Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-26

When l met her she was on her way 20
Chautauqua. N. v. to lecture on the subieci
Of coionizing the eastern coast " Africa.
Her plans are practical. and there IL no
doubt that she will receive hearty support
In this country. Her companions. MRS
Nora Grldley-Grldley. who acts az her pri-
watts secretary. and Or. Arthur L. hlholt'
who is her physician and a man Of science
arc devoted to her interests. and help to
tighten her labors materially. FOR she IS
beslceod BY people who wish to have her
autograph and hear her rotate In detail
her adventures in Africa confess that
when | greeted her II was hard for me to
conceive that she had shot ard killed three
lions. could not picture her holding a
large riho to her shoulder, eoolly taking aim
At Inc king OF beasts Her blue eyes seem
10 have too much mcrrlment for such
deadly ann. The world is full OF paradoxes.
She weighs 1le pounds, which Is her
trained-down exploring weight. and she Is
OF medium height. Her figure is weil
rounded, but here does not seem to be any
special tendency toward obesity Realistic
writer's Of the Howells and lola school de-
scribe her hair, which is thick and long, az
red, but many realistic writer's suffer from
color blindness. Hor hair Is FURNISHED
brown. Just little seofoheA by the touid
sun OF equatorial Africa, and II II arranged
IN her well-shqped head IN the latest Paris
ian style Hen neck is fuili woll-rounded
aud sits beautifully on sturdy pair Of
shoulders II Is not Il neck whose owner
would have to blush II Il were placed 10
iuxtaposItion with any OF those IN the So
called McAllister Four Hundred. Mrs
size don s not sensitive about Der age, and
she ought not to be. for she has accom-
pllshed enough In her lie 10 rest the bal
ancs Of her days. She u ~ years old, but
ghe does not appear more than thirty. She
avs size feels as strong and active az she
aid when she was Twenty-Five yearH old.
"Vben ! started to Africa" she said
II weighed what do now. i42 pounds
but when I landed on tho coast TO take
stnauier / weighed only IS pounds. was
dropped from 4 bridge on my return from
Enimawjaf0 and my spine was slightly
Injured. with that exception, ! stood the
io,irusv di $50 miles TO the Interior Of
Africa spiendldly Am not quite as ac-
live a. j was since that accident Why.
used 70 thlnk nothing of Jumping over
= chair as hirh as that" sho indicated a
hirh hack chair. "Did ! make any special
,rsnaration TO explore Afficaf For eight
vnars urcyi0us dld nothing but study
language and gst ready FOR the un1crtaa-
M. ! studied sight d the African tribal
isnriare1. though ! found that could get
,ionq well ath only six. ! also spent
, fostpne IN getting ready and making
ne mn. Nov tbat | have returned | Wish
II sav 10 people Tb9 hpiisso that the road
N success Is eaay 70 some and harder %
sihers that II Is diiHcrh % all There
"a -,,groyai roaa 70 success. and whatever
~ ur.1n pl'ahsa that AMOUNTS 10 any
hing IN this werld must bs done by
80 isbor al least. thai ~ he way !
ha-s i8und II. and never expect % nnd
II e.hefNles.' rlN
rfiii,5.svlard. scne $50 millr into the IN
ter,en where he aerce Nasal peeaie I've.
ma ,stcse Nlitr men nnfeF go. She had
sdo rocn "a her employ. and ofttl her camp
- ytslted hyqb. oo1 natives. TheT called
Nv the .whi.1 quc9g." and hsr pogcr over
", supldycz thd tre naiirra vas Foneef-
esl ~ tr4,eied IA speelally-buiit paian-
-, aad 10 one expected Der 10 return
.it~e she was ne iirst person 10 descend
.a.nd III % Chala. The deHu crater LAKE
:, mai raouutaln, She waited fhiry-iro
fireres.t tribes nfne Of whom had ever
80. uhre woman.
xtihat NrN sheldon proposes 70 Do abe
..e,naslns u perfectly feasible. and VIII re-
aaund 70 the advantage Of eommeEee, elsili-