Telegram-herald., 1890-06-27

a B@by Wa ssrStssd tAs Pertls ~ Geo.
raj Afr,Sa a, D. A - IA Lso<fs,a

BABY Who Survived ths Psrtis "a Geo.
raj Afra1s - Dls AZ Last ~ Ls0don-
4 sshleg - LAe Ezs1aoEy cf Little JACK,
ths boy missionary. a. he wAs called,
erected ~ sunday school children, as
unveiled over his grave IN London. Lit
tle JACK was only Z years cid when he
died Though he vas bofn n -11glan1,
nearly az us bFief EEs wss spent "A Cen
trl Africa. ELs wa-s famous s.s the only
white baby ever seen Ii ths region of the
great lakss; and after passing unscsthed
through al the dangers Il EQuasorial
Asric&. he fell victim al LAST 70 measles
Ia bis native land
JACK was the son of the wei known
missionary, Capt. H0re, who has given
Us the best map OF Lake Tanganyiks
that hss yet been made. he started for
Africa with his parents when he was
only IL weeks old. and the story Of the
baby's trip 70 Lake Tsnganyika. which
was written by his mother, made Jack
very well known. When the party
started inland from Zanzibar they trun-
died Jack IN wheelbsrrow The soft
est possible bed was made for him ia a
wicker basket, whose sides were padded
go that he could not hurt himself. The
basket was placed IN a steel wheelbar.
row frame, and IN this conveyance Jack
made a very comfortable journey 10
MambOia, hundred miles inland There
were reasons. however, why IL was not
thought best for Jack and his mother 10
90 any further that year, and 80 the
baby was wheeled back % the coast
again. and he returned 10 England none
the worse for his novel journey.
The year following Jack and his no
ther started for Africa once more, and
his father rigged up another sort of con-
veyGnce FOR ths baby passenger. This
time bamboo poles were fastened 20 the
sides Of the basket and four porters were
detailed 20 carry Jack. As they swung
along the path the supple poles gave TO
tho basket a springy motion which was
very pleasing 20 the listle fellow. Along
the hambOOs was stretched a canvas avn
ing, impervious alike TO sun or rain. with
movable sides. that could be fastened up
or down at pleasure. His mother was
carried in bath chair rugged up in a
similar fashion.
After Jack had been carried far inland
African fever tackled the little fellow,
and then he insisted much of the time
upon being carried in his mothers lap,
bat happily he did not suffer long from
the formidable foe of white men IN Afri-
ca. When the caravan halted for the
MONDAY lunch. the first duty of the men
was 10 pitch tent TO shelter Jack and
his mother from the scorching sun.
One day a porter ran away with a can
vas bag containing nearly all Of Jacks
wardrobe. The calamity, however, was
easily remedied, for Sir. Hore had lot
OF cotton cloth 10 pay his way through
the country, and Jack soon had a new
wardrobe. Many OF the marches were
very wearisone, and Mrs. Hore wrote
that she and Jack often presented a very
draggled appearance when the halt was
made for the day.
The journey lasted ninety days. ct
last Jack and his parents embarked on
the beautiful waters Of Lake Tangan-
yika, and negro boatmen, singing at
their paddles, took them to the Island OF
Kavala, which was Jacks home during
all his babyhood in Central Africa.
Friends in England sent him many play
things, which he shared with his Wa
guha playInates, and he never knew that
Equatorial Africa was not the pleasant
est place in the world for white boy TO
grow up in.-New York Sun.