El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 249, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 26, 1887 Page: 3 of 8
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El Paso Times. Wednesday Morning, October 26, 1887.
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PROFESSIONAL.
r. MC<JINnTs, C. II. Mct.l NN'Ih,
McGlNxNIB & MoGINNlS,
Attorney* #t Law, Real Eatate Agent* and Mine
Urokur*.
Vf Hi practice In State and Federal Court* at El
Paso or in Now Mexico. German spoken,
8pant*li interpreted.
9»8a» Antouio St., EI; I'ASO. TEXAS.
Raters DAVIS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office—Room 7, Hill* Block.
Sua Antonio St., EL PASO, TEXAS.
ALLEN BLACKER, ZhiNO B. ('LARDY.
gT.ACKER A CLARDT,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Oftice i* lla**ett'H Building, Snn Antonio St.
EL PASO, TEXAS.
J. F. CROSBY. PEYTON iF. EDWARDS.
CROSBY & EDWARDS,
Attorneys at Law.
Will practice in the Courts of Texan, New Mexico
aud Arizona.
A 0. IRVIN, M. D.
VJ' Office OTer Irrin Jt Co.'# Drug Store.
Ketldonce—710 San Antonio Street.
Surgeon to Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail
Boad
yKToR OOIIOA,
INTERPRETOR, TRANSLATOR,
AND
Teacher of Spanish.
Room No. 4, Hills Building. San Antonio Street.
BL PASO, TEXAS.
nR. (i. W. DENGLER,
DENTIST.
(Successor to Dr. Townesley.)
Davin Block, opposite Merrick's.
EL PASO, TEXAS.
BbWAIU)irNEKZELU ~~
PAUL A. VERM.EIIKEN,
( KNEEZELL & VERMEHREN,
Architects and Superintendents.
Office — State National Bank J Building,
EL PASO, . . TEXAS.
E. KRAUSE,
ARCHITECT
AND-
; SUPERINTENDENT,
EL PASO, - - TEXAS.
Ghas. Rokahr.
^FASHIONABLE
Boot and Shoe Maker
Till! ZULU CHIEFTAIN.
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A VISIT TO CETEWAYO, UNDER
GUARD AT CAPE TOWN,'
Rules for self measure-
ment on application
and fits guaranteed.
55 East Overland Street.
Lf&HT AND AIRY.
AUGUST MATT,
Attends to
Cleaning of Premises,
Water Closets, Vaults, Cess L'ools.ete.
Charges reasonable. | Leave orders at
F. P, Brown's Drug Store,
A R'ave ()l<| Fellow Daunt less In De-
fe;U-Tli« Salile Monarch'* Steven Wives.
Climax of Kingly (;r:itltn<le—An Uii-
)>tea*ant Predicament.
Two years later I met Cetewayo, the
Zulu chief, in the garden, under British
protection. Knowing the colonial secre-
tary, i obtained permission to visit his
majesty at the residence assigned to him
by government—a plain, scantily fur-
nished farm house, fourteen miles from
town, near a station called Wynberg.
lie was attired in Zulu fuli dress, con-
sisting of a necklace of lions'and chee-
tahs' claws and a gorgeous leopard skin,
worn skirt fashion, and as lie rose to his
full height to respond to my salute and
receive my little donation he looked in
truth—what even loss of power, need I
say liberty, could not deprive him of—
every inch a king, savng» as of old, when
In his days of undisputed sway, master of
life and death over thousands, the royal
"koom," the salute of a welcoming people,
thundered in his ear; then a conqueror,
now a prisoner,
Somehow I felt sorry for the brave old
fellow, who could meet defeat so daunt-
lcssly, and I must have shown it—for he
took my hand when the interpreter told
him that I was not of the nation of his
conquerors, and gave it a right royal
squeeze. 1 advised ids majesty to present
the queen and prince of Wales with a lot
of ostrich feathers on his approaching
visit (spring of 1882) to England, but he
gave but a mournful smile, shook his head
and pointed to his surroundings, a plainly
furnished room, a few wicker seats, a
table and a colossal arm chair, the poor
old fellow's throne, and mournfully ex-
claimed, "This is all 1 have." I felt sorry
1 had mentioned the subject, and with an-
other hearty grip of the royal band which
I partially evaded 1 took my departure
for the day. His majesty expressed a de-
sire to see me again.
THE MONARCH'S SEVEN' TVTVKS.
A few weeks later I called to bid him
farewell, business demanding my return
to Kimberly. I had brought with me as
ft parting gift, a dog—a handsome New-
foundlander—having learned that he had
often expressed a wish for one. Cetewayo
on this occasion wore a navy blue suit of
serge and a Zanzibar fez or cap made of
camel's hair, t had to endure the shake
again, but suffered gladly for the sake of
witnessing his delight to behold one who
was not of a people he hated. His voice
rang out in a volume of sound that, caused
a stampede in an adjoining room, and
seven merry, twinkling, mischievous pairs
of black eyes looked in to see What was
the topic of discussion. But a royal roar
made them skip back to their own domin-
ion, their fat black faces disappearing like
startled fawus. at a lion's roar, one falling
over the other in their hurry to obey. I
thought his majesty was jealous of letting
strangers' eyes behold his merry wives,
for they were lightly attired—clad Zulu
fashion in a coat of shining, not. very aro-
matic oil, numerous anklets, bracelets
and necklets and gigantic earrings, all
made of large white and blue beads.
I did him injustice. Five minutes later
he had seen and highly approved of the
dog—his delight was unbounded. The
merry harem was called in, and I behekl
their majesties of Zululand. and royal
specimens of their people they were, each
able to vanquish three or four of the stout-
est White men in Africa, so the king
proudly stated. 1 didn't express any
tloubts. They were too near and thearoTna
was strong, The climax of kingly grati-
tude Was reached when his sable majesty
offered me the choice of one of the lot. To
ljuote the interpreter's literal translation:
"Oh, stranger, you have gladdened the
heart of the friendless king, and he loves
yon like a brot her. In his own land he
would say: 'Behold here mine, the king's '
kraal. Three hundred wivesarethereand
5,000 head of cattle. Take of my abun-
danoe, for the king's brother is welcome
to all.' But my kingdom is gone, though
my heart remains, i would honor you as
i king would like to do honor to a friend.
He has ojily the seven nazelle eyed dtmgh-
teifs of "his 'pehpte. Tie lo'Ve's ttiertt and,
clings to them, but take the one that
.pleases you best, oh, my brother, and if 1
return to my lfiM my people shall do thee
honor and 1 will welcome thee. ' "
AN UNPLEASANT PttEDICAMENT.
Momentarily I was paralyzed. An-
other wife! Jerusalem! and a black one!
Well, I thanked his majesty for the in-
tended honor, told him that "my swaglio"
was already overstocked; in my country
four was the maximum a man of moder-
ate fortune could well manage to handle.
However, I thanked him kindly. What
the interpreter told him I never could as-
certain; suffice it to say that the whole
royal crowd abandoned their dignity and
laughed till tears started, and three picka-
ninnies commenced to bawl. Cetewayo
wanted to shake hands and the youngest
merry septuple watoted to hug me. 1
evaded both by producing another lot of
confectionery and calm was restored. 13tit
night was drawing nigh and I had to say
goodby. I've often felt sad at partings,
but seldom have 1 been more touched than
at that time.
Merciless, savage, cruel, relentless foe,
the English called him. I judge not. He
may have cause to be so, but 1 had found
him gentle and kind to those that wished
him well and could see no sign of cruelty
displayed towards his wives. Their last
act was to present me with a lot of bead-
work necklaces, anklets, etc., while the
parting gift of the stern old warrior, who
had lost his kingdom and had so little left
to give—was the necklace of cheetah and
lions' claws and the camel's hair cap from
Zanzibar. I have both, and shall never
part with tho gifts of my savage black
friends. Another shake of tho hand, and
I stood it bravely—all round the circle
this time—and I mounted my horse and
galloped towards Cape Town. Once I
looked around and I saw them standing
as I had left Oi^ui—the black king shading
his eyes ageinst the setting sun, tho dog
fawning hy his side; in the backgrocnd,
on the threshold of his home, his wives,
"the antelope eyed daughters of his
people," who loved him and had followed
him into exile. A mist came into my eyes
and I saw them no more.—Cor. Philadel-
phia Times.
A Hint.
They Utrolted alonn through the wood together,
A manly youth and a maiden fair,
Gathering leaves, In the autumn went her,
Tinted with colors most rleli and rare.
Ho said: "You arc much like the autumn leaves,
With your cheek* of red and your hair of gold;
And your ln*rt the front that the leaf receives
Ere Its hues are seen, for your heart is cold."
Th<> maiden iinsiviTwlt ,"It may be so;
You've known me long and perhaps know best;
But the frozen leaf soon thaws, jou ktiow,
After 'tis gathered nmJ properly pressed.'"
York World.
Au Ignorant Calilornian.
Omaha Man—Live in California, eh? Won-
derful boom going on there, I hear.
California Man—Boom?
"Yes. Don't you know what a boom is?"
"I never heard of one. VV hat is i t ?"
"Why, prices of real estate way up in the
air; everybody valuing his ground at a small
fortune a foot,"
"That's queer. There's nothing of the kind
in California, Everybody is starving and
can't give their land away."
"Well, well! What business are you in
theret any way f"
"I'm a tax assessor."—Omaha World.
late Was Against ller.
"Will you be mine?" said the ardent youth;
"No, no," the maiden said.
As she looked at him witn a mocking smile
And pertly tossed her head.
He slipped on her finger a sparkling ring
And drew her to his side;
"Two noes mean yes, you saucy mini,"
Exultingly he cried.
He hold her fast; he watched her frown-
Then pout—then blush and stammer;
The dear girl couldn't stand a siege
Of love and English grammar.
T fl i
—Chicago Tribune.
A Valuable Invention.
Brown—How are you getting on with your
patent fire escape, Smith?
Smith—I won't be able to push it much un-
til my leg gets better. But it's a big thing.
Brown—What's the matter with your leg?
Smith—I broke it while testing the fire
escape.—New York Sun. ,
How It Was Done.
The cup's been here 4..*,
Nigh forty year
With ail the world agin it, '
An' there don't float
No hostile boat
That's good enough to win it.
Our folks don't go t
Much on the blow.
But, gods an' little fishes!
We know our biz,
An' that 'ere iz
The art urskimmin" dishes!
—Chicago Courier.
HOTEL
Everything Now.
Best Table in the City.
The Most Central Location.
its fine Verandas on Every Fioor
Give it a Commanding View
of the Entire City.
Elegantly Furnished. Prompt Service.
O. S. CROWTHER, Manager.
KERN,
WATCHES, GOLD and
SILVERWARE.
the
WIAMONDS »n(1
PRECIOUS STONES
Hi
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Latins.
Mines arid Lire Stock, Cattle and Mexican Mafea i£ car load lots.
Mexico and Texas Land and Cattle Co.
iflwciSlltlll I HM * V
Texas and Pacific Railway
The Great Popular Route
A Fraud.
Detroit Man—Hello, Bub! What's the ex- 1
tra out for—baseball game?
Newsboy—:Naw—railroad accident—dozen
people killed—want a copy ?
Detroit Man—This newspaper business is a
fraud. They print an extra on the least-
provocation. It's shameful.—'Tid Bits.
Not Like Us.
Said he, "I want no yacht, I'm content with what
I've got,
I care nothing for baseball, owe no person,
great or small.
And my feelings the hot weather doesn't rile
'em:
I write not for the papers, care not for fortune's
capers"
l'nor madnmn I They clapped him in an asylum.
-Tid Bits.
A l'liiusible Heason.
Postmasters say that more letters are
mailed in Seplembet than in any other month '
of the year. September is the month when !
husbands don their winter coats, and find in
the inside pockets tie letters their wives gave
them last winter ,u mail.— Norristown Her-
aid.
To Hit Landlady.
Xow at my lattice window
1 sit in study browp.
1 cannot Ixar to feaVelliee,
Vet I must jump the town.
I hope llioi wilt not hear me,
Breathless I gaze around.
All's well!: Igeutly lower
% frimklet to the ground.
—Tid Bits.
fy Vhenoiiiemni.
Old Lady (boardiig Brooklyn elevated road)
—Which is the sha»y side of the ear, young
man? >. [ ' :; j
Brakeman— Well, to tell you the troot,
there ain't no shadyside. We run so fast an'
make so uiauv curvis that the sun shines on
both siAefi at the sane time.—New York Sun.
Not XVh*tile Expected.
1 cannit see
What here is in me
To make you loe me, love, said he;
Then mswered she,
Quite andidly,
That's what niyfriends all say to me.
i*. ';. ■ ■ <■ —Boston Courier.
Tie Idea!
"J|tr. Brown, Td like to see jou," said i
Ne^ York mad to «iotber this morning.
"What about?"
"On business."
"On business? Vby, great Scott, man,
don't you know tat the race between the
Thistle and Voluneer comes off today?"—
Washington Critic
lturid Treasure.
Lawyer—Your mele makes you his sols
heir, but the will tipulates that the sum of
$100 must be buridwith him.
Heir (feelingly)-The old man was eccen-
tric, but liis tvislfS must be respected, of
course. I'll write; check for the amount.—
New York Sun.
The Seson's Change
The front gate nd the hammock,
The old benchn the grove,
Have had their ay and must give way
To t lie cornertear tho stove.
—Washington Critic.
He lid Game I.egi,
Robinson—Hel\ Jones! Been away shoot-
ing for a couple oweeks, haven't you?
Jones-rYes.
Robinson—We, what did you bag?
Jones—My tnisers.— Burlington Free
Press.
reeze Out.
The basebJ player soon will be
A relic othe past,
For winteffill be coming on
And fre« him out at last.
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El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 249, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 26, 1887, newspaper, October 26, 1887; El Paso, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth502754/m1/3/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.