Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-31

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from Ia any way treating thern badly
have seen him sit FOR hours iiivest-
eating complaints which friendly ma
tives had made about our men; ana ne
would often punish our Zanzibaris, II
they In any way molcsted the natives
or stole the least thing from hem'
after peace had been once made.
II. on the other hand, the natives
wanted war, II was war TO the knlte
with Mr.. Stanley; but. during al the
time we have been with him In Africa
we have never seen him commit
single wnnton act Of severity. Ihe
wisdom OF his action was never more
clearly apparent than In the case oi
Majamboni's people. We had taught
them a lesson on our first trip tn the
Nyanza. and they at length under,
stood that IL was forhcaranco. ana not
fear which prevented our attaching
them.
The consequence was, that. on our
return. Maiamboni and his people
came In en- uasse and made friendship
with us; and all the tribes around
seeing that we treated him we'll quick
~ followed his example. MaIambnni
now made blood brotherhood with me
as Mr.. SANKEY'S son. This blood
brotherhood is custom which pre-
walls throughout the whole OF africa,
and Is the only compact which the ma
tiVes understand and religiously Keep.
/ ANA u AilltI MNb mas NlNf AAANN hANfN
brotherhood with another and breaks
II. forever loses his character amongst
his neighhors. The ceremony varies
| in different countries. In MatNmbnni
country II was "A most peculiar one.
mat was brought upon which
Maiamhoni and / squatted down IN a
! sitting posture, with our knees inter-
lucing and touching one another.
The chief medicine men Of the tribe
then brought "A knife and cut deep
lnclsiOn IN the inner side Of our knees
| until the blood flowed freely.
Into this salt and native butter were
rubbed. and our blood was mixed to-
| gcther
MnjambopI then licked my blood and |
| licked Atajamhonis During this oper-
alton each had to rub the others ribs
! with his hands. Majamboni was as
/ grave as judge and saw nothing 70
| laugh at. but | could not help laugh
| ing violently. for II ticSlod So All
4 this time hundreds of natives crowded
| about us, while the medicine man ran
round and round us. calling down the
i most blood-curdling curses on our
| heads " either NJ us proved faithless 10
| his newly-made brother, An iron
| bracelet was then taken from No1am-
! bonis wrist and placed upon mine.
| while 1 put one on Mainmhoni's, and
! then the ceremony was finished. So
now. Majnmhoni and 1 are brothers
] other. II he ever comes to England I
have 10 put him mp nt the clubs, intro
| duce him to my people, and dine him
| at the English equivalent to belmont
cos; IL. on the other hand, / ever re-
I turn to Majnmhonls country, he has
To give mo ten cows, the best and fat
| test OF goats and chickens. and a good
| hut 90 live In. / believe, also, that n
| wife is included In the contract, but Of
course I shall waive that claim. How
ever, either contingency rs so unlikely
10 arrive. that 1t does not trouble me
much.
on reaching Kavailrs village. on the
| table-l0nd above the lake the second
time, packet was put into Mr.. STAN
lrys hand containing letter wrapped
IN many folds Of waterproof cloth. II
proved 20 be from Emin Pasha. He
wrote that he had heard from friend
lN chief that We had arrived at the
lake four months before, and tmmedl-
ately upon receipt Of the news he had
come down the lake In his little steam-
er. but found we had already gone. He
therefore wrote the note which came
| into MIR. Stnulpy's hand, through the
native chief Saynlli. We We're all
! greatly eated nt hearing from him
ana our men INDUCED Ia II triumphant
dance that night, nj the idea OF NJ last
reaching the white man, whom we haC
been so long STRUGGLING to help.
. Two days afterwards on April 20
r 1850. Mr. stanley despatched mo in thi
a boat with q crew Of twelve Ianzlbarls
a to sail away up the lake and down tlt
h Nile 20 ind Emin pasha, Six days NJ
= forwards | reached him, lir was de
70 | lighted that We had come 90 bring hin
n relief and after stopping with him on
h day 1 brought him back with me In hi
s steamer to Mt. Staulcy's camp ON tn
4 | lake shore below kaVullis.
y OF the trouble we afterwards expert
r cnCed through lemin3 strange want @
u nrmuesa and unreasoniug yaciilutior
q or 81 my long months Of Imprisonment
a in the hands OF his rebel soldiers, 1 d
IL not propose to speak now. / could to-
@ you many interesting things abou
4 Africa; about our discovery Of tn
y great snow-cuvcrcd Mountains Of tn
e Moon, which the natives called Euer
= 2ur or thc Cloud King; about IA
b wonderful tribes OF Wa-Loma or SheI
-, hcrd Kings, who live In the magnlncer
7 INLAND country near the lakes SUI
rounded by their floclSs ana herds ~,
the patriprchs of old. 4 would INK
10 tell you too of our long marc
down TO the coast with i'min and hi
e0ple. ana II our experiences on relci
Ing civilization. But ! have no time ,
do so now, and feel that even now
have trespassed too long on your ~
tience. but before concluding. Iwoul
like to express In few words the nc
mlratiun and devotion which my T.
ow-oficers and / of the advance co
umu felt for our leader Mr. Stanley
His marvellous pluck and endurance
his wonderful fertility of resource, h
firm bearing under all trials and ain
| culties, won our enthusiastic admir-
tlnn. our firm belief and trust In on
leader enabled us 10 bear the unei
pected difficulties we experienced
Africa more easily. for Mt no tim
even In the graVest crises and the
were many during the three years "
were with him,-whcn ruin and annlh
latlon stared us IN the face did "
over feel doubt deep down IA oi
hearts but that our leader would. som
how or other pull us through NJ
only did he win our admiration as
leader but when the expedition W;
closed we four officers OF the advnn,
column left him with the stronge
feelings OF respect and affection.
- or the four officers who reached En-
ne land with Mr. Stanley, |, alas. am Il
only one alive,
N Captain Stairs returned Ia Afrit
r. for the King of the BelEians. and die
I'd OF fever on reaching the coast aft
De winning golden opinions from ever
ic one; Captain Nelson returned and toe
n charge OF an important station for S
y William Maci<innon, but died OF dy
W entefy soon after, Dr. parlte. n
~ kind. gentle doctor who was NO b
~ loved by everyone, died suddcnly Ia
~ year while shooting IN Scotland Du
~ ing this expedition there were thr