The sun., 1892-03-13
NONE D.InkD 10 FoLL0w HIM
4 Yong Man Who MS. ed Hls LIE In
Trading Enterprise.

a You-E Man Who Rss.ed Hl~ LIFE In .
| TRADING Enterprise.
! young man died In Marsellles last fall who
had y very advantaresome career within tins
/ pnst seven years. His name was Arthur niDl.
| baud. und he has acme rcpute In Frunco As a
| poet. He ia best known. however. by his
doings In Africa and tho very unusual means
! he a,lopted for acquiring n competency. He
told his friends that no wanted \ certain num-
| ber OF thousands NJ francs. and when M hal
amassed them he would come home and livA
on tho modest interest Of his fortune anil
among his hooks He had gwen rrnot
more than once that he had u daredevil
spirit. but. fortunately. he combined with III.
courage. apparently reckless as It Was. murh
coolness and discretion. Hn determine1 T."
embark in African trJd'. and he thought he
would make mnrs money II he went wharo he
would m ret no CON petition. Hetod his friends
where lie was going and they tried to dissuahs
him. but in vain. Hu had decided to z, where
other white men did not dare I" v.r ture. r
Every one has heard OF Hnrrar. one Of tho
most fnnatical Of Mnhammcdnn cities II Ia
sorth of the Gulf OF Adsn. Richard Burton
was the flrst European to tell VI about thnt hlR
town in Gnll.land. and he would never havo
como homs 10 tell his story II IFS disguise had
not deceived tho Suspicious and inhospitnble
inhabitants. In 1884. when Isimbaud went to
Africa. It was not dlfficult to rench Harrar.
because Egypt had taken possession and kept
big garrison IN the city Rimbaud's destina-
ton. however. was south Of Harrar In a region
whore tho native population was largo and no
white man Ind yot been soen. The tomsrity
OF tho enterprise will be appreciated when the
condition OF tho country Is recalled
Egypt had not a particle OF influence An
hours journey south Of Harrar. The French
traveller Lucereau had just been killed ct
Warnbelll. south OF Harrar. on the very day no
left that city. Tho Wild Gallns raidcd IN 10
tho very gates OF tho town. The EGyrtians did
ny os vsaurea sny
issG mss ut y"ss ;s satn s il YsS :%' %
sort or anotnrr Ine yery II iaet tnat narfar
s dsaso ny h s sons
outside. wheru lnwlp-Hn-ss prevailed.
"1G his tpads goods arrived n
s%t W Il SSsinIs;s.s ,I;s. st Bahss.s; ~ SGs sis
rIs onicials tod MA, hs would BE- killed within
Wien he he w,.s @ told ss eoui not leave tss sitx
except e go Lack to the coast ho smiled and
rive ri"ed from sira inStrsstnx @ in 1 ii. "rIss to
permit 1t the aaysntYrss2me young man to try
Rmisad i snpiy ald wSst slL explorers hay.
done who have entered the Galla country nHd
@sn, Sssa BSyhsss hsuxn xMth + sos ses su
hired on the ooast. armed With ,as good guns
property. He sent word to the tribes that he,
@ nss .sey xona n,sE a sns9
change for gold dust, skins; and other com.
modities that 1t would pay him to buy. They
would hnd him q friend worth .cultivatinR i
they were friendly to him. tut II they prrfcrrcd
TSe usS sssf SG {: 's T ipssE
novelty Of his appeaN nee among thom dis-
study him a little. When they became CON:
that HE presence was q repi adya,tnse 70
like him. Rim ba I'D found It necossNry ~ all
times to guard against possible trolchsry. hut
no pin tms HH dnrns f s SesasnsS "P% Tie s sGas
white men: and at one tnis when hs was sick
and two white fEteads at Harrar with strong
.san hns .s9 (. the ssa the
s ths Price @ % "i the trip They vent % WtSoat hs
permission and got through safely.
, ktnbaud did very fairly at his trading sta
tSa shsA E:s NO not xins ana Sa .ass s
eesso g Ms s w savG
wrote e fIiends IN France that no Intendudto
%sns home onos Or hts s 4SSsh
that he, could not resist
Ono day last summon he had y had fall and
Injured kno. 40 severely that 1t was deemed
for treatment. No surgical aid there could
help him much, and he decided to 20 on to
sursssns told him Il Would be ssr neccsssry " =
nrd and s ssrvySa ar Il Sniy tsw wHs SoSs
lie only 81 years Old.