The Raymer enterprise., 1910-09-08

mucIcuS ul6uAc VI puu'
ticity; consequently the public knew
very little Of his travels and adven.
lures. He had been solicited many.
many times to give the public the
story Of his travels but he was dumb
70 all appeals. reslgning that work to
others who courted the attendant pub
licity and honor. A very reticent man
vas Sir John; quiet and reserved In
manner. unostentatious and uncom-
municatlve to an almost unpleasant
degrae. But learned to know the
man during the nerve-racking days
and nights Of our perilous journey and
to admire his wonderful courage In
the face Of danger and his kindly con.
sideration Of those about him.
At the time Sir John came down
from bis London house to the little
seaside hamlet which was my home,
he had made practically all prelimin.
ary arrangements for the journey. The
Idea Of inviting me seemed to have
entered his mind at the last moment,
and It was the first and only time
have ever observed desire on his
part for companionship. He was
quite insistent In his request when
advanced reasons for declining to 60.
and finally departed with my promise
70 Join him on board the vessel within
fortnight
The next ten days. ! can assure you
were spent in hasty preparation for
my long journey, Sir John had ad.
vised me that provision had been
made for all necessary articles OF
equipment, and had also warned me
OF the oft repeated error Of loading
ones self down with useless articles.
Ny good wife packed three large
tEunks. however. with things she knew
L needed; but when these trunks
were placed on board the vessel Sir
John laughed heartily at my error. l
might add that these three trunks and
almost every article they contained
were left at Alexandria, a small vii.
lage at the mouth Of the Nile. where
IN English resident agent kept them
Tor me until we emerged from the
wilderness.
We sailed from England almost i'm.
nediately upon my arrival at the yes.
sci. Sir John even ordered anchor
hoisted at midnight In order that no
publicity attend our departure.
ha
coast and through the beautiful Med
lterranean was pleasant but unevent.
ful.
WE REACH EGYPTIAN SHORES.
Just as day was breaking over the
distant Libyan hills and on a beauti.
ful May morning we dropped anchor
at Alexandria, a quaint little village
built on one OF the numerous minia.
ture islands In the mouth OF the Nile.
The population Of Alexandria Is made
up Of conglomerate mixture OF
dozen nationalities and tribesmen.
Perhaps a score Of English agents for
business firms and transportation
companies reside here-a few with
their families. Pitiable outcasts from
civilization. giving It would appear,
their lives for the benefit Of trade
for the dollar.
1t was at this point that employed
one OF the most faithful and altogether
valuable native servants I have ever
had. Tyanza was his rather musical
name. He had been compelled to &c.
company former employer from his
Jungle home to this point on the
fringe Of civilization. where he was
deserted. He swan out to our vessel
as soon as we cast anchor and pleaded
piteously to accompany US to the In
terror. finally employed him for ap-
proximately six cents a day. Tyanza
soon proved to be valuable servant
and on at least two occasions he saved
my life. had the satisfaction. many
weeks later OF seeing him Join his
tribesmen on the far interior OF the
dark continent.
THE JosKoNsPHARA FOREST
FIENDs.
BY easy stages we sailed up the
Nile toward Gondokoro. q Journey
which with steady sailing would oc.
cupy over two months. We did con.
siderable hunting along the route.
stopping occasionally for two or
three days tour OF the surrounding
hills. On one Of these expeditions we
had an experience which almost cost
our leader, Sir John. his life. II was
almost a month after we had left Alex.
andria and while we were passing
Through the Joskonsphara forest.
which extends for miles into the In.
terror on either shore Of the Nile. The
natives Insist that the Joskonsphara
forest 10 peopled by gnomes. giants
and indescribable human horrors as
Z we'll ~ the most ferocious Of wild
beasts. Sir John informed me. how.
ever. that the probable cause Of the
native fear Of the forest was the
presence Of hundreds Of slaves who
had escaped from their captors on
the Journey to Cairo. These escaped
nat. res. made desperate by their
brutal treatment. and fearful Of 70.
cap'rre had for years made the forest
as Of indescribable brutality and
but They became veritable