Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-05
A yfsiT 10 ARABI PAcHA
what the Exiie Told Frenehma" "''
Visited Him IN Cryion.
(correpondenc Of the Paris Malta

IC0fUepCn0cnce OF tnf ram
Arrived at Colombo, weset OUT ior MOUNT
hron 20 We'll. The retreat o! Arspi. bi':
Hcuri Figsri. formerly nm ageot ~ CAIRO OF
Rubbaitino e. Co.. who IL thorouHnV W.
ourin,cd with the Aribic iifgu 'se, con
scented 20 act as interpreter. WINE faVeh-
ing through th, country, 30 sihguiarV
beautiful. was almost tempted 10 chy! inc
fate Of the great Egyptian exile.
This sentiment grew stronger Wuel' our
coachman pulled up IN deliaht'ul gafoen
In which the luxuT1ant vegetatloh OF LYON
wa, disployed in ali is splcndor. Servants
came 10 meet us. aud. after having taken
our cards. conducted Us b. the yeranda,.
which was used as rcception-room. oi
Arab there have been great many de-
scriptions. II recall rightly, he mas been
described rs q man without educ itlon,
equally duh, morally and physically.
believe have also seen pictures represent
ing him as half negro, with thick
Iirs and low forehead. Nothing
could be more untrue. The Arab In whose
ntesence we found ourselves l. man of
tall stature and majestic carriage. Ills
face. which j. truly handsome, with an IN
telliccnt forehead, IL framed in long Dl1ck
heard. tingcd with gray, when gives hiin
The appearance OF patriarch. Ihe ease
with which he c0nverses and the a1iDlhty
OF his manners denote in him the man OF
the world. II did not fcir TO tie guilty.
of a paradoX IN regard 20 the prisoner OF
The Engli.li, would say that he IS an &C.
compli,hed gentleman.
Thanks TO The good offices Of an inter
preter. the conversation did not anguish.
While smoking m2uilaS and taxing coice
IN 7urQuc, we spoke Of Ceylon, OF
France. and. above alt. Of Egypt Itself. the
eycrts in which the cX-Dlctltor follows
with an interest easily understood. "What
does your EXcelency think Of the war OF
the Nahdi and the result OF II?
THE campaign OF the Mahji," he re-
plicd, "must necessarily end in 4 reverse.
The ardor Of his troops will become worn
out in face of the nullity OF the results OBJ
tanned. The opportunity 10 march upon
Egypt Is gone by and will not come again
"Do you believe that Gordon viii be
able 10 overcome the difficulties which SUR
round him."
Il know Gordon" said Arab. He
has extraordinary energy. ain convinced
that, unless there is an accdent, he will put
Gown the InsurrcciOn. As for the Eng
li,h. [ imagine that when they shall have
pacificd the country, il they are wise. they
will allow it all the autonomy possible.
Egypt enslayed would be Of less service TO
them than Egypt administering her own
affairs. She is TOO near Europe too directly
in contact with modern ideas, to permit OF
her being subjuglted to a state OF yI'SlllSe
like that OF the principaliti"S Of the lsalah'.
The movement OF I'LL nations toward total
independence my be checked for time,
but. sooner or later. it will begin again.
Here Arab closed the conversation. We
could see that he eniOyed perfect liberty.
He lives like private gentlemln, and has
with him bis wives and his children. Some
OF the latter have been sent 10 Cairo to
pursue their studies. II material comfort
can slide ambition. Arab is certainly not
10 be piticd. Ceylon ought not TO make
him regret Egypt. and his bitter bread OF
exile appears to be very much like cake.