New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-08
rrwyoRk DAILY TRIBUNE SUNDAY IssaTwELvE PAGES
| stumbling into a hole In the aDominal,le street or
| rather lane. when | heard myself haiieo-


rather lane, when heard myself haiieo-
'"Hip Captain haven't o,.oav
But in a rwinKling door close TO me opehsu aum
man Ia European dress flew at me, threw DIS urhIs
round nv eek and kissed me. You may guess now
astonished and put cut | felt. Now. who 90 you
think it VAST Yon remember the 3onny s ss'i IN thr
Baltic and Archangel trade, and that Dtougnss
home with Inc to see you about two years ago
Well it was heller Benigsen! ,,;
8" hat the deuce" ,rIed, sta,ibg az I'LL"
awhat the deuce are yon doing here ~ o,
80 Me said he why not / rs well as you =
But said he coiue in here with nee. or we snail p0
Il vent la with him, but only for "a minute Pc
cause. AS told him, my businessman MOORISH
jew would Ie waiting Ip &no s said he He not
iced that stared and he sad. "Dlosos does nearly
all this trade you're in--l know you BRING gralh
from Alexandria. Moses told me; ne IL Vi NY 10,
lipion / know him well. Now you will go on Win
the man that was guiding you, and VIII come at
ouce---at once INV dear friend, and we shall nave
big talk."' -, ,-, .~;.h saosa
There was not much to be done except TO arrange
about the unading. And was very glad Secsu "a
fin. man for Jew took the trouble OF IL OH my
hands for this Tanger Is beast oil place 10 I'M
load cargo in there's no harbor, no pier, every
thing has 10 DO beached. There was line pier--a
mole once--you can the runs OF IL IN the wafer
built by us ENGLISH when we possessed Iangier Two
hunnred or so years ago but when We vacated the
town we performed fine dog in-the-manger TRICK
worthy OF the blessed memory OF King Charles the
Second---we pulled the mole to pieces, ana now wo
sniIer more from its loss than any other people,
Well had inst about finished. when In comes Ben
ipsen. We had breakfast with tho Secsu fapilly
consisting of the father and nother clever orlgns
boy of fourteen, who speaks English aud two hno
daughters 18th fine eyes that look upon You IN Z
most com forting manner. The house had central
court with fountain the middle, and flowers ~
nots IN the English fashion, and veranda all
iound We emit out and sat 10 take coffee ana 10
smoke and talk: Now note me; perhaps. 1 nave ave
weared Won "a little with nv warn up TO THIS, Dut
% But toll me, Doctor" said to Benigsen, how
IL il that find You in Tangieri When you left my
ship You were gong to settle down 10 pracese s"al
isng--I don't know what-'-in Morocco. HOW COMES
thar aboutW 49,
But when I got TO Munich | could not rest. Ny
ia hor dead my mother dead, my sister dead
my family dead except myself; became very low Nv
Gerhard Roblfs in Morocco yon know tne
book y---and wanted to come here too, especially
when beard that my religIonis's IN TINS county
like Roblfs. with only q few moneys IN my purse
but my friend here"
Pray" said secsa toll the illustrious gentle;
linger not upon triies:
a Well, said Bengsen. al inquired about the
best way of getting right into This wohaetlul
become Mahometau: "U tdut raser Ia fete" BE
ing Jew, / could pass for Mahometan quicker
than Others if learnt the Language and shaved the
head. ! lived here with Secsn for SIX months anu
learnt the Moghrebbn, and practised my profession
among my people; and then set out dressed ike
a Moor. with a caravan for Fez."'
=" When was that 7" asked.
'"A year ago last April" he answered at was
all ne aud beautiful TO Is to ride along roads that
were roads; to be joined on the way oY strang-
ers IN their beautiful Moorish dress on horses or
mules, with wonderful things to tell and TO ask.
ana TO be- passed by the silent cayalcade OF the
harcm of an Arab sheikh of the plains all swathed
from view. or by dashing band OF horsemen with
white flowing haiks-N
" What is haik Y" asked.
THAT white bit OF stuff you see the Moors wrap
about their necks and shoulders. and cover their
heads with. | expected to see them oil wearing
tuIbans, but they don't wear the turban much"
Now that mention OF turbans sets me off and
asked him, DO you ever happen to see green tur-
bans about these parts !"
/" Very seldom said he sand hope may
see another
NY curiosity was reused as you may guess. think
ing OF Charlotte, and asked, "Whyf Are Sou
frightened OF a green tnrbanp
Not frightened but green turban by It's
sight will make me turn nause0us to The end Oh my
life; for | never was 80 near death as when last
saw one. You wish TO hear about thatt After
visiting Fee and Aleknez, thought should like to
do as Rohfs did, aud visit " azan, the sacred CITY,
before the rairy set in. set out for Meknez
IN the company of q jewish merchant, and after
some distance joined eavalcade OF pilgrims from
Tablet beyond the Atlas, who were travelling TO
Wazan TO see the Grand Sbereef to kiss his hand
and be cured by his touch They were wild com.
Them. On the third day had reason. had ling.
cred little behind TO examine plant that locked
like n cactus. when was set upon by three OF then
aud stripped OF everything except my SHIRT and
slippers: my mule my instruments, my money.
every thing they went OIL with, and lett me lying
half senseess and bareheaded in the sun. After a
while woke with my head burning and throbbng,
determined TO pursue my way 10 Wazan and bring
my robbers To punishment. l knew was out OF
the route TO Fee and that on the bare trackless
plain we were trayerslng. there was little hope OF
"A nj N
tied dnar. but | knew too that Wazan was due
north. and struggled on. All, my dear friend, il
could tell YOU all did suffer You would not believe
could have suffer and still be sitting here well and
glad talking TO you. did not sleep that night;
lay in delrium In the morning found spring
full OF tortoses but that the people like, they say
il makes the water good. | drank, ard found
some berries and ate. Later in the day l came
upon o duar OF twelve tents received some milk.
shelter. and rest for that day and night and next
morning set out with an additional piece OF cloth
ing upon me. Well | say no more aDout those
days. On the fifth day abvut shutdown, was out
of the hot glazing plain and close to cool grove OF
tamatisk trees outside the little white town OF
Wazan. | plunged into the shade. and as went
deeper | came upon fruit-trees aud upon melons, L
lclous fruit and went on. And now through the
trees saw o building; thought it was kdbbd. or
tomb OF saint, and took of my slippers, as true
beiiever should do on holy ground. l pressed on
and came out into the open. and then saw THAT
it was 10 ktbba that was before me. but magni1-
cent palace-the palace of tho Grand Shereef |
mense disgust came upon me of my wanderings,
aud longed to he out OF this lovely treacherons,
lying-in-w land desired wings to fly away,
but was very weary, and only found "a secluded
spot 70 lie down and go TO sleep in. had little
more than laid down when received violent blow
on the back Of the head. rose to my knees and
looked round, and saw standing over me one whom
knew to be n Shereef by his green turban -"
"a So you're the man them" said. Bat go on"
He stared at me mo,uent, and went on; >,
60 and i knew him to be what thay CALL
physician by the figures ON his body-dress and by
his pen of charcoal which their physicians always
carry. 'Dog' he cried in Moghrebbin. l have
follow ed you have foe nd you ont See!' and he
pointed to my feet : Has true believer hard
things on his toes, or the toes crooked YOU have
You arc Christian! You shall not longer deceive
the people with your N'zareny sorcery! With that
he seized by the neck held my arms to his sides
" it'll his knees. and snatched red-hot iron from
his pan. | struggled and got hand free, aud
the iron thai was inouded for my eyes burned this
hand, AS yOu zee. l was struggling still more when
| saw a man of fine figure and of pure white dress.
pass slowly near the pa lace, and called aloud,