Mohave County miner., 1886-12-05
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CApt. Hsrrisoa Smith, psymAstsr. 4
n, wss ssnt BY her msjssty's govern
nssat TO the king Of Abyssinis 10 present.
70 him letter and sword a honor frosn
her majesty the queen. -Ou april TO-
says the captain, "ws arrived saddsnly
in sight Of ths kings camp and Lake Ash
sugi. A. ws neared camp Ne were met
by the soldier whom hsd sent On. He
brought . message from the king. Ths
king requested me 10 come at once 70
min. The soldier si'ied thst the king
lad t!ares tened to punish him should hs
fail to bring me into camp that evening;
hut u. begged me TO wait fs0 niausss,
till O., escort OF 90 men asouid ssrlvs to
ncec:n,sany me. The oficsr command
i',g the escort informed ~ thst thsy
j..i hNen ordered - conduct - T.
rri'y 10 the king. =
Il WAS obliged to ehaags cie<hss o
tine road. unpack the letters from AsR
nsi''.tr and Lord g., and The swords fos
he ..;nS and his son. Thsss Dsuceod-
ncs entertained the soldiers greatly.
~" ~,l !i~rx took up sort II formatioa,
~ -, centre Of which and the psssons
\, no vcse instructed 70 carry, tbs psss-
nts rode. Thus we crossed . plain, and
zen climbed the hill on which ths king
j. Building . new palace. There wss
ihe beholdsn Of many hundreds, having
.ismoupted and walked to the door Of
the cuseLroofod building In which his
MA jesty was SEATED.
About to enter was sbrubtly stopped.
becau.e at the last moment the king had
sen, for casair, which had not yet n.
rived. The chair was brought and
placed with its back against tho pole
which supports the roof In the center.
and exactly facing the king. A usual
he was seated on an angerib n kind Of
bedstead). supported on either side BY .
large cushion. On my entering he e.
tended his arm to its fun length, and re-
ceived me in the most codisl manner
with his stamina nearly down TO his
waist.
AT first thought he IVES bsckoning
me b chair, to which his outstrstchsd
hand WAS pointing. but soon perceived
his meaning. and having taken his hand
and bowed, I presented hss majssty's
letter. envsloped In an imposing en-
broidsred cover which had brought
from Cairo. and which appropriately had
gold lion resembling the kings seal
worked In the center. Then, laid b.
fore the king the sword in il cass with
the lid opened. and sfterward the sword
for his son. Ras Aria Sslsnis. At ths
conclusion Of the brief snaonnosmsnt
with which accompanied sach prsssa-
tation the king bowed and expressed
thanks. He then said he had ordered .
camp to Be prepared fer nes and thAt I
must 20 and ret. found iergs but
very thin tent pitshsd. and furnished
with an angsrib covered with . carpet
and having the two usual cushions.
Other carpets wers laid On the ground,
and for some time sat In state till my
escort was marched of, and was left
only with the small gusri.
IN the evsnfng presents q goods,
cns.sistins a . COW. broad, ghse, tsdge
liquor made from honey). rod pepper,
tirewood and Areplaees. and spoon for
my Use arrived, and were continued
regularly during my stay.
On the 18th called on the king At 7
a. m. Talked, and wrote an
addition TO the latter fu the
queen. Then was taken out, and ar
rayrd with . shirt and trousers. I do
not mean that at the time wore neither
Of these useful articles. but thsss were
special garments Of hossor. was also
presented with lions name, the kings
own mare, . horse, . mule. twsnty-ons
spears, and shield. At II 10 got On the
march. and kept I'LL $50, when We
reached our old camp near Bsbbsh. -
London News.