National Republican., 1880-12-13
AN ARABIAN NIGHT
WITH A FEW SONS OF THE DESERT.
Tho Whirllng Dcrvlsh and His Bedouin Friends
Fair Jeucss and Some Queer Chaps From
Far on Araby-IIow the whrlIng
Dcrvish was Stolen.

Tho train arriving at the Baltimore and Potomac
depot, at 7ij o'clock last evening, brought to this
city the Palestine Arabs, including the Howling
DcrviSh The Arabs were shown across the street
to the National Hotel, where they will be quar-
tered during their stay here The Arab, IN the alb
str0ct, is creature full of wild poetry, aud sug-
gCstvc Of CamCls. dcSCrt.duSt camcls, lonely palm
trees and picturesque garbs. The Arab has never
been used as public attraction, though cntcrpris
ing circus managers have occasionally rugged out
canvas men and hostlcrs I'm the most fantastic cos
tunes, md sent them iyingnnd whooping into the
arena. thereby drluding the country people into
believing they wore genuine wild Arabs When n
RutBitCAN reporter glanced over the register ut
the National Hotel last evening he found one page
devoted TO hicroglyphics like the production of
some dCmOrAlizcd shorthand reporter. The party
was registered from Jerusalem, and as the reporter
was scanning. the list practical traveller from
Chicago, who had Just registered, remarked " Jc.
iusalem, humph I'd rather doggcd sight come
from Chicago The Arab party, which is under
the management of Mr. O. ". Pond, Is composed
Of James Rosednlc an .lsraClitc Mnccabcean from
Jerusalem, Rcbccca Ben Levi, the only female
In the, party cousin of Roscdnic, and
as lovely JcweSs ng ever was seen within the
walls of Jerusalem; SClim Hashmy, n gentle Arab,
famous for. having nccd nS guide to Stanley; In0.
koob Fl HnwcCt, n JcruSnlCm JcbuSitc; Inakoub
Bn2oozic, y half bread Greek and Arab; Shcik
Abon Daycll, Il Bcdouin shmaclite: Shcik Yo,,scph.
Awdy from Ram0llah, and EdOmitc Fellah Tor per.
hnpS fellow from Edom) or Peasant Chief and
Shcik Mohamcd Zulicmnn, Of Bnglad, the Whirl.
were aitircd in their native costumes of t,inics
czEeS, turhnns, S0ShCs, and belts, and brought TO
mndnll the wild ronnnccs of the Arabian Knights
tales
The reporter in searching for some information
about this strange company, came across James
RoACdAlC, WHO. like his colleagues wns nttircd In
n pair of Jerusalem brccChcs" or ttinc with a
short jacket u frillcd shirt, big sash or belt and
arcd fcz cap with big tnsScl. Mr. Roscdnlc, who
very tiucn,ly, and readily fell into the snare laid
by the interviewer.
"whcn did you leave Jerusulcm?' inquired the
reporter.
"On the llth of September" said Mr.. Rosedalc.
"What Is the object of your visit2'
"Wcll, we propose to show In our exhibition the
manners and customs of our people which exist
to-day, just rs in the days of Abraham. We will
show all Of the striking customs of the people, in.
ceremony, ceremonies of Salutation, and other So
cal rites, Tho Whirling Dcrvish will 20 through
all ne ne religious M exercises M Of his people"
mot by any means. He is pharSnical IN his
views He thinks that he Is doing good, lust as
one Of your missionaries would in some barbnrous
land"
:" Ills people would kill him IL he went back TO
his country, suggested Mr.. Pond who had come
up and was taking hand in the Interview
him"
"Why?"
because these Dcrvishcs arc not allowed to
leave their country lie is holy man, a direct
descendant of Mohamcd."
Tell how You smuggled the Dcrvish out of the
country suggested Mr. Pond
well" continued Roscdnlc crossing his legs
Turk-ike on chair and rolling cigarette,
when was in this country last May proposed to
tic Rcdpnth Bureau to form n company of Arabs.
They didn't think II was possible but started out
to do It. In Jerusalem / organized q party but
l had no Deryish; When | thought I had
everything all right, the Arabs ali left me.
Then collected another party. When everybody
was ready 10 sign some of them went 10 sec the
american Consul Tho Consul unthinkingly told
them of the wonders of the sea- and they all be.
came frightened and ran away. Some of them
had never seen the sea Finally | got together a
party and secured the Whirlng Dervisl-thc only
one that ever left his snatvc land"
Tell how you had to bribe everybody to get him
out OF the country" put in Mr. Pond.
First of all had to bribc the officials IN Jerusa
lem. went TO see the dragoman of the Pasha and
had to give him II bill for money. He wouldn't
take the ready money, for lie was afraid. In this
way got the passport for the Dervish, As soon as
| had seen the dragoman, he like n rogue
10 bribc, until at last I came to the Pasha
himsGlt had to give him $40, or 800. He gave
It didn't permit him to go to Europe or America
but only to Alexandria. / did not care for this
however, If could only get him out of the conn
urc to the officials at Port Snib, and here we had
another tune over him. / had to brbe there
again, and when had bribed one, a dozen more
had to get two sailors to run him aboard secretly
like contraband goods.
Roscdale continued his narrative describinythe
Interesting experiences of the party In Europe Re.
turning TO tho subject of the Wiurlng Dervish,
Mr. Pond remarked that his face rescmblcd that in
the pictures of Christ. "when we were in Brus
sells" said Mr. Rosedalc "an artist there offered to
pnny AL our expenses there five would remain ui
til he had made painting from Zulcmans fnce."
.I willie at Plymouth lynn Church" said Mr.. Pond; 81
like Christ. i was thinking Of that too replied
Mrs BeeGher, but did not think it right for me
The Arabs will visit the Executive Mansion this
morning,