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and lower shaft, cut through the soiId rock,
10 the depth Of eco feet winding gallery,
bgbted from the shaft, extends - the bottom OF
TIE first division, where, il a chamber cut IN the
rock. a mule turns the large wheel which brings
I'D continual string Of buckets from the ionn'
tain below The water rs poured into spacious
basin. and carried thence to the top 10y another
string Of buckets set in motion al the surface.
Attended by two Arabs with torches, We maze
the descent Of the first shaft aud took drink OF
the fresh. cool fluid. This well, and the spot
where the Mameluke Emin Bey jumped his horse
over the wall and escaped the massacre Of his
comrades, are the only interesting historical
ooints about the Citadel and the new mosque
Of Mehemet Ali, which oyerlooks the city from
the most projecting platform of The iortlhcatons'
is the only part which has any claim to architec-
tursl beauty. Although 1t has been IN process oi
erection for many years, 1t Is not nearly com
pleted internally The exterior Is finished, and
its large, white depressed dome, by NINA
rets so tall and reedlike that they seem ready to
| bend with every breeze Is the first signal OF
Cairo to travellers coming up or down the Nile
| The interior walls are lined throughout with
Of Egyptian sunsets. and the three domes blaze
with elaborate arabesques OF green, blue, GRIM
| sen and gold. In a temporary chamber, fitted
| 10 III one corner rests the coffin OF Mehemet
| Ali. covered with a heavy velvet pail. and under
| The marble arches before II, a company OF priests,
| squat,ed on the green carpet covering the floor
| bow their heads continually and recite prayers
| or fragments Of the Koran
Before descending into the city, | rode little
way into the Desert, to the Tombs of the Caliphs,
ON the road TO Suez They consist mostly of
s,oue canopies raised On pillars, with mosques or
ofalo..es attached 10 them, exhibiting consld-
cradle variety I'm their design, but are more curl
Gus Than impressive. The track IN the sand
made by the pilgrims to Mecca and the overland
pas. engers to Suez, had lar more real interest IN
my Ces The pilgrims are fewer, and the paSsen-
gers more numerous, with each successive year
! Erelish built omnibuses, whiled along by gal
| lopinp posthorses, scatter the sand, and IN the
midst Of the herbltss Desert, the travellers re-
"a e themselves with beefsteak and ale, and
eroNl II the accustomed Cheshire Is found
wanting Al this rate, how long viii 1t be be
fore there Is a telegraph station in Mecca, and
tie operator explodes with ms wire cannon on
the citadel of Cairo, to announce that the pray
ors on Mount Arafat have commenced
The Island of Rhoda, which visited on
soft, golden afternoon, is put Renaissance OF
what It was few years ago. Since ibrahlm
| pasha's death il has been wholly neglected, and
though we found few gardeners at work Dig
cmr up the sodden flower beds and clipping the
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the neglect more palpabe. This year the Nile
rose within a few inches OF covering the whole
island, and the soil is still soft and clammy
Nearly all the growths OF the tropics are nurtured
here the coffee. the Indian fig, the mango and
other trees alternate with the palm, orange, AGA
cia and the yellow mimoSa, whose blossoms
make the isle fragrant. | gathered bunch OF
roses and mine-howers from the unpruned
vines. In the center of the garden Is an artifi-
cial grotto lined with shells, many OF which
have been broken of and carried away by rdicu-
lous tourists There is no limit TO human sill
ness. as have wisely concluded, after seeing
Pom pegs Pillar dishgured by " Isaac Jones' (or
some equally classic name,) In capitals of black
pant, yard long, and finding Jenny Lind
equally prominent, on the topmost stone of the
great Pyramid (Ol course, the enthusiastic
artist chisoed his own name beside hers
Jenny Lind Is Incompatible it is true, and so is
the Pyramid but as | should not like to have
the after thrust into my ears while listening to
her matchloss &" Non nj dir" so should prefer
forgetting us melody while sitting Oh the pile OF
Cheops
began this letter with a calm, but the fresh
north wind which has arisen advises me to close
II Through the window see the bare yellow
cliffs of Gebel e Tsyr which rise like walls
from the eastern bank Of the Nile. The Con-
vent OF the Pulley Is JUS, above us. on It's
crest and two naked Coptic monks, who swan
cut to us a few minutes ago, crying We are
Christians, o Howadp,' are now swimming
back again, with backshlsh in their mouths,
and without the brandy for which their souls
yearned SO deyOutly Ny friend is on the bow,
tying TO shoot pelican, and find It impossi-
Die to be cabined any longer-The next calm
shall furnish you with long.winded letter
concerning this life We are leading 3. T.
ONE Coon Turn DESERVES ANoTHER-
Mr.. Webster, when member the Senate, voted
against confirming the editor OF The Courier and