The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-10-03
IUNIINU EU.
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ST. NICHOLAS for October is beautiful specimen of
what chidren's and youths magazine ought to he.
In its stories and manner of telling them, the variety
of useful information that is impaired in the sketches
anecdotes and tales, and fine Illustrations would form
good criterion for Sunday school bookmakers to 90 by
Or what would be better perhaps would be the
mcnt and compilation OF the contents of St. Nicholas
into Sunday school books. Enough material cou!d be
selected from this magazine in year form
eral nice books that would be pleasure every Sun
lay school child, while the information gained would
prove of infinite value Here from the October num-
Der of ST. Nicholas is fine sketch of " Scenes Along
the Nile that old river and country the Bible says 50
much about:
"we have been long away from Cairo with its busy
streets and scenes so like to those of the Arabian
Nights and for weeks have been sailing along tho
strange river Aie. How should like to have you all
with mr-and what fleet it woud he. We should
need such number of dahbeahs fpleasure hoats rs
sailed on this river before, and think the Arab
children in their amazcmen w2uld forget their consti-
tutional cry of backshush, with which they ever
salute the traveller.
There many the river bank that would
attract your attention and fill you with surprise. All
day. but more especially morning and evening, long
lies of women, i'll their dark blue robes, to the
rivers brink to fill the large balds jars, called from
the village where they made After little gossip
and merry laughter, they help another to raise the
vessel to the top of the head where it is placed
hollow pad. and they back to their homes, up hill
and down, perhaps distance of half mile MORE
without ever touching the jar with their hands 1t is
feat which surprises the traveller, and only be
accomplished by daily practice.
Here and there may be seen a buffalo, black, ugly in
appearance, apparently snllen and sury but in reality
Sometimes, in the afternoons, sit and watch
the water fowl and listen to their varied cries: huge
pccans Tapping their immense wings far overhead; ;
graceful stalking the flats: herons stOrks,
and the whole of ducks in myrads, swarming
every sand bank and very rarely, the beautiful red
hamingo. which we have observe through the double
glass, AS it is too shy To come near our boat
Occasional camels looming in the back ground
growing h1eously they are forced to knee to re-
ceive their burdens.
1t strange sight-that Of the vast number Of
workmen, saw them going to their labor on the
railroad which is being built from Cairo up the Nile.
Each man had palm leaf basket into which lie scraped
up the dirt with his hands, and then posing it on his
head carried it to its place of destination. 1t is said
that somebody once imported some wheelbarrows for
the benefit of these poor fellows but. time after,
miny to how the new Improvement worked, he
found tle filling he wheelbarrows and putting them
upon their heads where they carried them just they
did the baskets don't this is true but it does
show the lack of keen wit in these people and the
they cling to old customs: and believe if somebody
should give of them wheelbarrow, he would it
in Just that senseless way"