The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-04-21
An Egyptian HOrrer


complaint against the MoOdir of
the province of MenOuf on account
of the alarming weakness of eer-
tain dykes of one of the largest ca
nails. The Nile was rising rapidly
and the news from the SOudan
indicated n still higher rising. l
was aware that the contractor for
the repair of the dykes-a Turk
had arranged with the Inspector
another Turk-to exercise a pru-
dent economy in the matter of
stones and piles, with a view to
transferring the balance into their
own pockets. 1t happened that
the celebrated lbraham Pasha, son
of Mehemet Allie vainqueur de
Negil-owned the hand ON the OPP
posite side of the canal, the cotton
plantation of which was director
beng ON this bank.
The Moodir-also II Turk, but
comparatively an honest fellow
knew that | did not laugh on bust.
ness matters; however, he said
to me: "Mon cher, don't allow, |
beg Of you, your complaint to 90
further. Those two fellows who
have eaten the contract money
have many friends at court aud |
myself am somewhat mixed up in
some transactions with them, un-
dcrtaken, of course, out of friend
ship and without pecuniary consid-
Grafton whatever. III | were to
show my teeth should only get
into a mess without doing you
much good.n "Well,- said I, 81
do not want to do you a bad turn,
but must have the work done on
my side of the canal, and quickly,
otherwise | am bound to go ut
once IN person to Cairo" The
Moodir, fearing the consequences,
had the work begun during the
night, and for 3 days and nights
about 80 persons, men, women and
children, were at II. Meanwhile
the Nile rose higher and higher,
and suddenly the dyke burst at q
distance of some 1900 yards from
my own boundary, and all Ibrahan
Pasha's crops were ruined. l
went at once to the spot on horse
back; all was confusion, and there
was nothing to bo done, except
for the Bashi.Bazouks and the offi.
GERS of the Moodiriah to gallop
about all over the place and hit the
innocent fcllahccn, who had moth
ing on earth to do with il. over
the head with sticks. The day fol
lowing, while ont riding, saw q
man-an Egyptian fcllah of higl
p0sition-who was under inspcc
tor of the dykes and canals; ht
was IN chains and Oh route to the
M00diriah, or courthouse. III
implored inc to help him. "Go,'
said /, "and | will follow and sc,
what comes of all this.' Well,
went. He was accused Of having
neglected his. work, and thereby
caused the disaster, all manner o
false witnesses being produced
against him by the real culprits.
spoke to the Moodir, implorinl
him not to punish the innocent fol
the guilty, and threatening that !
he did | would expose the whole
case. | then left the court, bu
was recalled after a few minutel
and received by the Moodir, will
whom | found the Turkish inspec
tor, one of the real rascals. "Yol
are quite. right" said the former
"the man is innocent and we ar,
going to release him; in fact, m,
orders to that effect have becl
given" | thanked him hearth,
aud went home. But eight day
afterward-on q certain Sunda,
evening" was coming back fron
a fair, riding in company with som
Bedouins. We were close to th
spot where the dyke had give
way, but which had now been re
paired. In front of us was q smal
crowd of people gathered roun'
some object. What was III Alas
1t was no other than my poo
friend, the under-inspector, burie
! up to his neck in mud and cartl
speechless, maddened and dying
He had been there-exposed t
the burning sun with his hea
shaved-for the whole live-lonl
day. Justice-the justice of tn
/ Turk toward the Egyptian-ha
been done. Ibraham Pasha hin
self had ordered the terrible deaf
sentence, and the next day tn
/. poor fellow expired.