Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-06-25

and is in more or leg5 desperate condi-
ton, l would give Rs much morphine as
| would still the pain. There is nothing
like a civil war to show what sknnks men
are. One Of my greatest worries are the
Shaggieh, who are continually feathering
toward me or toward the Aahdi. / ex-
pect both sides despise them equally. II
in two days / hnd the news correct that
the Mahdi is still in Kordofen, l shall let
out all the political prisoners, which will
shock the townspeople, but will be true
Joy and delight 20 me, for 1t has been a
work utterly repugnant TO me. l like
free will. We left God with our
our own free will. l hate a forced
subsection, and feel sure that TO let these
people ont with free will to 90 10 the Arabs
or not will be good policy. l must say that
feelit great compliment when fny eoun-
sellers say to me: DO what yOn think
Eight. irrespective Of OBJ advice Ehea they
know l am ignorant of ali that goes OF:
ignorant of the Arabic Language, except in
my style; ignorant Of the Arab customs,
etc. You will dol better than We is
what they say, and l, poor devil, do not
know where to turn. On, our government.
our government what has it not to answer
for, not to me, but TO these poor people. If
thought the town wished the Mshdi, |
would give 1t UP, so much do respect free
will. Mr. Gladstone has a rival up here in
shirt collars. Mohammed Bey Ibefhim ap-
peared to-day with regular wings, rather
ragged, his collars up to his ears, reg
uiaf orthodox patterns ] must say hate
our Giaiomaus.s. l dwell or the y of
nevsr seeing Crest B.ilain again with its
hcTfid, weaiiscme dinner parties and
miseTies. How we can pat up with thoss
things passes my imsgira i d. l. j. a per.
ieet bordsge at lie dinner parties. We
ar5 all IL nl5sRs, eayirg wtar we 10 rot
believe, eatirg and drinking iLiIgs ws do
n 1t want, end then abusing one another.
/ would sooner live l'ke . ctivish with
the Mahdi than 90 ont 70 dinner every
night in London. hope il any Euglish
general comes 10 Khsrtoum he all not
ssk me TO dinner. Why men cannot be
friends without bringing their wretched
stDmachs is astounding. 1t is certainly a
curious exemplifeation of how very light
ly religions set on men, and to note the
fearful apostscy OF both Mussulmans
and Christians when their lives
and property are menaced. There is
scarcely one great family of the
SOudan families VINO can trace their pedi-
gree Tor 800 years who have not accepted
Mahomet Achmet as Mahdi to save their
property, though they laugh at the idea
sfterwsrd. l am afraid to say what num-
bers have been killed through this pres
ent policy; certainly some $4,000, and it
is not yet over. Fsr my part, hope they
1.-THE Arsbs) will all run away W have
IN most efeetual way restored the slave
trade and slave hunting, for her rnaiesty's
government cannot keep the Soudan and
never will Egypt be able to govern it. The
only thing to be done is TO give it to the
Sultan. What an end of the diplomacy of
her n1aleety's government And it was SO
easy when left in January, 1850, to have
settled is quietly, giving up Kordo-
ian, Darfur and Bahr Gszelle and
the equator with decency and qui-
ct: l want to get out of the
affair, but with decency. Put yourself IN
my, position. II you say, Rapid retreat
and leave SEMINAR to its fate 1 will say
No, would sooner die first and will
resign my commission, for | could not do
it. Hyou say, Then you are no longer
Governor-General,' then am all right
and all the responsibility Is on you. -.
may be that all this writing ia unue a.
sary ard hat you have ether views, ut it
is as well you RSoW my opipiCnB. / am
secure against any loss by the King of the
BelgiaCs. II l leave her msiestv's SER
vice, therefore, am. SO 10 ssy, free Of her
n1ajesty's service. Ii you turn me cut Of
Governor-Gepersl, [ an relieved of al re-
sponslbi!lty as to your action IL Soudan
toward the people. ! do not TIM Z l am
lnsubordinate in this mater nor IN
reasonable. II ! Wss lord Woiselev, L
would make her msjesty's government
send tho Turks here. There are PHO
ardebs IN the magazine to-day-stx weeks
consumptlon-snd then the sponge must
be thrown up. l could write volurnes of
pent-uP wrath Oh this subject If did not
believe these things are ordained and all
work for the best There was q slight
laugh when Khartoum heard that Barring
was dumping his way up here-for so We
read Tewfk's telegram regular Aeme-
Sis. am sure we are deprived Of treat
IN not being eble 10 decipher the long tel
egram on the preceding page. 1t also is
delicious to find not one civil word from
any official parsonage except Kitchener.
IL ieheYes me immensely. (Also | must
except Tewfik, who in his dispatch was
civil and polite.) Evidently am in dis
grace. How fearful If Barring does
bump his way M kero' 40 Brit-
Ish commissioning, 1 shall consider
he has expiated his faults, and shall for
give him. We seldom realize our posi-
tons. In ten or twelve years TINA r.,
Lord Wol'eley, myaai.. EVELYN WOOD
e.o'' nI,I ii-e no teeth and viii be deaf;
SOIne of as will be quite passe; no one will
NiHS anc court US; new Berlngs, new
Lord Wolseleys will have arisen, who will
eau US 'bloaks' and 'tYaddlers.' 'Oh,
Tor goodness sake, come away; there is
that dreadful bore coming; if once he
gets aiongaide you, you are in for half an
houT, W,ll DO the remark of come Young
capts!n o. tbs present time on seeing YOU
enter the club. I have done what / can,
and one can do no more than trust now.
what has been the painful position for
me Is thst there Is not one person on
whom can rely; also, there is
not one person who considers that he
ought to do anything except his routine
GUY. We have now been months block
AIDED, and things sre critical; yet not one
OF nay subordinstes, except the chief clerk
and his subordinate, sppears to-day. I
mad to eend for them and wait till thew
came, perhaps en- hour. Patience is al
most exhausted with this continuous, ap-
pArentiy neYer-sr5ins tfial. There is not
one department which l have not to SUI
psrintend as closely as if l were its direct
head: Nearly every order, except when
1t IS for their interest, has to be repeated
two and even three times. / MAJ truly
s.y sm weary o. my life5 day and night,
night ana day i Is one continual worry"
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