Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-02-12
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS


cup of coffee aud hal, bread. mounted donke,s
and with our Dngouan Before US carrying large basket
hl, with our luncheon, followed ON thro' The
dark streets al Caro- which nj that hour almost de-
serted, save by lew Wandering Turks or Arabs, who
doubtless had other rnf covering during The night
than the wide canopy abore. We passed rapidly thro
the Flank, Turk aud jew guaftes aud leaving the Tor
icaiIuns o the ely. found ourselves out in fine broad
road hedged un ea, side with the prlckly pear, with
lis bright yellow blossoms making singular, and
the lime. quite pretty hedge from four 10 FIVE
feet high. The bush Itself when untInmed grows 10
large size, bearing fruit which is eaten when ripe
and of which the Arabs very fond. As we were
turning OF beautiful acacia Iees whose thick
uaye hid The prospect from u.s. the suns morning rays
upon view IN all their dazzling brig huess and
while gliding tie tall mlnares aud high domes gave 10
Cairo almost imaginary picture; and 10 finish this
~ Oriental scene. the lofty date palms. 18th their deli
ripe fruit clustering beneath their broad leaves
were seen ON every side. Arriving the rlver our
donkeys were first driven INTO sail boat. We follow
ed after aud were suon across the Nile The Pyramids
were IN full view and seeh ed but few minutes ride
from us6ut this proved quite an Illusion, Tor we rode
on ill | though should never reach them, though
frequently Imagined could touch item as they vislby
grew in SIZE. Al first not at al. struck with their
University and thought 10 myself did al perceive any
thing astonishing in these mounds when emed mere
ly 10 form pant Of the Desert. The ielnS OF green
corn whch they were Irrigatng from water conveyed
from the Nile IN canals, the only objects Ppon
winch could res, my eyes. The sun was unsuppn,
hy warm and painful 10 the EYE, notwithstanding hat
on TWO wells and thick blue silk handkerchief. We
nade many turns and windlngs. aud IL often seemed
If going from, instead Of Approaching the des
red Objects In many places eur palh. leading along the
canal the embanknent was 50 narrow and rough, we
had To dsount aud walk, there being only room Tor
person pass n.e. The las turn made brought
US almost 10 the end OF our Juuru"ya ow spot still fill
ed with the late oyer Owing Of the Nile. Only separated
us from The Pyramids. and 'ere were met by num-
her OF Bedunin ARABS all Wishing To take
We selected iw0 for each OF us, who stretching
their out and putting their hands upon each others
shoulders, formed a al. This mode Of convey
ance excited quite singular sens"tuns assure you, ana
Wien We made little way. dld no, entirely feel at my
case, for the wafer increased III depth every step and
kept sinking aud sinking NIL really began 10 think
they were ahnai 10 play the game ith me they did
with the celebrated traveller Siephens--f1r II seemed
Impossible HAT would be 50 heavy AS 10 tire uul So
quickly too strong Arabs But escaped this unpleasant
accident, aud arrived safely on the apostle shore
Mounting again we rode lufa short distance over the
sands OF the Desert and found ourselves at le very uo
OF Cheops, the largest OF Pyramids, aud it only then
Was fully awed at the grandeur and immensely these
sepuchrd monumen'S-ior IT is HOW conceded by all the
dligent investigators that they created by the
cient kings Of Egypt for their royal tombs. The one
have mentioned bars tie name of the monarch who
aled II, and whose sarcuphagus was found in the cham
Der of the interior. When we reached the entrance on
the northern side. found party Of English Officers
belonging In the India statun. blowing and covered with
persplIa0n, who had just descended. ealed myself
Of he large stones which would have given
Tor ten fifteen persons and listened 10 the fearful
count Of these genllemens lrip--who wound up by
saying 1--WE ought not 10 think of 9uiag up" But
had idea OF Iousng this pleasure and had travelled
far be- deferred by The hardship danger they
said we should encounter. Tho same Arabs who had
borne us across The water had followed and were
waiting assist to the top But their price 81 for
each 81 exarbant, we refused to give II, x we told
them would 90 without their add and when they saw
Ne did not intend 10 submit to then imposition, they
readily agreed 10 take four sings piece. Three of
them were assigned 10 each o US by tall black negro
who controlled them and who stationed here by The
Pacha 10 that these Bedouins committed no wrong
TO foreigners. did not el the least fear, but The
ner these Arabs pulled me up very agreeable
taking hold u both arms, away they went dragging me
after Them Without stopping TO take breath. Time
has much Of The Stone away which very great
facilitates The ascent. But guides did not
regard the mosl comfortable way, and in many places
might have chosen better. really believe | could
have gone up easier without Their assistance. On
reaching the summit than five hundred feet from
lis hase--Nhat sublime prospect opened our aston
Shrd view. Td the lar east, the sterile chain Of
Mount Mnkaltan and the Arabian Desert, while
IN the same VIEW see the iaperng mnarets and cl-
~ OF Grand Cairo. The solitary towering Obelisk Oh
iirllupos, which alone marks The spot u This anclen,
CITY. To the South. the fertile Nile threading lis way
through narrow verdant palnan in The distance
uthcT Pyramids towering with their colossal structures
above the horz ~. To the West, the vast Desert OF
Lydia and 10 the North, the green plain Of the Delta
situated between the mouths ut The Nile. The suns
glare the Desert sands made the resemblance OF vast
sea- and While fixing my gaze Tor lew minutes IN that
direc on made me feel Ie dizzy; but turning my
ewes npn the landscape beneath o gram neds and
palm lrees and sycamorts and small villages,
moved The dlsagIteabe sensstiun found The d 'ent
more iaguing than going upnany lines had To Jun
from three or four iee'. and vas ejoctd when reach
ed the bottum.l again seated myself TO rest aud en-
oy a coollng breeze then blowing from the Lyban De
ser feeling greatly ialigued and the blood rushing 10
The head for few minutes, caused very dsagreeaoe sen
satoD The Arabs wanted us Immediately TO enter the
interior NV sister and myself declined their sollcita-
ton while our brother followed his three guides tor that
nurpse and left sitting at The entrance with the 9th
er SIX Arabs. 1t was the first Time we had ever been
left alune with these wild Bedouns OF The Desert Bnl
they were very civil, aud one oil them gave re a long
account Of the interior he could speak lille rench
Another could speak Italian. We took oil our bonnets
hch they examined with much curiosity. They PAID
us many compliments. they thought very btanii-
fnl and that We ought 10 belong TO Nahamnrd ALL
They considered we had done them great favor IN Ia
kim off our bonneis and velIs and sometime before ou
brother made his appearance, they advised US 10 put Oh
our wells as would not do TO appear unveiled IN MS
presence and still persuaded to descend into the IN
,erjor but il is very difficult for ladies to ener ana we
felt quite wearied by the rough manner 10 when 'hey
had GUIDED us up and down this lofty emlnence
After passing around tie Pyramids aud viewing 'hea
an every side my wonder much lncreas,t ma hucH
riqstle STRUCTURES coaI0 he The NcfA u man ihe 1911