The sun., 1884-02-10
A DAT IN TANGIERS.
M-.. yoh. straste.'s visss ts TIVE n1sersst
Hnrems-Thelr Inuates.

a DAI IN IhNVSAhp
Mr.. yeh. stra,te.'s VISIT te TIVE Mserfss
Harens-Their Isustes-
TANaIERs, Morocco, Jan. 15--High above
mo behold tho buildings and walls Of Tan
giers Tho blue Mediterranean dsshos ~
waves against ruined mole and temporary
pier for the accom- mmodation OF travellers Ev-
crything is different from European sccnes.
wild flowers grow in profusion on the roofs
and old walls. The bright blossoms OF the Gao
tus glow In the sunlight Tho prlckly pear At
tains tho size and height Of trees. and In many
places forms archos beneath which ride Moors
and others mounted on mules and donkeys.
Tho natives oat tho fruit. cutting each pear
from It's stem with twne. The leaves are food
for cames.
Just below the hotel and outside the gate OF
tho city Ia tho soko or market place. On Sun-
days and Thursdays 1t is flllod with a motley
crowd. who bring game. meat. eggs. fOwis nna
1t " here that Gibraltar obtains It's supplies.
pared with the horrid looking men from The
Kin const. descendants of tho old pirates. They
aninnls. They do not even cover their heads.
Their hends are closely shaved after lcavinx .
oss hN wh hey ssvSnby 20 believe jews
are are" very cry nnmeroSs r % Fhsy arc known BY t6ei.
peculiar dresses They eringe TO the ,i duet ana "a
Ths noise and din in the market place 10
Internal. At ienst 5000 tongues arc ht work.
erowd S% f"" oPee on tRs outskirts YOU are is
saTTy ssndsrtai oa$s; They ioaE snail y iGs; \;
their loads nre lying down in circle with their
fore legs tied together. Near them are num-
and Ss only al hsh enough 10 st under The
fusion is terrible. some OF the mon are bang
H. Sn 1han IS and inss %orsS lha Ike
' On passing through two, yates We came 70 .
Ss5SSrS SaFed Thss sres Gsss
nm eye cronchod on the ground near by selling
white robe and spotless turban strutted mn,es-
tiealy by not deEni ing TO cast his naughty
srsene at varos s ho small sop
were packed with men sitting cross-legged.
Above; below. around. and beneath there was
the viler smells had teen tempered by recent
rains, In summer the stencil is said to be al
great noise, We heard heard cries. shouts. the beat. :.
trsmp S nj 1t1 s s s b"a q and aaat%pea Thess
were the thousands who had filed the soko,
Ersa to @ a in I s na
4 few lew years % ago O. an English lady married a
prom PROMISED H thai she t Should be his only WIFE but
since then he, has espoused, four other women.
# ~ss 0. ou hsSe shs eoad s
take @ nothing With her; + he sen. her her
is a virtual prisoner. We have received
an Invita- to visit her. and shall ACCEPT IT.
harems. The inmates gave us a very kind re-
ception. The gloomy appearance of the outer
hs ha %sFs sd ! Mdrss
s s se wsrs eli laid % on the
no windows. Each, wife leaves her slippers at
and oniy y IN occasional cushion. The wives pre-
fer to recline or to sit on the floor. One or two
sat on sheep skins.
The second harem belonged to rich Moor
We saw there several clocks and mirrors. evil
IDENTIFY a recent Importation from Paris. but
one wife and she was Just IS years old. She
had been married d;, tive years ;, She sat on tn the
were either relatives OF visitors. She was very
pretty. With an engaging smile she motioned
us to sit near her. She looked animated. gay
were in attendance The life Of Moorish wives
must. however be very wearisome., They are
ABOVE
glimpses Of the great world without.
tss sTf M wGx psyas yss
ever seen q man: On frldays only the widow
wers offered coffee and cakes. Etiquette re-
and eat as many cakes Our visit was made
very oarly in the morning.
The poor wives seemed glad to see US. The!
admired our dresses and called zach others at
tention to what took their fancy in the way o
owelry., They were dressed gayly. but the,
had slovenly look and an unGraceful walk