Connecticut western news., 1883-09-26
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nnms1soEsoE OF CENTRAL AUSTRALIA.

4 friend once informed me that a camel was tylopod. At that time had never seen camel, and consequently did not know what he meant. I believe now that tylopod is beast formed by the coalescence of goat, mule and 8 giraffe. A camel certainly does present various phases of character which can only be accounted for by assuming that its parentage IS connected in some mys- terious way with the above animals. It has the thievish propensities of goat, and that animals omnivorous ap- petite, the obstinacy of mule, and the ungainly aspect of giraffe. His organ of song, too, has certain thrilling notes which could only have been defivea from he-mule Esth sticalIy camel is-snek a >saeeses seiB-wniting in his form the Symmetry of proportion, the perfect fitness of things which would render him an object of admiration to one of the higher culture. His beauty is of an obsolete type. He belongs rather to the preraphaelite school
 If Cleopatra were alive we probably should not be awe-stricken with her good looks; yet she drove Mark Antony to 8 suicides grave. The camel and Cleopatra were econtemporaneous. They were both products of the same civiliza- tion. Cleopatra died, but the camel, alasl survives, monument to the mis- taken ideas of early man. What Cleo patra did for Mark Antony, the camel nearly did for me. Often has camel driven me to such degree of madness that have determined to hurl myself into eternity regardless of consequences or expense. Remembering, however, that revenge is sweet, I lived. I con- sidered the pen to be- mightier than the stock-whip, and solaced myself with the thought that one day I would show to the world what misbegotten beast a tylopod really is. That day has arrived Hence this production.
 When the writer was in Australia it was his misfortune to be engaged for some two years in exploring certain parts of the interior. Horses were useless there, as the country was so dry Cam els were the only means of transporta- tion. When I heard of this I thought in my innocence how nice it would be to initiate the free Bedouin of the Sa- nara, and bound along on the fieet-footed ship of the desert over the burning sands of Central Australia. From childhood's happy hour I had read of these noble beasts. Camels were associated in my mind with much that was beautiful things that appealed to my feelings such as palm-trees, dates, cocoa-nuts oases, goat-skin, water bags, dusk. maidens, sheiks, and negro slaves.
 Accordingly, one morning, when found two camels and an Afghan wait ing to convey me to the rest of the party my excitment was wrought up to feve heat. The camels looked similar to pic lures of them I had seen in my boy hood, although I could not tell whethe they were true tylopo's or not. Tn, Afghan appeared to be veritable sheik and rejoiced in the name of Mohammet Golah Hassan. My zeal inspired me t, mount immediately. went to look fo ladder to carry out my purpose Bu Hassan informed me that the came would lie down, and thus enable me f, dispense with that article. I remem bered, teo, that it would be quite possi ble for the camel to start off when I wa, only half way up. Hassan grasped tn, nose-line of camel, and after mucl tugging at it and great deal of sswhish tah," "w-e-e-sh-tah, the camel con scented to lie down. I do not know the man who wrote of the ''perfumes c Araby the blest" ever smelled of came or not. If he did, that line was bitte sarcasm.
 Hassan then made seat for me wit some blankets in the ter-compartmer of the saddle. This latter article, by theway. is made of wood and iron, an although result of primitive culture is admirably adapted to make man pr' fane after intimate acquaintance. It
 capable of holding two persons. Whe
 only one is to ride, he sits in the bac
 pEsce.
 Well, mounted, and I thought
 shoull split in twai,s f.sy 1t was mue
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