New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-11
MINISTER COX IN EG TPT.
HIS PICTURESQUE JOURNEY UP TIE NILE.
ENTERTAINED BY The KHEDIvE, AND FfAsrED IN
THE -uAfIS OFF RAMESEs.

HIS PICTURESQUE JOUkNB1 Uf liz NILE
ENTERTAINED BY The KHEDlvE, AND FfAsrED IN
THE HALLS OF RAMESEs.
An old colleague and friend of THE Turbines
genial and perennial candidate for the Spcakerslp
Of the House of Representatives has just received
a long letter from that man of many gifts and
friends IL gives such pleasant gllmpses. not only
of Egypt and the Nlle but of the wandering Minis
ter to Turkey himself and of his natural lonein ca
Tor his old Congressional routine, that TIE IElB-
UNE has secured permission to print a part OF 1t.
So CAIRO. March 10. 1856.
know you at stambou bat wefe you at TIE
battle OF the Nie have been there all the while Tor
twenty days. The conflict ayalnst the Old Hord OF Forty
Centuries is not hard to meet In good company TINS
we had Having resolved to escape month from my
work. in the ugly OF February and March, lit on
Egypt along with my wife. II happened tbat one OF the
big cork conracteln space nor contracted Tor
the British had been by three
those OF Russia Germany and Sweden There was room
for twelve people just struck the place for tie
last two. with four fass flying. with English to
the also, Turkish to the started out or
ASCOT, by rs lrOad. about mouth a-o
population thought II anything. of oar boat
whether az was alleged that were bearing gifts to
the MahdPs executor or not-certainly the Consular
agents by the way all OF note Gid their best
with guns, tomtoDs dancing girls. HAYS, lnminauon'
and dinners make our procession to A'snan Pc
turesque and unique tour Then our Consular hosts
and Osiris Old RaIneses the Great himself ha offered
the feasts OF the fruitful soil Doniereh, AbydOs AMI
Luxor including Phile, are the peaks OK association In
my memory. not yet rescued from the dust ana Toll oi
travel. There is much "damn"ble iteration IN the
Egyptian hierarchy and dynasty. Ever recurring are
the symbols of life health, death resurrection anl I'M
mortality But the is great. even when Greece
after tue Ptolemics and tried her hand. IL Is ke
the picture OF tho man who painted with his toes-a
daub in art bat wOnder still Egypt Is great for She
did so much when so young But, doubtless you
know it ALL and my Impressions ars only superficial.
The greatest antique in Egypt after ALL ~ the fe-
lsh." lie born tired and seems about 4ooo years
tired Besides he bears burden OF Gl03,0OV 200 and
has to work the canals for nothing
Well at last 1uite tired ourselves, arrived here the
other day, and have been great OLD rc' Hewitt"
friend and my good friend the sultan-nn al. Nj OF
Gildez, whom you saw-was good enough to telegraph
his Imperial Commissioner MucKhtar Pacha hero to do
the honors to American representative, seeking
health lodged all the honors could but on return
Ing [ was overwhelmed. The Commissioner lives In a
pal ace Mrs Cox yesterday called ON the ladies IA
rare compliment allOwc 10 her. The wife OF the PaohI
aud her daughter very kind. The husband Of the
daughter Colonel sherak Boy. spoke French aud trans
lated for my wife. Meanwhile WAS being entertained
by the khedlve, TO whose presence was ga,ahtea py
rue G sasDnr y nSts than io an aide
came to say. Hs Highness the khedVe cometh to re-
turn your call" You ought to have seen me inproyse
a SALON and coffee and cigarettes Ia whri ,, Oh
dust He came We nSd seda!e ts now te arr r,t ms
any one crown mas had TINS hohor out nave
baldheaded article at one OF my e1trenitles. 20 u1
moi oyer.estmae the elegant mpliment lie followed
II up with invitation 10 dinner 10 morrow TOT sen
The Egyptians used to place skele0n at their iedsts TO
remind the reveller of his mortality. would waive
But truce 10 all this could not. II edited An en-.
yspa tel SS all 1s rare s . S oa,rS
for health and rest am fearful that have not sue
ceeded nding either The dust has encred my gorge
yttals and IN
fore But the Hamsn wind has come Tor Tour days ana
soss as IL viii so-dny hope the outdoor recreation Of
the past month will have It's recuperstive result Peope
do last here, that's fact; plenty of old folk sa,
Thohnes ri. yesterday Bib zeal Pharaoh, dear friend OF
my sunday school feLci'ies at the Bouak Museum.
take a look Couldn't shake" too dusty
Now what OF homei You in your thoushtiul regard
can have given me much news winch no
perusa OF tho Record" or OF the Journals soH'd give
But since yours OF the 28th OF January l ma on ny
return from 800 miles venture into the DARK CONT
@fR. tn.s God of yS n ' Faa What
an odd revelation; aud they got my name Onto u;
o ,c Roger Williams and John Of tnat name Bat
nebuOus OF II over me with sue shOcK o an
didn't Know was so viruous until read II; for how
can one be good without temptation Pan never
and abyss Your picture OF the II. K. ana OF my pet
house dupont Crele came over me more ey vp
so much for that home aud those GEAR iTlens "moht
whom count your .ynpstne,i NC ana noois S 7one
40 fe iciously. in "lettered and eisurey age =:
found the Legation chaos. / made II shine. Inc
business IL brisk aud have Two treaties neary uohe
have paid out for clerk nre out .. my own limited pocu
about 500 already There appropriation for That.
IT, however. 5000 appropriation - made Tor the
launch can help Americans ABOUT the Bosphorhs' anu
will risk the rest. II am to DO crowded ont VIII
crowd all sail for home Tbs is all confidential DuI II
a cande's-end statesman ighI, hi. iag.end or an
economic taper 10 blind my blazing "sunsei." Adleu!
oil dip" hOnora have long. KIND, good and rather
Oppressive letter from my good friend Hewitt | Visa
he we're we'll oh how much he has OF good rumrton,
II nc only ont OF the DsomuIa and INFO the omuni
and could KNIT up the raVcied sleeve OF politics ad
thrive by the glory OF snore and tho sweetness OF
sleepl Read him this my ep'tIe. and say 10 nan al
lovingly In your good way. that will soon answer him
know that what avoided in politics by racing oil u.
bas TO take. Good bye novl 40 10 Greece-" run,
fmay say and, II there lie 10 interrupt. Will
soon thy toworsl o. STEAMBOAT! Ever, etc, ete.
Caro, Maroh ~. lss4 b. Cox