New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-22

large beard and slight mustache: he was Wouhue1
by bullet in the thigh at the siege OF II op F H.
which makes him slightly lame ne Is prouu; o. II
wound and frequently relates how he received IT.
and talks of his bravery he neither Ieaus no
writes and is said 10 lie "A man of exceptional l8nI
rance but withal of great determination, ana WIZ VIII
versed in every sort Of fraud and deception IN tie
words Of one who knows him well, as sly as I0A
he is intensely vain. and is ncensed at the sil9 ~
mention Of any one being more powerful than MN
self This vanity causes him to DE tff1uf. Hftcn
fooled: as an instance of this II Is Sali JIG oi'
throws men into prison for spreading reports d, i"
the superior strength Of his enemies, but IL the prs
Oncr will admit that his letters are merely VIZ
honorable marks with which just khallia pln iII
him he is at once released Opposition 10 his VIII
means death: pandering to his vanity VIII secure
much . The khalifa Abdulah may Therefore I've
described despotc and tyrannica ruler uttcr
~ ignorant and regardless Of all recognized laws ana
forms of government. His domestic life Is not
calculated 10 inspire his followers with tlau relI-
ious asceticism which his preaching ana prochiha-
t0ns so fervcnty enoln. lie has some tnlr'H-loui
wives one of whom is certain Keltum, the daugll-
ter Of Mohammcd Ahmed He employs one 81 MS
most trusty followers to find out all the good-look
ing women and after due report has been nade 10
him the husband of the woman required Is secreiH
advised divorce his wife. who is AZ once drought
TO the Khalifa an attempt to evadc slch an oruer
would result in the immediate execution OF 're uh-
fortunate husband. Once in his harem the women
are very carefully guarded. and are not even per
mittcd to see their parents: they are given ~
liberty and never leave the house. NO one Is per
mitted 10 look at the khalifa's face should any
man inteyview him he is obliged TO enter me
Khalias presence on all fouIy his eyes nNed on imr
ground: he dares not raise his head. On arriving
the khalifa he retains the same posi,lon, MS
sword being placed on the ground at ms side; Inc
mode OF address is ways "a Hldl W. ny i,oi ~,
and take UP his sword. but his head must he bent
and his eyes still fixed on the ground as he retlres
backward When the Khalifa mounts the MIN
bar pulpit in the great mosque 10 address tn,
PEOPLE, all are Obliged to keep their heads bent ana
eyes downcast while he is speaking.
DR.. Parkc's account OF his personal expert
ences with the last Stanley expedition is pleas
antly written book. but naturally he appears
upon the scene after nearly everybody else con-
nected with that undertaking has made his bow
to the literary public his recital offers little that
is fresh and interesting II is largely made up
from his note books and contains little that his
companions have not already told beyond profrS-
siona opinions sanitary questions and The
treatment of malarial fcvcrs and native maladics
The author is an intense admircr Of Stanley, but
is not perhaps as discriminating in his culoCy as
he might have been. He remarks that Mr.. Stan
ley's courage never failed even when he was lying
on the brink of the grave at Fort Bodo; and then
adds: And the small incident Of his carrying
the five bottles Of champagne all the way 10 the
Albert Nyanza to drink Emin Pachas health
without letting any one know of their existence
but himself. although the Of them for his own
case might have been the means Of rcscuing him
from the jaws Of dcath-formS, / think as good
an index TO the character of our chief as anything
in his history with which | have become ac-
quainted." Why it necessary TO carry five
bottles all the way to Albert Nyanza in order to
drink Emins health is not apparent When
his own life was at stake and when his compan-
ions were pcrishing from hunger and thirst in the
Equatorial forest, four bottles at least might
have been spared, and only one reserved for Emin.
We would hardly consider that incident rs Icvc-
ation of Stanlcy's real character. DIR. Parkc
tells his story with unaffected modesty and an
utter lack OF literary prctcnsion. His own manly
character LOYAL devotion TO duty and high cour
age in circumstances Of grave danger, are unerrngI
revealed in his pages.