Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-12-27

dsnked By two tail towers OF striped stone
rbe gate of the Metwslys. | recognlza Inc
place from a picture by Ro7errs M'gn'
no, the Visions of the Arabian Nigh's De
req lied IS we'll? H.
Out of the bszar | ~ssun'ered along 'he
narroz, uupaved hr.eers, catching p1es
rbrorgh omen arches OF cool courts h.Ieo
vim topurAins ard flowers, imsgi.'rg
bright black eyes cleaning through To-
exouisitely curved ~lAtices OF the 1~1t'-'e'
above. -
We meet a funeral process 80 ooay
borne high above the shoulders Oh the
bearers, and followed by wailing mourneEs'
Anon, q wedding procession passes oy'
moviny 70 the sound Of beating drums
and blowing pipes. Two fellows IN front
,y;rb Iorp staffs ara mimiciDG a conDAt'
making various gestures and contort0ns'
savage luuges and skilltul parties; then
toIIoS the musicians, and re1t them two
little children, profusely ornamented viii
,,oid and Jewels and mounted on horse,
back; after them is borne a gilt ARK niIeo
NTH Gifts sud ornaments, followed py q
laden camel, probably bearing the co"'y'
he mime like leaves Of the palm waving
from the summit OF his burden. Accom-
nsnied BY a crowd of people, they 90 from
street to street, singing their peculiar WIG
sopg, performing their antics, ard ASKING
gifts Eyerywhere are evidence OF dilapi'
Gation and decay. Instead OF goi0en
domes and gorgeous palaces, we meet
with nsught but dirt and eesolatlon; Inc
glamour Of tie glorious days OF heroGn
Al Raschid has departed forever, The
spider hath woven his we0 IN the imperial
palaces, and the owl hath sung MS watch
0 in the towers OF Atraslao.
We come ont upon an open square IN
front of the mosque of Sultan HassGn. a
glorious arch with honey Combed vauitlng
leads into the ruined interior, whose large
and lofty dome through many a rent lets
in the light of heaven. Leaving the
mosque we gee before us the walls OF the
citadel, and ascending u steep and wind
ing way We come out in troLt Of the
mosque of Mehemet Ali, circlcd By slender
m;narets pointing to the sky. Below, the
c;yy lies sieepirg, bathed in the Foncious,
transparent atmosphere Of ERypt, ijsdomes
and minsrets aud palaces sbssque IN sun
shine. stretching away into greea fields
aud gardens, down TO the borders OF the
pain :ringed Nile, with the pyramids rising
out of the cleaning sands Of the desert
beyond. o.,
The mosque OF white sli5aster Is built
in the Byzantine style Of architecture pu'
is much more graceful aud beautiful than
any Others | have seen built after the
model of the heavy aud inappropriate
Christian church of St. Sophia. Inc sara
Genie minarets has lent them something
OF grace, and this Of Meheme: Ali i; 81
such exquisite proportions, and the slender
minarets are so Eight and s!:y, that II
seems almost worthg OF a place with the
mosques of India. We enter through h
broad court with a beautiful marble tcun
tain, shaped Ike a miniature mosque II
the center. There are t~wenty-tour pillars
in the front; the main dome is surrounded
by four s~emi-domes with small dome9 a
the corners and towers rising between. II
the interior, the central dome is supported
by four massive square pillars o: yariega,
ed marble, and the deep blue vault above
above is studded with shining stars. Lofty
arches leap from pillar to pillar above tn,
semi.domes, and a gallery with giIded rail
ing runs around. There is q 5ilded pulpI
reached by a long flight Of marrow step
ann q large crystal chandelier is suspended
in the center, crystal lamps pendant from
the ceiling hang thickly throughout the IN
terror.
Near the mosque is Joseph's well, tw,
hundred and sixty feet in depth; q squar
walled shaft leading PARKWAY down, wit
a winding arched incline extending to III
bottom, where a horse is placed 10 dra'
the water from a still greater depth. Tn
dark vaulted passage is filled with bat
which hutter past our heads il squeakin
clouds.
From tbs Citadel the khediVe is oper
ing out a broad avenue running straight
the Esbeekieh. The half demoishe
houses AID piles of mud ruins have Il yer
forlorn aud d~esolste appsarsnce,-'he u
crct inner chambers Of the dwelling
thrown open 10 the vulgar gsAs.
The Esbeekieh is q hne pleasure garde
laid out in the European style, with tree
and grottos and flowers aud lakes s1
psvilions. One might imagine himself
New York, Paris, or London, ii 1t wer
not for the tropical character Of the vegits
ton and the wonderful diversity OF CO.
tunes aud counteuances Of the dltrrer
races and nations that throng it in tt
evening. At one place a band di
courses the latest operate air
At another, n group OF stranger
dressed people are playing Gpo
some unknown stIinged instrument al
singing a wild and plaintiye song in al III
known tongue. Egyptians and Frank
Greeks aud ArAeuiaas, Aoyssluiens, Re
| slams, Jews, Ethiopians Ghl Arabs with ir,
I. ouent ford faced Saxcns are 10 be see
mingling in the throng. The koptic ",
men have their faces exposed eud are 0!
b totally distinct type from the other native
|, Some Of them are quite handsome, WI
their large, black, lustTons sphynKhd
3 eyes and the rich, crimson blood shinin
through their dusky cheeks.
The donkey-boys are one o. the peculit
features Of Cairo. On leaving your hot
they swarm around you like hackmen at
railroad depot at home, each discsntiu
on the merits OF his own donkey, Isnkt
!, Doodle, John Bull, Bismarck, or any oth'
l title TO suit your nationally, which the
; are not slow 10 discover. Most OF thei
have picked up a considerable smatterin
e of English, and appear to be about 6
= smart as New York rewsboys. The assC
have rot the proverbisl, slow, dullnesS {
their race but ore tUll o! hrs and sptr!'
Mounted on one OF these With the douke
/ boy swinging his eudgei aud sporting !
the rear, we gslloped swiftly forth on o.
+ o to the Pyramids. We dashed throug
t the thrcng Of the Monskie and came OF
into the modern streets, under the bronz
! equestrian statue of Mehemet Ali. FroJ
] the Esbeekish We pass onward to the rive
through the new city WIKI its vide pave
E stree 70 aad large Gne houses. We cro'
, the Nile By q fine bridge and ascend Ii
5 opposite bank Of the river by g broad ell
! waited road running beneath al avenue
, trees. We have q fine view of the rive
D covered with various craft, Wit
+ fine mansions en- tbs farther sid,
green gardens ~Tu1ning down to ID
; shore, cluups OF slender pail
a trees leaning over and CHASING their gtac,
fuI trrases IN the tee Sou We turn OF