New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-16
THE PASSING OF TIE AMAZON.

II France anncycs DahOmey according TO cur
rent rumor il will I've the last OF the AnaAonS'
There are none in the earth now except the "o"'-
guard of the King Of that land, c0IiSls'ln. W d"
undetermined number Of highly coIored "oh'e''
said to he good fighters when the omchs a'e
auspicious and surrounding conditions favorapr
and with their disantlmcnt very old story of the
worlds concerns lis finally brought 10 Close
The legend Of the Amazon, or the lighting "oih"'''
lr1,t on having her own way, ami WIN Il Sih'r'e
contempt for all the authorities, powers all" pre-
tensions of the male Of her species, Is as ahc"h'
nc any tale which illustrates the deeds or drains
of men or women under the sun ana her hi"i
going forth is worthy OF celebration.
She must not unwept and weller to the parhhe "na
without the need OF melodons tar
little time ago she fed from the French bnlie's
like Ajax from the spear of Doomed, leaving many
of her warlikc sisterhood stretched upon INC
field and in the NEXT encounter she will doubtless
pru,cnty lay down her arms. and H. may M
sue for domestic situations in the cafes csfaine's
and pensions which her conquerors will doubtless
proceed to establish in the capital OF her SUD-
iuea,cd country Her warlikc function is prar-
ticalIy at an end II was not without occasional
potency when directed against the arms and armor
of her own sex and race. bat II Will ID" fonhd
unavailing against the discipline OF CIVILIZATION
and the brercll-loading guns Of her Gallic IN
va,lcrs Clearly the Amazon must go she ia"
served whatever purposes destiny ordained to
her The old order clanQrth. yielding place I'd 'e
new, and she who bore banner ami hhIrl" an" VIZ
toriors battlCmarc amidst the fhrongIng an" VT
ror-smittcn ways OF ibomcy and IFS surrounding
marshes mayhap may come 10 Tn" nearing OF
water-gomrdS therein. or TO the crying in racopha-
nous accents Of the morning newspaper. when her
vanruishrrs will, Of course. at once proceed 10
establish.
These cmploymcnts will br far more use
ful if not ornate and rpi1raIn'ha'lc
as those from which she is Ia bc Withdrawn. ana II
by force Of old habit she sometimes SHES an
assrgai AT n customer instead Of GIVING him chang
or brains an employer with n rolling-pin instead
Of bringing in the ragout. il need not b. matter
Of much surprise The habits Of her old employ
ncnt have a deep root and n far background, ami
for anything that we know she may have been
singing bone headed spears and launching slrlii
battle cries at her enemy when Ildonian Ham"
sai.rI I,asi her dra gon-cuaf,;ci coasts. past
Thymatcron and the windy cape ~ So"r.
lrarine her battle horns far blown instead "f tho
I.ybian lotus flute, and WONDERING ,l"nhil''>
what local incident could have impaired 81 much
carnr,tncss to the female voice, which smptr
him from the elm Habits rooted are not
altogether pluchcd up by the incidents II conquest
and suhucation. and will occur once III awhile. mt
# the Amazon herself DO finally wcincd from the
sansI!nary ways she has tro,idcn :" long. a sarr.
flee or two along the track Of her dclivcranrr
need not s. loolscd upon rs an entire waste OF
Frcnch,ncn.