, 1877-12-22
FAMILIAR TALK.

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booE, W extracting some passages from the
chapter describing the character ard the
achievements Of tvo eminent African explorers:
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e'nor."eheral OF soltaf' As. ue Lcon ''fst
met Capt. hurton at Cairo. In 1881, OIL tic re-
turn Of the latter from, his ptEilo,is Journey
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eup'' eufto'l was taen III Sca1s U! "ee' y
COURAGEOUS fesolate soldier anu traveller. lnnu
i1, u the run snae mud excitement of atlten',[e' , M
1,c Leon nt,.c,yc,i tn ,n,1,cr s1r, v.,s,.ur m.
49,, u" =, oosa.ssu .a."sr u "nA . ua
lHs' ~ 4s'ap "sees' eIt'"G h''inc ~ luz opposNe
end of the table. yet GAZING tn French fas1lto't
Iur on around him. ,},oueh wa were struck by
tho ovco,1I,f, ,rito,, ,,,,, t,.ajI-,,oo ,,f IL
"s ..s e.' o'''"'.' wv '''e"'e.e1 :. " ''s
s5e' wheteser nc lookea up as II was
not 2hcphcard'A hahlt to allow natives,
especially .huse Of lover ciass. to s!t at hi.
tah,c,,,Gnte. + carele.sIr questioned him rnn
s-'.,.'- .,',e s"'s'sse.s , Va."ssM "s''' ~"
celsl'''e t'''s personi ou. feee'se'l ohy vague
We saw the nlan syycrnl days In succession, III
tho same plarc our curiosity BEGAN TO be- exclt-
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We "oula kho" Ve'Y SOON "ho t"a. aFao WIS
aIll might l,e rather surprised At lust, after
playing this iarce for several days, doubtless
ti,s,t Of wnuL Of cu1npuntuuship anti rufurccl
s,lcnce, Burton {for 1t was l,c) dropped tho vri
Mt,tluu,cel hie real naie anu character, a,l as
to,,Isllcd us nil not !ttlo by Tue announcement
Tint tie ruliior We Ind heard aud Iishriieyci
WIS founded IN truth: Ms tr had lust rct,lrucl
witt, the pilgrims iron, tho {lta1} pilgrimage
irn,n alccra. lie proved n most delightful nill
wcicu,r neyesslou to our little circle In Tic So
cial wilderness Of tlu Cairo Of that tiay, and
WIS nv guest ut my Calreno house for tume
timo nltcr; rrcountiny In hls owl itIln,tabIu
style, Ut which his written works convey but a
tnint Impression, Ills strange md Startling all.
Last winter Mr, Dc Leon again encountered
Capt. Burton at Cairo: uttti, WHEN Its familiar
tarc, saws the author, "ha.tier aud sterner, and
bsnrtue It's so,tycnlr OF past prtils in tho s1apI
uf deep ctcatrtru OIL tho check, ncain vrrrted
tllu ut tho OLD place, and hts strung haui graspei
.,,ius again, It Was like a reeurrcction uf tho
nlucn tine; and we toDk up the thread Of our
long.lnterr,ipted intercourse wherc We fla.l
druppe,l It more than twenty years before,
-. found Burton morc Changed in his
outward than In lis iuwartl man, Pcfllaps ha
was snure addicted to tho utteranct ot very
startling paraloxcs In his rambling talk than
plca stcecotspet pro o!,ltcss tllan he used 10 be;
but Ills manner was ]cse ABRUPT, and his toicr.
ancs Ut opinions opposite ti5 own much ercatcr
than In bis eur1Icr .lays, when he was apt to 10
conversation was still there, Increased by the
stores U[ yaricI lufor,ntIun earcfuIjy rutiIrrglI
up sntl retanel by most retcntlva memory.
! have encountered many clever takers, IN
different lnu1llagcb: but really have never
>mpt urtpt's buucrtor anywhere il, tnts rcsprrt,
Thystcaty he stlI retains the yigor and strcnptl,
which hu formerly enjoyed. IT'S arm is like a
lar of iron, and tio keeps hts bcepe md utner
earrync III lis hand ar, irof, cane. which tno.t
1Hru would tjul fatIgulu1 In mn hour. liz ilucs
this to kccp iu tratrt1x for carving heavy
gun Ia l!s explorntiuns.'s
TINT. Burton conducted Inst anrirg auryrv-
lnE expedition Into Tic Stand Of Mlljou.H.-
the party leaving Suex the .lst of March. 'rle
obiect OF tho enterprise was to Investigate thu
mineral resources OF Tic region: at1 tha rcporta
made encourages thr bellef TINT largo ticposlts
of gold nnl silver e..l exist in tho soi md viii
ricily repay tho la6or Of mining.
tiortlon faata Is sabl to br quite tho oppostte
of Capt. burton i'll person and manner, lis ia
scscr!bctl ~ ~ man Ut middle hight, sparcly
but strongly built, A1l giving ltttlo indication
Of tic strength, both oi siue;vs and c0nstitll.
t[utl. which i,aa burte him 40 far uile,nthel
through ~ lnany har,isi!rs, a,r,l the African
swa,nj:a, wl,cru tio pestilenre walked! Of noon
tlay md Wherein 40 many If hi. ptoncars have
lail tbcts hot,es, Neither In face uur in tl1uro
iucs liz curry nnv troccs of ts ronacta VIII tho
trraeirrous climate, anu moro trcuvlcru,s llI.
man Wild pusts, a,nonr wl,oIn lc l,u,i na.scf
tic two ureccctii,ls years. Even lls r0lop!uxtou
stiI runuurAtlyelY frrsl anu Iuir. ruyu M Iiint
ri TIN kjsscx Ut tho sin of Central fr,rn: mn,
his rye ,yas "a clear md brfght as tliuuuh he
hull i;lst ,s,c frotE prulncuaiInr in tho Shady
si.iv II Pali Mail. III is allito youthful In m.
pcnrntcc, Wifi rrpuur tcaturcs nn,I tinrk-brn,s,,
i,nr. ill h.arinte IL mi tint tf nii,tnrv man
liz affects no martial stry Or ,cAsurrtl stcp. Gut
wnika yery runIi.jy. ln,kfno moither It, ri13t ~
luIt, tn secmng abstraction, with head = iit.lo
aIfyat,cr,l md with slIrft atoon Of fhe ahnnI.
urrs I,ls evcs tnst On ill., Tr,,,tni' Tns vI,n
Gad never seen lin before would mistake hiu