Milford chronicle., 1885-12-18

looking woman of the Abyssinian type
dressed in the extreme fashion, anC
tout a .fait Ia PariSienae, to which
were added a pair Of somewhat ultri
fashioned pink silk shoes with heel;
Louis XIV. 1 did not recognize the
Sister nor her protoge until the strange
likeness to the Queen of Sheba had
seized my hand, and in accents which
recalled the little creature in the jun
tgle cried MOalima (my mastery. II
was Mise / stared, and was dumb
with amazement, and was in no wise
recovered from it when the good Sis
ter presented me a modiste's bill which
showed that the vanity of the newly
tledged Christian was fully as great as
when nude she had decked herself
with every vari- cOlored ribbon she
could put her hands upon. Sister
Agatha informed me that it was quite
time to place Mise in some home
where she might become useful; and,
in view of the modiste's bill, was quite
of the same opinion. She had been
baptized, and bore the name of Marie.
Marie, nee Princess Mise, e7tered the
family of kind Greek lady, and with
what results will hereafter appear.
Six years had gone by and a deluge
of fire and blood hadswept over Egypt
During the interregnum of insurrec-
tion and disorder what had become of
the Uganda Princess? Pagan and
Christian she was now a MOslem.
One day in August, '83, was in
Alexandria, an advocate for my clients
whowere seeking indemnity for the fires
which, lit by the insurgents, had
burned them out of their houses and
homes. 1 was seated at the table
d'hote Of the Hotel Canal de Suez,
when l was attracted by a romantic
story told by my Arab neighbOr, whom
1 knew to be Achmet Bey, for he was
thus addressed by his companion, who
was an eager listener to the story.
He spoke of beautiful woman, the
daughter of a King, who had been
brought to Cairo from far-off Ethiopia;
of her education, her charms, and how
finally, after the white man had con
fided her to Greek family, she had
been sold into slavery and had married
her master, a Mussulman Bey like him
self, but a drunken fellow who mis-
used her; that short time before she
had escaped, and, seeking protection
1t his harem, had been introduced by
his eunuchs to his favorite wife, with
whom she now was. 1t was MISE.
startled Achmet Bey when 1 laid a
leavy hand upon his shoulder and
aid: aye Beg, Ana eJ nlOalim Il bi11t."
Oh. Bey, am the master of her
If whom you speak.
l told him her story in few words,
md of the promise given me some
ime before by Tewfk Khedive that
When the rebellion in the Soudan had
'een crushed and the opportunity Of
cred an officer of rank should espouse
he Princess and be sent as Embassa-
or to the Court of her father. The
stensible reason given the Khedive
las that such an act would be an ex- !
optional opportunity to confirm the {
reaty which had made with King !
i'Tse years before in behalf of Egypt,
nd by which he recognized himself as I
vassal. had another object unex- I
ressed, which was that the Chris '
an child, rejoined to her kindred, b
light convert her father, and perhaps Y
er people. to the Christian faith. o
Achmet Bey was man of kindly t
cart. He promised me, and even s
wore by the beard of the Prophet and n
2 his religion, that he would be re- 81
'OnslOle lOr M Use, keep her at his Il
'use as the companion of his wife, c.
I'd when the time should come that
-e should be returned he would pay
r her fantasia and marriage fete.
The Mahdi has drawn a line tightly t.
ross the country which separates her O
ON her father; little while longer al
ID the occasion may offer to accom- sa
ish the plans here detailed. If so, te
story may yet relate how the little m
aif, given in Court etiquette into the al
nds of stranger guest, returned in W
ter years-as bread upon the water 70
to regenerate her people, and who til
" be known hereafter as Christian bo
incess Mise the First. Oy