Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28

servants brought other chairs for our
selves. and placed them well away
from this skin. Ti~ey told us that the
King would sit I'm the center. but that
the leopard skin was royaltys foot
stool. and that no Uganda subject nor
any one else than the kabaska could
step on it,
ENTER THE KING.
As We waited the tutor went out, and
q moment later came in with his little
royal highness beside him. He brought
him up to us. and as each OF us was
presented, the king offered his hand
in timid way. motIoning us at the
same time to our chairs. He then gave
directions that his faVorite musician
should come out and play for us. This
man Is famous blind negro, who
formed part of the court band during
the times of Mutesa and Mwanza He
was Sray-haired and old. and was bare
almost to the waist He sat down
cross legged on the ground outside the
leopard skin and played beautifully
upon native guitar During an in
terval in the audience | asked the
kings tutor how the man became
blind. He replied that Il was owing to
q caprice of King Mwauza. one day
that king thought he played badly,
and as a punishment he thereupou or
dered that his eyes be put out, This
was immediately done.
But to return to the king. During
the playing, he sat in a chair By my
side. and as the music went on had Il
good chance to study him. He Is
slender delicately formed boy Of ten
or twelve years of age. He looks like
mulatto. but his features are almost
Caucasian His skin is light brown,
his forehead high, ana his lips are thin.
His head was covered with a high red
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soldiers of Egypt. His body was clad
in long white gown. which was fast
ened tightly at the neck and fell to his
feet over this he had on gray sack
coat and a vest, across the breast of
which was heavy gold chain.
A MESSAGE TO AMERICAN BOYS.
The little king has an intelligent look.
but he is very modest and rather diff
dent. He speaks broken English, AMI
he talked a little With me in reply to
my questions. Al the close OF our audi
ence he brought out his visitors book
and asked me to write my name
in it. 1 did 50. and at the same
time handed his highness a sheet of
paper and asked him if he would not
send. by me, a line I'm his language to
the boys of the United States. ] told
him that we had no kings In our coun-
try. but every boy there considered him
self an American prince and as big as
any king upon earth. | said that there
were some millions of boys of his size
in our country. and that l knew they
would be Interested in learning about
him, and especially so If he would send
them a word of greeting.
This seemed to tickle the king. He
laughed and said he would gladly COM
ply with my request. He then and
there sat down and wrote out this mes
sage. of which l give fac simile. 1t
reads:
'Noanyuse nyo okuamusa abalenzi
bona abomu United States
Me.
"pAUDI eva, kABAKA."
Translated, this is as follows:
~ am glad TO salute all the boys who
are in the United States.
II am
"DAUDI CHAU, the King"
Writing this letter put his royal high
ness IN an excellent humor, and 4 ask
ed him to step outside In the sun and
have his photograph taken. He gladly
complied, and Jack photographed the
little king and myself, standing togeth-
er.
Shortly after this we again shook
hands and then said farewell As we
we're leaving the king asked us If we
would not like TO listen to his royal
Dand, and upon our saying yes he sent