Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-09
pEDDLING IN DARKEST AFRICA.
One Man Made u Big Thing Out OF Ii
md Escnped with His D0oty.

William B. Walker, a gentleman VINO
moved from the Mississippi valley last ran
to settle in Seattle, Wash, told a story
recently of an old acquaintance or MS
whose experiences in South Africt are OF
rather romantic character, says the Seat'ie
acknowledgements
Early in the sos Henry Moore lived near
Corinth, Miss, and was a shiftless sort OF
fellow. He gathered courage enough 10
shift from there, however, and climbing on
blind baggage to Denver. He spent some
time in Colorado, then drifted to the Ari-
sunshine of Mexico for a while, and one DAY
found himself at Galveston: laaeerTe the he
africa. -"
without HsGe he the found diag fhsre T Wheag ot the 70 sh 2s f got
ttrHInkets and worked Ms way back f to Africa tSa
time he landed the second time throw those
Of Livingstone and Stanley entirely In the
| nue. of followers, with baggage wagons and
tents, commissary department and COOKS;
| All alone, with as. big a, pack as he could
carry, he started from the east coast In a
direct line for the west. no
was seen again by one of his race, or heard
his native tongue. He got back to the ne
coast, but was not carrying his PACK; re te
carry it and it had grown ysi,s to IN a goG any
66U u things never Seen before. All by him
self he had gonaSS, n nea dGig, l'S" rI mI,tS smart ms2 'H q
Meet any, savages?'',, he was asked;
And cannibals?"
a one Of 'em ever eat me- an In mere 10
This is what he said when I he got ba ba Gi6
to %bs G0r be cot fG his F i5%I l to the coast coast Mas wa ito to
get them and himself onto a ship, and at
Liverpool he disposed OF them; w IN a
Still larger. pack, and again went into the
wiids of Africa, but this time with donkeys
and camels and native servants. lie passed
through Mashonaland and to the north
ward. He carried many bundles of matches,
9 risht w hamd ne Upward past Ills thigh and fire
' was the result, the natives were ready TO-
worship the fremaker, He also took a rev
drearmis. When he came to a large village
on the morning OF a FESTIVAL ne had the
ruler Informed That he could XII a rIaR
The king was curious about this, and or
@ %e"id work %R'l Just as Wen on a COW. and an
struck by Moore's bullet. Moore, says he
i iSs state aty' Of f' mlsssi ssfiSPfl P Pnd Is g Ii / stt sS;*
thrown in for that rifle, but he could 0niy
SatEai him. Tor some Sm,"i time ne after SST'G hat, however,
he did receive a donation of land apoul
seventy miles square from one OF lnese
African kings in the interior, and sold a
half interest in Y, to an English syndicate
Moore get back to Corinth in 1887, and
has been going and coming between Africa
and this country ever since When Chat
tanooga had a land boom he went there
and asked The price Of a large e,, tract cas p 3!
asked Moore. He bargained I down u
10000 and gave a check for that amount
on a San Francisco bank. The land dealer
r laughed at it, but on a telegram being sen
TO San Francisco the bank on which, thu
, check was drawn replied: "Moore good fol
. $3.50. 600"
, Moore has 100000 N government bond
3 and large accounts with several banks. III
! Is not married, and his family connection
are all poor people. That Is, they weT'
poor before ne returned. He has sent ~
brothers. two daughters to a fashionabl
, boarding school and given each a bank &c
count OF $4,000. He has also taken ii
brothers. boy and sent him TO school, I
the rest of his family and intimate friend
he has also been liberal.
II have in my possession SAID MI
Walker, "a piece Of seaweed that Moor
; brought from the Red sea, picked up nea
S the spot where Pharaoh's army tried
$ This proves the wonderful romance to b
q perfectly true.