New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-11
4 VISIT TO HENELEK.
HOW a PARTY OF ENGLISH HUNTERS
WE'RE RECEIVED AND ENTERTAINED.

WE'RE RECEIVED AND ElHyTERrA INED
From The London Standard
Captain Powell Cotton sends the following
notes OF d visit which ne recently paid to the
Emperor MeneIex.
Left the British Agency compound 800
and reached the outer st0ckade Of the Ifbbee
palace Just before o'clock rode through
three large muddy ana untidy courtyards with
-Io"us OF I5AoWers loafng about We were u
80 u SIX captain Harrington, Il. 3. NJ
Agent at the Court of M-nel4k ard Baird his
secretary, III spotess khaki uniform on TWO fine
AIay PONIES We four in dress clothes and pumps
with felt hats and listers. mounted On four sor-
Ty mules, which required much Deaths. TO get
them along, an Abyssinian interpreter and a
1T. Martin, taken as q child from Magdala after
me siege. now IN Government employ IN Bur
NAH come here on leave TO 90. - ~ - "a
eInpi oyl1ent n the land Of MS birth. the rear
brought up by Two smart Indian sovyars.
~ me gate or the last inc. osure we dsmoUnted.
TOOK on our coats. and shivered II being
q C-oulyt WINDY day after q pouring night only
Tor minute, however, for His Majesty has tbs
name or great punctuaIty- A court function
@4y JI SORTS came 10 call US, ana entered i
small ward, with a clock tower in one corner
ana an open-fronJed building Joining it, ap-
proached by TWO stalrcases. Up one of these
we filed. At The back Of the room some 20 feet
square, was = dais, 10 feet long and "a ised
some four feet from the ground and covered az
was the floor IN front Of il, with European green
ana rather bright cOlOred carpets. on this
WIN ms legs tucked on one side under him. and
haII reclining TO The opposite side IN two large
t,-lIh 7stl-h covered cushlons. was Menelek Two
similar cushions We're on the other side OF him
stood
4 group, by q door his right.
We were each introduced in turn; my name
ne had repeated twice, as he could not catch
. H. 10 each ne gave his hand and smiled as ne
half bowed in return TO ours His age is dfty-
eight, but he hardly looks it-a very dark but
not black face marked by SMALLPOX. rather
even, but not very white, teeth, a short. gray
. lsh beard and Whiske~s. q face that is full Of
strength and Shrcueuess quick in altering ez
. preston, pleasant smile and a hearty laugh
After a few words he asked 10 be seated.
"hlch we were on cane chairs, IN Z circle in
front OF MIN. Then, as he listened to the in
leFpreteF' ms eyes moved rom one TO the other
as he took in every detail Of our appearance.
His head was covered by white muslin drawn
.-EAt On the ShuIi. ana win many folds on the
forehead and IL the sides Of the head 4 fine
rose cut diamond stud in the left ear, q plain
SEpsy ring on the little Hnser or the right hand;
white trousers, d coat Of green and yellow
striped silk: a black satin cloak with gold braid
and lined with pink, was his costume.
After we had expressed our thanks for leave
10 visit his country. and the good sport We had
had We asked for leave for three to go to Ru-
dolf, which he readily granted, and promised a
guide Then l asked leave to north for hex,
The Interpreter didn't know the name for hex
. but described it; the King IN moment gave
the name, and said it was only 10 be found in
Semen. He then asked which OF Us were going.
ana looked hard at me when the interpreter
said was going alone he then smiled, and
said I could and that I should certainly bag
them, and ne would give me letters, guides, etc
/ Meanwhile, ne mad sent Tor a natural history
/ book. and at turned up picture OF hex
Butler then offered him pair Of dogs, which
/ he at once accepted, and chat1ngly asked who
would be his guarantee according TO Aoysslnian
custom. on which Harrington said EngLshmen
required none, and there was genera. chaff, the
/ King laughing heartily.
He then asked when we proposed starting.
and saying at once. said What. without
/ IunchIng dining with me-" ana promptly
/ asked for Sunday. which We. Of course,
/ cepted. The conversation then turned on cours-
ing, ana he decided to out Tuesday
/ to see u course. While this going ne
vas turning over the leaves OF book sent him
/ by Lady MeuX, reproduction of an old Abys-
sinian Bible. The pictures and the binding, be
/ ing in exact facsimile, evidently excited his
! wonder. and ne remarked on II several times
| Dr. Martin had some words with him, and the
/ word Magdaia caused him 10 look serious FOL
! a few minutes. We told him had brought
/ no present, wishing to find out what he would
! like. he replied that any Kind Of new rifle was
/ his greatest JOY. When told that Butler and
/ Whitehouse had kept their elephant tusks. be-
/ ing the first they had killed. he expressed his
+ pleasure and hoped would all take larGT
tusks to England 70 show what came from his
country. We then shook hands and departed
quite impressed with his shreWdness and affa-
/ biity
n B-"BnI" CWhitehouse) was pointed out
/ 10 him American, he promptly SAID.
/ What part Of American ana then remarhed
that he had come by Tar the furthest Of any Of
/ US to see his country.