The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-11-20
Photographing King Cetywayo.

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details Of the reception of King Getty.
wayo in Cape Town and his experience
Of the sea photography, A correspon
dent writes:
During the voyage of the Natal, the
first morning when there was no land in
view. he, after looking around, held up
his hands in intense astonishment, but
like all natives, he did not permit him.
self TO appear to be much surprised at
anything. At home he was rather a
considerable beer drlnker, but he now
thinks that very inferior stuff, an,,
palms that off on his wives, wnile he is
quite ready to do his share of "fire>
water in the shape of gin.
He has rather wild way OF taking
TO European food, and as a preliminary
to substantial feed of beef the other
'lay he levonred a pot and half of
jam. He has not given over the asser-
ton of his dignity, and in this he has
been Very much encouraged BY. the
amount Of waiting upon which he has
received. After promising to have his
photograph taken he kept the photos
grapher and every one else wa,ting up-.
m hls pleasure tor some hours, was
pleased to be gracious enough for a
few minutes, aud then went do2gedly
to his seclusion. His observations
often show, as his face wonld convey,
thai he possesses no incousiderab!e
fund of humor.
He was good enough to come ont of
his shell during the time his photo
graph was taken, and the smiling face
he put on, as his photograph will show,
proves that he is not altogether unac-
qnainted with the ways of the world.
A portrait of Dabulamanzi excited
desire to make as good a picture. and
he readily threw aside his blanket SO
that civilization should sac CetvwavO
in only the royal attire as King of Zulu-
land. When his wives we're being
photographed, nothing could induce
them to leave off giggling or to sit still
until Cetyw'yo sternly commanded
them to do. and then at once they were
as motionlcss as statues-it was evident
they had not forgotten the temper of
the king and the way he once reigned
in Zuluand.
When he was afterward asked to sit
for another photograph he declined
doing so on the ground that he was not
going to make fool of himself twice in
one day. He would not sit with his
wives. because, be said, as having his
photograph. they could cut the group
of women in two and put him in the
centre; and he suggested that is other
photographers wanted his likeness
they could photograph his followers as
often as they liked, and the pictures
would sell just as we'll. for the white
men woI,|d buy anything. The photo
graph will show Cetwayo to be an
enormous man of little under SIX feet
high. Il handsome, over>fed specimen of
humanity. with nothing repnlsive what
ever abont'him-except his history.
A tape measure around the chest
would probably show sixty inches and
and each thigh half that number of
inches, and this should convey what an
immense fellow the king is. Yet he is
not ungainly in figure, aud there is an
unmistakable dignity about him, which,
together with it's fits of sociability.
have drawn toward him the good feet
ing of his escort. The whole party
evince a very earnest wish for clothes,
and Cetywayo was in great delight on
wearing suit sent him by the commo-
dore, and strutted about qnite proudly
with a black ''tile.' which he had mans
aged to squeeze over his head-ring. He
has lately developed wonderful taste
for scribbling. and in a few months,
under the careful tuition OF Major
Poole, would probably become polite
letter writer.
Indeed, Major Poole has the king
excepting the sulhs, which are exceeds
ingly inconvenient-perfect under con-
troll, and the attempts at letter writing
are an Infinite source of amusement
The wives of the king, who are his
fellow captives. are four in number,
and are tall, 1.-THE. shapeIy women, of
about twenty years of age. The photos
graphs are not just to them, for their
attraction seems to be in their vivacity
and good temper. Like their lord and
master, they are anxous about
their dress. On Sunday Getty.
wayo was taken on tour of inspection
of Her Majesty's ship Boadica. which
visit seems to have given him terri
BILE shock. Such visit year ago
might have save England some millions
of money.