Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-18
DeIane. of the London Times.

DeIane, of tho London Times.
Deriving from nature large gifts, and by clr-
cumsssEco clothed with vast mears OF acting
upon the voIitions OF meD, and sometimes even
ruling events, Delanc, as may we'll be supposed,
did not show the real esgerness Of bis nature 10
tho weak, busting way of people reckoaed TOR
nothing, whose time is of scsroe any worth; and
irdeed, he had the outward composurc, the air
of power not yet put forth that becomes sstroDg
man of action; but it c,uld always be seen that
his energies Wsro rather compressed than lulied
that the farusc,. If 30 one may speak, had lis
fires "banked up" 10 the daytime, yet still was
always agloT, always ready to blaze iato action
"A hour or tTo before midnight. When nlreSdy
10 bis carriage and moving to tho scans or ms
midnight labols. KIDD nature used to grant him
sumo mi1utes ct sleep, upon which, because
giving fresh strength, bo used to sec great
valus; but from tho moment OF his entering the
editor room until 4 or o'clock 10 the morn
ing, the strslo he hed to put on his faoul'
ties must have been always great, and 10
s.irfos times aImoss prodguus; for although
OF course the grsas bulk of the manifold work
required for constructing @ number OF the
Times Was performed by subordlnates, aud al
though it rested With oiheIs-perhsps might
say With ono o:Eer-to determine what, at
least for Whilo. should be tho chosen policy
CT The aroal. it's editor bad to execute the
general design aud these were the hours or
night when cfteu be had TO Gsclds-to decde,
of clurse. with great sWlftpess-between Two
or more courses of action vasily different; when,
betides, be must judge the appeals broug ht up
to tho paramount srbi.er from all kinds of men,
from all sorts Of earthly tribu1alsi when dis
patches of moment, when kilograms frauEht
with grave tidipgs, when notes hastily scribbled
10 the Lords or the Commons, were from time
to time coming 10 to confirm or dlsturb-per.
hsps even to annul-former reckonings; aud
these. besides. were the hours when-on ques.
tious newly obtrudiog, yet 30 closely. so lmpor'
tunstcly present that they would have to be
met before suntise-be somehow must cauIe to
spring up sudden essays, in7ectives and arsu-
ments which only strong power OF brain With
even much toll could supply.
TAKING OEF TIE SHoEs.-In Syria people
never take of their caps or trr6ans when enter
ing house or visiting friend, but they always
lca7o their slices at the DOOR. The reason is
that thcir floors arc covered with clean mats
and rugs, and 10 the Moslem houses the men
kneel Oh the rugs to pray, and press their fore.
heads to tho floor, so that it would not be decent
cr respectful to walk in With dirty shoes and
soil the SHADY on which they knoll to prsy.
They have no foot mat or scrapeIs. and it is much
cheaper aud simpler to lsav, the shoes, dirt and
all. OF the door.
1t lis very curious to 80 TO the Syrian sohools
houses and see the piles of shoes at the door.
There are new, bright red shoes ard old. tat
tered shoes, and kob kots and black shoes.
and semetimes yslloY Shoes The kob kobs are
wooden clogs. made to raiss the feet out of the
nu and water, having little strap over the
toe to keep it ou the foot. You will often see
little boys and girls running down steps and
paved streets on these dangerous kob-kobs.
Som atimcs they slip. aud then down they 90 on
their nosss aud tho kob kobs fly off and 60
rstliog over the stones, and little Ali or Yu'ef,
or whatever his name is. begins to shout.
"Ya Inme | "a lumsl" Goa, my motherl')
and cries just like little children 10 other
countries.
Bns tho funniest part is to ses the boys when
they come out Of school aad try ID find their
shoes, There will b fifty boys, and, of course,
hundred shors, all mixed together IN one pile.
When school is out the boys make sIush for
| the door. Tim comes the tug CT war. A doz,n
boys are standing and shuf1!lg on the pile OF
| shoes, looking down, kicking away the other
shoes, running their toes into their own, stumb.
| ling over the kob kob.. and than making dash
to get out OF the crowd.
Sometimes shins will be kicked, snd hair
pulled, and tarbocshes thrown of. and great
| acreSmirg follow, which will only cesse when
| the teacher comes with ASIA" or o stick, and
quslls the riot That pile of she es will have to
snswer for good many school boJs fights and
| bruised noses and hard fselings in Syria. You
will wonder how they IN tell their own shoes.
| go do I. And the boys often wear off each
| others sEoss by mistake or on purpose, and
then you will zee Selim running with one shoe
on and ono Of lbrahin n's in his hand, shoutilg z
and cu,slng Ibrshim's father and grandfather
until he gets back Liz los. propsrty.-THe
| W0mcn Of the AraJs
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