Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-04

Lady Burton's Pleasant Letter.

from the London Morning Post
Among other good things which our Swiss
journey has brought us tins summer the chief
has been an accidental meeting with Mr.. and'
Mrs. Stanley and Mr.. Mounteney Jephson. for.
. fortnight. .. the Hotel kursaA Maloja. in the
Upper Engadine. The colossal hotel stands on
q small plateau. the frontage TO the east LOOKS
ing on the picturesque Sils Lake, surrounded
by mountains; the back of the hotel west look
ing on other mountain scenery. and the pre-
cipitous descent into Italy via Chiavenna.
On Sunday night the 25th ult, We had .
grand storm. The lake was black and green.
Dense. black, fearful looking clouds enveloped
the mountains, the whole lit mp b. red lurid
lightning. accompanied by = glorious artillery
OF thunder. ii turned night into day and lasted
some hfteen hours This was attended by
hurricanes OF wind, rain. sleet and finally snow.
perfect Dsnte's Inferno" which leu US on
the 10th with snNw-coyered mountains. blue
sky, warm sun and atmosphere which makes
y pleasure to live. Bus this is not what sat
down TO write. We had often seen Mr.. Stanley
In a casual way. but we had never lived in the
same house; We had never got 90 know him.
have had among my treasures for many Years
a note from Mr.. Stanley. telling me how much
he thought OF my husband. aud SIR Richard
has always had and always testified his
great admiration for the Prince %
Travellers" But now that they are always
together, exchanging their mutual experiences
and ideas. this admiration has developed
into a sincere hiking and friendship on both
on all sides-that trust will last our lives I
can remember being prepared. from news
paper reports, TO see a clustering. noisy. swag-
gering American. who would want TO knock
down and kill everything, and would be ruce II
one spoke TO him. When I went forward to
welcome him told him that 1 congratulated
him on all his achievements. especially the
last (hls marriage), and that IN my opinion he
had got quite too much for one man. lie
stood quite still and stared at me with ewes
that seemed OF glass or stone as il be did not
see me for at least two minutes. | also stood
quite still and felt by instinct that this pecu-
liarity Is the effect OF absolute shyness and nos
from hauteur and 1 have often remarked 10
in travellers fresh from the desert. We then
all sat down and sir Richard aud 1 had hum
dred thousS nd things to ask him about and
were both charmed. We think We never met
| q man so modest, so unwilling 20 talk Of HIM
sell and achievements, and yet simple in
narrating clearly any fact YOU NAV want
to hear and understand. In a soft Quiet
voice he will relate the most interesting things
snc unconsciously changing his voice and man.
ner, he acts the scene till you seem 60 see IL
We are party Of SIX. Mr.. Jephson being with
them and DIR. Grenfell Baker with u.s. and IL is
Just In our own little circle that has most at
tractlve qualities come out Without any sffec-
tation he seems to shuu all honizing. and 70
court perfect repose and privacy. He seems
TO us to be a man Of the kindest heart and con-
sideration, and IL Is only too evident that his
followers perfectly idolize HIM. and would give
their lives for him. 1 know this from Mr.
Jephson, whom i knew before he went to
Africa He has also with HIM his black boy
Saleh, who looks contentment itself You NAV
see HIM playing dominoes with English boys
gentlemen sons) at the next table to has mas
| ter. In perfect security and happiness Mr.
Stanley Is also possessed IN the highest degree
| of another quality of the desert which IL given
to few only. and which also distinguish my
husband far from other men: a sixth sense an
| intuitive perception which unveils all that sur
rounds you, however hidden. hence 20 mention
one small item-lyIng or intriguing. il Is like
the gambol of an elephant, and one can scarcely
help laughing in the face Of any one who at
| tempts II.
Mrs. Stanley, as all the world can tell who
have the privilege of knowing her. is q sweet,
| sympathetic womanly woman. gifted with the
| highest and most refined intelligence. She
| seems to understand the great man thoroughly
| an achievement in married life seldom accom-
| plished under year. L could not help re-
| marking to her, after the first greetings we're
4 over, what an interesting aud romantic meet
| ing is ours L said: Thirty years ago my hus-
band was the poineer of all these travels and
/ was the bride. Many travellers have interviewed
since then, and now Cthough our fate and
yours are very differently, after thirty years,
Your husband has crowned these explorations.
| He Is the hero, you the bride, and we NEE; in
this remote part Of Switzerland" know thar
| these few facts will interest the public. and IL
| Is q pleasure 20 me that nv husband, Richard
| Burton, and / should testify our sentiments
| concerning Mr. and Mrs Stanley