The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-06

hammedan rites in the most devout
manner when In Egypt.
During his annual stays. however. at
his ancestral Castle of Persteln, In
Austria the old reprobate (who MAIN
tained on the banks of the Nile a
magnificent harem with its compile
ment Of eunuchs and odalIsques)
would make a point OF attending mass
every Sunday inviting the bishop and
the parish priest to dinner, and pre-
tending to take an active interest In the
religious instruction and welfare Of the
numerous villages on his Austrian cs-
tates. He died few years ugo at his
castle and was buried as q Christian.
Had his demise occurred In Egypt he
would without doubt have been Inferred
according to Mohammedan rites.
Everyone knows that during the last
war between the English and the great
Matabele tribe under kips Lobengula,
the latter owed much to the advice and
hssistance.of IN American Of the name
OF Whitaker, an eX-sergenIit Of the
United States artillery. while during
the French war with Madagascar sew
eral Englishmen. two OF them ex-otH-
GERS of the British army, were found
fighting on the side of the natives
against the French.
When at Hong Kong nearly flve-and-
twenty years ago was introduced by
old Sir Arthur Kennedy. the governor
OF the colony. to n goryeously arrayed
naval officer. who held the rank Of ad-
mIral-in-chief Of the king of Slams
fleet.
He bore an unpronounceable Siamesc
name. about twenty-four' syllabres In
length. But l afterwards discovered
that his original patronyInic was Du-
pont. He had commenced life as
sailor before the most on board n
French inan-of-war. One day while in
port at 1.-THE Isle de Maurice. he had
been unJustly struck by one Of the off,
GERS, and had responded by telling his
assaIlant to the ground. Realizing that
his ofiense involved the penalty OF
death. he at once threw himself over
board, and was believed by everybody
on board the man-of-war to have been
drowned.
Instead Of this he managed to swim to
an East lndiamar Just In the act OK
raising anchor. and to Chamber OH
board. After drifting about from one
Indian port to the other he finally
reached Bangkok. where he entered the
siamese navy. then In course OF forma-
ton, and soon acquired high rank and
influence. He became convert to
Buddhism, married y Slamesc lady by
whom he had several sons. occupying
to-day important offices In the kings
service.
At his death he was succeeded as
admiral by another French deserter.
bcnrlng the ilustrious name of Rtche-
lieu, and scion Of the family to which
the great Cardinal RIcheiieu belonged.
His French pntronymic is. however.
na-,znt,1 haunOth hn al In.
termInablY long Siamese name, like his
predecessor. He has become q convert
TO Buddhism, and ,s now to such an
extent Siamcse citizen that he did
not display the slightest computation
In training the guns of his flagship
upon French gunboats when France
and Slam were on the verge of war
few years ago.
have known O young Englishnlan Of
the name OF Mason to become such a
| degree n Chi1Gman rs to join one Of
| those terrible secret societies known by
! the name OF "hiehbinders.' II Is but
! the other day that the memoirs were
| published Of an American soldier of for
| tune who died fervcnt Mohammedan
as an Afghan chief In that Wild and
| fanatlcal country which constitutes the
buffer state between England and Rus
! sla. In Asia, while an old Irish lady Of
the nnme OF Mrs. Gamma Lincoln. well
known in the social and literary cir
clcs OF Dublin, has quite lately taken
up her residence at Cabul. and become
a convert TO Mohammcaanlsm.
She Is possessed OF considerable
wealth. Is over seventy years OF age,
and Is stated to have been led to adopt
this extraordinary course by Il young
Afghan, whose acquaintance she had
made In Europe. and whom she has
| adopted MS her son. In thus nbjuring
| Christianity, md becoming late In life
ful-iledged oriental, both rs regards
creed and mode OF lie. she Is. after nil.
| only following the example of two ia
nous English great ladies-namcly,
Lady Hester Stanhopc. favorite niece
and adopted daughter OF Prime Minis
ter Pitt, and the lovely Countess OF FL
lenborough, who, both OF them. died In
Syria as the wives OF Arab shieks.
Many more Instances OF the same
kind could be cited. Nowhere are the
| forces OF white and Christian nations
| arrnyed In battle against dusky races
without there being found among the
latter renegadcs who surpass the people
OF their adopted country In Ravagcry.
and 1t IL difficult to find any people. no
matter how wild or sunk In the lowest
depths OF barbarism, who will not have
| living among them some male or fc
male descrtcr from civilization. who re-
tain but little vestigc OF their origin
save their color.