Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-06-03
The City OF Tunis.

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Tun;s s;,uated on an ;sthmus bopnd-
ed bv , two o'i LAKES Of sait IT, water nresents ]
a n,ost ;nnnsinr ond ,,;ctnrospne m
nearonce as tbe 7ravaIer ;ssmes from the
norroy, oan.i ,b,t oonnoots tho oon;toI
with Goletta a small seano,t m the
Mediterranean which nossesses one of
tho sfoest AMI most comn,od;ons road.
ste,JS nm rho ooast T,n;s In oll t;n,es
has % heen an ranowmed H for ito heamtv tbe
anc;ents stvi;nn tho CITY os Tnn;s tho
Fair wbile tbo Arabs have snrnamed
II tn,., hy tn,.n Tho Clo.;o,s Tbo
E,ithfrl Tho uaovoriv ,n5 ne Abode
of Low. hnt in ,,,o,.e ,1oJorr t;mes in
comn9on With othor oaiohrotad Moh,n-
,oadan n;t;as II hos haoama nntod Co..
tho % ahsence ] Of oil I s,n;tarv U nrocomt;ons ] M
ond so,,,a tr,voio,, ha,,o c,,io5 4, Tu,;s
e the Filthv FH The nrncino, m LAKE, lake or wh;ch
tho o;tu y s;tnatad ;S aaIlad ri Rohvr'
nh II is about seventeen miles in cir.
c,nferenca and nndar favorable con.
ditinns its waters @ % MIGHT he made as
useful and "a ornamen7al os arc the "a.
nails of Venice. hrt INTERCHANGEABLE since
centnr;es II has heen tbe receniacIe of
ali tha 9Th Of Tho c;,v and IL Il NOW %
choled as to rander nov;@ation ;nnos.
sible save in the Iong narrow and for.
tuons course n,,rsned hv tho hoats that
I' SaiI botwnan tha t,v" ci.;as Pnt avan
Snnb @ ser;ons defects arc % ;@noreJ at the
FrSt osnoot of ,hesa wstorS aash;nn
hr;,I;ant,,, IN tho i,ino and ~nIJ roaac'
t;nns Of ,ha ainr;oms sl'w with Tnnis in
all ;ts or;ant,l s,,,andn, at tha axtrorn.
;tv u of of tho Lake ' Tha citv il I hu;lt on q
nsntio slona and ;ts waI}s aud hn;ldinns
ora Softanad IN Tho radiant atmosnhnre
70 = r,i,;ta sot;n t;nna IN strnno nor
tros+ 70 r,a s,,r,.o,,,,a a;nn n,o,n,a;,,s
that aSs,n,a rosa and dari,;sh' hi,,a
t;nt o"norJ;,or 70 tho hojd ,al;af nr tto
shnaoU, ' % tLo;r fa,.,,,ot;on I'LL tho
Snone M is on,;vanod i hu onmnt,osa 'G GoctS oS
,,f hr;obt nolorad h;rds that a;, oror th,
waters " ,'' w. ','' - ''''' '''' - ''''
An italian nroverb saws "See N,nles
and tben do !, and thero 10 oiso on
Arahion vino, to tho atreot ne ror.rJs
Tnnis. bnt to the En,onean traveler
tho Mobamp,edon citv with ;to r,oso,,as
IFS minarets its bnCe nalms and fi@
hees and above ali the great fortress
that dominates ;ts site viii a,wavs he
preferred. Unfortunatelv. on LANDING
The nIeosing illusion is sneedilv lost and
that which ,nnnared from sfar .s n
succession NJ fine streets and nrincelv
residenres is found to he n lobvrinth Of
| small lanes the hnildings generoIlv in
a wretobed state of diianida1ion and the
n ,rrow roadwavs filthy in the eytreme
Evidpntjv there has never been anv
recognized nlan in ito constrnct;on hut
|
cupatibn of Algeria bv The French the
influence of E,,roDean residents has re-
suited in ameliorat;n0 and heoutifvino
some of the omen sites with wb, oh the
citv is studded but which ara mostlv
Dedicated to cemeteries and to the
rn;ns of palaces and .stronUholds that
mark the salient history of Tunis since
its foundation in the birth Of our civil
ization. The citv NAV be divided into
three parts. respectiyely devoted TO the
Euroneans the Arabs and the Jews
The snuare in which ia situat ed the
EXCHANGE presents n fine annearance
beinp bnilt with some semblance nj
regularity and,containino the abodes Of
tbe Consuls and rich foreion residents.
This quarter assumes the Iiv.liest and
most nicturesoue ,,ppearance durino
the busy hours OF the day. when Arab
Moor. Turk. Frank and Jew meet in
thi, the PRINCIPAL mart of the northern
coast of Africa. where are to be found
ali the products of this magnificent but
as vet poorly exp ored continent.
The upper part of the citv. formino r
species of amnhitbeater. il Inhabited b,
the Mussulmans, and on the summit /,
the Kaslah. or citadel. which is iustl,
celebrated for its Oriental maqnificencc
the approaches beino embeliished will
massive Roman and Saracenic ruins
with fountains shaded py marble norti
cos yrouoht with the most intricate onf
elaborate devices. and with the unne
spaces studied with palm and other trop
ical trees. The citadel itself must hay,
formed a redoubtablc stronphold durins
the Middle Aces. but with modern M.
tillerv It's heavy embattlements coul,
be preached in a few hours. 1t con
tains many monuments dedicated 10 th,
Kings of Tunis, some huge towers O,
which ore emf various tents from tb,
time of Charles ". ofSpain. containin,
a most valuable collection of militar,