, 1876-03-06
characteristics Of tlo Natives--A Visit to
tho Bungod-Up Old Sphinx.

,,,.r l., t;a fo In 1o ,v;trcuac al s,,ob ovctfInn
nos'! ~ u'o ''.e .a' ~ w.
~ no9oi dcohoH aot, h"e mo, Ao 10 co.nP'e1ots
fasctnatod. 1ndeod, my whole Journey lins beon
something like spectacular nrnma In whlel,
you e1rard 30 mauy "Ons =" and "Ahs" or
u .....t,, x.,,.,, ,,-,..nt,1 arr,,, N,
.no @s''"o,iu 4e@.se ~. ..,us.s. ~ 49,
courao Of tho play, TINT Wllon tno elotioa OF tho
~ transformation scono" are 1lnvollod, your ~
torioclions Gro oxhauatod, an6 consequently
must bo cou,ont to remain spccohleas, and Won
.'uns ,, 70 .,.. soaes ~ - nr,,a,,.,o .nonc,,
aeE AZ tho toSol5 y. s.'eu'"'' 0pooS1'
Itc Journey py rail tsom
ALEXANDRIA, TO oAiNo
fo,r ,,onra and a bnlf. thoueh by reason Of a
4."l noa.n s ,.,,,,1, ,,s,t f,n.,,, an,,a NJ
severe salo o. Mna Nn'ea ~ u.mu ~. 1' az
tho toscgfaPli'poi's over tho tseon, "e wore nso
hours In accomplishing tho trip. The o!ustorn OF
uucoutl, mud-hovo1s, tho horics Of camo1a md
.co,oro7 h,,fr,,ocn tocka Of ourJo,,s wator-
fowl, consnc,io,is amou0 which wore multitudoa
~ IL snoT~ ib,a tho ffdt u,ant,or Of irriaatnu
te o eorth co Nv by mcaug Of most W primitive piow
~, ~, hv hntfoio. or t,orhnna ,amcI anil h,lr-
Sain,.arnaasci tnrotlars ,1H M imnoneo
."ae nmonut Of nmtiscmout; and before We wore
awsro that 30 nla,,y mInttcg Ind gljdod i, tic
aud law n,nmnnta nftarwarfts vo slooti with an.
sourfls' son.ls1 md nd "N ''' 7' 'o4s''
'oo''' STRANGE SMELLS" or cA1no!
,tf, tis city far tI,on1a ami ann OF the,n for-
"ata itsnlf n fnr Tint Il actually couusols tho
tnrayolor to carry volume OF tho ARABIAN
N|ghts with lin, and "to surrender himsols 10
ii,S n,nat wondcrfI, oud romuntio trnoin tha. can
sycr u,cct l,is wahiun nounsYlr
Thnre ia IN existo,,ce q csrtain "stay-ot-home"
Marty. win claim thour1, in tlo rossasnion of
apnn}o moang to eratify nny dcyiro Tor truyo,)
t%nt IN mn nasy cGair. coziy enaconcofl II, ono'g
nnmfortahlo jitirury. worka uf ionruoyiurs in
atstsnt n,ds nav ba pertlBed. nui tGo ohnrsctor-
istic features Of foroxn couusrles as fully enjoy
I'd hnd appreciated AZ though the actual expert-
but tho disconlforts attendant upon voyogos by
Ind an ard sea. Now. ali tiat hnve to snv 70
ucl pcoplo is, 10 read tho innumorabo
rolnmes writton on Cuiro, thon to multiply
s9.sTvat5s 1sag aliow ono of thois number to COMO
horn and soe wlat poor thiuE tic iu1hg,natIon ia
sftor ali Of courec, thoro is ilirt-illth enough
10 GAUSS Bouthcrn Italy to dsag hcr ragged robes
,taula stloug Tho attractive bazaars. in which
',ro flisnlayeI tho nrodrco OF ruropo. Asia. and
Africa /: Wills tho parrov, crowded streets an
mar i;fe a snlenlid fancy ball. aud rfcturcsouo,
;ot noetIcai manner WHICH is lost to our oa.s.
Eor rc wc "rn to1d ti,nt tho ,owcr mcrch.nt crics
t.sIho rna, IL - ti,orn' from Tn awnat ~ tHa
ornnhot Il bloonsi ""maaninr simnly - freHh
rfosaa !" And ihn ven,1or ~ i,anna fnT ataini,,~
ihr mills a. tho S5osjnm mailcns njnua. 4 cSdors
n ri paraIieo, q fnwcra nj thn bo,,nn irs"' "
q u Gn,,is nr;tns !. TI,aeo 80 ,oou,uoruda
nsnn"ra I'M thav aro nlonannt. Ti,o NATHAN
.,n. nnt s,onr, o,T, in+ ti,our,+ - Ea.v",, ~
,tsn Hitf, r1,o tor inomort inta tho husy atraot
III rrns ~. I'm hntn1 ynnGor oita
A''' 9''' A''' a. RsSnE.ouanstrn '''S
rith hIdeous eobEas undulasnt: thoir hooded
nnxes mg ta 70 look ,f 9t rs ne wretch for
nont. s IL sncrotod vo,,ne crocodiIc ioath,66no
5y.rd nr anna nt,;cr 1,orrih1o crcentn" .hjn1
ieats 70 t
= circle n sIufrore ovcru nue e. ~ svl,on,
5escrvca csnncai mantin1,, nnt ont ~ t,,o ,saut
var thcrc epn1os a wi,itc'rnhnd s.ssis" az t'cct
ssasells IL ssr%ss!s r ilete.toE 4 Z she brssss
,iesrnR lie suarminc strcet for tho carr,ass
Wish foi]owa. @ M - Hars @ thov % comst mi Two dainiV
boaut!es from sotoe iclt Mi,aaultnan'a haram o,,t
ior an alrina and ehaneronod me- @ by a iandsonaiy
panions With 1oalons oyo' nut SOC Ifore nto
swo coilntry prls With fii,gor.nsils and knuokies
,olored dark.red pud ohius tattoood G.ao. carry-
ns impossible loads % t4eis heads. aud gidag
ionkoys, and human natlro Of oyory dcacrip. :1
sas ioat QUO Of tta mom6ors. sud tho bercayctl
Dnos ire seated ia oirolo boforo the honse Of
pony wil}ch endufcs an hour daily for week,
Thus might wrsto On intormipabjy for eyory-
hing il new to ms, and though I nv the pcot;o
NTH 1ucattona from morning upt!l night, fiul
uysolf surrounded by uuiquo sights and obioots
u every turn. @'>' >''"S''
Our iisat duty upon arriving was to
RIDE TO Tun crrApE14
Mortified elevation At tho back Of tho town,
irom vhIob view OF Tho city anil adjacent ooun.
lty NAV 10 obtained, aud on which tie superb
IIra1y I1,1o' Of Oriental alabaster~stsnia. @
Drawing folt sllppcrH oyor our shoes,
Nc woro allowed to entor tho eaoretl
Mi.lce. anil voro aoon rant ia contempation OF
ts boautiful interlor Which IL tho fnoat in Cairo.
The prospect from the torraoo il truly grand,
smbfssing the citJ With ta nutnnorlcss tioases and
ilo l,,ld,nas be;na nenera!ly nf duil cray init
iha isvrsmias ~ Hcesych md EaTkaTni1 mi liz
for,;i5 vsiimv :" ~ I'm Mia 1In Tonr mr. th.t I
,risns from .hs ,i4,, .rnmiS uervn Ia convincc
nnc that r;o+ we ,vaa IN p,oo,"aa for 1eoiiv ha.
iayo tst III to a. Araimp m asa tha noiacst nen;c IN
sSIstonna AMI ~ -, .siI,n. tsn" N iortairiu
Ihs Hnrsi ~ .dsana ~ 1us thst Hvs1 XII scc
,nch An sstons66inT s6i nmnnnt tncammnntcaac MI thnt
An oont5onsilv iSEied D;th won;1nnnnnt ~ |Ntr r.
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