Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-08

vnrtisers
An Egyptian Wnter!n. Place.
Thus llSl0usn soon became aa aTlstccIatc
watering place. Tho Kbedive has villa
there, as he has in every pleasant situation
Within rsach of Cairo. His 500, Prince Hus'
ssiH, sometimes occupies small house, with
tents pitched round it, to receive those mon'
bers of the household for whom there is not
room 10 doorp. Mapscur Pasba, the Khedlvc's
son 10 law, also has villl at Its south end o.!
the town. Ii il the most picturesque building
10 uelouap, OF rough stone, With plantation
OF young trees rapidly growing UP rou1d II.
The ladies' CT tho various harcms drive out III
open Carriages, l;otrsc unknown III CAIRO, and
they walk 10 tho baths in the morning enVei:
epad 10 shaets Of black silk, whloh every pun
Of wind iuaileS until they lock like DaIIoots,
They totter along in shoes with tho highest OF
heels, and their awkward salt preSeots s;rlk-
ing contrast tU the free, graceful Walk ol the
barctooted Arab women.
TIE town is loug and narroa; the houses
built Of stono and covered with plaster, are
dotted about here and there without much ro-
gard for order, but they Ink veIy cool and c)m.
lattico windows About midday everything 10
the town seems asleep. The shutters OF the
houses are all closed to keep 0ue tho scorching
suo, few donkeys arc sandlag uoder q tree.
with their heads down, and eyes shut, tho don'
key BOYS are eoled up on tho grOuod baS!do
them; meu ara stretched about the rJao; they
do not even take the trouble to get toto tho
shade, but lie, with their loose coaks spread
over their faces, 10 the full b!sz, of the sua.
Some dogs are lying tast asleep iu the dust OF
tho roadside, and the Nublan porlers ut tho
gates OF the principal HOUSES ARD noddiog 10
their chairs.
A! The hotel at IIelou1n tho Eastern fashion
of keepiug the head covered indoors prevails.
aud at dioDcr lice OF rcd tarGouches runs along
each side of tue tabl', Whero most European
uatioD arc represented. Dr..
On Sundays ard Fridays military band plays
in front of the hotel. and one day the officer 10
command, smart looking man 10 sky blue upl,
(orul, INC toto lunch. The first dish was handed
TO him: he seemed puzz ed. and asked the Wait,
or to hello hin; then he took up his koifc and
fork cIumsiy, as if nc did not q1i.e know what
To do with tbem. lila fork seemed to give
him especial difficulty he held it with his flu
gers twinod curiously round the handle, ana
tried in vain to pick up picces o! meat with IT,
Presently tho waiter comes round again snu
carries Of mis- plato while no looks hepesily on,
having eaten nothing. Tho Eext dl'h IS mac
csroni Ills hands move instinctlvely towards
his plate, but ho romenOGrS in time, and rather
regrGtfuly, as it appears takes up his knl!e and
tork. Again he fails to secure q single mouth
ful, and again his plata is carried oil, quite iuil
by the rsmorseless waiter. The next llme nc
adonts different tsctics Ho holds his fork up.
uIt pirht in the middle of his plate and with his
knife raise: mound Of vegetable matter round
it. Then he tries to raise i: TO bis mcu!h. Al
is in vain. Like the draugDt OF Isntslus, thc
dainty morse liss from nj, lips just IS lney open
10 receive it. He would fare as III As Ssncho
Parz. in his Island. but he wisely follows Jonas
CHI zzlew;.s advice to Mr. Chubby, and 'po2s
away ST hi, bread" bs!Wacn tEc COURSES. Io9
lsat item in tho menu is turkey. Our WaTrioE
has nou grown desperate; starvation s.aro: MN
in tho iece; sItor emo or Two iuii41 cuo;S III
GrCp: the WcGpols he EaS no. pToVo!, eau gives
one hurried nervous slsnce round him 70 see II
sny one is looking. seizea hugo dsunleIIck IN
both hands Hnd socu m15e3 up lor loSt Lilno'
Thgn, with q gre>. :ish e roiioF, hn leans back
in mis- chair aud calls f,7 moro tuIS"y
uriGy Rcric'
EorrrscI,ILD's Wilt vii! OF The l'to
B,rpn Liose! de Ra!hsclild IS Understood 70 be
syo,n u,dsr s2TJU000. TIC will ls IT the
handwriting cf the deceased, aud Is iS'ea Ju'g
a 1SG5, Newcourt, s.. SRittlns faac Lac
document oec1,i:s swo ordinary sheets OF iet:@r
paper, which wtr3 eoEn together "!!a s"s arc
scaled. His sons, ,Ss Nathaniel to ls2tAFeoId hnt
Mr., Allied Dc noth:chi:i, are tho cx;cu crs oi
the will. jho :ca!ator lese"s 70 h's VIC = w.
coo ami III; Interest ii E5D 600, aris'hg lftin
Tho hyus-s AZ FfaokfJ!t ant 10 LDoi9n loGctaoF
VIII. ..hc rcs;tl-rc, il PlccaiiiY, a2G III: c3tatc
| u. q unDersbury. .cn.;,
| 4 rauaslIs made that my snn'i W'tc 6!a!l
givc GlU coo to Jessi, charities and ID oVJ 10
| o,het:. aunui,iis(in cJpnoe,i9n ~!lh "h'cil
| Inc c1c,lcr is 10 cyc:cisc discretionary Tow"ri
| arc ,nado IN favor of s,:s aE,, daughter. ann
! ;to ,es;ator EXPRESSES a hope th,t thny "'ii
| .. kind 70 their mother, who bed b:en kio1 10
them G;:G him also. To iiis sw1 brothers lsi1G;e
| !oaij he beqIes!hod sum OF l.oVO rGaacs
epc!,. to rr1ebaso s)mcth,rg 10 Teinfnl!a%cc
| al LiB.-"a picLure or on2 thing esse.' ihe
| ,,s:asof thanked God ior The success and p''s
raritT that attended him, ard hoped me san"
euidin. aaaI wau!l direct his soas. f.
Eycc5.ipg tie immediate members Q! h2 oT'
family, above referred 10, 10 other Eamc OK
lseac7 Is nnealioaeG 10 the Will. We under
istaud.thst thtre arc SOM lmptrito. attcsta'ien
Iclaus.s 10 the will, and .nsrsEa GOES ln:endsu
far Insertion, bet Dot assigned. Ihc tes.atoT
Visos his sons Ct the happy unity that eXts;st1
between Linn aut hi; Two brothers. to when ut
at.rbutc9 the SUCCESS Of the firm. and hopes
That The sarne kind feeling will continue to
main;alo the position Of The hou ie.-IondoN
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