The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-01-11
Pictures Of Cairo.
Egyptian Correspondents, New York Tri

Pictures ofCairo.
Egyptian Correap,ndeaca New York Tri-
Cairo is certaialy a fascinating city,
but to see IL under ils best aspects olie
must abandon donkey and driver and
pI,ingo into tie narrow lanes, right p,
left ask no Questions, but just drive in
wherever chaucs Or fancy may direct.
Here in the close courts and alleys you
find the life of the Orient, and here II,
the densest by-ways are ha.ars and the
miniature factories that supply them.
Thefe afe originally Kind ofAigh street
which ran north and south, and fron
this innu.nerab!e lanes kays diverged,
which are MS crooked as the why's Of
evil, and redolent of all ouors from
fraukicnense and a.t,rto garlic. A stick is
an invaluable accompaniment on all
pedestrian excursions, for although for
eianers are as plentiful Us flies, the ma
tiyes stlll t,,sssta them with
intolerable curiosity Tire raising Of the
stick will make II ll,un start AWAY several
yards, :.nd u lisea g,ancc, eyci, ii Of adj
mtira.ion, at sG''s Beautiful liA!e girl
will cA,Tsc l,e7 to scrcaH. ;;;ns fly prccipi.
lately from the evil eye OF The stfanger
But, II curiosity O: cupi,liiy frequently
trinmpl,s, over fear, there is Il deep.
seated. ai'e.Stvn in tl.n .iId! lleart 10 al'
those. but vf his own fnftll: Ti,e advent
of the English tro ,ps has brought s:ado
and eecnrity into the country: aud if
Lord Dnlte,in should carry out the rc-
forms he has planned, foreign capital
and machinery Will soon tighten the
burdens of the pgop!e. But to thi,
they are Indifferent, and prefer their
own SOFT OF civilization and happy hunt
iEg-grounds. In many household
verses pass from hand 10 hand, and are
hung upon the wallis benioaning l!le con-
diion Of the city. 90 Masr Cairo low
hast thou fallen. Weep for the fate of
the beautiful pearl. Weep, let Us bow
cur heals and weep: fry strange men
ride armed through the streets.
Tho Musli and the Boulevard Mohann.
! med Ali have cut the old High stleet in
1 twain, and monouolized the more mod
ern shops but the Arab trades are still
| carried on in the labyrinth Of lanes. In
| one barely wide enottph for two persons
and all the courts leading from it re-
sounds with the furnaces and bellows Of
the workers i'll precious metals. The
| patterns OF their goods are generally re-
productions of the old Cairene, and the
willy dealer has nlwaysa discoiored speci-
men of one OF these forms to pass oil
upon the curious Traveller us genuine
| work of the Soldan. With the cXcep-
| ton of articles OF general consumption,
| the value of which is fixed, a prcnoster-
GUS price is i'll the first instance always
| demanded, so that shopping is un occll-
| patton OF joy 10 the gentlcr seX, us in
other more fashionable capitals.
squatting side by side upon the
| shop board, the merchant and
the fair shoppers discuss their coffee,
| smoke their cigarcts, tatk scandal, and
every now and then, us if by accident,
return to the Object of the purchase.
! Fifty francs is sometimes asked for M,
article which may be eventually obtain
ell for five. Time seems to be Of no i'm
traveller lin.ls ita sore trial to lis tempe,
| to bargain for several hours, even with
| the assistance of Il dozen other Arabs.
| who drop in to advise and assist, Inthe
| c3,:fs of the mosque of Muristan kalaun
! once Il spacious hospital erected by Il sui
tan of that name, tile coppersmths have
| established their FORCES. and the sound
| of many hammers and the voice of many
| tinkers now break in upon the devotion.
| of the faithful. In Il lane adjacent
| groups of tailors are cutting and stitch
ing garments, cmbroilercrs are tracn.
gorgeous ornaments for the running
footii,en, and %eavers are throwing OF
thousands of yards of gold lace for the
| new mushroom i;ygp,iln army. There
| are mountains of brilliantly coloretl Man
chester good. for .wolnan's wear; stacks
| of mysterious articles from tho COASTS O
| the Red Sea; la.Dyrintls of yellow sin
pers, and such a wild .rness of red. .toel
| shoes that one lnaryuls how tho bnrn.
footed population will ever wear then
out.
Among the noisy mass that throne
the streets the only creatures that accnp
kismet in its absolute entirely are Tic
dogs. Generally Of the color Of the sad
desert itself, they are the most forlorn
| miserable, NANCY moperels acciden,
ever produced. With foxy head and
half. opened eyes, they lie in twos and
thlecs in the sunniest and most incon
venient places, and when kicked ont O
the way or tfodden under foot thev
make no remonstrance. but trail Off /,
some other spot equally pleasant and in
convenient for the be iestrian. They
appear utterly devoid of pluck, spirit ol
cept when thew catch sight OF bone ir