The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-07-15
HE WAS LOYAL
selim Bey's Great Respect for the Khe-
dive and His Country. .If

& dive and His Country.
In the spring Of 1889 Emin Pasha,
under the escort Of Mr.. Stanley, final
ly left the equatorial province which
he had governed for ten years as the
representative of the khedive of
Egypt. Only small part of the
Soudanese force which had garrisoned
the stations were willing to accom-
pany him. Some had rebelled against
him, and all but few of the Others
either doubted Mr.. Stanley's ability
to lead them safely to the coast or ex-
pected that rescue would come to-
them by the way of the Nile Moth
ing was known of their fate after the
departure of the relief expedition un-
til the summer of 1891, when Capt.
+. d. Lugard the British administra-,
tor of Uganda, found two Of the regi-
ments encamped near the Albert
Nyanza, says the Youths Companion. :
With considerable difficulty he
prevailed upon them to enter the SER
vice of the British East Africa com
pany. The negotiations being con-
cluded, their commander, Selim Bey,
ordered parade of the troops Cap
tain Lugard says: -. d.. Il
1t was strange, and in truth,
thrilling sight. To all appearance
they were intensely loyal to the khe-
dive. and Selim Bey, pointing to, his
"snow-white hair, said it was not age
he was not much over 4O-which
had. turned his hair white, but the
war and the troubles in the Soudan.
during which he had Loyalty upheld
the effendina's flag through good re-
pute and i'll repute.
He would not consent to pledge
himself in any way to me till the
khedive should have given him per-
mission to transfer his allegiance;
nor would he change his flag until
the khedive should hims elf dispense
with his services
':From a boy till now in nv old
age," he said, Il have served under
this flag, and exposed my life for it
many times; nothing in the world
shall make me give it up, unless the
effendina himself tells me to-" And
If his tale be true he has indeed
fought bravely and suffered Loyalty
for it, having been imprisoned by the
dlsloyal rebels and expelled from the
country.
It was a thrilling sight to see the
remnant of the troops of the old
equatorial province march past. Less
than half, l was told, were there; the
nest had died f lighting for their flag.
Many OF them had honorable wounds
to show. Their banners and flags
were tattered and torn, they were
clad in long coats made of skins, and
their band made strange music with
bugles and drums and trumpets.
They hailed me as their deliverer,
who had come to take them awav
from the savages among whom they
dwelt and restore them to their
status of soldiers of a civilized power.
The enthusiasm was great. I ad-
dressed few words to them and told
them that I, as soldier myself, re-
spected their loyalty to their flag,
which they should retain until 1 had
written to the khedive and his reply
was received.
A few days after the parade they
marched, more than eight thousand
strong, including women, children
and slaves, to the frontier of Uganda,
where they were stationed in chain
of forts, built to protect this state
from the raids Of Kabarega, the fierce
king of Unyoro.