New-York tribune., 1902-06-08
HER HOME IN AFRICA.
THE STRENUOUS LIFE OF bAhoNH H'''
Won sCHELLENDoRF. FORMERLY
MISS BJJNCE. OF OHIO.

1,oro-ass Won schellendorf formerly Miss Isabella
BuDce of Ohio. who has lately returned from
years residence in one or the Mii"est
East Africa is now visiting friends in this CITY
She brought with her to this country perIeclly
new snecies of wild animal, not named or oescrioe
, anv work on natural history. 1t Is queer ti''e
creature evidently one of those "le1t overs -
an earlier period before one species haa "'ii
tiated into number of different ones AT hrst sish'
q reminds one of kitten, squirrel ana rhoheS'
r. 60 90 li,,e that of a bear though far smaller
than the tinest bear cub Its ears resemble pat
Its hands are like those OF monkey pu' its iiliu
legs are like those OF kangaroo thousn iai
smaller and il uses them in the same way its
tail is like that of a squirrel. It's fur is Ike
cbinchia's and in it's own country is very Snort
but since coming TO northern climates IL mas grown
rich and long. with black hair on the end. Like
wise although it is a night animal in its habitat
since becoming q household pet 1t seems TO hd'e
learned how to in the daytime Baron Won
Schellendorf named it the "Nachtafen,' the n1ght
monkey because of its nocturnal habits. AT nome
1t eats insects, toads, butterflies, squirrels and
fruits. In captivity it eats whatever any one else
does with strong preference for raw oysters and
shrimps.
WEDDING JOURNEY IN WILDERNESS.
Probably no American girl ever had a re-
markabe wedding tour 1t took her down on the
East Coast of Africa to Mombossa. port in British
East Africa Thence she and her husband went by
rail to Woi ten hours trip and from there made
their way overland the foot of the KilimaNjaro
Mountain, where Baron Schelendorf was to
conduct an experiment station for a German COM
pany.
The Kina- Marc district is in German East
Africa the British railroad approaches it more
closely. Under the most fayoring circumstances
the station is only ten days journey from VOL
but when the baroness made her wedding trip
through there two years ago the trip overland
occupied thirty-three days 1t was in the wet sea-
son. and at every river bridges had to be rebuilt
She lived in the wilderness for year. Then she
came home with African fever. Her stories of life
in the African bush sound like extracts from Rider
Haggard, but instead of dreading mode of life
which would appear full of hardships to many
women she is eager for her return to the frontier.
Keeping house in the wilderness affords good
practice in the life. The baroness tried
to pick up puff adder ore day, thinking 1t was a
pole which she could to support her clothes
line The puff adder is a snake about six feet
long, and its scales, unlike those Of many serpents
retain their bridncy after death. On that account
novelties All manner of snake skins be eX-
ported for similar purposes for the reptile world
ranges all the way from three foot lizards up to
the mighty python Of the {{Gnge +.rf.u a t,,s+
Near the house was @ little eva Waterfa and and just
refuse away, the servants used to rinse the pots
in the brook. and il whisked over the falls They
had only one more, diligent search was made
for the lost utensil but without success A week
later the baroness met crocodile at the foot of
her garden. He had come up out OF the water to
promptly shot him and when he vas cdGe oPened there
be shot by the thousand along the streams
AN AFRICAN BUNGALOW.
She found that the most satisfactory dress was
of thin white material, with waist like the upper
part of kimono. and short skirt reaching to
the tops of her high boots Gloves and broad
brimmed cork hat covered with white canvas,
completed her out of door costume. Her house is
mewaiiies, the only lumber which will not be
are covered with "gamt," which is nothing but