New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-04
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
pLucKY GIRLS IN SOUTH AFRICA.

YANKEE GIRLS IN ZULU LAND. BY LOUISE YES
csIIrs.surrDoS. Illustrated by @. L. GRAVES aiter
sketches from life by E. ]. AUSTEN. i1m''' Pr 90"
Wortnagton Co. -,
1n. u,vs,,s,,on and the printing and general
rh.r,s ~ tt,s beautiful little book SO closely ap-
sch the excellence of the best French work OF the
lnd as 10 entitle II TO rank among the very aancse
American productions Of It's kind. inc iius'rsion'
are I'm process and resemble those OF the t1garo
az ~Tartarin do Tarascen' and Tararin sur les
Alpess the paper is heavily calendered the type Is
clear and bright the cover Is s'nmngiy oeeor"e1
With active figures OF Zulu warriors AS 10 inc oon
tents of the volume attractveiy prepareo 'hey
-s fsb and original enough TO secure generai inter
Get for they relate the adventures Of three American
Girls who travelled unchapcroned and unguarueo ny
masculine protectors, all over South Arica' "ho
went TO the diamond mines at Kimberley ana Vsiteu
The homes Of the Beers, who were Just then on .he
ave Of their declaration of Independence; travelled
hundreds Of miles In oxwagons, camping out On tie
road and enjoyed themselves In the most thorough
and natural way from beginning to end
The object OF all this travel the restoration 10
health of one Of tho two whose lungs had weakened
under q protracted OF London fog ana smoho.
South Africa was prescribed as sanitarium' a"
thither these courageous young women procecueu
There they wandered for five years thcre the invana
not only fully recovered health but got married nap
ply: and all this ono Of thom has set forth WIN
n,odesty which makes no account Of the hardships un
dercone and even ignores tho manifestly aonormai
exhibition OF truly American pluck and gn" In
volyed in the whole enterprise indeed IL may 20
said that II tho young lady who is inc historian "
tho party had presented somewhat more Iuiy 'no
oin,culties and inconvenience OF travel IN eouth
t,, m. General interest would have been increased
Gov ths majority of her readers. But these Yankee
etrIs evidently prided themselves upon their enauf
ance and with reason. and so they say as ntto a.
possible about the most intoieraoie oisoon"r
such for instance their experience In the oid Can
soria overland coaches which have been uansIcrreo
10 South Africa. and in which the unhappy passeh
ears are bumped and 1oltod and trturated. SO to
sn.ak amid perennial clouds of choking dust for DAYS
and nights together For 1t Is country OF magnih-
nent distances and IN the absence OF railroads. our
travellers were Obliged 10 the coaches no matter
ct what personal COST
Fortunately the climate more than made up Tor tne
hsrdships of travel for the invalid improved SO rapidly
that she was able to bear rough Of the stages
rs well ms her com panons, and in short time hao
fully recovered. The girls spent several months az
Kimberley and helped to work out diamonds pnt 90
not appear gone to the bottom OF the great hoe
in which tho mines situated. though they ofton
watched the dIggers from the brink While here ther
house was ransacked by thieves and they DO not see
TO have recovered Of the stolen property but the
author wastes time in vain regrets over the mis-
fortuna Tho happy, sanguino disposition OF these
wonderful girls indeed must strike every reader They
never complain Of anything and very seldom OF any
body II the lodging is bad tho food UNBEATABLE per
hans thcy state tho fact but that is all So muoh
recorded, they hasten to some point OF interest
something to be seen. some odd phase OF unoiVn
,zed human nature to be examined. They are ouicl
Of observation unfangly cheerful, full OF resource
and troubled with none Of tho fears. doubts or con
venttonal shacklcs which commonly make womo
miserable while iourneying in savage or semicivize'
lands.
Tho pleasantest episode Of their wandenngs evidently
was their long trip In an ox-wagon. when they TOO
their meals by the campfire. slept in their wagon
framped brsyely tho nterminablo vedt day afte
day, and drank in sunshine and fresh air enough U
add ten years to their lives They had no dissgreeaol
encounters, leopards or wolves or poisonous
snakes or insects though they passed. through regions
said to abound with such Creatures but enjoyed them
selves thoroughly, and only laughed when sudder
downpour Of rain stalled the wagon, or freshet madI
tho fordng Of some stream ticklish proceeding. a
happier party, in short, never travelled, or more
sensible one and the record of their strange expert
onces Is 20 WELL yet simply told, that we should thinf
4 must stimulate other Yankee girls TO 60 and DO Ike
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