, 1876-03-06
psosot,ina tho colossal a.n,osuraa wi,loli, though

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appearing Immense ftoul great dl':.enes. ase
son.owhas disappointing wlnil Viewed fsom tho
hhse. ~ their form rroventh tho mind ffn'n
etaspln9 their tnlmcnso proportions. During
By number OF Arab loJs, who dashed n light
footed and Is swift M door BY tho stsls Of tho
carriage, soliciting IN to purchase - searsooes"
{stoDo beosloa}, ancinnt colna md other t!inf.
@ Chaps uy ti'oy waro, 70 M apesIInR Engsl, remarkably
vol, and, with kaen inalght, pronounctng mo An
American beforo had uttorod word. Arriving
At our dostinatun. wo wore surrounded by To-
woro undor tle command Of an Old sheik:
who ne1eoted thtoc eiuoWy follows for oacl, Of
Us, wlloAe duty It whs to aaal8t uB ", tho aidos
OF tho ''monssor tomb IL mas foatfully bard
climb for US. ..
7nn AnAns wEnn AS AGILE AZ NoxKEys,
and chnttorcd incosBantly, lllto q flock Of mag
pics, nasur3ng me- tint the, would DO everything
to my satisfaction that they wonld rrayc how
worthy thoy were ot al ns H., esa
gi.o them. Aud thon wtlon sat down breath,
leaH OH home fedge Of roct, and ooinmtnaou
tlem to dosist In tlleir internal talk tfor shoy
sro really oaaog e e r9 ff,s .o. o9f of ~
to gently rub doHn my lcgB meanHhtae
falling mo, In grand chorns, tllat they kuo"
was gentleman wLo would do tho lair lining;
that o g so Worke I for
living, tint i had bottet: give them. back
sheos!s' t)lcn and ll,ero, fot i thc shok saw
4lom lo would tnke 1t nway; that ! was t,1ois
down tho atoop tlocltvsty. mud from dashipg my
brn;na out: lllt--tho Recording Angel alon0
knows what tho incarnato tends didn't tayl
Finally we scnclod tho top,-1 "a paio a8 my
ols. gqsping for broath, hat down mud ttlca TO
imagine D sum of money onor,nou8 enough eo
toinpt them TO nndortahe tho climb again! Aug
tho cursod crow Of .sonH OF tho desert
fnn& I'LL f3rr7 IN anil
II thcy haunt dom tl,oir part like honeat mon
and now wouldn't wo buy something Of them;
whoreupon t!loy produced gew-ga"s enough to
oil forty in,tscuns.
and prattlod aud lfattiod, until wanted TO kick
Tbs Whole crowd down tho slle Of "lofty Cl.oopa"
aud thcn. In Hlccr desperation. no offered
swArtly follow G shillingn 70 run from the sum-
to To- tho top of tito uecoud Pyramid, in
ton minutes. Now, this 1ass.mcutioucd
pyramid la almost inaccessible, thcro being
but tlrce Arabs who attcmpt to mount iti
yldaal stood on tho apex Of cephrcnes lsests
fucludod I was twenty minutes in making tue
ascent of Choops! Aud you must also bear ~
mind that tho two pyramids arc Gao feot apart!
but entering tho pyramid is Just about as DIM
cult us climbing it. Ile ontra1lco passage is
about az feet high by fost wido, aud Ii In
ollucd at MI anglo Of 2d degrees. 1t is next to
1mDlHSlbl9 TO fptnlQ Q1lO 1GQttUH ~ kuGIu 4EH
no stops, norcly occasional hollowB ln the pol
iahel marble, which would bo OF litt1o advan-
taEe woro 1t not for tue assistance rendered by
tho Aiaby, wAoso bara foot mover Blp Tho
doub!cd-up posture that QUO sa forced to assume.
tho inHccnre footing offered, tho ntilEied fooltng
cnuaed by the confined passage, and aggravated
by tue snloko OF the candles. rondet tho astompt
to penotrato Tho drens Pyramid lcrculont
task. Such. at lcast, is mt opinion. Upon do~
etendiug Go feet III this uncomfortable, manner,
VIC cEawled through nm opening 2 feet In hoiEht,
md then found our way bnrEed by 4 lltlge block
o. granite, which wo woro obliged to scalo. AZ
| thin point commences al aBcGnditg pasaaXe, E23
foot IN length. aud Inclined ut tho same anglo as
| TIM entrance phRaage. Up th,s We wcro hauled
| by our uutnsng llodouinn, emerging Into
THE ''a:sBAr GALLERY" ...
n lofty but morrow passago. which
suoe5 fo5i s2E sSnsIea'tSn Sa os aeu,ss tS ss
This iB Isl feet long mud, tho top botng rcache1
turned around and SAW my frtonds bolou, gcs-
| tulatnE with their d'lskY companions. md rs-
| fuslng to nluunt step farther for the '.woalth
wo entored the kings Chhn,bcr," room A1
II. containing m empty granite sarcophhgua! !!
From thp moment lott tho exterior Of tho
pyramid, ghouliHh, cnt-liko crentuto Ind en-
tmploring no necessarily with n porfect torrcnt
Of words to pay him Q shiliings, In rotusn for
| which ho would not uE lnrEo DonsaE light which
10 thrust un1emi:tiuGly i,' my faeo. in aheoi
|
founded affair OF. Mounting lho Barcophagus,
ho lighted tho tlfaworks, assumed graceful
poBe, amilcl nt 1no most ma!iciously and, iusi
aa was coajecturing what ahc dovif could pos.
| siLly have in asoro for such m sr1ant pseco oi
| sinfulneeB,
| THE pRNaAL LIGHT EIrLopED,
and MY tornlontor, With two ecorchod fngors,
rallied bowling at my feet. uoaycn forgive mo
1t was tho awootost moment ct my lilo. Wei!
at last 1t wns all over. Our dragonan drove
| nray tho rabblo, and We sRt down in tranquility
TO indulge in llno lunch ep1ead on Quo Of TIL
stcps CT tho pyramid, As yo woro ohattint
came marching solomnly over tho dosert; 8,
nothing would do but wo must llaye ride ovc
the " waste Of sand "-.Wo acns cur dragoman +
negotiate with tho driver, whoroupon tho animal
xefo mado to kueol, mud wo rodo 1uartor OF
milo 10 pay our respects to tho sphinx, who re
colved us with duo gravity, though with ratho
questionable silence, considering chat we In.
travelled 30 many mllea to geta peep At hi
bungcd-up" phiz-
However, enough for uno miasivc. AW.