The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-19

rha Wonderful CommunIir Nr,aaI|.
yliifsd b. e nlsllaassy.
The ioIl7wiuE u.sfgeloua eloI4 "a
tol1 IA Rev Joelah dltsha whose ten
high o1araeief lostiher vI|h ihe Ia1I
that no one has challenged lhe autnen.
tlcityr Of -the story. mares credlia1|1
what would otherwise inspire doa1
The siory. says he sprlReaeld Hcra
lien. 10 told ID lnu4rate tie 1Iae|s
OF The Christina heafo q eVapHIlIa
Africa. II q an account ofa wish % aA
African city on the Kassal. tributary
81 the CepEo. where the kiHg had
Threatened with Instant death any FIa-
ltor % hls capital Or any suiae Who
should conduct one thither- SO Gar nine
years .aliattempts 10 reach u had been
fufIIe Wren Mr. Shepherd came.
aptal lng cts king's own language and
being Of his own color. King iAguta
received BIN kindly and showed him
every atenusn Thb y v1Ht -.
Shepherd saW;
They attended him to the city. and
BE- found what Be haa not seen beioru
In Africa. a fenced city. with bread
clean streets IN which hundreds q
happy children were % plaf viii mar
bles or a lenp-frog 81 truhdllnH tl|if
hoops. fIe found q city aid out IKE
a checiserboard. the squares being allied
With houses, E,Fery street and every
house was named. The houses were
well buIlJ. oommodiosis and furnished
WIN carved furnllnre and exquleiieiI
woven mats. 10 was conducted u
one that had been assigned TO him
and found 4 weil puovisioned. there
ne received the nelghbors for three
days and On The fousth hu was ainit
moned 70 give attendance upon fhe
King and me King seat two Of his soma
and 900 children 70 escort the guest
70 his presence. He walked with them
down a broad. beautiful avenue into
the great central equare Of ne city.
Blanket cloth had been spread out IN
a great circle d perllaps 100 fee In
diameter aud within thls The ground
had been covered VIM ieopards skina
On theso aldns. dflns IN hallov
square. were toe 200 wives Of fhq king
and his aeed sister. Wliit th0t4ands
stood OUTSIDE aTunHa lhtTirclf ~.
the King was borne In hy hla sixteen
caffiers the III vas rem witn the
shouts Of the people and when ihe hlIig
was seated the people seated them
selves upon ne lefound Thm two
princes came forward ana iahing
Mr. Shepherd BY the arm. conducted
him into the presence Of the king.
The hlne was sofgeonHlya are1aed'
aud Wofe 4 crown IL leolt from ~
bGt ! knile. whlch he said sh4i b.
longed to seven L.okugas. and this he
Y presenicd 40 ihe ypuns manRs a token
q coincidence. THE klng ssl1 70 aim;
\ III you or foui pceple are hungry
I doanst faiI % JET me Ano& ana what
ever you want Of me or Of my people
you shall have" lie then presenief
the mlrSiona y to hls tGaI $50 NNP
the cefemony Wa % n ca. The
prince condletef HIN atpuI ne city
ana a. h as Their vast 1aarls|s fun
Of bilAy llit ven sapplled4Eita fruits
and vegetables and manufactured ar
ucles. he fell himself to Be again IN
: the midst Of civilization, He found
, there people With laws rhleh wee
strictly eniorced. with copfe " iusilrl
and with prisons Any member Of tina,
! tribe who Is guilty OF bleamy suffer.
death. Any man who u guilty q
! drunkenness or Of theft or Of gamollna
or Of wlfe-beating is severely punlahed
Every third day with them Is a sabbath
. and they carefully observe a.