Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-26

MS steeu sccoutrements, and also rom
Tue respect show him by his half-Nage
attendants, that he was of chieftaFank.
Whlch MS proud bearing also sunently
proved. HIS disposition seemel frank
ana friendly however, and as e fire.
quehtly came In contact with thAmeri-
can consul, 1t was not long beTe an
acqualntanceDegan between thh aris-
ing, IN tne mrs. instance, from soe rival
cnGuhstance,o put rapidly ripehR into
quite friendly intimacy, Tb result
was brought about the more ready from
the fact that the boy, whom Co EnYers
had at first addressed in the Indication
OF the Arabic language which revealed
In the place, to his great surpre replied
IN very plain English, whichle after
wards explained had been taust him by
ms father, the sheik Of the tris El Pha-
ara, VINO had in his youth traved extern
elyely in foreign countries.
Inc boundaries Of the distri, which the
b0y's father claimed as his and over
Whleh ms tribe roamed at vi Ia true
nOmadic fashion, began soc distance
inland from the town, and oil. Envers
often thought, as his acQuatance with
young Iusef progressed, th, he would
ike an opportunity TO visit u elder chief
tain in bis own territory, aisle never by
any chance came 10 the Goa. However,
without an invitation he cCsidered this
scarcely advisable, and, aa matter of
course, he made no suggestn Of the kind
10 the boy. tie was as muC pleased as
surprised, therefore, whel the young
chieftain one day rode up tots quarters,
superbly mounted and Accompanied by
several attendants, one otwhom led
steed which in point of beay and spirit
OF Inn MI he 4 \
Col. EnVers that he had mle such fire.
quent mention of him to hi father that
the latter wished greatly tnake his ac-
quaintance, and would estm it great
favor If he would accomply the party
back to his camp that sam evening and
remain over night. Thous he could not
persuade himself that it We entirely pru-
dent to accept the invitatn, Col. Envers
could not resist the tempttion to do so,
and, after hastily maxim the necessary
arrangements for his temOrary absence,
etont with his wild eso,t,
a7o'771HE VISIT TO TIE sHIEK.
ON the way be was me than ever i'm
pressed with admiratiohor the boy. Yu-
SET, VINO, as he rode at he head of his
little band, clad in a Offering dress and
mounted upon superbArabian, a lew
eled cimlter dangling It his side, and
showing in his beAringthe evidence of
conscious freedom and DweT, seemed to
the somewhat romaucally inclined
American fitting descadant of the wild
blEtmagnlticent WarriorIrlnces and cav
alters who had in the Glen time gathered
to the Standard of Salad to repel the cru
sadef followers of CHur Leon. We had
ample leisure for these observations and
reflections, for the ride yas a long one,
taking the party tar bacAntO the interior,
over desOlate and baryeThills, and it was
not until nearly nightfalthat they came
in sight of "a numerous array Of tents, in
the midst of which rose no much larger
than the others, and beig placed along
the banks of q broad though shallow
stream, which gave fertility to valley of
considerable extent-ths being the tenn
pOrary abiding place of ne chief aud the
greater part of his tribe
Upon reaching the amp, while the
other members of the patty scattered in
various directions, Yust and his guest
rode directly up to the rincipal tent, in
front of which, upon a rihly-embrOidered
mat or rug, sat a dark4earded man OF
middle age, smoking the inevitable chi
bOuque. He was dressed simply, but
richly, IN snowy linen rOes of the finest
quality, the only colored articles of his
attire being a sash of crimson silk about
his waist, and brilliant plume of the
same color in the front Ofhis turban. In
his girdle two pistols wen placed, while
a yataghan lay upon tn, carpet beside
him.
Yusef sprang from his h)rse and kissed
the, chieftain's hand. "Ths is my father
Sheik Ishmael,' he said, in English, and
introducing the American inArabic. The
sheik rose slowly and bowed welcoming
his guest with grave coUrtey, and when
the tirsl greetings were oyel Col. Envert
was conducted to an interior apartment
of the tent, small, but luguriOusly fur
nished with soft carpets cOuches anC
divans, where water was supplied him
and he was allowed to pre)are himself FOL
the evening meal, to whlcl he was lmme
diately afterwards escOrtd by a fierce
looking, but submissive, 4rab.
The only males at the rPast were She'll
Ishmael, Yusef and hlmsdf, but to his sur
prise, for like many other he had always
supposed the females of al Oriental PEG
pie were kept utterly secluded, the chief
Nife, the mother of Yuse. woman ye
Young and possessing mu,h beauty OF th'
pure Arab type, was alD present, ant
unTeileQ+a cireumstancewhlchC Col. En-
Vers has since learned IL by no mean
unusual among the Arabs. She SAT-
nothing during the meal, however, an(
except for slight bend Of her graceful
head when the guest frsi entered, ap
peaTed0 10 take little or no notice of hi
presence, 3n
When the repast was finished she with
drew, taking Yusef with her, and leavin
ne ttyD men 1alone, an attendant havin
q "A nhThOVnIlE-
They smoked for some time in silence
for the sheik, who had said little durinl
the nfeh4, seemed no more inclined 10
abeeehlnpW ,lahd Col. EnveTs, losing him
SELF IN the delicious sense Of c0mfor
which the luxury of the situation afforded
for, though only part Of tent. the apari
mept was nevertheless furnished ike
61dpber IN some Oriental palace, wa
Wen content TO maintain Silence.
STARTLING QUESTIONS.
Finally sheik Ishmael opened the con
versation,t speaking in good Englisl
though-wfth marked Oriental accen
and an occasional Arabic ward:
"HAdii," he said, sin my life ! haY
Travelled much. But your country Is ON
have vet TO see. Tell me about II. III
stories say thatyou people are race
saYages, who torture and Stay each 0the
Surely this must be false, for you do mt
seem of suchas these"
Col. Envers smiled as he responded:
''The sheik is In error. Those storie
relate only 10 the wild tribes who held th
land before our people settled there
Those deeds Of cruelty have long sine
passed away with the race Of those VIII
prncticed themv
There was a pause, finally broken b
the shiek, who asked:
"Aud these wild tribes-what WEI