The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-19
MISCELLANEOUS.


A correspondent OF Noah's Saturday Times, who lately
travelled in Egypt relates the following amusing incident
of Yankee enerprisei
We found ourselves desert traversng OF
sand The weather exceedingly pleasant ard the
heat was not so oppressive as apprehended We had
agreeable party, determined be pleased with our
journey, and not gumble whatever prvatons we en-
ruins, and hearing in the night the howl of solitary
hyena-no very pleasant sound-we saw at distance
what appeared to be shanty near small ciump of
palm trees 1t udely constructed of rough boards,
with awkwardy formed door-the whole looking like
anything else but Egyptian architecture but 1t occurred
that ght have been thus rudey thrown together
shelter for sapans exploring the ruins IN the
hood In front of the door Turk seated on bench,
smoking his pipe. He looked like oasis in the desert
lie had pair of cotton trousers sandals and urban
against the side of the shany rested long gun As we
ne arose UP PLACED ms n hsn 10 with y
dagoman, and exchanged sautaon with the lanzares
who appeared TO know him His hair complexion ana
up to him and said;
''Halop'
Halo your said he in good English The tone and
in which he spoke created suspicion that he was
one OF After shaking hands with him. he looked In
quistvely at me and said.
" Stranger, mought MT have you before p
81 belong there but where did you come lromP'
"Inaded in sooP from stonington to New York, and
! am right sartin that have seen you often
Pray what you doing here in this barren and insu
!" keep this hotel"
"Yes, sir nothing else. 1t amt the Astor House but
w an es soa sseg TO ana b ,a
and get cup OF coffee and chicken and pipe
Where will the enterprise of the universal Yankee ma
ton end In what part OF the world will they be
But, my friend, what originally brought you here
ter two.horned rhnoceros for June Titus, Angevine Il
Co.'S Menagerie but couldn't get tarnal crer they
wouldn't sell him for price SO resolved stop here
while and keep tavern"
SIS there great deal of travelling this p
/ Quite considerable reckon this to be mighty coun-
for trade from India They bring considerable goods
&C ross and when we get ralroad'-
''Saain, sir; The has explored and this is
the depot and I'm to be the agentso Lefienent Waghorn
Cairo the Red Sea hours Won't scare the lions.
hyenas, and other varmints away with that whistle 2!
evidently showing he had been practising
stranger, won't your company stop for breaktast1'
and rolled off our donkeys and fastened camels
Josh Hndson-for Learned that his namebrought
large wooden mortar, into which he.emplied toasted
Mocha coffee, which he pounded fine and boiled in tin
kettle charcoal furnace, and served up
sat under the palm trees with eggs, quite comfort
ably We filed pipes, and looked the bar
renness which met our eyes in every direction At dis
lance there were mounds, broken fragments of
bic here and there remains of tombs and buildings demo
bussd about and filed the pipes with sweet obacco
.Moughtnt you like to buy mummy 2" he inquired
Wsy 1a 1 sas fire snI
I 5ess s gS 0m abHu s
..Well, landlord, whatsto pay 9"
Josh reckoned the the tips of his fingers which
came to Spanish dollar, which paid with great cheer
funess, and shook hands with him our departure.
AS Doctor Pangoss says in the play, 'the human mine
naturally looks forward" This enterprsng doub
aware that the overland India would b'
established, aud that great traffic and commerce would
grow out OF This enterprise, determined to take hi
position in time and commenced squatting spot in
central position, and be ready take advantage of TIN
travelling and also the in transitu, and have monopoly
OF his position. "There s enough in the neghbor
hood' said he, "o build smart hotel and when cal
get hands, I'll surely putt up
This was once the or. at highway Of nations, when thu
commerce of India poured its wealth into the Meditera
nean when the gold of Ophir brought enrich tn
Golfers OF King Solomonwhen the whole route on
continuous line of noble cities and villages, cultivated fields
and enterprsng inhabitants, in midst of which tn
Nile flowed majesticaly, it does amidst barrel
sands This is the vanity OF all earthly affairs