Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-11-08
AN AFRICAN PRINCESS.
Through Christianity From Heath
enism to the MOslsm Faith.
How the Naked Pagan of Equatorial Africa
shoue in Persian Attire and Learned
to Contract MiIliners' Bills
Her Possible Future.

Naked Truths of Naked People" there
appears the following:
On the Sd Of August (lS74), whilst pre-
pairing to destroy the little baggage that
King M se had tsused to be restored to
ma q messenger arrived from the King
bringing with him a NJ rongoli, who had
orders 10 procure me boats resembling
those in which we had navigated the Lake
Victoria N'Yanzs, that l might the
more easily descend the river. The NJ Ion
eoli advapced toward me, and In the
name of King Mise, presented me with
EIGHT beautiful young girls varying from
10 to 20 years of age. One of them, the
daughter of the King, beautiful child OF
ten wears, had been sent me as special
mark Of his royal favor. The little Princess
was the living image of her father,
both in form and face. She was
subsequently, placed in school
at Cairo Convent of the Bon Pasteur)
where che now is. The King had sent me
also boY of twelve and two beautiful little
chestnut colored infants scarcely able to
walk. 1t was ar embarrassing dilemma.
To refuse was to wound African etiquette,
and more, brave the wrath of a man to
whose hospitality and kindness | owed my
life. 1t could not be thought OF, therefore
Isccep,ed and cent to II Use message OF
grateful acknowledgements.
l had q tilted Uganda on the morning
OF the 10Th of July, TO return BY the river
which left the Victoria N'Yanza in the
North, and which, UNEMPLOYED and unnav'
ieated still was the unknown link IN the
great problem of "Where are the sources
Of the NileY" ! had arrived in Rubsgap
the capital Of Uganpa, one month before,
on the 2O,h OF June, and had been re-
ceived as q "Mbuguru," or white
prince, by 10000 PROSTATE subjects
of Mise, who contained their fear OF
the white man until mounted upon a horse,
which unseen till now, was sill greater
phenomenon. / disuoqnted when they fed
to the Jungle, Mortified at the disJunchon OF
horse an map, for till then they had taken
me for centaurl had suffered the hor'
rible honor Of having thirty people chokeo,
decapitated or hewn to pieces in my pres
ence, ell for my honor, and that the stran.
ger might be impressed with the. power Of
the King,
AN AMAZED PRINCESS.
Al Use and NJ Toki-names | had given
the girl and boy (MToki, signifying ba'
mana, was the name given the latter on &C
count of his peculiar grrediness in ievour-
ing banaras) were charmed with the idea
of making the first voyage of their life
us, and laughed and cnatted together in
their beautiful Uganda language as if with
every bend of the river they were leaving
behind them, forever, perhaps, tho dens9
banana forests which had been their home,
exchanging life Of almost perfect repose
tor the toll and care in the land 10 the
Northward. 1t is sufficient TO say that We
escaped mirsculeulosly the threatened death
by starvation, the lance aud arrow Of the
enemy, and successfully arrived at the mil
itary outpost of Foueirs. a year later,
having concluded other important expe'
ditions, Was on my way TO kbsrtcum en-
route to Cairo, under orders from Gordon
to assume command Of the expedition
which was to co operate with him by OPEN
ing an equatorial road from the Indian
Ocean to the interior.
Mise was among the many angular
types In my train gathered for chronological
study, or for presentation to the Khedive
as representatives of the races which had
lately become bis subjects. The little Prln'
cess was amazed at the steamer which
took us from Gondokoro to khartoum-
in this latter place she saw for the FIRST time
house, at Berber, camel, and finally, in
Cairo, the city of the Victorious, the
El.Kahriah of the Caliph. How shall
picture her delight and expression Of
amazementH The etbnogicsl collection
was turned over to the Khedive, bnt 4 Tee
in pursuance Of the idea which had decid
ed me to bring her to Cairo, l determined
should be educated. With this object in
view, went to see Sister Agatha, Of the
convent Of the Bon Pssteur, who readily
entered into my plane, and undertook hel
education, and q sufficient sum was place
at her disposal to meet the projected met
amorphosis An interval Of several year.
went by, during which ] was frequently alb
rent IN command of expeditions engaged
in dIttsnt explorations.
ExTaAvAGANr As ANY PRIyCrLY DAME.
was 10 Cairo after my return from tn,
IudRu Ocean. Sister Agatha brought 4
see me tall, magnificent looking woual
of AbsyssiniAn type, dressed in the extreme
fashion, and tout fat la PartSieRne
to which were added pair Of soneWha
ULTRA fashioned pink silk shoes will
heels Louis XIV. l did not recognize tn,
sister nor her protege until the strapg
likeness to the Queen of Sheba had BiezeC
my hand, and in accents which recalled
the little creature in the jungle, cried Mosl
imi! (my MASTER. It was N rse. i stare,
and was dumb with Amusement and was il
no wise recovered from it when the goo,
sister presented me a modiste's bill whicl
showed that the vanity of the newly Redge,
Christian was fully as great as when mud
she had decked herself with every vari
cOlored ribbon she could put her hands up
on. Sister Agatha informed me it wa
quite time to place NJ Use in some hom
where she might become useful-snd il
view of the modistss bill l was quite of tn,
same opinion. She had been baptized ant
GORE the pame of Marie. Marie, ne,
Pripcesse Mise, entered the family Of {
hind Greek lady, and with results will here
after appear.
Six years had gone by and deluge o
FIRE md blood had swept over Egypt. Dur
ing the interregnum Of instruction ant
disorder, what had become of the Ugsndi
Prircess1 Pagan and Christian, she va
now q Moslem.
One dsy in Aug lsb 's3, was in Alex
andris, an advocate for clients who wer'
seeking an indemnity for the fires which
lit By thu insure EMS, had burned them On
of their houses and homes ! was seated
q, the table d'hote of the Hotel Canal d,
Suez, when was attracted by romantic
story told by my Arab neighbor, whom
knew to be Aehment Bey, for he Wss tho
addressed by his companion, who was al
eager lis.ener to the story.
TIE LAST or her ROMANCE.
He spoke of beautiful woman, th,