The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-01-11
Pictures OF Cairo.
Egyptian Correspondence New York Tri,
hume.

ESypuan Correspondence new 1Ork lrl-
bune.
Cairo is certainly q fascinating city,
but to see it under its best aspects one
must abandon donkey and driver and
plunge into the narrow lanes, right OF
left, ask no questions, but just drive in
wherever chance or fancy may direct
Here in the close courts and alleys you
find the life of the Orient, and here in
the densest by-ways are bazars and the
miniature factories that supply the m.
There are originally kind ofhigh street
which ran north and south, and from
this innumerable lanes have diverged
when are as crooked as the ways OF
evil, and redolent Of all odors from.
frankicnense and altar to garlic. A stick is
an invaluable accompaniment on all
pedestrian excursions, for although for
eigners are as plentiful as flies, the ma
tives still pursue them with
intolerable curiosity The raising of the
yards. and a fixed glance, even if of adj
miration, at some beautiful little girl
will cause her to scream aid fly precpi-
lately from the evil eye of the stranger
But, if curiosity or cupidity frequently
triulnphs over fear. there is Il deep
seated aversion in the Arab heart to ar
those but Of his own faith, The advent
of the English troops has brought trade
and security into the country: and if
Lord Du!ierin should carry out the re-
forms he has planned, foreign capital
and machinery wilt soon tighten the
burdens of the people. But to this
they are Indifferent, and prefer their
own sort Of civilization and happy hunt
ing-grounds.= In many household
verses pass from hand to hand, and are
hung upon the walls bemoaning the con-
dition of the city. so Masr Cairo how
hast thou fallen. Weep for the fate Of
the beautiful pearl. Weep, let Us bow
our heads and weep, for strange men
ride armed through the streets"
The Muski and the Boulevard Moham-
| med Ali have cut the old High street in
| twain. and monopolized the more mod
ern shops, but the Arab trades are still
carried on in the labyrinth of lanes. In
! one barely wide enough for two persons
| to pass are the shops ofthe silver smiths,
| and all the courts leading from. it re-
| sounds with the furnaces and bellows OF
the workers in precious metals. The
patterns of their goods are generally re-
productions of the old Cairene, and the
| willy dealer has always a disco!ored speci-
men of one of these forms to pass oil
upon the curious traveller as genuine
work Of the Soudan. With the eXcep-
| ton of articles of general consumption,
the value of which is fixed, a preposter-
| ous price is in the first instance always
I, demanded, so that shopping is an occu-
| patton OF Joy to the gentler sex, as in
| other more fashionable capitals.
Sqnatting side by side upon the
shop board, the merchant and
the fair shoppers discuss their coffee,
, smoke their cigarets, talk scandal, and
every now and then, as if by accident,
return to the object of the purchase.
Fifty francs is sometimes asked for an
article which may be eventually obtain
ed for five. Time seems to be of no i'm
| portance to the trader. but the hurried
| traveller finds ita sore trial to his temper
to bargain for several hours, even with
the assistance ofa dozen other Arabs,
who drop in to advise ard assist. In the
courts Of the mosque of Muristan kaaun
once spacious hospital erected by a sui
tan Of that name, the coppersm'ths 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 lane adjacent
groups of tallOrs are cutting and stitch
ing garments, embroiderers are tracing
gorgeous ornaments for the running
foo,men, and meayers are throwing OF
thousands of yards of gold lace for the
new mushroom Egyptian army. There
IRE mountains Of brilliantly colored Mau
chester goods for woman's wear; stacks
Of mysterious articles from the coasts o
the Red Sea; labyrinths of yellow slip
pers, and such wild .rness of red-toee
shoes that one marvels how the bare
footed population will ever wear then
out.
Among the noisy mass that throng
| the streets the only creatures that taccep
Kismet in its absolute entirely are tn,
dogs. Generally of the color of tine sat
desert itself, they are the most forlorn
miserable, NANCY mongrels acciden
ever produced. With foxy head ans
halfopened eyes, they lie i'll twos anc
, thiecs in the sunniest and most incon
venient places, and when kicked out Q
the way or trodden under foot they
make no remonstrance, but trail off t
some other spot equally pleasant and in
convenient for the pc iestrian. The,
appear utterly devoid of pluck, spirit o
intention, and exhibit no emotion, ex
cept when they catch sight ofa bone i
the fist of an Arab munching his Dime
on the sidewalk. They about half wax
!, up then, and surround the Dime