Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-08-03
IL Arss n.ssr = nsss 80 sCr

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sides n~.l q s~<ri~y. s~ss. pe.A. h<ass
lensiis, % saie N iss of sk< valse of Ialf
q eeni ana syaszd- Tae sh.p ke-p~s.
sat On TIE eossssfs - stsoss 10 tine yssc
tGre. ami ihe p.s>.gessy h<s.ern ths
two f.~s stalls in the street 10 col,
Eve &C liz let viae, where the parchss-
ers ~sik- lie nErsos s'Teet thus tofus-si
is alwsy- shsird by msfs 80 pain leave
or o.isrr c.sr-e IN tterisis.
The Milan meiaB women are requirrSi
u kee,, tiseiI aces carefully veilrsi In the
presence of strangers, and this duty is al
ways scru uioGsiy performed ~hen in
the presence III their husbands or OF
other "ftnodox brethIen. But since the
artist has been . frequent ,isitr in
Egypt, the ladies IL tbs harem have
found way safely 10 expose their fair
faces to the "makcr OF images" The
orange sellers wife kindly came down
from ahe platform and stood for figure
while h,r good man was away getting
bis MONDAY lunch, or perhaps ut his
prayers. She was willing to lit for u
sketch with tier veil of, ON payment of
FIVE francs, provided the picture could he
flushed before her husband returned.
The basket holding the meal are woven
of gras. dried after they are made, aud
are very durable. They are nearly as
flexible rs cloth, and are very handily
carried when empty, 10 they may be
rolled into email bundle.
Tue Eu slishmsn who has placed him
self under the tender care Of his drag)-
man is between two thieves and facing u
third, who bargains by the help of the
sign given by the fathless servant, who is
in league with the dealer, with whom he
divides the extra profits.
The bazaar 10 quiet enough in the mid
die of the forenoon, but in the early
morning, near noon, or at evening their
10 jan Of excited people, all Of whom
are cr0~ding, shouting, and apparently
in . desperate hurry to buy the materials
for breakfast or dinnsr. Then is the
time to study action, groups, colors,
character, in a little world by itself in
each bazaar. In the Greek quarter there
10 less confusion AMI noise, and in the
Hindo0 least Of all.
1t IL a great surprise to an American
to find n gray bearded old MOhamlnedan,
who may be, for instance, selling oranges,
bursting into tears because his customer
has learned the value Of the article, and
paid him the price in Egyptian coin.
Long habit in charging all Franks double
or tenioid prices brings the tears at once
to the seller when he reflects that he is
robbed OF his extra gains by the traveller
having learned little Arabic.
The ksruscnc lamp is reminder OF
far-of America, and also that 1t Is not
the only invention Of the devil and the
Franks that has gained favor among
Arabs. they wear American made shoes,
chiefly CATERS, cotton and WOODEN cloths
of our make, and are beginning to Use
our paper collars, cheese, condensed
milk, ani many other things which are
either cheaper, better, or more convenient
than similar goods from other countries.
They are u strange people. Even their
cola, Of copper, silver, or gold, is made
for them in England, aud their postage
stamps printed in New York. The nu-
mismatlc may collect varieties of modern
coins to his hearts content ut Port Said,
where the money brokers' cash. soxes are
museums Ut the coins of all natious.
These rough board shanties were built
in the hurry Of the opening of the Sdez
Canal few years ago, and will be dis
placed by the more permanent mud.
walled houses common III Egypt in
short time, hut the customs OF the peo-
ple will remain unchanged, and the
traveller next year and next century will
aud the same Orient, rich and rare among
the nations Of the earth in all that dsz
xles and bewilders the mind. Life il
the Levaut is yet in our day more like
the &C. ncs described in the tales in the
Arabian N.gAfs than our Western sober
reality. AT least 81 it seems to the trss-
eller = ho kn,ks on the out-ide of things
q Port Said. TIE line old geItiemsa
uho sm,les On the buyer, cheats him oat
Of hall u his change. bies.ss Allah, ssd
bsgs hi~ 10 call sg.ia Il his hop. and
In lhs same bsrash. ssppcsiag he hes so
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