Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-16
CErEwAXo's APPETITE.
How the Old Man Enjoyed Himself
While ia England,
Pal UaH Budget.

80 my old friend is dead - said Mr.
Whitley, through the telephone which
enables MIN and an Of the 5000 subscri-
bers 10 the Union Telephone Exchange TO
hold conversation from any part Of Lon
don with the occupant of the telephone
chamber of this journal. Dead really.
this time; for ne was dead before and
came to life again, much TO Mr.. Glad
stones delight. II i remember rightly.
Astonishing what admiration these two
great men had for each other. NV Old
guest at Melbury road waS noble saw
age, who was very proud Of having met
the Prime Minister. He was a grand.
kind gentleman was his variation upon
the G. Q. NJ, and in this, as in other
things, tie Zulu improved upon the En-
glishman.
mo, thank you, was not thinking of
his appetite. That be picked up in Lon
don. lie did not bring it with him from
Africa. When he first arrived his daily
ration Of three and a half pounds of beef
cOntented him. Before he left his regular
allowance bad risen to seven and a half
pounds per diem. He greatly admired
English beef. How much he would have
eaten at last if he had stayed much longer
no one knows. But this huge mass of
fresh meat looks larger than it was in re-
allty because of the way in which it was
friZzled in cooking. CeteWayO was very
particular about his cooking The beef
had to be cut in steaks two inches thick
and cooked until il was as hard and as
dry as toast; then it was eaten by itself.
CetewayO also made a separate course of
eacn article of food. He would have beef
as one course, sweet potatoes as the next.
then beans and melted butter. and so
forth. In drink he was particularly fond
of champagne, although he had no Obiec-
ton to whisky. You know how elOQuently
he discOursed to a temperance deputatiOn
about the curse OF mtOXicants and his
earnest desire to keep them outside of Zu-
luland. Ii his desire to keep rum outside
OF Zululand was half as keen as his de-
sire to put champagne inside the corpora
ton of one particular Zulu whom l know
We'll, CeteWayO must, indeed, have been
one OF the most Jealous Maine law men
on record. When he left this country he
had added two English words to his ma
tive vocabulary. One was sgOOd-nioht'
and the other was 'tiZZ,' and of the two he
most loved tiZZ. / well remember the
night of the day upon which CetewayO
received official intimatiOn of his restOra-
ton. 1t was great day with him, and
he was in unusually good spirits. When
he came home nothing could restrain his
bOisterOus satisfaction. We allowed him
a little more liberty than usual, for, after
all, discrowned kings in exile have only
one day in which they hear that they are
to be restored to their throne. lie was al
lowed to eat and drink pretty much as he
liked, and he aVailed himself of the priYi-
lege. We had small party at Melbury
road IN honor of the event, and the guam
tity Of food and drink that the Zulus got
through was almost incredible. 1t was
hzz and beef and beef and fizz all the
night through. At last, when it was far
past the Kings usual bedtime, l insisted
that he must retire, but as a climax to the
days feStiVity | made the King present
OF magnum of champagne. His Males
ty, it seemed to most of us, had already
a very complete outfit in the shape of Ii
quOr, and this magnum was to be re-
served till next day. CetewayO's eyes
were fascinated by the magnum. ''Why
not drink it now?' he asked through his
"YoU have had enough; we
will keep it for you till tomorrow" But
If you leave 1t here they will get up in the
night and drink it." pointing to his at
tendant chiefs, one of whom commanded
at ROrke's Drift and the other at Isandla-
ma. 1t was in vain that we protested.
We would put it out of their reach. LET
me take care OF it." said the King. "But
YOU viii drinkit," we said, land YOU have
already had enough, and more than
enough" ''NO, no." he persisted. 81
will take good care of it. But | must take
it with me to my bedroom; it is not safe
elsewhere" So at last, after making him
promise in the most solemn fashion a Zu-
la could that he would not draw the cork,
ne allowed him to carry it off with him
TO his bedroom. He went out of the room
lugging the magnum as if it were pre-
ciOus child. A few minutes afterwards,
as l went upstairs. saw the big bottle
outside CetewayO's door drained
10 the last drop. The temptation had been
too much for him. How he found room
Tor the four quarts Of champagne after all
MS libatIOns | cannot imagine. Next day,
il is not surprising to learn, His Majesty
lad bad cold and could not appear.