The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-03-30

lately witnessed in an incoherently
froWzy street, of'a narrowness which rem
dered the presence of n camel in il at all the
most ppzzling pleasantly imaginable --for
the way was one in which any European cat
endowed with the least instinct OF self pre-
fservation would certainly object to be swung
ID, for obvious reasoDs-one Of these con-
tests between ship Of the desert and that
apparently stranded vessels guide, philoso-
pher and friend. The latter heaped up an
hrmful or SO of green meat more than met
the formers view, on an already respectable
collection Of vegetable substance, which
magnihed the naturally excrescent aspect of
the camels back into the seeming OF an an
innate stack. Crouching, he had pulled
himself close together to ''see out" the In
conyenienees resulting from his determine
tion not to carry away that extra srmful or
two Of greens, and barring an occasional
Wag of his whole skin-I cannot describe
the phenomenon otherwise-and cynical
Trithe OF his spongy nose he might, for all
movement on hIs part, have been chiseled
out OF stone. Around this impregnabie stole
was capering, in q sort Of distracted horn
pipe, bis owner or lessee, in q yellow rage,
each successive paroxysm Of which expressed
itself in frenzy Of double shufies. He was
also hoisting up parcel after parcel of curses
IRON the remoter depths OF his diaphragm
with productiveDess in that direction which
you'd have done honor to y skilled disciple
Of Signor Lamperti's gruesome method"
and punctuating each malediction with a
furious thwack on the camel's hard, hard
hide, maniiestly putting into every thump
the whole Of whatever heart may beat in his
dusky bosom. Meanwhile the sentient
drum upon which the infuriate Ishmaelite
thus numerically beat hrs devils tattoo
made no sign, till he had received about
sixty or seventy blows, except the above
mentioned scornful -grinkling, with
which be, as IL were, checked OF and took
tally Of the wrongs inflicted upon him.
suddenly his eye, which had followed the
Arab steadily through all bisinseBsate gyrA-
tlopA tEinkled. He thought he had his
chance. The Arabs legs were an inch or
two nearer 20 his victims body than they
had hitherto been, when out lashed the long
neck, and 'iclashw went the formidable
j1wsI He just missed bis tormentOr's tibia,
in virtue OF an enormous skip which the
Arab executed simultaneously with the
camePs effort; but It was a great Ioy 70 OBJ
serve with shat intensified wrath and one
ness Of purpose he invent foTp fhe most vuI-
nerable point OF his prosecutors person.
MANY more thumps avenged his abortive
snaps but he took no more notice Of them
than II they had been 20 many happings Of
. butieTny's wing. Presently the Arab,
iairiy tired out, and having presumably ex-
haasted the abusive resources Of his native
tongue, sat down and spat freely round him
Tor minute or two, after which be took on
the three or four pounds overweight, where
upon the camel rose with the utmost promp-
titude, and stepped OF in that giBgerIy
manner which u 20 ludicrousiy out keep
fng with the figure and statue Of uuch crea-
tnEeA steering his way down . street which
almost aecurAtely fitted him, as easily as II
IL bad been broad boulevard. he had
had his own way, and be apparently bore
no malice Cairo CorTespondsnee ef he L1gs.
don Dsilg TImSs.