Show lanu CANDOR africans who are in the habit of sa saying ying what they think there are many drawbacks to living quite beyond the boundaries of civilization but the experiences gained must be refreshingly new from africa there comes in a private letter an amusing story of the reception accorded to some ladies who were sent to the mission station at uganda their arrival caused great joy to the natives especially to the women the visitors found that they had reached a a land where the most astonishing candor prevailed and where it was quite possible for them to see ece themselves as others saw them the comments of the natives were always astounding and often witta witty they gazed long and earnestly at the waists of the english ladies and with ready wit bestowed upon the newcomers the name of slender irlender the king after asking various questions s as to the age and personal history of lis his visitors and having found them ready to answer any such reasonable demands for information noticed their ample sleeves and remarked remark betl that they must put all their food up their sleeves for it was very evident that it did not go inside such a comment on one of the th improvements prove ments of fashion could of course only artly have been made in a land whore where civilization is unknown it might bo however Vever be somewhat instructive to look occasionally at the results of fashion through the eyes of ati an unmitigated savage he is at least unprejudiced youths companion |