The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-01-19
Scenes In Cairo.

An nations are represented here. There
is no better place to observe the panorama
Of Cairo life than from the front pIaz "a Of
Shepherds Hotel, which is we'll protected
from the sun by an awning It seemed Hs
II great kaleidoscope was hung up before
our eyes, and that through II we saw st
every glance q constant succession Of new
scenes that interested US from their nov
city. Dancing dogs. performing monkeys,
jugglers of every description, donkeys and
donkey boys, splendid carriages with out.
riders, liveried footmen and Arab runners
in their turn amused us. There were also
men OF every shade of color, or every com.
plexion, the Copt, the Bedouin, the Nubian,
the full blooded Negro. the Jew, the Greek,
the Barbarian, the Turk, the Syrian, the
Frenchman, the EDglishman, each consti
tuting a distinctive tyre, 80 far az the out
ward manifestation OF the characteristics
that distinguish his own race from that Of
others is concerned each bearing in his
own bosom the prejudices that belong
"per Sc" TO his own nation never ANAL
gamating nor assimila,ing TO those with
whom he comes In daily contact
Some of the first things that strike the
eye are the mosques, with their tall and
graceful minRrets, 30 slender and delicate
that IL almost seems az IL q hard wind
would blow them down. AZ the Cathe-
drals are to Italy, 30 are the Mosques to
the East. They are. for "the faithful"
fitting places where they assemble daily
and practice their devotions They are
sacred shrines and 80 sacred that many Of
them were shut 10 oil but the faithful,
until within few years. Now a silver
key will unlock their doors. and provided
the shoes that have been worn In the
streets are removed, al can at the present
time gain admittance. bat not TO their
regular servicel AZ these all are exclud.
ed but the Moelems and as In their eyes
the Moslems are the only real candidates
for Paradise, IL would be q proclamation to
allow the outside world to cit in solemn
assemblies and hear the Koran read. There
are no bells on the minnrets, hence the
Muezzin. from the upper outward gallery
of the miDaret, in his loud. sbrill voice,
calls the people to prayer
There sre about four hundred mosque.
in Cairo. II won d be O matter Of surpris,
10 see so many mosques 1T the East, If We
did not know tha. Mahomet encouraged
his wealthy followers to build ns many
mosques as possible, promising that every
one who should build o mosque on earth
should have one in Paradise, covered with
diamonds, and filed with all kinds of
precious stones, and that the builders
should he crowned with eternal happi.
ness The tombe and mosques Of the
Mameluke kings. called by some the
Tombs Of the Caliphs. were formerly mag
ni6cent, bat nre now rather dilapidated.
The Citadel Itself is TN interesting place
to visit It 10 on an emipence overlooking
the city and the surrounding country.
hence the view from 1t Is very grand and
imposing. The fertile land Of Goshen is
on one side..and the Pyramids on tho other.
with the River Nile In the distance. and
the Great Arabian Desert lies beyond.
There are high walls aud massive gates
TO the Citadel. and it is well fortified. An
enemy who should gain possession of its
nights could at once send shot and shell
into Cairo Il was here that the we'll
known tragedy was enacted by Mahomet
All, one Of the boldeet, cruelest. and most
efficient of all the Pashns that have gov
erned Egypt He became jealous OF the
Mamelukes. who had ruled Egypt pre-.
vious to his accession. Though they
manifested friendship for him. suppose
he judged them by himself and rs he re.
sorted to every measure to remove all the
obstacles that came in his pathway, he
secretly feared they might consider thai
he was in their wav 50 he invited them
TO n sumptuous dinner to celebrate the de-
parture Of his son, Toussnu. who was set
ting out warl Ike expedition to extermin-
ate some of their enemies. These unsus.
pic ous MamclukeS came-gaily attired il
their gaycst colors, with their noble horses,
equally adorned with their rich caparisons
After the ienst was ended and they pre-.
pared To depart. they found the outer
gates locked. Then there crcpt into their
bosoms a cold tremor-that snare had
been laid for them was evident. and soon
apparent. for signal being given. there
was nm indiscriminate massacre Of these
gallant men and every one persisted. cave
Emin Roy. who found a breach In the