Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-16
EMIN PASHA'S CHILD.
WHAT HAS BECOME OF HIS
LITTLE DAUGHTER
Pathetic AsTseslsa Between the Girl ana
IEsF Father-shs Was Bora Sins Years
Age IL csatrAi Afriea-The Abbyslaian
Wife Of the Explorer.


many people must have been: ..Nhat
has become Of little Faridasp This
was Emih's little daughter. and she
was idolized By her father and &c
companied him in all his journeys
When Emin was governor az the
equatorial province Of Europe he
took unto himself as wife a beautiful
A5yssinian woman He Was a de-
voted husband. and his wife was
worthy 81 his affection She was q
woman Of gentle nature, and OF supe-
rice position in her own country. and
she and the famous governor lived
happily together
Two children were born to them,
boy and girl The boy died soon
after he was born. and, 10 the great
grief Of Emin. the mother died soon
after giving birth to the little girl
When Emin welcomed stanley and
his relief expedition. on the shores
Of Albert Nyanza Fa-ida was about
years old. One OF the best and
smartest Of the hundreds Of Egyptian
women in the province was her nurse
and guardian; but all the time that
Emin could spare from public affairs
and his scientific pursuits was given
to his little girl Though she was
living in the depths Of Africa, there
are many little girls in civilized
lands who might we'll envy some OF
the educational advantages or Farida;
for her father was q man OF rare
qualities and much learning. and
Earida benefited by them when q
little older. as far as a child could.
Mr- MOuntenay-Jephson. who lived
long with Emin before they went to
the coast. says that Emin was very
much devoted to the child. ana was
still feeling deeply his wife's death.
The little Farida is all that Is lelr
70 me ia the world. Emin said,
Jephson says that Farida was a very
pretty little girl. not darker Ia her
complexion than her father, aud
greatly resembling him. She lived
in a large, comfortable and nicely
kept hut. surrounded by a pretty
garden, in which were many orange
and custard apple trees in full bear
ing.
Farida was happy and contented
little girl as long as her father had
no great troubles 10 bear him down.
But the day soon came when the
rebels arose in the province, and
they finally took Emin prisoner, and
for weeks they debated the question
what they should do with him II
was in those troublesome days when
the governor was not permitted 10
SEM any word 10 his little daughter
that the poor child went to see Jeph-
son, accompanied by her nurse.
why have you not brought NV
Bahia TO see me?n she said in her
childish distress. She knew that
something was wrong. but could not
what Is vas.
4 few days later JephsOn, who had
been 'released By the rebels on parole.
was about to retdrn down the Nile
to place where Emin was impris-
Oned, and Farida came to say good
bye to him Taking a necklace Of
beads from her neck she gave them
to Jephson
Take them to my Raba. she said.
They teif Farida that bad me n dogn
in Dufle do not give my Bahia much
to eat Tell him TO take those
beads and buy chickens with them. .
"Poer little thing" says Jephson.
What European child years old
would have thought Of such thing?r
Emin asked Jephson later If any
thing happened to him to take care
OF Farida In the end. however. a
part Of the reoels relented and Emin
was released. and soon after. with
small part Of his followers. he started
with Stanley for the coast. a ham
mock was extemporized out Of two
blankets. which were slung on large
light bamboo and carried b. two
men. In this conveyance the child
was carried all the way to the coast
While Emin was preparing to start
he wrote a letter to Jephson. in which
he said:
II am really obliged to you for
your kind remembrance OF my girl;
she is, OF course, here and kisses your
hand. .
Two Of the most respectable Yam
zibar chiefs, says Jephson. ,had
the honor Of conveying Emin's
daughter in hammock TO the coast.
and several armed porters we're De.
tailed 10 help his servants to carry
his luggage.
After Emin had begun to recover
from the effects OF his serious acct
dent at Bagamoyo, Jephson went 10
the hospital TO bid him good-by. 1--WE
sat and talked" he says, cover the
experiences we had passed through
together, and his future and that of
the little Farida Emln said no had
decided to remain in Africa, and that
he would keep his daughter with
him. He would like to educate her
in Germany. he said, but nothing
would induce him to part with her
Thsrc was time enough YET for her
education, and meanwhile he could
superintend its early stages himself
So when Emin once more set his
face toward the great lakes the little
girl went with him; and. indeed. IL