Identifier: peacefulpersonal00vill (find matches)
Title: Peaceful personalities and warriors bold
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Villiers, Frederic, 1851-1922
Subjects: War correspondents
Publisher: London New York : Harper
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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fexcellent shooting, which I shot over with muchsatisfaction. One morning my friend found me taking a frugallunch in the shadow of a huge rock. I had takenout with me some whisky-and-water in a Worcester-sauce bottle, and was regaling myself with thisexcellent stimulant, when my friend the chief strucksuch an attitude of surprise and awe that I rose tomy feet in consternation. I found that his remarkable behaviour was owingto the Worcester-sauce bottle, for he held out hishand which trembled with excitement, and examinedit with intense curiosity. The glass stopper was the greatest source ofdelight seemingly to him, for he held the sparkling-lump of glass in his hand awhile, and then, withevident enjoyment, placed the stopper in the bottleand said— Honoured stranger, you must be a great chiefto possess so precious a thing. Only the NegusNegusti, and his chief, the great Ras Abula, possessthe glass bottle, and these have no stopper but apiece of rag on the cone of a mealy. There is 56
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MY WOULD-BE FATHER-IX-LAW IN ABYSSINJA. \_Tofacep. 56. 1 Peaceful Personalities and Warriors Bold no such thing as a glass stopper in the wholeAbyssinian kingdom. Well, I said, you seem to take a fancy tothat bottle ; keep it; take it away ; it is yours. For some time he could not realize that mygenerosity was serious. At last he caught up theprecious object, and, cautiously looking round,wrapped it in the ends of his toga. He thenpressed me to come home with him ; his daughterwas young and comely ; would I stay in the land ?There was meat and drink and shooting, and awife who w^ould make a loving helpmeet into thebargain. I told him that I must report myself incamp that night, and I would think over his generousproposal. After promising to be present the next dayat a feast he was preparing for some friends, Ihurried back to Adowa and Sir William Hewittslittle encampment. The following afternoon myever-indebted friend called for me and took me tohis house, where the ladies of his hous

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