The Democratic advocate., 1876-02-05

like toad on the box beside the coach
man-open landaus full Of buxcm Leyan-
tine beauties IN the newest Paris fashions.
or Of ladies Of the opera in haste to see
and eager to be seen carriages Of Eng
lish ladies' who are going to the cataracts
in hats aud dresses which will ffighten the
crocodiles-consular carriages with their
smart dragomans ;girt with the sword of
authoiity-thc common Cairo carriage.
craziest cesll known vehicles, driven by a
black MAJ y fez and nightshirt, with
red handkerchief tied over his left eye,
its occupants, four intelligent Englishmen,
grieyously annoyed by the aeas which
swarm out of the cushions in extraordinn-
ry numbers. Thus the tide streamed out
from the city for three miles, then turn
ing, flowed back, and continued going 70
and fro until dusk.
Nearly all the members Of the Khedivcs
family were to be seen in the course Of the
afternoon. The Viceroy himself, stout
gentleman, simply dressed drove an un-
pretending phaeton and pair, with nothing
to mark his position but a few red-breeched
guards, who rode Gathering behind him.
Hassan Pasba, his third son, burly youth,
fresh from Oxford, rode past 10 company
with his English tutor, fair-haired young
man, who was very affable and popular.
Husseih Pasha, the second son, was thin
and pale, and retained in his appearance
the traces Of his French education. The
face of Tewfk Pasha, the hcir-apparent,
was mild and pleasant, but melancholy,
for, as stauneh Moslem who has only
once been out Of Egypt, he is supposed to
look with no favor on the march Of i'm
proyement. At FIVE O'Clock stout lad
drove by in carriage preceded by run
ners, and driven by an English coachman:
this was Ibrahim Pasha, the fourth son,
who at that hour went gaily home from
his school, large house on the eastern
side Of the road, full Of professors devoted
to his especial service.
None of these members Of the family
were conspicuous by any outward show.
The Viceroys mother, keen conserva-
tive, alone kept up the old oriental splen-
dor. Six bay steeds, heavily and gorge
ously harnessed, drew the gilded coach
which carried this august lady. The mag
nifcent vehicle, almost equal to that of
the Lord Mayor, was driven by a solemn
Arab; smart syces ran shouting to clear
the way; Kawasses rode in front; and a
cloud of eunuchs brought up the rear, as
beftted the woman whom sthe king de-
lighteth to honor Inside sat the whilom
Circassian slave, the widow Of the renown-
ed Ibrahim, the mother Of the Effendina,
and therefore the first lady in Egypt, a
stately dame clad in the strict eastern cos
tune, unpolluted by the frippery of the
French milliners, who have found their
way into most of the oriental hareems
A young and handsome Egyptian used
to drive by in onc.horse gig and having
performed this ceremony Eve or six times,
went home with the air Of a man who had
dcne his duty. He had been educated in
Paris, was supposed to know the habits Of
Europeans, and might be taken as speci
men of ''young Egypt" He was born in
a humble position, but having shown sigus
Of ability had been sent by the Govern
ment to France for his education. His
face was half Arab, half Egyptian, and
his lofty brown and delicately-chiselled
profile betokened refinement and intellec-
tual power He was formed for some
thing better than to drive gig, and imi-
tate the manners of French dandy, with
the firm belief that there is no higher
form Of existence. But the Egyptian
Government often seems not to know how
to dispose Of men to whom it has supplied
careful education. 1t sometimes leaves
them in idleness, and sometimes by
strange pcrversity employs them without
any regard to their special training. The
student of jurisprudence is astonished to
find himself a superintendent Of telegraphs,
while civil engineer is made police
officer. One might contrast the driver Of
the Eilbury with another figure which was
not uncommon. A fat boy Of seventeen
or eighteen years of age used to ride slow
ly past, clad in a tight black Stambooli
coat, lilac trousers, and fez. He was the
son Of a'Turkish grandee, aud specimen
Of the old-fashioned Turkish manners and
training. His horse, splendid Arabian
chestnut, never went faster than walk,
and the podgy little fellow was guarded on
either side, and almost held in his seat by
two smart syces. He was grossly fat, but
pale and fabby; his great stomach strained
the buttons Of his coat, and his heavy
cheeks overhung his shirt collar. He
looked solidly straight in front Of him, or
threw an inanimate glance around without
moving his head, and seemed to wish him
self at home. He was only what his edu-