, 1877-02-15
Sceno nt un I:gyrtian leatirun.t Station.

L0Hdon SATURDAY, Ltritr.
>, Whslo you hcEttHicntail1e. I'Grliaps, watching
thu strange medley Of mc,l atll manilcrs frun,
tho carriage window, Or obscrsin. the incon-
Ernlty ot putting stcati-c1git,e with tho sanity
desert, the dvnlcd mosques, the lofty patniH.
n,nl he s0leinu cnlnets, you sec sudden ti,tiun
ot t'le crowd. 1t divides, md an open path u
,nalc alotlg the PLATFORM Ii 1t aoms great
!'asIs;s, you asli, or kicking horsc Ct iunrraIt
hut you foruet for 1liotucDt that you nrc III the
Enst. II il Il tervlsh,
First you sec lofty standard, about US high
like them. 1t Is borne by q tall, mi,.t.auoltlns
1icgru, who Ia ulso laden with II Gouai, II brass
ran1tk!n, pipe, md yarlo,ts other articles lor
psFf;ohnl ,.ss Wo ynsi wydsr s wa. o. wo
liz c srowa @ tto 5 liz % "su .S sas 'ada stsps III:
dcrvish. lie j. understood, like most great
incn; bnt h!a m!en is 1najcstte Ills complexion
ls quito white, u which yOl cal easily Judge.
round Its llakct sl,oul.cra and Ghost Is tollci
heavy chain, supplemented by half dozen rings
HIS l,aIr, blacs md curly, l1angs halfway down
taso,,o bis ,naek bqt rses 9by IRON us n9Enilee,nt
l'as evidently neYer been touched l,y L rnzor,
hut flows we'll coniicd, over Ills llcaylug breast.
I!e stops, looks tlown, then, up To heaven.
Tncrc Is slnldleT an'ons tlla s!icut crowd.
Then lie CASTS up his arms, Atl begins 10 spcals
i! deep, solemn voice, a'l u measured
pllrascs wlliehto your cars sound lsko verse. As
he wAycs h(s arms you hca that lo llas but Ullu
hand. The otllrr has Offended llia,, nnl lie las
c,t It oil; but lie raises tho stunp to heaven in
protest NIalist thu men OF tllts EnernttuA: anti
yuu think you sec Que of the oA Hebrew pruph-
cts as ha speaks, and u thrill runs through
you also. Tho sccuo II deeply impressive.
Tho crowd rCply to his clu1ucnco by d groan,
an! then 1,r takes stcu Or two forward. !.
Ills gait ia pcrln(s too much of a Btrut to
satisfy critical cyr, and there is OIL expression
uf cunning In Ills fucu wi!el, ,arA ILLS otherwise
magnificent features. liut NJ the mum cut yt,ll
do not perceive this. lie walks up and down,
gestlculat!nE, but with dignity. AS hu strtlca
along llr sertns to Jeryriyu no QUE IN Ills path,
nrMl oil 1nukc way fur him, Yuu hore he will
not walk tntD y0Hr earrfnye. An official, duly
decorated with the Shepherds plaid, rtrs out
10 him, but approacles l'lm Respectfully. W
cr.'cayors to rcason with lin, TO draw HIN
asl1c, 70 expostulatc. Evidently 10 would y
SSstllme Is MT suitable to = railway station.
lasltcs. Hut, uv. tho prophet cares for ,sone oi
votcc Of Ills tcstlloey asalnst that official. a,,
50 L. speak, wlthers hin up. 1lc rctlrcs .'ia,
coIntltcl; but another talnes out, greater thut,
lllulsclt The gyfnnusophist ~ Ut last persuat.
cd. lle turns, slakcs the dust of tho platform
from, hIs unshod soles, and passes out nl thc
gate. TAsrv ts moment of stiilness, aud tlutl
thesbustle bEeoks out agaiu till tho train startA,
As the train draws to O stntton you nsk the
guarl what 1t was he sald. Alter hts answer
you wish you hal refrained The dcrysll, Ilu tells
you, had demanded free passage by raii to ttlt
next vllurc alut tho stntlon.lnaster had refused
IL. Thut WIS nll.