Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-08-30

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the Youngest Of whom, a girl 10 yea,
old, had clean-eut European feature
and was decidedly prepossessing Afr
can belle. Serpo Pinto gives quite
glowing description of her charms. Ib
young damsel fell violently in love wit
the white stranger and exercised he
privilege as the daughter of a kin
to propose for his hand. In this enter
prise she was ably abetted by her olde
sister. Every petty chief in Africa ha
an immense idea of his own importance
and the royal princesses of Ambuell,
really thought they were making th,
Shfe man htost favoraDle and bril-
11hant offer. TAtt were astonished a
his hatd-heartedness, but they would
not take no for an answer. Finally
they visited hinrin his hat and renew
ed their suit with desperate ardor, be.
gotten of their knowledge of the fact
that he intended to leave the country on
the next day.
Serpo Pinto politely but firmly gave
them the mitten. The young girl was
heartbroken and her sister became very
angry.
What do you mean?" she cried. "Is-
MT my sister good enough for you? Are
there any prettier or nicer women in
the country you came from?"
Poor Pinto was in a pickle. He was
accustomed to dealings with tricky. bull
lying, OF. hostile chiefs, but this new and
unexpected embarrassment seemed to
require some other sort of diplomacy.
He was wondering how to get rid of his
unwelcome visitors when one of the wo-
men attached to his caravan, the wife of
one of his head men, rushed into the
hut and helped him out of his dilemma.
Look here" she screamed with feign-
ed anger. "What DO you mean by try
Ing to take my husband away from me?
He is my man. You have no right to
him. Get out of here" and she bundled
their royal highnesses out of the hut.
and Serpo Pinto took his departure
bright and early next morning without
stopping to say good by.
Capella and Ivens, in their recent two
years explorations, did much for geo.
graphical science and also made matri-
monlal match in novel and expeditions
way. They hal in their caravan the
young widow of one of their carriers.
who died on the march. Capella OBJ
served one day that the girl was looking
very forlorn and detected. He asked
her if she would like to marry again.
She said she had no objections. That
afternoon when they halted for the day
the explorer announced to the 80 or 60
carriers:
"The nice young widow whom we
have with us says she is willing to mar
ry again. Now all you men who have
no wives and who would like to have
her for a wife fall into line"
The white men were highly amused to
see every unmarried carrier in the
camp fall into line with alacrity.
"Now. my girl" said Capella, "all
these men would like to have you for a
wife. Make your choice carefully and
be sure to pick out the man you like
best"
The girl walked down the line and
the explorers say it was highly divert
ing to see the solemn and anxious as
pect of most of the men as she looked
them over and deliberated her choice.
She took her pick, and the happy couple |
were pronounced man and wife in short |
order. a.-, ....i ..La' IA |
Many of the chiefs in Africa have a |
bad habit of appearing before the ex-
plorers and personating their sovereign, |
the big king, whom the explorer is on |
his way to visit. They do this for the
pdrpose of getting handsome present. |
The explorers have discovered means
that is generally effective in exposing |
these frauds,. As a rule, none but the |
gfeM ehiefs are allowedto wear or DOS
sess gaudy clothes or colored blankets.
Ii goods of this description are offered |
to the sub chiefs who masquerade as his |
majesty the king, they refuse to receive |
them and stand revealed as frauds. |
Consul Elton, in his travels in East Afri- |
ca had piece OF red velvet which he |
for great chiefs or imposters,
and III both cases it answered admirably. |
Many people wonder if Africa will |
ever offer an inyithig field to emigrants
from; over crowded c;vilizel countries.
Of course. 1t is well known that in South |
Africa there is an area five times the
size of France, that is temperate in clim-
ate and well suited to make homes for
the CaucasiaI race. BIT ithe Dutch
Boers are showing that far north toward
The central regions of Africa the condi- |
HONS Of soil and climate that white men
require may be found. Seven years ago
! large number of these Beers left the
rransvaal. After long wanderings and
great suffering six hundred of them are
now opening new farms twelve hundred
miles northwest of their old homes.
They dwell in peace among the native
tribes who, perhaps, had never before
seen white faces. Their stone cottages
are scattered over the rolling dow Of a
beautiful and healthful plateau aboat Is
degrees south latitude, two hundred and
fifty miles from the Atlantic ocean.
Two streams irrigate their farms and a
well built canal, with many branches,
brings water within reach of all their
houses and gardens. Earl Mayo, who
visited them last year, speaks highly of
heir kindness, morality and physical
vigor. They are on the southern edge
)f the immense plateau which Cameron
aid was admirably adapted to European
and 1t Is not improb ,bie
hat they are only pioneers in coloniz-
ng movement which i'm time will place
many Caucasian immigrants in the high
ands of Africa. ..'
Roller Skating With Imaginative Aid.
Binghamton Leader.
1t was rare array of variegated beau
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