The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-02-04
RIFl4T BEY'S DIVORCkD WIFE
Tearing from the Beautiful Circnsslaa he,
Only Child.
From the 81. Jamss's Gasette.

From the 81. Jdmsss Gdxette
CAIRO, Jan. 2.-Ri'aat Boy, who left Cairo
ri nsssss al suS
roudi; mis- wife. although u lady Of rank. aud
suprossd to have been subjected to pressure"
Cairo, persisted in her resolution to accom-.
pany her husband into cSle. The Project Of
land Was sh- aware Riiaat Bey's destination
tempts would be made to destroy her fiitth. to
sS,ompel her to turn Christian, TO all this Nine.
She You'd ro h. Became sF chrsan she
her people: his God her Col.
But whether Rifant Rey himself deserves to
be the object OF such absolute devotion an in
cident that occurred on the platform last night
seated in first class carriage: and the exilc's
impass We dignity and calm while the sound of
on as c YMt. hMro ise an
slave both Of them closely. ve!i.d ana at,ired in
about in. These ladies' we're silent, and ap-
pesred dispirited; but two fine little boys, til"
carringe window and talked away cheerfully in
French TO the European visitors who had come
From the b,ac.i crowd o. wnilng women in
the distance suddenly one woman broke.
s a 2n M Sa:r Of to hs sa wne tysl
beautiful have eyer seem literally baIhea IN
my child + She spoke in Arabic: but her ses-
lures and her despair were so eloquent that
the English gentlemen round the carriage
started. ana IN delicate compassion drew back
from her and let her plead her cause as she
might.
liifaat Bey who had cisare,tee In his mouth
and continued smoking while the poor wild
i put Of his mouth TO say one word signlfying
BE on with you;" and as II h'deous black
him, with the same gesture with which he
might have ordered the slave to brush away "
Inv aloud and beating her breast. " The me the
1Et1ry wS s,s Whispered ;s round that ths Vas
an EHyptian. like most Easterns. sets great
BY as a 80 h sa
creature whom should judge JUDI 0 by hsr ir
compieylon and lovely oyal face. and also by
Crepssian slave. chosen for her beauty and
Trained IA accomplishments like, the Fair
r rii an mi IN r. Asao!nn Nign.s and mar,
thrown side ~ lightly
The Nnban eunu"h would seem to have raa-
.nter than his unnttractive countenencc prom
'ised: for alter n time she returned with her
Ra s"e 2s ws wRh s qafs osa s sI
only stopped at the adjoining one. She Ind
Prs Tn and nix @t III S Soy w. "nd
ing: while hs accepted all her fondness with
placid indifference which led one almost to
ditions OF story innd and give him cause to re-
gret the affection he valued 30 lightly
After few moments the Nubian came near
the carria 20, aud scanned to remind the weep
ing woman sh" had PROMISED there should be
no fresh disturbance This time she walked
back TO tho other women quietly, and until the
tram had started we saw no more OF her
Later, one OF the saddest scenes have ever
witnessed was that OF the black -gownei wo-
men round her. their guard OF eunuchs stand
ing with casped arms Watching them. while
they walled over her on the monotonous note
Egyptian women dwell upOn in laInentation
The divorced wife and b.renved mother was
distingnishabIe by her torn white vcl and nm
covered face, and also by her silence. She
her sense OF mourning and sat there among
tho dark figures almost M though she were
dend ana these were the funeral guests invited