Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-17
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when an African ehlef travels BE-
takes the whole or part 0f his hoasebold
with him. The simpls aboriSinss, there
fore, sYs apt 70 icsik apCis the solitary
white traveller WHO eaEidsrs thr00Rh
fheif country with1ut single wife 10
bis train AZ suspiei0us character.
Thsy arc quite sure b needs clone
watching 90 prevent bis running OF
with soms OF the feEnalss Of tie tEiba-
DR.. BaFth. she explorer, sid, after liy.
ing for Eve years IN Africa. that 4
would be better for 4 trilveler In those
regions 10 take hts wifs With him IL pOst
sible. He said the natives woald re-
speci him more ana be would get along
better. They had nothing 70 object
% ma" b wrote. aexosps rns being
II he traveller has no wifs, tbe chiefs,
as rule, are no backward ebo1t eaef-
ing 10 supply the dehelsnay. Nearly
ell the explorers have had some annoy
ine experiences with kings Who were
anxious 70 have thsnl esstie down,
marry inte hi royal family and grow
40 with the eouS.trys Home travellers
havs fsit esmpsiled 70 leave very
abruptly In order 10 esfIspe the atton.
lions OF women VITO wire eetertnined
10 dstaia then a. their husbands.
DR.. Buehnsr, tbs 9i,rman traveller.
who lived for slx menthl a. the capital
~ the Mnsta Ysnyo abeut i've yeafs
ace, was very m1eh distressed By tho
deep interest," With which be had angit-
tingly inspired the slstefs Of that Central
Affiean potentate. lie Describes her 40
o middle aged and remarkably nnpre
possessing person Of great Ayosfdupois.
bic wife aud settle dIsr comfortably Al
the joint proprietor Of hss extensiva
herds and helds. She importaned him
10 frequently that lie wis glad 10 escape
her ~ last b aaiiiipe tlae country.
Uue OF the daughters OF the King of
the Ambaeilas. near the zambesi River.
fell asapefatelyg Ia lose with Serpa
Pinto, the Portuguese expisrer. Who re-
turnsd to Africa 4 few months ago. Her
elder sister, who ably asetied hsF mat
Fimoniai deaigns. wa very ihdsgnhnt
when Pinto refused 20 Enarfy the Young
girl. She wanted 70 know, In the shrlil.
est Of tones, u there WIRE any prettief
women in she eouatfy be came frem,
and what sort OF i man he was anyhow.
Ths sharp wiltsd wife ed one Of Pinto's
porters heard tha row and entered the
hat. Assuming an air III great lndienss
lion, abe told their Royal HiQhnesseA
that Pinto vas her husband, ana they
had better leave aim alone. She bun
died them out ct the Int, and
Pinto and HE party left carly nsxt
morning 10 avoid any farther consplica
tions In the picture k'inio'a book con-
fxiss Of tbs infatuated young woman,
shs appears to BE- quits liae specimen
81 an African heauty.
Explorers have learnisd by experiences
thai Il 10 best 10 pefnii their porterB to
take their women along sish them, even
Il thsir journey Il - be thousands Of
miles In length. When carrier has his
wife with him he IL nos likely 20 run oil.
Besides, the women carry burdens naaf-
~ as heavy as those Of the men. Tkay
wash and cook better than she men, en-.
durc fatigue better, carry their burdens
more eheeffullg, and work Tor less glAy.
African women have proved valuable
adjnacts Of nearly every expedition that
hes penetraisd the continent In the past
ten years.
M. Hoss, missionary on che great
Lake TanaAnyika, fsnrld near tho south
=
tribe whose ruier val Z woman. She
vas Resd booking nARress, nearly ~
years old, and she waa attended evBrY-
whore abe went b. train Of 30 isdita
n waiting. Mr. Hore sna the Grit white
man Queen MwenA had seen, and she
shoaRht she would like % have the sale
faced stranger peFmanenfly naaF her
residence. shs heeRua him 20 live IN
her lawn. and uhnn III inaistsa that hs
could net, ahe did NOT lei hin 10 Hnsii
he had promised % send sauas Of his
brothers 20 rseiin In her distrlet. The
Queen said she srwnid give them houses
and plenty VI laae. AZ last aoooants 1
mission station was about 70 ba estab.
lished In onesn Mreus's town.
Tha late King Mtesa, whose suhlsets
inhahit the beaniifaI chores 81 fsake
Victoria hyAMiia. mane a unique re-.
sponee When missionary nppiiea 10
him for food supplies Two OF three Years
NO. He listened In silence 10 The good
mans petition, And thbn scot an attend
ans cut into tha <treois az RnbAaA With
Instructions thsx the fnissianars Ok! uot
bear. Presently the etssndant returned
with . d0ksn dflnsels Of Uganda III his
wake. Then Ills Majesty infornesi the
poor lniasionnis shall be was tired 81
snppisiaE him With fsheds He hsd eiIs,-
riuded 70 presoet hia with thess women
Is tlis wives. They would plant hts Gar.
den. prepere HE dinnsir and Eaneofi him
vary handsomely, and be mustnf come
hothefinR arornd tne place any snQfe.
Mt<szs was very angry when the mission.
arr s5tciinsd W accept ihia wholesale
matrimonial ofey. HIs told hiui % shift
for himsslf. ana The Eoos ssllau and his
comrades vcnid doaisllcss have had 80
hse from The cIuntry IL MteaAs essvpya
% England hadlnt opisortamely returned
with such uon6eftsil stories Of whnt
they had eeen thai NE polite sieepos
thapRat u beet 10 ki,ep q easd nuFns
With The vkiteel He fsxtares he shl4ea
b favor. Lana year all his esAnz.htrre
we're persnitsed 10 receive religions in.
ezfnciloa, tlnd enc ID thena. VIA uas
sonysxt&a. new occupies ~ kaness nsss
80 . izeei3isin '5s lAri.e lulportsree and
tnflnenes alnoaaf tho Waxanxia.
"a The krtet interior paateaas Of
Afris2, whore Inhabitants are lrenarAsiy
meeh supsrkss' In mental and innfal a.
sesopnaeni 10 Ahe oasks neRseuk the men
exhsoit god asat dc az ssiiaih fos ihesr
wpmEn. kafinRHe1aa. ~his uxslalls
spe4ks 81 sslmen de aladislk~ nAkes
many alinsiofis 10 tlais tAel. aud 90 sss
SchHesnfurtn, Harsen and other ex-
p1ofez& 1he md skinnaa Ntltm. NyAses
are - kotss a. TIE Eaies Tor thasf IL
asIllRsaes and hFavtsy. knt Il say q
their wonfen IRE e1pthresi 81 40 Anamy
tlaas viii nakh any s&eflfee and in1nt
any dssgfane 70 SCI hzem back aezlu. Fhe
1HkTA1ed onafN nnnsA ho9ess,F. apSmAfs
A Eu1H u&fsEsf faN4i tSae f1akxae. Han