The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-02

ing the hotel about 10 in the morning.
The drive occupied two hours and then
we were on the ground where, 1900
years ago, stood u city larger than New
York and more prosperous. Now ali
that remains Is a mass Of stones, almost
entirely covered with wheat, sown by
the shepherds for their flocks. Only
four excavations have been made-the
Amphitheater, the wells OF the city, and
Dido's baths and little OF the city
walls. You remember the Bible speaks
OF the people going "down into the
well" and :" coming up out of the we'll"
have just seen such an old we'll. It
was 80 feet deep and about 30 feet in
diameter. Beginning at the top and GO
ing down to the bottom were steps wind
ing around inside, where the women
went with pals or jugs on their heads
to draw water.
We wandered overthe site OF Carthage
for an hour or two. Then we began 70
think Of lunch. The dragomen knew
the old monks who kept the chapel.
erected to the memory Of Louis OF
France over the place where he did not
die. So we went there and they offered
us their dining-room. The sun was
scorching hot, and there was not 50
much as a palm tree under which to
spread our lunch. So we rid ourselves
Of the romantic idea of eating on sacred
ground, where Queen Dido had stood,
and spread our repast in comfortable
corner on table like /" Christian dogs"
as the Arabs call us.
We started.for home at O'Clock and
tf~I. -
country Just at sunset. saw there
what never expect to see again, per.
feet African landscape at sunset. Twill
give you the principal objects in the
picture and you can arrange it to suit
yourself. The sky was one mass Of red
and gold, and against that background
were two lead colored mountains,
sparkling like diamonds in the sunlight.
In front OF these was a succe ssion OF
low, green mountains, and at the foot
of one of these Bedouin tribe had lust
pitched their tents. They formed q
picture by themselves the camels feed
ing around the tents, fire in front Of
each, and all the tribe locking on or
helping to cook their supper. The
tents and people were black with dirt,
suppose--but distance lent enchant-
ment to the scene and made it beauti-
ful. As we stopped to look at it mist
began IN form at the top Of the noun
tains, and gradually covered it all as il
a curtain mad been dropped from the
heavens. The mist remained until
after the sun had set; then it rose, and
clear. The Arabs and Turks are
the most hospitable people / have
seen. We spent an afternoon around
Tunis, visiting the Arabic and Jewish
prisons, a Jewish house, an Arabic dane
Ing coffee house, and any number Of cot
fee houses. In every place they received
US very kindly. At the private houses
they brought US coffee and drank with
US, and said " salama," which is word
expressing the good will Of the people.
As mark of great respect they place
the right hand on the breast as you
leave the houses, and instead Of shaking
hands, say" Salama, keeping the same
position until you are out of sight. The
coffee houses are small, square rooms
with benches on three sides, where the
Turks sit on cane mats. On the re-
side is long table where the
cotfee-cooking utensils are. We went
in and sat on the seats cross-legged, Just
like the Turks. Then they brought as
coffee in little cups-equal parts Of cof-
fee and sugar-and let it boil up, to be
drank grounds and all.
We have been TO the harem and to
The Bey's palace, where we saw real
out Of their own houses and had seen
a.
sons. They were surrounded by every
thing money could buy; their palaces
we're perfectly magnificent as well rs
their wardrobes, but they did not seem
happy. The husband Of one woman,
after living with her 80 years, has put
her aside to marry young girl that she
brought up to wait on him. He has
'aken his new wife away and left the old
Dne alone in her beautiful palace, so she
rays she prays to die.
This same man gave grand ball not
ong ago and invited all the Europeans
n Tunis. He thought he was exceed
ngly kind to his wives and children in
cutting small hole through the wall by
which, in turns, they were able to see
he visitors. The harems Of the lower
classes are rooms with but little furni-
ure and only rugs to sit on. But those
II the wealthy have European furniture,
pictures and works Of art. The women
Iat on divans around the sides ri the
'ooms, but we were given chairs and
ofas. With all their splendor, howev-
'r, they looked miserable and unhappy.
They can not read or write, and I be-
ieve they hardly dare think. All the
women do from morning till night is to
ig themselves up in their finery, kept
IN an hour or two and then change for
omething else. The house we visited