Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-03-13
Story Of Princess Mise.

In volume entitled, Central Afri-
oa--Na ed Truths of Naked People"
there appears the following:
On the Sd of Angus: Q874), while
preparing to destroy the little baggage
:hat King Mise had caused to he re-
stored to me, messenger arrived
from the King bringing with him a
M'Tongoli, who had orders to procure
the boats resembling those In which
W" had navigated the Lake Victoria
: ANA. that | might the more easily
descend the river. The M'Tongoli ad-
Nanced towarl me, and in the name of
King MISE presented me with eight
beautiful young girls varying from
ten to twenty years Of age. One of
them, the daughter of the King. a
beautiful child of ten years, had been
sent me as Especial 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 she now is.
The King had sent me also a boy of
twelve and two beautiful little ches-
nut-colored infants, scarcely able to
walk. 1t was an embarrassing dilem-
ma. To refuse was to wound African
etiquette, and more, brave the wrath
Of man to whose hospitality and
kindness l. owed my life. 1t could
not be thought of. therefore | accept
pd and sent to Mise message Of
grateful! acknowledge
had quilted Uganda on the morn
ing of the 10 h OF july to return by
the river which left the Victoria
Ny ANA in the North, and which. un-
explored and unnavigated. still was
The unknown link in the great prob
lem of "Where are the great sources
# the Nile?' had arrived in Ruba-
"a, the capital of Uganda, one month
before, on the Goth of June, and had
been received as a Mbuyuru, or white
Prince. by 10000 prostrate subjects of
MISE who contained their fear OF
lhe white man until mounted upon d
horse, which. unseen TIL now, WAS
still greater phenomenon. ! dis
mounted. when they lied to the Jungle
horritied at the dis junction of horse
and man, for till then they had takeI
me for centaur! had suffered tnt
horrible honor of having thirty peo
pie choked, decaptated or heWn t
uicceS III my presence. all for my honor
and that the stranger might be i'm
pressed with the power If the King.
Mise and 'Toki-names | hat
given the girl and boy (M'Toki. signi
tying banana, was the name given tn
latter on account of his peculiar greed
mess in devoring bananas) -wer
charmed with the idea of making tn
first VOYAGE of their lives with Us. an
laughed and chatted together in thei
beautiful Uganda language. as If Wit
every bend of the river they were NJ
leaving behind them. forever, perhap;
the dense banana forest which ha
been their home, exchanging life {
almost perfect repose for toll and car
in the land TO the northward. 1t
sufficient to say that We escaped mi
aculously the threatened death /
starvation, the lance and the arrow {
the en- my. and successfully lNed ;
the military outpost of FoueirA
wear later, having concluded other IL
portant expeditions | vas on my VI
to khartoum. en- route to Cairo. und'
orders from Gordon to assume cor
mand of the expedition which was
cooperate with MIN hy opening I
equatorial road from the Indian Ocea
TO the interior.
Mise was among the many sing
lar types in my tram gath erel +
chronological study. or for pre>entati,
10 the Khediye as representative
the races which had lately become h
subjects. The little Trncess W
amazed at the steamer which took
from Gondokoro to khartoum; in Il
latter place she SAW for the first tin
house, at Berber camel, and tinalI