Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-05-01

grant with the perfume of flowers, and har.
mpmous with the singing Of birds. There
were blossoming roses and geraniun, plants,
and many towering shrubs and numerous
orange and lemon trees, loaded down with
yellow fraii..
Proceeding to the central kiosk, or sum
| incr house, an attendant opened and ex-
/! planned The varioas apartments. II is s1naTe
with court and fountain in the mbidle.
| Ibis fountain, when a. play, isyery beani-
fnl, and the water issues out Of the mouths
Of forty or Fly marble allig asors. Entirely
surrounding the fountain, and attached 10
| the Kiosk, is corridor, or covered piazza.
| With balas.rade made Of the best Carrars
marble. The four principal rooms OF il,e
Kiosk are at the corners, and consists Of 4
reeeption>room. dinningroon, guartl>
room, and biiliari~roon. The first two
arc beautifully furnished, and the disans
placed around the walls are very rich and
elegant. This kiosk is much resorted to by
the women aud children OF the hAreHa, nsd
the pacha also often comes here to see tlv
little folks play. Reclining in the central
part OF the fountain. surroh nded bv his favs
orIte wives, with the water issuing. fro1a tile
allig.ator's mouths. and many little boats
rowing abont within tie balustrads, and the
children riding in cuEieusly y~made little wa
CONS a. a-sssa - tha usarble aoor. Of tie corr
ridor, the lnxnFiods prince Spends ANY u
GUNNER in this charming snot. 9a
Leaving with much rslpetance the kiosk
and grounds oe Shoob-a, found the donkey
where left it.sand returned 20 the citvtin
less time than il required to come ont Cor
donkeys, Ike horses, seem to know when they
are homswari bouna.
A in this ratt of the series Of articles.
Am wiring principally Of residenees. I niiss
now omit describing the visits which made
TO the Pyramids ami The Sphinx, ard 10 The
city and gulf of S5ez and 70 Helioriis. 4c.
&C. will however, before concluding this
sketch. make few statements Of q general
character, which n1ay be Of eome Interest
The present vieerov il said 10 BE- the
wealthiest prince 10 the world. Much OF The
property Of the country is in his possession.
and his income is eaormous. Egyp. is iri-
butary to Turkey, bu; in most other respects.
is nearly independent. Gift An effort vas
made. the las. rear, 10 obtain BY an agrees
ment or treaty. an entire separation and in
dependence. This vas no, successful; bat
the vieeroy did ob,Ain the privilege Of be-
ing called King of Egypt so that bis pres
ent title is not only that OF pacha or viceroy,
but likewise king.
The great body Of the inhabitants Of the
land are fellahs, or peasants, who labor for
very small compensation. TIE land is
owned by the govern ment, in other words,
the governing ruler; and the feilahs are in a
sense slaves. Az saw them At work with
their simple aneoush farming implemests,
30 different from those We are accustomed
TO have, really felt myself to be taken back
70 distant byrone sges. when implements
like this we're used both IN Egypt aud other
countries. And vheu san the sun burot
bricks made Of straw and mud, was fnrci.
bly, reminded Of the residence Of the child~
rem Of Israel 10 this land. who were employ.
ed in making Just such bricks under the
supervision Of cruel task masters, and who
for time vers required to furnish their own
straw. =. 3. o.
IPSWICH