The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-01

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several siisAcs ali ready before EAesss.
ant fen II At onos in Se
wzv. The shopkeeperS broke sslsa<
fxs. wfssa ~faas thss xerR seEfisg- TAs
frzzfr fsealzr Swallowed an aEsrseos, and
svissxnrty e-tfgyel r. A selaerof -xeers
tsssk - q most inssixsstl tae-iookar
(. vsece % confectionery, @nt rs1ssrisase
himself xl1ia that Oh the iog a ts-se
alti feisuu who Eso1res rfny stream
IL water doxn his throat from > sag
Rsessf hsxis evsr his saeata, IN ire Ets--
srfs fashion The f4sssrite dish s.~eFsse !
60 be uias5e 81 pssu1s1ed fssslset gar
/ nishei With hst II greens ai2st cav-
srsi with oil
yerv is.tse sieeys il takea IN Rama
ssaa except by the rstsa, who easa pro-
hong ta.s7r .i..sr,srsr~ irtsr the day. The
esfFs are fun Tor two or three hours
ate. Midnight. Last week some fam
"a. xsvstl..rs performed in cafe near
the government baiIdinr | sfrDiiei
| IN about 100 and fctina large bare
royga with 4 platform AZ one end,
where fwo men we're tbnrnping away
=, a sssafle of rside drums 4 large
nanafser - men and boys sat In = sort
I OF oval watching the wrestlers These
worc merely strong trousers Oh rough
material. They danced about each
other ike awkward bears and then
eassSei. A the combat berArgs more
exciting the drgmmers teat sway
saore fnsiou.iy, ami iae audience rose
arid eagerly strained forward. When
/ 4 are tier succee9ei in getting his OPP
usyneut on his hack on the fioor, or IN
lifting him up in the air he was de
ciasei the champion and let around
4 Il collect copperS. One fellow was ,
negro. With the cleaning teeth and
I .fssli INST .rei ssnsls that yoa may see
+ any aav III America This man was
4 Moslesn. ard as much oi an Arab
ia birth and language as any one
there, bat tssst grin made me ieel 81
home
vas astonislsei b the quiet. decor
s.s sien4esnsr OF the audience There
wss absolutely nothing Ia shock one
taste. The eJfrsencsS. brutality and
rosiet.aess Of the Angio->axofl of the
lower strata vas absent from this Mos
leia assembly. | noticed the hand
SOME face Of several Turkish Officers
There xere many boys and yeane
:. men with the smooth, weii-gr0ome /
appearailre which - many 4oSlenas
have. Tie umpire Wa = powerful
man, very tall, who Was said 10 be a
famous wrestler himself. bat who xas
in mourning for has mother. The
pFsvaillng dress WAS tie ghuTuhaz
shaped like a dressing gown anu fast
ened hy giFdle or q scarf about the
waist The dress II often made O.
shiny. silky stuff, ami Is quite e.
fectiyc
oar ga.ske WAS Young Nosiesn wie
j. a student in the American cellege
From the wFe ting he took as T.
. hear some music IN another part
ol the eilv. / was curious t. see whai
the concert hall might be. We were
taken 10 an open place where seYeTa.
roads meet. At one corner was O
mosque with brilliantly lighted min
aret, II anurheF couple OF csies: al
4 third larger building With small
! door and no Windows. showing that il
was a public oven. II was ~ this iool
that had seen the most ladieFous n.
well Us the saddest figure in Ramadan
was passing hy one day when Their,
. suddenly emerged from the oven !
tail, pale baker IN long, loose robe o
blue linen Behind him, as he stood
, leaning against the doorpost, was thu
bakery, with it, cleaning furnace, ira
, grant piles OF new bread, crisp anc
, tempting. His white, hungry face ex
; pressed despair which seemed una
lie To stand Tor moment longer thu
: l..
The irony of the situation WAS toe
much for him
a large crowd had assembled 10 heal
/ the music, bat the people were cithc
silent or else spoke only in whispers
= All IT once the sweet, shrill notes of
: boys soprano flOated down from he
hind The three tiers 81 lights in Iii,
, lofty minaFet. The voice OF extraor
! binary feasibility, and executed rou
lades, turns and caasasas with skill
, tnaf brought forth Abs and f" Obs
, u quiet satisfaction from the widely
/ scattered hearers fir below IL was
| unique concert ! could think OF no
! thing but the larks on the Nilt4hir,
I downs. Presently another hoy begal
? T. ing alone, then q third, ami the hrs
began again, and they joined in a soar
: ing trio, full 81 curious Oriental trans
/ iatious 1t seemed monei0uous, bu
then the orientals cali our music mao
lnoionOus, ANA who right? ! Their
/ not perhaps some idea underlying Ia
Eastern music which We have not yc
caught
Alter the boys came the men, VIII
E met With even greater favor Th
{ singers were celebrated. ana / c0ul
/ catch the whispered names IS mex
voices were heard We let soon ii
ter midnight but my friend told IN
That the audience wosi1 sit lis;enin
3 the music Tor two or taree hoar
I. I longer.
iiow many Of these people rclll,
= last ~ IS a question | have lately pa
Z with a variety OF answers Is sue
. answers are apt to be largely subject
{ i've, it Is hard ;og stranger 10 get
y c3rrceie ti;nate 4 conscientious SIC.
! lem viii he apt T. c1aciu8e that III
( maiurity are conscientious. The n a
?, who eats secretly viii probably suspe1
1 that hi- private transgrcs slons ~
? common O. many Others Only tn
. crazy fat" Wa one answer get.
I fancy thar the truth OF the matter
= that M0hammcslanism, like all othe
rcligion, has mixed band OF follow
Z. ere. with a varying correspondence be
? tween their preaching aIli their prat
tice Consistent Mesiems doubtles
t1err are, bit there are probably man
= Inconsistent oHes slso. | cherish
! hope however. that my blue-r robe
hakcr resisted the day-iong tempt
ton o. the crisp lpaves IN which
alrsGst valke s. amt trust that with
= rsod conscience he = now enjoying n
y three a.lss bt d well deserved feast