, 1877-09-17
KING JOHN.
A Leaf Out of 1.-THE Arabian
Nights"
Mr. De Cosson's Visit to the Monarch
Of Ethiopia.
4 Slate RettpiIoa and ranqut!--.Datbarie Spltn'
dor anl Raw Meat.
Inn IN ,c1srtnfnr,


Ehhf'7 Spectator.
Only tilose to whom tie ''at11cs Of every land
on sllc far side Of the lsc,l Sea nre merely
"b1arksn will fa11 to recognize In King .,o1ln ui
Eth,onfa n ., rl,rtur mi rc,,,rc.u,,c nrr.nn,or
"D> S',">''s' ""n ~, -. '' I.I"s
~ n"ssa' lrahee VI 'a1'e' e.alhahs cq"'. "c'
sccnt With Tl1cNtor'iS from King Splon,oI,, he
M exceedingly Interesting but iit.io real Ills.
,n~- ~ 49,. S,.... iii, ,.rone,.n th,, A.. t.,
~. .us y. ~. ete"ts wv. ee 'no
ia'l eSrcttftlonf ana tlat impression IA acepehea
in company with the late t3cn. kirk!,4u,,
:. T.. VISITED t''s. k,xo o., tony ,.., :,
a. n's sp; 'car a., ,'o'a, IT,. e"t a"s'et saps'a o'
AbYssii''a. IN ls"l-"i the King md Ills sur
ro.lntltngs. The country, It's pcnplc. their ways,
nn,t their faith. arc not like uuy OF the Afrlrar,
tvnex II, oti,cr rnr,,on. NJ the ront,ncnt. Thcv
sa,,I.,a s P H., rn, r.,,.,.n.. % u's,,,.. @
sss''na II, vs. o. tns VM , dss1'nsens ~ H. oet'psutes
the icutis wcl, VIC tEud 1t, the book If Genesis
and tho books of the Kinrs: thpsc t.{Hr]nN nr
5'ixA1 M ,r uor,,tc ncnrt.. ain, into thcr
',oe.'.o W "e . 80 a"". '.o ., 49,
ranges, arc like fsrac1!tcs with Christianity
tncketl on In them without any eptt,tjop uf c,u-
tin,,,ty, Long bc,ore the KIM Ia rcarl,cl, tho
t.a,n,,r t.... 80. ~ ,t,,, 81. ..-.",,,, ~,
.t. , "sa's 49, .aes .. .'.ns T.. "s
~ssaom' aud his pTo~css IN war; az Axntn'
the former capital VI Tigrr, lie Ia shown tic
preat monoltth aryenty frat hirh. mil tnl1
luw Knssa ,lseti to ca.t Ills heavy etcar oyer tt
nnrAr rEa1
~ do witt, an ordinary nncc,aotl atm ptactjcc.
this exercise wc,, liz c.,t1,cs to AxIIn. There
il little tlspus,tfun 10 ufurwnrl' traveller, tic
t[spositton To- kccp tbc{r country frcr fran thc
stranucr bciny as strong o. ever In Tie Abyssin-
Inns but the ki1r.prp,,fses Ills llclp ANIL prutcr.
t.un to MI who sia,t be pro,,crly Recommended
10 l,ilu by the French Consul at Afassownll. ami
tic reluctance of Intervening persot,ases las tU
g,yc way. nat onjy lid Ktn:s join iu|tili thIs
promise tu Mr, Dc Cus.pr,'s easc, int tle
Travellers ROAD frJn, the Takuxxu EIyrr 10
Ar3aha,1ra, pas.jng through tl;fr,ilt,
roek-strcwn tetIcs, tho King ordered
Tint aIl obstacles should ho cleared
AWAY along tic ,inu al march from tho river to
his mountain camp from whcupo the rrcat Lake
Tyatsa is yisihIc, league from lis cslI,1,, Mr.
de Cossou was met by d c,f,]pa1ly Ut the K,ny's
gltn..i commanded by ittlo Lieutenant, wllo
whose iut,r rifes wGro decorated with turkulst
taIIs,-uuI SO cscurtcI 10 lilo cou,tnes OF tho far
spreading camp, with It's nu1l.crlcss tr,,ts tic
KINGS trnt atl nu;!jcuec llalI, tnrluscl by II
stout lc,.cc, stalldlnts On al, elevated tpOt flst
below the sray, cracry conc Ut tlle mountain,
Ucrc thc tFayt.fcr was met Ly tic Ktng'A inter
prctcrs, M,rcAer and sfnticrakal, atttrct III lung
silk Fobes OF honor, the Kings gilt; WIN coll-
rurlcu him 10 tont c}t,su tu tI,e kings tnclo-
sure, whIvh ind bce,I p,tricl nxntcss!y Tor tic
traveller, aud spread with rich carpets from the
royal trcasurya j" far ail WA '' N'S'
vEnr ploxlrtEp Ann GRAND,
BY The Interpreter communicating to tic hon.
ofcd visitor tho {art that ti,c Leut fist having
como to an end on tho pr1:yious night, tllcy tal
ail Acvoured 80 much r,w meat that to-day
everybody was at home In bctl slpepnr on t1p iii
elects III lis ciauyo fr,,;n yssctatlu ID uuIn1ai
foo,!, but that on tie morrow tho kng would
receive Ills visitor and celebrate Entcr with Il
great Stnte banquet.
When Mr. Ds Co,son had taken possession Of
tis tent tbs King sent hIm two lars full ut Il
dreadful drukae called tetlye, fifty sbrcads, u
II, antclopc's horn full Ut salt and Deppcr, and
u live COW, wi"s, wus killed mil cut ,ip bcforp
i,ls eycs, unl the n,eat piled ,.t inside Tic tcnt.
lie sl,b.enuel,ty y[s[tcd MuryIlrr's house, which
vas, ke iii tho Abysslula.i l,oilses, ctnstrictctl
Of wood and branches, and there lie saw a pret-
ty s!rhk-t!1ut uf Nufctur's httr8u forming
ONE or THE FAMILY ctncLE.
The beautiful intelligent animal wis LODGED In
little tila,chc.i sinIl ope,,ing into tic Gousc,
Ills neck adorned with Lui,ttsouu ct,atu, lIs
fo aud ,lrink Qyen him al ru:.Hlar Intervals II,
Glenn curthen dish, the curu leng tho line Us
that Vf which the household brenl was I,atle !:
ralu. After thu c!yilitles vi tho Kings Inter
prefers cane tho soo,l uces OF the Kings cook,
who sent tho onured guest four dishes ot curry.
Tic Kings cook, who also acts Us ttster, ia Il
hayc always leu III trscproachablo Itfc, and Is
never permitted to masrs.
Ncxt tiaY ut dawn cafI,e one Of the uisircrs,
"f4iliat.,utis.lax," splrndk!ly tlresscl In robo
Of 1uwerc. SILK, with at lidla ,s,,1slln kudrie,
and silver sn,lt,tc.l pistols tn his sash, to III.
ou.rc after tic Travellers health tn Ills AAicYtya
,,ame. liz was Que oi tliosu wiIo ilayu ti.u
privilege Of wearing the sl,ne dress a. hls
| Sovereign. and
THE DANGEROUS DISTINCTION
Of going luso Dattto similarly armed. 50 that
Tic Royal pcrsull may not bu ,s,stinyltisnea.
Early III tt,p Of iturnoou ra,I,e sacrkal attend.
l
shield, TO c,,tniuct tIu stranger to tbs Kin-'l
Lat1,,rti1v tati, Drums anu tEupcts sounded
q salute wis iIrul fran battery Vi brass how,
itzcrs N liz guest entered Tho wo,xIe, rl.i,
r.osed building, nj uLluag fora. aud yasL rxtcut
with ttuue yptunna1c vi trpu trunks. bcltltt,u
tu tho centre, where Ut, u t,Iyau, raised hl,.l a,
dra,el with purple ynIvut, .at
| KING tuny or .rIlop1A,
cross legged, u paiE o{ English rifles, cooked unt
loade, resting on tbs cushions to iett aA rIgn
Of hlll,, an. t,ls slippers Ut solnl silver Ggrcc Of.
tle carpet ueforo him, BY ls sitp was i beau
t,{ul swor, with st,:atll of velvet null sl,aturl