Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-12-18
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 1s. 1884.
VISITORS FROM THE DESERT KULA-
A Group of Strange Beings Landed at Castl,
Garden.

Group of Strange Beings Landed at Castle
Garden.
One of the strangest groups of human
beings that has ever reached the shores
OF the United States sat ON the floor in
the Castle Garden office. These people
were representatives of the N'Chubba
tribe, which resides in the Kulahi Des-
ert, in the interior of Africa. The Afri-
cans wore barely anything except blank
cts Of great warmth and remarkable
gaudiness. The leader of the party,
which mustered six strong, is COnqui.
He was the chief of the N'Chubba tribe
before he abandoned that constituency
for the show business. He is 30 years
of age, and has light mustache and
imperial. His hair, like that of the 9th
ers, grows in punches little moro than
quarter of an inch in length, and sug-
gests small shrubbery which springs up
uRevenly on poor land. COnqui' is only
feet inches in hight, but he was the
tallest man in his tribe. On each side
Of his brow a small sea shell is fastened
to the hair by way of ornament. The eX-
chief carries long bow, but lest he
should do some harm with this, the
string has been taken away from him.
He uses the bow stick as staff and also
rs a corrsctor for the young of his par
ty..
The N'Chubbas are not nearly as dark
as ordinary Africans. Their color, in
fact, is almost as light as that of the Ia
dian. They have small features with
high cheek bones and little dark eyes
Mrs. Conqui, nee Arbecy, is AZ years of
age, and has an ugly, wrinkled face. I'm
der her CANDY blanket, however, she
wears more clothing than do the other
visitors from the Desert Kulahi. Her
arms are bare and are quite shapely.
The pair haye bright looking immature
bow named Arby. This interesting child
like the rest of his tribe, has strong
passion for tobacco. He will, when nurs
ing, abandon his mother for pipe or q
cigar. But, although the N'Chubbas arc
all smokers, they are strict tetOtalers
Nothing stronger than coffee ever passes
their lips. In addition to his own child
Conuui has three young people whom he
probably borrowed from former neigh
bOrs with the privilege of not returning
them. These are Miss Icy. an interest
ing maiden of IL; Co, stripping Of Is
and Finmon, the dude of his tribe. Fin
mon, although "a years old, does not ap
near more than IL. His tastes are decid
edly aesthetic. On his brow is small
imitation sunflower, which Is kept il
position by piece of brown string. Fin
mon shows other evidence of giddiness
Instead of the conventional desert smil
of his countrymen, he giggles and simp
ers.
The N'Chubbas, when at home, wande
about in families. Rocks and trees ar
their only shelter. They are not at al
particular what they eat. Anything han
DIV will answer for dinner, no matte
whether it is quail, q snake or a fey
roots. They are not cannibals, and az
parently have rot energy enough to b
murderous. When invited by his man
ager to stand up, Conqui rises with ev
dent reluctance, and seems to prOtes
humbly but earnestly against the III
usual exertion, and as soon as possibl
resumes sitting position. The NChut
bas do not talk like other Africans. Thei
language seems to be series of click
i'm the back portion of their mouths. III
words evidently have no formation. III
people have only mastered two or thrt
English words. Before they were a
lowed to land the Commissioner Of En-
grafton obliged their agent to give bono
that his curiOsities would not becOn
public charges.--Neao York Times.