The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-01-27

coast by one mu,e. He had been away
taking a vacation to England and on
returning found a native uprising
caused by several chiefs Strengthening
some prisoners. There were IA guilty
prisoners in all, and Sir Claude had
them brought before him early in the
morning.
Ranging ten IN front Of him, he said:
"Now you men have never been here
before. This is your first offense. 1t
is Justice that you should be warned.
Go away and never come back
"You two nave been here before. You
know the law. To the chains.
But YOU two are in%corrigible. There's
no good in you. I'm going TO hang you.
Sergeant, take them away and hang
them, Orderly, is my breakfast ready?"
While Sir Claude is not a military
man, he possesses a coolness in time OF
danger that would make him a warrior
II his aspirations lay IA that direction.
He took command personally Of an
expedition up the Niger TO gueil an
uprising once, travelling IN a big tug.
boat armed with rapid-hre guns. When
30 miles up the river a fearful fnsilladt
of bullets and arrows came from the
banks, and every man on the boat sud.
denly discovered that be had business
below excepting Sir Claude. He stood
leaning against a stanchion smoking
a long sigar, and when the storm burs'
never moved.
Casting his eye about, he noted wher
the fire came from, and then gave OF
ders to train a maxim gun on tn
bushes. The attack soon ceased, an,
Sir Claude looked about for his cigar
1t had been shot away by Il bullet.
The African thinks that a quick TEN
per Is an attribute Of woman. For on
who shows II he can have no respect
This il q weakness In both the GermaI
and French colonial officers. English
men take care never to show temper I
dealings with the native African. Fo
this reason their empire is highl
thought OF among these Savages.
With the natives Of the Haussa III,
+ trict Mcdonald was held In alteration
! lie VA the first governor who did NJ
: make an attempt TO abolish Mahon
edRnism, the followers of which az
9 numerous on the west coast.
4 The Haussa natives were allowed I
build mosques and not required to dri
. in the early morning and evening, III
: best time OF day for work In that couI
4 try. This was so much appreciate
I that the Haussa troops became the be-
c and most loyal on the coast.
z He did not interfere with polygam
I either, and with witchcraft only wbe
asked to.
9 In all his administration his aim wi
to give the negro civilization only
q fast as he could digest II. He did n,
u abolish slavery at 3 swoop. but ma,
, laws whereby those in bondage cou.
II gradually buy their freedom.
!" He imposed no custom duties on Il
native TO hamper trade until they d
l. manded them. He made them obser
no sanitary laws until the negroes to,
Ie example from the cleanliness Of 4
n whites aud began TO follow ~. He d
d not believe in missionaries spendiI
d thousands Of dollars TO establi
in schools, but waited for the native
10 gradually develop them himself as
n saw their advantage in the whites.
Is After Sir Claude had been at q
re CalObar awhile a general tidyiug
, among the natives became eyidel
Is They saw this man get up every NOR
IS ing bright and early, take a cold bal
,e shave, put on a clean suit OF viii
II duck and appear each day as immac
lie late as though just out Of a bandbc
as the saying is. The example told al
Il had It's effect in many a native tribe.
s. Boston Globe.