Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-07-22

story u one of the.e elf tame dwarfa
She was little ignorant, savage animal.
fighting with Wild beasts and wilder
men for daily food; q two legged Wild
.at whose waking hourS were predatory
snd who hal instinct but not intelligence.
She with Others of her sort wcv captured
by staniey's Zanribaris Just ~ they had
prepared to launch shower ~ poisoned
arrows at the giant and drad~l iniruders
on the vast domain u swamt- and tr~~.
Contact with the invaders II her land
dispcliei her fears. and gentle woman.
hcoi asserted itself through that sacred
AMI wurld-old sentiment that We call
love. Surgeon Parke treated her with
kindnes-. AMI nj his hands she received
probably the first Atom IL consideration
and courtesy her poor life had ever
known. When 1T at liberty she refused
to leave the expedition. Let Stanleys
narrative tell th. end. Writing under
date ~ July 3i. iss9. while the march Ia
the coast was In pOgrc--. he says;
rAruIrrL LITTLE DWARF.
The young pigmy iamssl who had
been with "a Tor over . year began to
show symptoms - chronic Ill health.
AMI was left with the chief ~ Kirurumo.
The little thing hal performed devoted
,eryicc "a Surgeon rarkr. who hal quite
won her heart with tho~c soft. g.nil.
toms - hi- that made everybody smile
aiIcc,iona.sly on the doctor. shc u-Si b.
b. the guardian - his tent, and when
sycr the doctor hal a. al-rni himself Tor
his duties hccfpnchcd at the door. faith.
iul ~ a spaniel. ani would I-rmit NO I'm
trudcr io approach the doorway. sh.
performed her wurs in the mo~t unob-
,rn.ive manner. ahi she was the only
,nc ~ her III who did not abu>e the
,riyilc7- we generally conocie 'o wo-
men in ih. camp. On the rai she car
rel tho doctors saichel. and on nearing
the r,gling place thc was ~ industrious
~ lsc Ia collecting fuel and preparing
the rurSsoi'. cnc-ring cup 10 tea. which.
after patient teaching. shc learned was
necessary fur hi- well l-ing.
Poor liiils patient. uncomplaining pro
luri 10 the for,-t' Conirni anil proud
20 l.. rrwarlel fur her daily toll by tho
soft anil gentle inncs" ~ her idols voice
,lIc ,ralgci On for twclycmonih, every
.;sp taking hsr away frum the manners,
customs and environment ths, hal L.
fufr hc.lg~d hsr life. Then cam. that
.a.lds-t. crucls~t blow that can fall Ia
woman n-a'anluumsnt Thcs,crn n~ccs-
d,i = - the pro gr-s ,owari the cuasi
d-snanicl that tie invalid, must b. left
bshinl. AMI nnmelc.-. heart broken,
la 4. iiu l,,le atom u black humanity
slIcr,l with Others a. unfortunate ~
herself
WHAT woNEN n,yE poNE
IL l. we'll a. note H. this connection
how much African explorers have ow-i
o. womcn. not only o. the fair friend.
who hav- ch.c7cl aud cncourag,si them
a. they siaricl out un their I-rilOus -n.
icrri.... bu, Al-p "a the dusky yc, ten.
der hearted females 70 the Dark Cont.
nent who have given AL when aid was
nrslc,l most. There CONES a. mini the
cAs. ~ the grrai traveller. Mango Park.
" nNEN EhAAAaANN NaAk'A"
Africa have never bsen cHccll''i ~ ct.
ample. ~ singl, hearted hrrOism. Once
when b. wa nearing S-go. On the banks
~ the sig'.. tho news wa. conveyed Ia
the ~! r. Manson; by name. that a
white man was alvancin; 60 80 him.
The king. alarmed at thi. intelligence.
Immediately G.lpnichrl y mrsscngcr,
who wAs dipCtei a. Inform the stranger
iha, h.. would not Ia admitted into th.
royal pr,---uc- until the punsort ~ his
mission Wa made known. and that IN
th~ meanwhile he wa. prohibited from
faS.ins ihv riycr. IIc was likewise told
that the king dcsircl him to scck loig.
ing. In one ot the Villages In the vicinity
~ ih- c,1ital. A, therc was M alicrna.
tive b. ~ once srt out for th. Nillag,
whorc. a. his modification, he found
that NJ Ic~on would Admit him into q
hOu~-.
Il was REGARDED with asionishment
and fear" h. observes, and was obliged
a. ,ii all DAY without victuals In the
shade ofa trc,; ani the night Threatened
,o l.. very uuc nf1rtable. for the wind
ru-. AMI therc ...ls great APPEARANCE 81
a heasy rain: anl the Will bcas,s were
~ very numerous In the neighborhooi
that I shoull have b--n under the ncce--
sity ~ climbing up trcc and resting
among the branches. AbOui sunset.
however. A. was prrparing to pas the
night I'm this manner. and hal turned
INV hOr-. lOOe that h- might graxe AZ
liberty. q woman returning frum the
lahUrs 20 the field stopiycd a. ob~rrv.
ine aud. I-rceiying that WAS weary
anil detected. inquired into my situa.
ton. which brichy explained to her.
wh.rcupon. with looks of great compass
sicl. she took up my saddle and bridle
and told me io follow her. Having con.
,lnci.i ms into her hut. sh- lighted upA
lamp, spread mat ulon the hcor and
told me might remain there for tho
night. Finding that l was very hungry.
she aid she would procure Inc some
thing Ia eat: she accordingly went Out
and returned In abort time with avery
TIN. fish. which. having caused 20 10
half broilcd u,on some cmbers, she gave
mo for supper
THEY sASo or TIE STRANGER.
"The rights of hospitality being thus
performed toward stranger In distress
my worthy b-nefsctrr-s, pointing to the
mat and telling me might slcep there
without apprehension. called 10 the fe-
male part of her family. who had stood
gazing on mo all the while In hxed as
tonishment. % resume their tssk of
spinning cotton. I'm which they contin-
ued to employ themselves - great part of
the night. They hghiened their labor
by songs. one of which was composed
eItempore. for was myself the subject
Of IL; II was sung by one Of the young
women. the rst joining In sort of
chorus. The air was sweet and plain
tive and the words literally translated
were the-e: The winds roared, and the
rains fell; the poor white man. faint and
weary, came and eat under our tire; he
has no mother to bring him milk. no
wife 90 grind his corn Chorns-'let us
pity the white man. no mother has he.
etc. Trifing A. this recital may APPEAR
to the reader to I~rson In my situa-
ton the circumstance was affecting In
tbs highest degrce. ! was ~ Oppressed
by such unexpected kindness that slcep
ned my eyes. In the morning present.
e,i my compassionate landlady with two
Of the four brass buttons which remain