold fieldi
n. as you did in Africa to the damon
no fields.'
he "Nor was the captain mistaken, fo
nd a short time after my arrival visite
d. the gold fields in the vicinity of th
ne town, but the description of the wol
,d derful things l met with I must pu
nj off till we meet again tomorrow eve
tn ming" . Hl- aa- ag
al -4 ITO be Continued.l >.
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