The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-17
..wIFE OF MoHAMMED EFFENDI."


'WIFE OF MoHAMMED EFFENDI."
How stanley Tanned "a Proud Egyptian
Shrew In the Heart of Africa.
As Henry NJ. Stanley is shortly to be-
come n husband some interest attaches to
his knowledge of woman kind as lis
played in his latest African trip. He was
arbiter i'm many cases of martial disagree
ment among his own followers; but the
most important case that he adjudicatcd
was that of an Egyptian couple at the
time the two forces of Stanley and Emin
Pasha were united at Kavelli's camp.
Were Rudyard Kipling writing this
story he would name il "The Wife of Mo
BANNED Effendi."
Five years before, the wife of Moham-
med Effendi had gone into Captain Cas-
ats service as a nurse to thef female child
of an Abyssinian servant 1t was an in
tensely black infant, and apparently not
of mixed blood. Captain Casati became
warmly attached to il and when il was 3
years old he obstinatcly refused to deliver
il up. The husband demanded back his
wife, and the child, too. although he dis
claimed the paternity of the latter.
The woman and child went with Casati
into Africa, and the Mohammed Eifendi
joined the same party To be near his wife.
The tolerated her husband for
some time. but at last grew cstranle ed
from him and refused to visit him.
Mohammed Effendi prayed justice OF
Emin Pasha, who did not care to inter
fere. as Casati was his intimate friend.
BY a common instinct all parties left the
matter TO Stanley.
The husbane was first with his story,
which was substantially as related above.
Then came the Stanley thus
described her:
THE fair one crouched down and made
the tent, lii as il was by a single candle.
A subtle fragrance of Shiraz or STEAMBOAT
oil filled the tent, and a perfectly pure
and delightful voice uttered such clear
cut Arabic that l imagined l understood
every word. A fortnight's experience
with such a voice would make me IN
Arabic scholar.
"Her story vas to the effect that she
disliked her usband most heartily, yea.
hated him altogether. He was simply a
heather brute. He had robbed her, torn
her clothes. beaten her and had split her
head one time. No, h would never go
back To him, never!"
Stanley had the woman sen back to
Casati's tent, and sending for Mohammed
Eifendi promised to bring the woman to
her sense of duty OH the following condi-
tions: First-She was to attend the child
during the daytime; second-she was to
return to her husbands house at sunset;
third-she was not TO be beaten or
bruised; fourth-her personal property
was To remain with Casati: fifth-she was
To he protected by her husband on the
march; 'sixth-she was to be fed and
clothed by Casati.
The woman was called i'm and the con-
ditions read her. "As she heard them
she swept the white muslin from her face,
and in the absence of any superior at
attraction. she appeared to any superior
considerable beauty, with splendid large
blacke yes-a distinctiyely fine Clairene
face. The hut was filed with perfume
from her spotless white robe. Under this
overdress she wore a scarlet gown. In the
wilds of Africa i never met anything APP
preaching her.
"Neverf" she cried, and fell to abusing
Mohammed, who looked ridiculously an
CRY and jealous.
"Take her home, Mohammed"
1.-THE woman remained motionless,
measuring her will with SANKEY'S.
ave will have you carried" threatened
her Judge.
She went out doggedly followed by her
husband.
Poor Mohammed returned in a short
time, saying that the evil one possessed
his wife. She was tearing up things gen.
orally, including her own face anC hair.
But Stanley was a Petruchio equal to
the tanning OF this shrew, though her hus-
band was not. Tie her hands behind
her back" be commanded, ''btA use no
violence, and speak 10 her soothingly."
"In a few hours writes the explorer Of
Africa and subduer OF shrews. "she senta
pitiful message to me that | would cause
her release, but she was sternly told that
her voice had no power nor her beauty
any charms for me-that she must appeal
to her husband. Accordingly she turned
to Mohammed and meekly implored her
lord to go plead for her, that her
bonds panied her, and that she would in
future obey him devotedly.
"She was permitted tn resume her
duties in Casati's household. At night
Ia meekly returned to her husband of
her own accord"
And now. ladies, that you have heard
the story Mr.. Stanley tells, what kind of
a husband will he himself make? We will
proceed TO take a vote on the question.