The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-01-04

OF the Others and taken the post hung down his
head and began weeping bitterly. He made cutlery, but
showed by his facial contorons and the shrinking of his
body the physical pain he suffered He received thetwenty
ashes which showed very plainly his clear white skim
Though wes raised by the thongs blood drawn
Saturday. frequently the when less humane
perform the disgusting duty. 1t is due Ito the Shers
humanity to that he seemed to suffer much mental
pain from the performance did any of the victims Such
the CASE however, with many of the spectators who
really took pleasure in the scene especially the children
who went off the yard after the performance with yell of
delight
AN ARABS IDEA WoMAN.-The interest concerning
the regions Upper Nile created by the Abyssnan
don by Sir Samuel Baker, whose title is, The Nile Trbut
aries and the Sword Hunters of the Hamran Arabs" is
said by the English reviewers to be interesting the
authors previous work The exploration in the region of
the Blue Nile and the Atbara here described made in
1861 AS the great central Victoria and Albert lakes main
tain the standard flow of the Nile waters he says the
rain floods of Abyssna poured into the Nile by the Blue
Nile and the Atbara the of the annual nunda
ton which Egypt its fertility. At the village of Wat
ell Negur Sir Samuel found the Arabs still honorng the
memory of the only Engshman who had visited them in
former times, Mr. Mansfield ParkyDs who says author,
has certainly written the best book Abyna that have
ever read At Wat ell Negur Sir Samuel had curious
talk with one of its sheiks. Sheik Achme has his IDEAS
and the devotees of cebacy concerning whom book has
just been written had and have their ideas. Opinions differ
The sheik laid down the law with force that
when she ceased to be young unless she
good strong person. who could grind and carry water
from the river in this assertion he seconded and
ported unanimously by the crowd of Arabs present Now it
was always common practice among the Arab women,
when they called upon my wife, to request her to show her
hands, they would then feel the soft palms. and excam in
establishment "Ah she has never ground comp that
being considered the duty of Arab wife, unless she
is rich enough to possess slaves Shek Achmet requested
give him account of domestic arrangements
in England did this as briefly as possble explaining
how ladies receive devoted attentions exolling their
beauty and virtue, and, in fact giving him idea that
England paradise, and that the ladies angels
described the variety of coor that instead of all being
dark some were exceedingly fair that Others had red hair
that had many bright black eyes, and irresistible
dark blue and at the close of my descriptions believe the
to the chilly shores of Great Britain; they asked, How far
off is your country? "We" said the Sheik with sigh
sbly away from all your beautiful wives? True, you
have brought with you she is of course the youngest
and most lovely perhaps those you have left at home
the old onesw obliged explain that
tented with wife, and that people disposed
marry two, more they would be punished with mpron
ment This announcement was received with general ex-
preston of ndgnaon the Sheik and his party who few
moments ago disposed to emgrae and settle upon
Shores would at the most have ventured upon return
ticket After of disapprobation there
decided expression of disbelief in my last statement why
said the Shek, "the fact simply impossble How
be conented with wife? 1t is ridiculous absurd
What he do when she becomes old? When she young
very lovely perhaps he might be satisfied with her, but
the young must some day grow DID, and the beauty
must fade The man does not fade like the woman there
fore he remains the for many years. but she changes
in few years. nature has arranged that the shall have
young wives replace the old does the prophet allow
have but one? Look at yourself Your wife is young and
there the Sheik INDUCED in compliments y" in years
she will not be the same will you not then let her
have nice house all to herself when she grows old while
you take fresh young wife?" iged explain
the Shek that first our ladies looked old secondly
they improved with age and thirdly, that we were sup
posed love wives with greater ardor they advanced
in years This received with omnou shake of the
head coupled with an exclamation, Mashalah p repeated
by the whole party This the for few remarks
on polygamy. continued You selfish you ex-
pect the that which you will not give in return
consistency and love if your wife demanded multiplicity
of husbands would it not be impossible love her? how
she love you you insist upon other wives? Ah he
replied our women are different to yours "they would
far away from her country and her heart stronger
than MANS she afraid of nothing because you are with
bands only happy when they have nothing whatever
do You don't understand women they ignorant
creatures and when their youth is past good for nothing
but work You have explained your custom your women
adored by the men, and you satisfied with wife,
either young old now will explain customs have