Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-15
0ew York SUM-
There is a vaudeville song which runs
/, The wild man from Borneo has just

fr,,, undcrnoath. Il Ions cheap whit" cot
go, rf-gbt-draes. next, a long black cot
fan Gown with cape and flowing sleeves
trimmed with red. and over all a robe
fantastic with puMs and RULES. all maze
~ tho cbeapest variety 81 mosquito mel
ting. This last gown had angel si,e'G''
very fun skirt, and a long tral' pdt.'
rippod and mud-bedraggled. II was pc''-
ci with a remnant Of black SILK
DONE HIS TURN"
Whom this minstrel costume was finally
strinped from Bornco the ponce iouhI
they had a fat, hearty. n llNelE-loohlhB
colorel lad. who amazed them 10y ASST
inu that. like Loie Fuller. he had "'h'
his turn" at no less than four Inherent
placcs that day. It proved TO ne Il I"V'-
lie had given what he calls MS eh,'''"'.
w,rt in one Congregational. one Baptist
"nd ,wo Methodist churches during the
day and I'm three (he did not nav" tlHt
a., ,b. r,urth where he was arrested hal
t.kon mn collections for the conversion OF
tha heathcu Zulu. Bornop WAS charS'"
with yaprancy. to hold him until ms re-
cord could bc investigated, ana yesterday
morning his case was continued TOT "
eek as III, police had already dlscuN
,rcd that IL would take at least that long
~ nroernt a reasonably accurate recoIu
NJ his recent operations. He was taken
20 tho county tail 10 await trial, ana there
a sun reporter called TO see him. boihe'
was being bathed when the rcpor'eI
reached the Jail. his record just hdEl"7
been taken. lie puzzled the record 'aNe''
After giving his name, and saying lhaI ~
was a native Of Zululand, aged - MS
questioncr asked
"Can YOU read -
"%o." answered Borneo.
"Wnat is your occupation
student" Rorneo replied Gravely.
When he came up fresh and smilns
from his hath he said he was quite Will
inc IA talk TO the reporter upon CONDITION
rat one correction should be made OF "a
statement concerning him printed IN "a
,,or,irr newspaper. As he maze TINS
r.,diti.n no boamed cho"rfully through "
mir az heavy silycr-rimmed specta''eS'
which. with his long, red. WlE-hh' c'i
of wool. made him look Ike a character
in a minstrel sketch.
81 want YOU 10 print he sald' Win an
accent which mere type coula hot even
suggest. and which would make MS sue
cess. if II has not already done so, III "
.hov 81 want YOU to print that J was
not preaching. I was Only lrC'u''"s III
tho pulpit when ! was arrc.t'I'
what's the difference . 'He i'i'''
asked. nt,o Ike this
~. dc Lode all knows ma 'hll9'l''
,,,,. bct,ar'n tow preach befo' aim pre-
rabcd To- missioner. An walk on E''Ss'
n..eb nah face wifi glass. liz one human
We, nigbfv-six pounds VIII NAH teeth ana
"a SINGS Zulu songs, but an uoah
r,rrao then told n tale about his boy
,llds nanny davs. and how ne haip'ntl
a. land in iaiI. lie was born In |ulu-
ma and WAS destined TO be a warrior
- tho kind OF whom a bard has sung
rs all 'ot sand and ginger when aIl'e'
And 'cs generally shamming when
dead.
p,r,oo frat came under the Modifying
;,e,.nc. of a Cape-Town missionary OF
of the name Of Miss Sharp. ana men
"a ma. to Castle Garden. But before ~
met Miss Sharp hc was sent 10 a 't'Ai-
rv" woman. who burned the signature
NJ his tribe into his arm. Borheo pare"
his arm to show the signature. II was
= circular scar which enclosed a mark
which NAV have represented either a ~
Ia, SIGN or a slip Of the branders iron.
Miss sharp told him that If he re-
manned a good boy while he was IN her
school. and cut no Zuluesque didos she
would bring him to the United states.
where he could learn TO be a missionary.
That is what happened, he says. and SIX
years ago he went first 10 England ana
then came here with Miss Sharp. In
England. as a dutiful subject Of Victoria,
he called on the Queen.
where did you call on herr asked
tho reporter in Il voice intended to CON
yey nothing but perfect %credulity. Borneo
eyed his questioner sharply, seemed sat
isfed. and continued cheerfully, hopeful
w: "Ah call on Il in Windsor" He
further explained that the Queen has
three residences. and lived I'm each as her
fancy dictated, a state Of affairs which
seemed TO have impressed his simple Xu-
Ia mind greatly. The Queen. he eX-
planned. had been so pleased with him as
an example Of the possibilities OF her
South African subjects that she gave him
a magnificent robe.
What kind OF a robe?' the reporter
asked. Boraeo grayely explained that il
Was a robe Of great cost and beauty
cleaning with pearls and gilt gold. Of
But that robe had been stolen from him
by his manager"
His manager" was "A new lead. The re-
porter followed it up. Borneo explained
that in his pursuit OF missionary fund.
he had fallen in with another %colored
gentleman named Gill. who made both
ends meet through the medium OF q
panorama relating TO sacred subjects
Gill had suggested to Borneo that some
songs and dances of an appropriate
character would strengthen the enter.
tainment he was giving, and he taught
Borneo TO dance on glass. wash his face
with glass, and lift weights With his teeth
Borneo told the reporter hat the glass
| dancing was easy for him. as his youth.
full tramps meath Afric's tOrrid sun had
somehow made the callous skin on tho
| soles OF his feet that thick" He thought.
fully measured off two inches. He had
been travelling with Gill until very recent.
~, but one night last week In Hartford
Gill had skipped Uhe word is Borneo' 5
with the box-oiice receipts and tn,
pearl and gold robe which Victoria haC
| given Borneo in place of the usual Easl
India shawl.
A POLO PERFORMANCE.
IL was the loss OF the robe and the
| companionship of the delinquent Gil
| which suggested to Borneo a solo perfor,
nance in New Haven. He first went. h,
said. to DR.. Williams. pastor OF the FRS.
Methodist church. who. in return fol
some Zulu songs, gave him supper. Z
hat, and SIS. The reverend gentleman
| enjoyed the singing very much and in
| vited the ladies OF his family TO hear II
| Then on Sunday Borneo made the round:
| OF the churches, but gathered In. he says
| only S.. Then" said he. bringing hi.
story down TO date. they arrested m,
and charged me with v%agrancy. What vii
they do with me-" He added that II tn.
Judge would only let him of he would &,
s~traightway back to England and seel
the protection of her Majesty. the Queen
After having sent out for some tobacco
Borneo began to ill in some chinks OF hi,
| story. When he first came TO this coun
~. six years ago. he had gone 10 the
Hampton Institute. but the chilly wind,
there had the unfortunate effect Of turn.
ing his blonde locks black and he haf