The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-02-17

hosrs lAfef, IN the open air near the
| lake. and vzs q Z much more soctabse
1 characteT. The King's wives and fe-
male household we're present and
| their smiles no doubt contributed TO
| tighten the uanOsphere. They affected
| TO be 0tzappu1nted that there was NO
white roman In my company, but
their disappointment did not last
long They APPEARED to ind in me
endless matter for pleasant talk
| Meanwhile the king had prepared IN
entertainment for me- An obsequious
page advanced and received the order.
and In obedience to II there dArted
forth into view q most imposing feet
/ OF var-cAnoes, whose beautiful lines,
new brown coloring and orderly ma
neuvers Of naval var as conducted in
Africa strongly confirmed me In the
belief that these Wazanda we're q
most extraordinary people, and worthy
of European sympathy.
After the maneuvers. the admiral
Of the feet was ordered to search for
a hippopotamus or CROCODILE in the
neighborhood. Before very long a
baby crodooile was found asleep on
a flat-faced rock not far from the
shore. Then Mtesa announced to me
that his women were curious to see
my excellence in Workmanship, and
urged me TO display il
Although I ad only heavy ele-
plant rife was induced TO try, and to
the bullet striking the animal in the
eye. II would be difficult TO overrate
the effect of this on all the spectators.
Mtesa was boisterously happy. be-
cause it justified his assurance that
the white men never failed. The wo-
men shrieked with delight at the roar
On the gun and the instant destruction
of the dangerous saurian, while the
officers vastly admired the accuracy
of aim. enjoyed increased favor from
that time. and every morning and
evening | was engaged with Mtesa IN
intimate and friendly talk.
l supposed my first idea of attempt
ing something for Mtesas mental and
spiritual improvement sprang from my
warm friendship for him and feeling
of pity that no chance was afforded
him of developing himself At the
outset l felt keen regret that Living
stone was no longer alive to exert his
peculiar abilities and personal charm
upon SO promising character There
seemed no one in Africa from the Nile
to the Zambezi on whose intelligent
sympathy could rely. Gordon had
big and special task of his own, and
it never struck me that any of his
staff, who were either military or po-
litical officers, would give Mtesa any
sympathetic attention.
So day after day passed with Mtesa
and myself in chat upon trivial and
secular topics, until one day in full
court the subject of the white mans
religion was preached AS ex-
pounded, l observed fixed attention
on the part of the king and courtiers
such as lad not noticed before. The
rule had Deen understood by all that
talk should be brief and various, but
now it became animated and continu-
GUS. Gestures. ordinations and an
swers followed one another rapidly,
and every face was lighted up by in
tense interest. When we finally ad-
journed, the subject was not exhaust
ed, greater cordiality was in the hand
shakes at parting, and Mtesa urged
that we should continue the subject
on the next day.
And so we did for several days. II
seemed that's the comparisons of Mo-
manned with Jesus Christ were in