Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-16

tombs of three General Saints who fought
with desperateness and unto death in be-
half of the Moors, about 246 years ago
Trees grow from their tombs as if en-
blematic of natures desire to keep them
green in Mahommedan memory. Dottine
the hill crest are innumerable stone mark
ed graves of the slain in battle. Unintel-
ligible Arabic figures the several tablets.
AS we pass Tangierward we see camels
grazing on the hill sides and sheep end
goats for which Morocco is so famous.
We halt at house just outside the city
wall, and are introduced to Mr.. md Mrs
Thornton of Gibraltar, who are beautify-
ing summer retreat upon this command
ing eminenee overlooking the,ecean on one
hand and the mountains and valleys on
the other. The view is charming indeed,
and they have already attained marked
approach to perfection in identifying the
grounds. But how strange to seek re
treat in Africa, certainly it is aloneness
they seek and in seeking they get almost
unparalleled cheapness. Quite fifty Moors
are at work upon the grounds, and I am
told they pay each of these dusky + i Ful
laborers price per diem equivalent TO
sixteen cents of our money. Mr. and Mrs.
T. have Just seated themselves about an
improviaed table for their MONDAY re-
past, when our ravenous cavalcade come
upon them. They insist upon taking q
place in the back ground, and that we
partake of their dinner. said that would
be too bad, but I knew at the same time
it would only be too good. Appetite
knows but little restraint of good Judg-
ment and we all open an unceremonious
attack upon bread and butter, parcelling
it among the hungry company. The cold
meat and hard boiled eggs have vanished
like magic. Now the radishes, wine and
cheese. [ heartily agree with Shakepere,
"Tf tbs done when tbs done, then 'twere
well 'twere done quickly" Nothing was
ever more completely done when twas
done and we did it quickly I assure you,
| Not a scrap left and "a if to make COM
pletion complete the Colonefs dog makes
way with the bucket of drinking water,
which probably cost a deal of trouble to
secure. / had beard before of eating cut
of house and home bat the demonstrated
possibility ia qnite apparent now. Mrs.
T. is motherly English lady, of very
pleasing appearance, and seemed only
discomftted in the feeling that she hsd
no more to offer us. We say adieu to our
hospitable hosts and traverse the lane
which leads down steep declivities past
the Governors palace and the prisons,
where crime, if trivial, is melted the pun
ishment OF bare back strapping, and il
heinous by Acknowledgement of one or
more members of the body. IT theft of
goes hand if teaching and preaching con-
Trajectory to the Koran or to the detri-
ment of the powers that be, ont comes the
tongue, and occasionally relief from such
| appendage as ear or nose. Now to the
market place. IT'S market day eve and
the camel trains are coming in from
| Tetuoun and Fep, and from tho far eff
deserts of the Interior. Probably au hun
bred packed camels are gathered now and
yet they come. The broad footed beasts.
with measured tread, throwing their
heads about totally devoid of grace, come
to the spot desired by the naSer, when
he shouts vociferousIy and switches them
about TIE knees which with lit'la diff
Guilty but at times an unearth'y below
brings them to sitting posture, when the
unpacking commences. The wild demon
stration of lhese market people il dis
! tinetive feature. One of the Mahomma-
an ornamented kettle and others (-l4ve~)
black IA the ace of spades. are engaged IN
like avocation. But the crowd is gather
ing about the Saint referred to. and he
proceeds to mound hard by whence the
paople follow. Now for a lecture in no
diluted Arabic, most uninviting vernaC-
ular. I should pronounce this frantic
Saint the George Francis Train Of Moroc-
co, TO say the least, his invective as forcihle,
"a his oratory is engaging, and the full in
tent whereof he speaks quite "a easily ap-
pretended az that of my illn>trious
countryman, "Tcain" always off tie
track To wander amidst these people
and to witness the superstition blended
with bar bsri-m and devoutne4p, q novel
a}mixture) one must expect to often fioA
himself asking am I in the same world
that [ wa. As meditatively wander
ed to the hotel after day filed 10 the
brim with sights new and strange and
thoughts suggested by unfamiIi4r objects,
] tried recall those few almost forgotten
lines from Mrs. Hsle's "Vtgil Of Love-:
''Tis Christian science makes onr day,
And freedom lends her Lovely ray;
And We forget meath our fair skies
The world til 1t still in shadows lies
That India bows to Juggernsut
Aud China worships gods of clay;
And healing smulcts are bought,
Even where our Savior's bady lay
And holy miracles are wrought
Beneath St. Peters cross crowned sway
And over Afr r's wide domain
The powers Of De 18th and Darkness reign"
j H u.
Kansas and Way Stations
After our mild dissipation Of GOO CT