The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-22

! "i'''h Doomed hNr 90 muf1led drum ~.
G"r -ho terrific impact. Jabberinr a ur
-r>tiruIat'nS horribly they wopd cl". s
upon the weary pIodderS. ppreo,i.s
| themselves through the tanJ1s
groWthN. or swinging wildly throras
the trees. Monkeys were puuarae.
and, al one point, the company oarror
ly escaped destruction before a uir,
stampede of frenzied MONKEYS ana
balloons.
Stampede Of Balloons and mork..
The caravan was proceeding oui',
~ along on Il trail banked On ono ga,
by a sloping knoll From afar in III.
distance faint murmur suddenlv
arose. The noise Increased rapidlv nv.
I'll ii seemed almost like the frenziod
shouting Of tcrror-stricken nerSon.
The Americans. not knowing what IA
expect diSln0unted This moye had
scarcely been accomplished when ov0,
the crest Of the hill appeared fun.
hing, writing mass of balloons and
monkeys, charging in wild disorder ii.
rectly toward the party. The plunrip,
herd numbered thousands In strength
the creatures all in seemingly insane
state of agitation. volley after yoDey
was fired into the animal army. which
alarmed AT the fusillade, suddenly
swerved sharply to the right. md
passed the caravan at close range.
Throughout the route the TERRITORY
of dozens of tribes were traversed but
many of these were under the rulershln
of King Meneik and the reception
given the travellers was of the most
hOuntiful the country could offer. They
were feted and dined on the fat of the
land, and in many places were given
one of the palaces of the village in,
which to pass the night. At times,
long before Il settlement was reached.
they would be met by thousands Of ths
natives. In their naked state they
danced about them jubilantly, and with
weird music and shouting escorted the
party into the precincts of the city.
The habits of King Menelik's sub.
Jects are most peculiar, and their va.
rious customs as displayed to us would
I'LL a book. Many of them were Of tail,
sturdy physique, their height enhanced
by their thick mop of coarse hair Of.
times half foot in length, which stood
perpendicular on their heads. For
every person killed by them the Iaen
wear a feather in their hair, and e1,
tremely proud are those who flaunts
goOdly number of this insignia.
IN the journey over the arid wastes
many sand storms were encountered.
These tempests sweep up with appal-
ling suddenness, and the tiny particles
make travel impossible. The approach
of such blast is always presaged
hours, and even days, before the gale
bursts, by the action Of the camels, who
become restless, and snort repeatedly
Long before sweeping sand clouds ap--
pear on the horizon these intelligent
creatures throw themselves. upon The
ground and bury their noses In the soft
soil.
Arriving ut the capital. the reeeR
ton of King Menelik's subjects was
most vOciferOus. ThrOngs of the poph
lace SwoOped down upon the cayalcade
and so intermingled with them as %
make any Semblance Of order impos-
Slble. As the American detachment
entered the city crude band OF Afri'
can instruments struck up 1.-THE StafN
Spangled Banner" King Menelik nam.
self received the wanderers and every
possible hospitality was lavished upon
them, and they were given the treedom
Of the city and lodged in close PROV
unity to the palace-a struetlFe maeh
like Il barn in this country.
1.-TWO weeks were spent at the n"e
lrch'S stronghold before the return IMP
was commenced. Prior TO the depNl'
ture, King McneIk shook hands WIN
all members Of the expedition ana pr~
Sented each with a god medal as .
On one side Of the ORNAMENT
was his own profile and on the O'hes
two lions. under which were tnScrlDeu
the words. Lion Among Lions, hins
Among Kings Besides concluding
successful treaty with the king, the "a
brought ont many relies ana
,urios for the Smithsonian institution