The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1875-08-18

ucruton, went acout we crowd CioNtnN
their vessels by way Of invitation, and
calling OUT in the very words Of Isaiah,
" Ho, every ono that thirStoth, come We 10
the water and drink = while others, with
large wicker trays Of cakes, urged all TO
buy aud eat in the name of the Prophet
Camels, horses, aud donkeys struggled
through the crowd, bringing in whole
families from the country TO see the sight,
and fathers with children behind aud be-
SOrc. went gravcly by on thS family stocd,
Scarcely anybody was armed, but every
now and theaa Bcdouin would pass in his
white elOak-one Of The guards Of tho cara,
vSn-with spear slung 1T his back and
pistols and knives stuck in his girale.
We had two hours to watt but thcro
was much to look at, and the time passed
easily.
rHR PROCESSION
At length arrived. First came the Gov
emOrGcneral, or waly, Of Syria, in an
open carriage with outriders, The CARR
age excited mitch mOrO iutcVst than the
occupant, as driving in Damascus is about
as novel as clephant,y'diag would Be in the
str.ets Of London. Next came the Com.
ulander>ia-Chiel, in Gorgeous uniform, and
with him the Grand Cadi, or Iori Chief
Justice. in judicial robes Of green and a
hugo white tarban, followed by acrowi Of
smaller diguitarios on horseback An
these eminent persons wero romarkable
for their portGncss aud gravity. II a
rark wants 20 rise in tho world, he must
Sct stout and ceASC 70 smile, aud these
good folks have cArrica cut the rule to tho
letter. Bands played quaint Turkish mu.
sic, and nc crowds on roof aud Lodge,
windows doOrs,Cps and ground, looked on
with a ono,entcd smilCN much as does
p)eaScd a0aicnco at = theatrN \ crowd
ct-eswrclStcllowed, scoriug che hsrems Of
wealthy pilgrims They carried on their
backs large boxes just high enough Tor =
sitting posture, with windows Mtht Stios
and a0 enleanSo ia 'front.' much ike
the bNN thai VAS mAle for Master
Le,aesl t;al6ver Al RgohiigOAS, TIE sc.
S,mmOiAtjoo (ooksl Ssntaesl tor an eighty
aAyS' SOdy0e,l bat a NONss ENNreAa
OAnuo, }o,lge sc the aetOee, og cr,sss-,es,
esl mmobll0y an 0rloo,al lNiy can en-
dage With o,m6gO We eoaM ne $40 the
S,SonAe,S II these tioS soyNSlioS a. both
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asa "a ANyssbA0k, NAssA tAsNgy u gNlt
sioR sesmea - ~ tAAt Nv mege seey see
sgSa 81 tbs psA ,Ae gyVN,eF WeRM b.
.AsirehAa0S0t RsEsdisN fAsy WNse loas
nAlis1 hair hanging dewn seeiF backs
hey had soNrOely any olo,hiug, aud their
aces SsFs Alnosi tlaCssnea b. exTosaFa
% the sun, Next cane DE "a
GREAF ORIECT OF ATTRACTION,
Fhe MAhmal, the gilded case ia which the
SisSsh Is taken 70 Mecca. oSeg h haag>
! golden canopy, and il Was borne by
magnificent camel, covered with emboFid |
~, who, Al the end OF the Pilsramage, Is
Exempted from al future work. and trsat-
a royalty al the rest Of his days The
,eople went rather mad over the MAMMAL
nd iss canopy, aad .shs attendants had to
ndurs much hugging. Still there was
iothing like the religious enthusiasm ex-
,ected over either the MAMMAL or the phi |
rims To touch this canopy used to be
ssssmsd A iusstimable blessing, aud
lahOmet said of the pilgrim, 9 God par
IOueth the pilgrim and him for whom the
ilgrim inPlOFeth PasdOO-- In the old
avs q mad crowd struggled and fought
o touchthe fringe, and each pilgrim was
eset with the ineessant cry, " Pray for
Ardon tor me, o pilgrim" But religious
Is gpi1g ont of fashion inths /
,ast Just At the nenent it seems to be re-
living LITTLE in the West There has not
cen mosque built in Damascus for the
sst twenty years, and there are literally |
cores lying in rains in and about the city.