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

oiouS vi dtlaLOLuenL. 1ne etnE OIOgl-
cal collection was turned over to the
khediye, but Mise, in pursuance of
the idea which had decided me to
bring her to Cairo, determined should
be educated. With this object in view
l went to see Sister Agatha, Of the
Convert of the Bon Pasteur, who
readily entered into my plans and un-
dertook her education, and a sufficient
sum was placed at her disposal to meet
the projected metamorphosis. An in
terval of several years went by, dur
iLg which / was frequently absent in
command of expeditions engaged in
distant explorations.
was in Cairo after my return from
the Indian Ocean. Sister Agatha
brought to see me tall. magnificent
looking woman Of the Abyssinian type,
dressed in the extreme fashion, and
tout a Jait q III Pdrisie1lne, to which
were added a pair of somewhat ultra
fashioned pink silk shoes with heels
Louis XIV. Il 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
gle cried Moaima !, (my mastery. 1t
was Mise / stared, and was dumb
with amaZement, and was in no wise
, recovered from it when the good Sis
ter presented me mod!5te'S bill which
showed that the vanity of the newly
fedged 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, tered the
family of kind Greek lady, and with
what results VIII hereafter appear.
Six years had gone by and deluge
of fire and blood had swept over Egypt.
During The interregnum of insured
ton and disorder what had become OF
the Uganda Princess? Pagan and
Christian she was now a Moslem.
One day in August, 'S3, was in
Alexandria, an advocate for my clients
whowere seeking indemnity for the fires
which, lit by the insurgents, hat
burned them out of their houses ant
homes. | was seated at the table
'hote of the Hotel Canal de Suez
when | was attracted by a romanti,
, story told 10y my Arab neighbor, whom
knew to be Achmet Bey, for he wa:
thus addressed by his companion. wh'
was an eager listener to the story.
lie spoke Of beautiful woman, th'
daughter of King, who had beer
brought to Cairo from off Ethiopia
of her education, her charms, and how
; finally, after the white man had con
: tided her to Greek family. she hat
been sold into slavery and had married
her master. Mussulman Bey like him
self. but drunken fellow who mis-
used her; that short time before sh
IN. pctl Ia
at his harem had been introduced b
his eunucils to his favorite wife. wit
whom she now was. 1t was MISE.
startled Achmet Bey when | laid
=, heavy hand upon his shoulder an
said: "Ye Rey. ana Il nod}im II bint.
con. Bey. am the master of he
of whom You speak.
told him her story in a few word;
=, and of the promise given me SOM
time before by Tewtik khedive tn;
when the rebellion in the Soudan ha
been crushed and the opportunity o
fered an officer of rank should espou:
the Princess and be sent as Embass'
. dor TO the Court of her father. IT
ostensible reason given the khedi'
WAS that such an act would be an e.
g ceptiona opportunity to confirm Il
treaty which | had made with kir
MISE years before in behalf OF Fgvp
aRd hy which he recognized himself
n vaSSaI I had a0a,3gar nIia., ,,pa