Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-11-01
a ROMANTIC CAREER.



One night Just after .he big fro
three yo0r:g wcn sat down In the ruins
and talked about wna: would probably
BE- their fate These three lien were
III. q. trout. a Mr. Boardmau and Il
newspaper man Prout was quiet.
determined sort OF fellow whose home
~sa w Riverside His occupation was
that Of IA civil, engineer His PROPOSE
tion was that they -nc','ld leave tho
city and the country and casi 'hsiv
fortunes with the khcdive in Egypt
He made glowing picture OF the land
Ui the Milo and predicted fortune aud
fame There was ne outlook here.
They decided TO 20. In the tiidSt OF
their arrangements Boardman received
u tlattcring offet tc Cu 10 New York.
which he accepted. aud the .e~spapcr
man received one to go elsewhere'
which he accepted Prout accepted
his fate and started alone iJf world
h., had never seen and OF which hi
knew comparatively little. OF his
journey there and his first experience
there l. not much Ia say.
In tirre he reported to General
(Chinesel Gordon and became
one Of his most faithful and
trusted aids After short service he
was promoted aud had the title of Gov
eruor-General OF the Provinces Of the
| Interior His capital was i.itst', a
| point one thousand miles south of any
white settirmcut. Here the young
| Chicagoau ruled and reIgnrd ia a sort
Of Oriental tnagnihcence FOR that
country (which makes his life 0ne ot
romance He had his courticr- and
| couriers. who did him the homage
due potentate Many of the manners
and customs Uf the people of that land
wer' retained by him. He had his
| troops. and with thcul made invHsions
aud couqucsts, and now aud then dts
covered race Of beings of which his.
tory and explorations had made nO
| mention. In the fastnesscs Of one ut
the mountains he found a triDc "i
blacks who were giants in physique ard
more than the average uncivilized
tribes IN intellect. He gave dress pa.
rades before them and made such osteu-
tatiotis display that they enlisted under
his banner. He found their percep-
tions quick They learned the evolu-
ti0ns Of his tactics ia remarkably shorl
time. and every thing he taught they
| grasped with eagerness. and made
good soldiers.
He was restless and in consequence
be pushed his iuvasions and came back
remote tribe He had enough nf the
romantic in his makeup to adapt him
self to the religious forms nf the coun-
try. and his capital at times presented
a strange appearance
Having spent much of his time in the
service Of the khedive in the manner
stated. the government at length con-
cluded TO negotiate with England for
the purchase Of gun-hoats for it,
service General Gordon sent Prout
to London for that purpose. H.. had a
leave Of absence in order L. do this
work Having made his purchases in
London. lac asked for an extension OF
his leave Of absence, which was grant
ed He turned his face toward his
native, country lie reached New York
tarried there one day and came Vest
He reached It. Louis and saw his
friend, whom he had left in Chicago
and tried to get him to 90 with hin
10 Texas. where he had rail
road scheme lie left IT. Louis on the
afternoon of the day OF his arriva
and went 10 Fort Leavenworth. wher,
he married young lady whose ne
quaintance he had formed before Ia,
left the United States
| They went To Pari- ou their brida
trip. The life in Egypt had made ia
roads on the constitution Of PrOut HI
placed himself under the care of &
noted physician, who told him that q
return To Egypt meant certain death
He resigned his position ia the servic,
of the khedive and having made ~
extended tour % the continent. he rr
turned to the United States To-day
be il at the head Of q big printing con
cern in New York City. and has clos.
associations with his old friend Board.
man. The other friend : ia Chicag,
in the newspaper business.
Proat's Egyptian romance and eX
perience netted him a small fortune il
cash. and gave him an insight of lif,
that has made him a eontented mau.-
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