The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-06
AMUR'S AMAZING TRAVELS.
now TIE sToHrs OF EtRorE AFFECT
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NE Thought the End Of the world und
Come In Amsterdam, but More Remained
Hehiud, ~ Hs Discovered IN Brriin.
Amur bin Nasur bin Amur Hon eiri Is q native
Zsnzibarlte OF unusual intelligence who was
taken to Berlin recently to help a professor OF
phllcloRy there give instruction in the Lam
auaRs OF the SuahelL lie had not been In the
city long before he was seized with the epi-
demio desire TO write . hook lie wrote It.
and published It with the avowed purpose OF
letting his people at home know what great
things he had seen since leaving them. His
professor translated the book into German.
Amur prefaces his work with q story OF
his life. and then proceeds to tell OF the
amazing things he saw on his way to Ger
many and in the German capital. Alden.
Suez. Naples. and Lisbon. at which his ship
touched, did not Impress him deeply with their
Importance, probably" says the comments-
tor, because too much novelty at once was
beyond his comprehension" His experience
at Amsterdam, however struck terror 10 his
heart Il went into the city" writes Amur.
and saw how women took men by the arm
and talked with them, and thought. This
city Is surely the dwelling place Of tho evil
spirits; this is the end OF the world, and |,
Amur, will be lost forever So went back to
the ship and lay down on my bed"
Although IS years old. and q tried warrior
on his native coast Amur went from fright to
fright after reaching Berlin. Ono day my
teacher took me to the land Of the beasts" ho
writes OF visit to the Berlin Geological Gar
den. " 1t was garden. and I saw in II lions
and gazelles, and leopards. and the wild
horse thippopotamusl. and the elephant. and
girares and zebras. and all the beasts Of the
land and water. from the big ones to the
little ,, ones 1 1rSm rats to snakes from
there we're hen. and all Other a G,ri',
Rs ss% ss thS house sa and
house Of wq1nders, palace OF the sultan Of
ZsnzIbsr6 tn, Then ssid to pyyfssi Is this
ANYTHING like this IN ZanzibarT | answered.
heart was afraid. l would not tell my friend
lest he should spy | was afraid OF the beasts.
OF the Urania astronomical theatre. Amur
says, saw there how the sun set aud wPs
is oS Are s real Ss are %9S We
why do you ask. Amurr l told him. that
afraid, only 1 did not wish him to know Of my
fear, Finally we won't away and ! went home
and lay awake until morning for l could not
Amur was not the least amazed by the sren-
my heart art he i writes t OF one saloon The
saloon looks ike this. what must the house
t oa ans cn Tsa sSS ali
as the Sultan's: yes. finer. And | said. 'Praise
to God. the Lord OF the worlds "
On tho TEN pelhof parade ground Amur saw
soldiers whose mum Der he estimated as 200
900. He had a not less exaggerated idea OF
the number OF spectators, which seemed to
him so great that he was convinced everybody
the city he writes lit was as il nobody had
left II. and shook my head and tried to think
how 1t came" The captive balloon, which he
sss at the R 5s into AI tSe described
kmur saw bismarck. OF his meeting with
the old Chancellor at the Stettln railway sta
ton he tells this story:
He came In q covered wagon. and the men
cheered him. and he stuck out his head through
the window and answered the cheers. When
thanked me- took flower from his hand and
rose. He 10 all white. even his eyebrows. /
was full OF Joy: ard took the flower homo with
mo and smell OF it, and kept it many days
until threw II away"
Amur'stTopical opinion Of the Berlin climate
agrees with that OF most civilized persons who
have lived in the German capital;
In Berlin 1t is very cold. 1t H. cold six
months and warm six. And as far as the heat Is
concerned. the cold IL m uch better. But whom
you feel very warm II is not best to throw away
your clothes. for then you will take cold In
your chest and will be sick. In winter things
are like this: The water Is as hard as stone.
and when rain falls 1t is ike little stones an
other Kind OF rain Is like chips from the inside
OF cocoanut."