, 1877-02-10

gayagcs, he entered the cu,lllUcs nf ug.in-
wlio ili,pat l,c.l n messenger 10 cscnst HIN
to tho capital. Over roasls that Ind lccn wf,lc..
I'll and pwc7t In hoanr nt The strnngc yisIs,r,
CnI, Long Iotrncy4, nnfil l,hscsl ts await the |
crrt!on 1t viiinse Tor hi. octnpatIon, near tho
residence Of Mise Oh the o0tIl III Junr. MI |
preparations being complete, no prosecuted t''
thv M,yal hat,tatiu,l. Thus,aanls ~ natives |
ciimnsc OF a Willis man. Never t,eiovc
j,uI d horse been visible In Central Africa,
and, a. Col. Long rode on IT.. faithful
stcrsl, which l,n carried him over nil tic ,l!fl
,JJlt nro,nI from Gpr{0kuro, tho atI,nyen,cnt
Of tl,c pcoplc was immense. Al tlIp rcu,ifcst Of
thc King, who Stood at tho outer gale Of his
palace to welcome Ills guest, tic Colonel Rarc
In exhibition of .le j'ac.s. of the animal OF,
rof, his satlle .tc surprise nnsl delight OF tho
natives wcrc cxehanred for alright, rs until
then tloy had supposc1 man md horse to bo
one animal. .-.-,
stnse 1oaea s tc Kns w
surru,t,jrtl by seven hIvh walls, scpafated by
intervals vi twenty yards, within Which were
n ii ot s asau sass c ansio
| ~ IL. Mn1rstv'pa nrra,nitl-sIanci Int. sli1,-
I,oric.l by q row Of Columns in Tic intcripr.
greet s as aLs'ngt'hea u T., '''ts,, ,; u;
his palacc, disclosing a figure thus por-
traycG *lle appears. S year. ot age;
certainly more than six feet hf.t; Lis face Ia
his io' ia.ee .I Testiess cyc eoa.l, 81 ersc Jru-
ialty nj nen,,,s out that mrs an otherwise sympa-
ti,ctIc expression; lis features arc rcyulnr md
complexion Ilght-cupper tint. lie Is dressed
ny tho Better elias III Arab merchants. The
texture Is Of bIuo cloth, trimmed will, Eol'l;
| arnnl lila heal, in graceful folds, Is wound
white turban; Ills waist c,,vtrclc1 by a belt In
g'%T %arsia';5 rsg5 sr'mar % lis feet arc tcaseI Il,
santlas Of st"ossii pa.toru nroeuroti from zanzt
i,ar. lie adya,,ccd to meet nc, with graceful
| Raltttntton. "a Alsty1uuntc1 from UEuntin,' to
whom alternately hts eyes wandered with A.
most M expression Of fear that Eavc NC tho
Impression that lie regarded tllo as ffcsh afo'h
tit Inferno"
Te ssrsn"ny 81 s RoSai seai a tc end
~ In. rnrr.ior. chair. oyer wllicll was tlirown
a c'otf wrought Ia gold, formed tho Royal
throne. Seated, M'tso placed ls feet upon a
lynry tt,sk OF milky wf1!tcpcss as II to Say. Ia
huc :;Sao rfanv.' Cui. Long was invited to sill
in tie nres sencu of tic King, ~ IN ronur never
betoru accorded to mortal" rssspti!Hn, a!m1,s1 o,
whtciI the Colonel scanned with obsoryaMt cyo
thc 4 Iiall Of Justice" in wlllcli the audience
wns heii. Tho sities and ceiling Of tic latge
tHo" tHo branl, Nas Swasusetls Mills" could bc a.
tiortly rra,1, By ilu pillars along tile corridors
stoM tbs dread cxuet,tioIicrs Of the King.
Tilcae savage men, called Maras?ah,n were
|
| brutality In thulr cleaning eyes, and long
black beard y that SLOWED them to ho Of sotnc
foreign origin. Their dress consisted 'of .
strincs, boracrctl With black; tuuic Of
rcI innnef With black gtrpcs, dolman
ike ucrose tho breast, from which hangs fringe
Of peculiar monkey ,kin rcd cloth tSrnan a.
plated rupc-eoryl,--battgo and instrument d
fhnr ,irs,lly oflirc.s Tic Minister'S Ut tho Ktnt
wcro DRESSED in Whltc cotton, and arc tho onl,
uit,t''' eoIor. oA ''' ~ ~
! Az lin c,oxc of tho audience. tho tnuolatio,
"s s a. ~" sc',t ~ III naio 81 IN tmnoshc ceremonial
,t ss,Gfnmt S1 r9ntrnrtirn Of tic eyo had cause,
a ',,s.1s.'.,rscn ~ lin Sinrsntak' who. nuic
10 Do thslr master's wil!, snatcllctl from ,hci
Q i,nw,s md fs"rfri veiis. crowned in blood til
ni dn a " T., vtt,s mnsss vj.tt tn M,tse
iii. fe"rf"i hnr,nn aaeriico tcrnnatci each II
tes'G is rS.isns wS Go at Se ie coqt "'''
j '''f ~ ,,'c ~asn ,,car tio naace 1as situate
!, tho Kjnr7s larcn,, which contained above
. hundreI prctty women. The traveller va
:: matca cathcrci about lin In spirit oi fr!cnd
anrn,p,nri ,:nrrfuly lin rtlt trffI,intugs OF N
Gnroa nIr as q lltcd % nv tarbo.cnc rom NY eatu I t.
ihssi h"ni WHEN no innrnr scn,cd unon lii thron
y M'tsc Ia vcry ray. anI laughed With q frccdol
I That T. soon % N NcosylnccI mic wo should 10 gret
. niccivscon.,Turtcd hits shaiioi by tho ubiaul
: nms hnnnnntrces. fnlowcII by tl1 wjIola Of i,
!. mr. narc,n. by wjloni ie Is greui!y Beloved; as
Is %Ssu ,rnTo =" nu }o,M mi 70 bo. "a Wcmsrnt rua.
iyiuv. v nIasrahls sets wlu,. altI.uuxh certain
"t%Gstyn ovG - On 1s iotsp visit to tla harol, I!
aamiiinrty of tbe Kinr,. wves ~ VIII VII tho ho,
IL 1A'u.'1n.tst " s'S s@s"1 asS,,.. sI.o ss,Is