The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-05
From IIarper's Weekly.

From Harper's Weekly.
TEE joke is on us. When we saw
the big headline on the front page
i OF the World, Hero, Abandoned,
Starving. Kept Beacon Burning" the sus-
picion never crossed our mind that II
might be somebody else. But 1t was-a
mere lighthouse-keeper of the name OF
cuehtorough, or something like that.
Well anyhow, there were other Things
of passionate interest in another part OF
the paper about himself. We never feel
very confident of the accuracy of war
CORE spordents. but from what we read
and VIC read it alive Judge that he
hasn't changed much. Thank God for
that We confess that we were troubled
by that report of whiskers sprouting But
the minute our eyes lit upon the fol-
lowing statement for publication name
ly, II have nothing to say and will have
nothing to say" as preface TO quite
a 'ong talk, we knew that everything was
All right. This impression, too, was con-
firnled by the further blunt and I'M
eouivooal declaration that anything he
had said. would, might or should say
IN the future, 'can DC dcSeptco o' ioiSS
as soon as it appears That marked the
condition of the impatient as normal.
Well. sir he got out just in the nick of
time Naturally he did not feel like talk
ing freely, but insnuating Mr.. oLaugh-
lin, wa correspondent of the New YORK
Times and Chicago Tribune, managed To
worm out of him truly thrilling ac-
count OF an adventure which took place
the DAY before he left that makes ones
hair stand on end 1t seems that some
foolhardy elephant was about to attack
him in jungle. With careless mien he
stepped forward, and, drawing a pans
taking bead, he plunked the hideous beast
in the left eye. It's carcass is said 10 be
one Of the finest specimens. But, be that
as il may another bull elephant -that
is the only kind they raise there-"dashed
at nim touching him with Its trunk as
II passed" Mind you, its trunk, not Its
tail. as plainly appears from the observa-
ton taken later by Lieutenant-Colonel
Mearns, showing that the desperate and
despicable creature was moving south by
southeast 1.-The hunter saved himself by
a quick jump behind tree" Another
account says up" but we guess be
hind' is right If that wasn't close
squeeze, what was it?
We'll. anyhow, he then began his journey
hoineward bound. during which he strug-
gled afoot through a thick jungle under
the burning equatorial sun. fourteen hours
the first day, thirteen the second and
twelve the third. There wasn't any
IN, no
he picked up a white-eared knob, shoe
horn stork, and dikdik. The others
gor nothing. They came by train. Egypt
was waiting. 1t is a way Egypt has.
On lie banks were colored gentlemen clad
in feathers and colored ladies clad in
smiles. There was nothing particular to
talk about. so he passed the morning
| writing few books, finally reaching his
Hesitation at early dusk. He entered
Ihartcum, according to the war CORE
spondent of the World, who, by the way
is n liar, with his usual sef-confidence,"
only tc find the stupid authorities wab-
bling about like lot of headless hens
ave assume said Slatin Pasha. that
| he does not want public demonstration;
| consequently" etc. etc. Did one ever
hear the like? We have no wish to stir
UP trouble but frankly we must say that
we have no patience with such persons
However, another Pasha, appropriately
named Saying or Said or Having Said,
came out to meet him with bunch OF
Egyptians. and the unhappy incident was
passed over with the customary silence.
The first real speech made for publica-
ton was delivered with emphasis on the
following day. 1t was lallapaloosa. The
natives were informed that they We're
blessed by British rule and ought to be
Glad CT 1t, by George! Every word"
writes Mr. Lambert, war correspondent OF
the American, was snapped out with
every ounce of his energy and every
syllable was emphasized with a. jerk Of
tne olepched fist" That made the lazy
beggals sit up and take notice. We sus-
pect It was the first time they ever heard
a real orator Our own peerless leader
was down that way once. but his oily