New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-10

twice before troubling me with her. She was blind
IN the lett eye and the other had q decided ten
dency to look sideways, that when she wanted
to walk straight forward she required twist her
head round 10 bring the right eye TO bear forward.
When she wanted to see ANYTHING on her left she
needs must tulp RIGHT about Her FIGURE was far
from being attractive; but though somewhat
loosely thrown together size bid fair To be OF good
standing material. | therefore determined TO give
her a chance. so the drum was beat TO call the men
together. Before they al assembled gave her Il
yard Of cotton to hide n few Of the more glazing
defects, and in this bridal dress she was offered in
hiaFIlage to WhosoeNer would have her; Chulna did
ms best to appraise her, pointing out her strength,
and how generally useful she would be to anyone
Gonnublaly inclined. There had been n general
burst of laughter at first. But mt last StambOul,
who had always shown himself very fond of do
lnostic comforts, was 0verpoWered by the argument
that pair of good hands were in the long run
better than pretty face aud much less liable 60 be
run AMY WITH. 80 he boldly offered to marry
her. This settled AL difficulties at once, and in less
Liam h3it an hour we married them right of.
Thereafter followed the customary festivities 1t
may be added that Mrs STEAMBOAT stuck faithfully
to the caravan till march 10 the coast,
when Tagging somewhat behind one dav she disap-
pealed and was no more heard Of Whether she
deserted or WAS kidnapped never knew, for, sad
TO relate, her husband never went back TO seek her.
handsome Arab girl came TO him with the story
that she had escaped from man who had stolen
her. She begged to be taken to her home, which
was on his route. But Thomson with punctilious-
ness that seems little Overstraincd, resolved TO
respect the proprieties, though it was IN
Central Africa and not allow " unattachcdn
female to accompany the caravan. He could not
marry her of us in the former case, since she was
an Arab Among the Waluugu the surviving wives
Of a chief play unfortunate part at the funeral:
When a Walungu chief dies a most barbarous Gus
tom prevails. All his wives tand they always
nunerousl, with one exception, together with his
headman, are killed and buried with him. A worse
I9iV aNii'S 'le one hoO Killed a hole, Just sum-
Gent to hold her. is dug. In this she placed and
then covered over, leaving only small aperture.
through which she brcathcS and by which spear
passes down INTO her hand At the end of the
second day Of BURIAL if it is found that she has sur
NlyGd tins horrible lucarccratlon aud that she still
holds he spear, she il taken out and allowed to live.
II she he dead, or gives no sign, then there is no
lulther need OF BURIAL and so the matter Is finished.
On the shores of Lake Tanganyika Thomson fell
in with both missionaries and explorers The out
let the River Lakuga, which was closed by n dense
vegetable growth when Stanley visited it, was then
active. On the return the caravan went northward
to Unyanycmbc, the tribes ON the intended route
being at war; and at Kwihaah hc found shelter in
" 4 house with a history":
As We bad arrived day before we were expected,
we found that the Governor and his hrOthcY were
from home. 50 we were conducted TO the olise set
apart tor visitors at Kwihaah. 1t was with deep
and varied emotions thai / entered Ills his.orcal
tomb redOlcnt with ihc memories of so many tray
cllrrS in Central Africa IIirhor comes the Gallant
stanley in his search for LIVINGSTONE. Warstops him,
philosophical di,quisitions With Slick lin Va.sib
Here are the very loopholcs he made in its walls
when threatened with slcre by Mlmmbo and his
victorious followers. He sets ont from it 10 find
thn,7 h I t 1i ',,i'" r'' I; !i.S .,lil9I''
co'n1iotrs his ,ori, ,',rl. ,I ,,. ;t ~
great muster Of Afrjcau cinnr,tio, l , "', , 'o
E.r ,,'i';l L i,' , iuI' i,"F AK nm
yybiI iyin"s,c ,,,,ii c - - ia" IVH'i
waiting ON his c,<noctn3 a-irno. from the ,'st n,,t
rnniual inr now on d" thn sr,.f ,,."n .o,,. ,f tn
,,nriI o',,,, IN, .l,o s,'. ~ Xxx vi W 'o
from to die among the swalnps of Ban rNcolo: and
then irnsp9rJed hya heroic band 81 negroes, he is
"'i IA W't'i V"'l,'I T.? '' S'' lciHpc'
orrivin~ affor ,aanifoIl f.t.rs and tr,,Ilre -. to
up their residence i'm this same place. II however