Ellsworth American., 1876-05-11
The Patient Camel and his Impatient
Driver.

\ Cairo correspondent OF the London
Daily News narrates the following: II
lately witnessed in an incOnyeniently frow-
~ street. of a narrowness which rendered
the presence Of a camel in it at all the most
puzZ,ing pleasantly imaginable-fOr the
way wa. one in which auY European cat
endowed with tie least instinct efselr pre-
>ervatiun would certainly object to be
swung In tor obvious reasons-oue OF these
contests between a ship OF the desert aud
that apparently stranded vessels guide
philosopher aud friend. The latter had
heaped up an armtul or SO OF green meat
more than met the formers views, on au
already respectable collection Of vegetable
substance, which migiitrd the naturally
/ exercise Mt aspect OF the camel's back into
the seeming OF an animate stack. Crouch
IuL, he had pulled himself clOsS together
70 see out. The lucohyeuIeuCtS resulting
from ms drtcrIKl nation not to carry away
that extra armfulOr two Of greens and bar
ring AN occasional waS of his whole skin
i cannot describe the PHENOMENON other
wj>e-and a cynical writhe of his spongy
nose, he might tor all movement on his
part, have been chSelied out Of stone
Around this impreguahlc stole was caper-
my in sort OF distracted hornppe, his
Arab owner or lessee, in yellow rage,
pressed itself in ietzy OF double >hufil-s
He was Also hoistiag up parcel OF curses
from the remOter depths OF his diuphragm
with a p:oductlyeness in that direction
which would have done honor to a skilled
disciple "f SI9nor Lampertfs gruesome
method, and punctuatiug each malediC-
ton viii, 4 furious thwack on the camel.
hard, hard hide, mauife>tly putting into
every thump the whole Of whatever heart
may beat IN its du>ky bosom. Mean
While the >rntieut drum upon which the
iuluratc l>hmaelite thus numerically beat
his drvel'> tattoo made no sign, till he had
received about sixty or seventy blows,
except the aforementioned scOruful nose
wriuhln., with which he, aS it were
checked of and took tally OF the wrongs
inf ctrd upon him. Suddenly his eye
which had followed the Arab steadily
through all his Intense gyrations, twinkIrd
He thought he had his chance. The Arabs
icy, were All inch or two nearer to his
victims body than they h td hitherto been,
lru out laShed the long peck, and
clash" went the formidable jaws. He
lust missed his tormentor's tabia, in virtue
OF al enormous skip which the Arab exc
cuted simultaneously with the canefs et-
fort; but it was great JOY to observe with
what intensified wrath and perfect oneness
OF purpose he went for the most vuI-
nerable point OF his prosecutors person.
Many more thumps avenged his abOrtive
snap; but he took no more notice OF them
than il they had been so many fappinGS
of a butter fy's wing. Presently the Arab,
fairly tired out, and having presumably
exhausted the abrsiye resources OF his ma
tive tongue, sat down aud spat freely
round him ior minute or two, after which
he took of the three or four pounds over
weight. whereupon the camel rose with
the utmost promptitude. and stepped of
in that .ingerly manner which is SO luQic-
rouslv out of keeping with the figure aud
statue of such creatures, steering his way
down a street which almost accurately
fitted him. as easily AS if it had been
broad boulevard. lie had had his own
way, and he apparently bore no malice.