Smyrna times., 1888-04-25
WITH ARABI PASHA.
PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF A ONCE
FAMOUS EGYPTIAN LEADER.

Tries to Talk English'' a Little While.
The Pasha's Two Shy Daughters-Sber-
bet and Sugar.
And now back came the turbaned neon
inviting us to follow him to the house. As
we approached the steps that led up to the
Veranda we saw looking down upon us from
above tall, large framed man in complete
european costume, with the exception of the
1ez that surmOunted his gray head. There
was no need for me to ask who he was. for
ms features bore sufficiently close resem-
Dlance TO the countless portraits which made
all Europe familiar with that face only a
lew years ago to enable me to recognize at
the first glance Arab Pasha himself.
saluted him in French, which he speaks
huently, like most Egyptian and Turkish
statesmen. But, somewhat to my surprise.
he answered me in English (probably wish
ing to show how quickly he had learned III.
and IN English our talk was thenceforth CON
Quoted. As he placed a chair for Mrs. Ker
he observed politely: 81 am very sorry to
have been so late in receiving you, but had
to say my prayers irstn You were ouite
right" answered 1; "pray, sit down, and we
all three seated ourselves in the front of the
veranda, at a point which commanded a
full view of the garden
During the conversation which followed
we swere able to examine more closely the
personal appearance of the man who had con-
centrated upon himself for a brief space the
attention of the whole world. His complex-
ion Especially where the cap had covered his
torehead) was surprisingly fair for an Egvp-
tian, the color of the skin being not a whit
darker than that OF many an Englisbman
after year or two in this burning climate
His high stature and powerful frame inn
parted certain dignity to his appearance at
first sight which was marred ON a closer in
spection by the nerveless limpness Of all his
movements. The slight sternness given TO
his eyes by the large, overhanging eyebrows
was utterly belied by the heavy placiditv of
the lower face, broadening toward the law.
and framed in a short, thick, iron Srav
beard. To all outward appearance he MIGHT
have been an English trader. a German
Savant, rich half caste-anything. in short
except what he really was. Neither in bis
face, bearing, nor voice was there ANYTHING
TO remind us that we were standing in the
presence of man who had once been the
nero of a war, at whose bidding had been
avished thousands of lives and millions Of
and whose hand had clutcbed Mt
md well nigh seized the scepter of the
Pharaohs.
his appearance certainly gained nothing
1y his adoption Of that unoomelv European |
tress to which SO many Orientals unaccount- |
IDLY sacrificed their own picturesque and |
graceful garb, always losing incidentally bv |
he exchange The pasha's costume consisted /
If loose morning coat of light gray. white |
rest and shirt, fawn colored trousers. white |
tockings, and black leather shoes with |
oSettes His cuffs were fastened with tcat's-
ye' sleeve buttons and on his right hand no
wore large gold ring set with fine moon
.one. But although no fault could be found
VITA the clothes themselves, they were mani
yStly out Of keeping with the man who wore
hem I'm very glad to see your garden
boxing 50 fresh and green" said /. as we
cate. ourselves, "fOr it must be very hot
ere just now" PLENTY hot answered
T1bl, "but much rain, too This last weel,
'e have rain every day-plenty rain.n $50
au we IN the Indian ocean, and very tired
] IL we were, However, lt keeps the trees
nj shrubs fresh if it does nothing else
hose are very pretty leaves that you've got
rowing there along the front of the YER
hda ~ Is, very NICE assented tho
aSha Wait, pick you some" And in n
zee he had filled Mrs. Ker's hands with
)lendldly marked crotOn leaves. one of
Inch had twisted itself so closely and
rongly into spiral coil that it was no easy
natter to straighten it out. Strange leaf
nat, said Arab, pointing to it with the
earest approach to a laugh of which an
gyptlah Is capable He look lust like a
air. See how he twist roundn
just at that moment we caught sipht Of
le dusky faces and sparkling eyes Of two
ny girls probably the pashaS children bv
lngalese wives who were peeping at us
ON behind the screen of mating that
asked the doorway leading from the YER
ida into the house. Both seemed rather
y of us just ut first, but after little recon
)itering the elder Of the two for the .
)unger could not be persuaded to approach
lme forward and made friends with us
adily enough. l twined one of the croton
aves around her black hair in a kind of
let, and the little woman seemed consider
'ly amused at her new decoration "Tbev J
ther frightened of stranger" observed the (
sha with smile, land yet they sec plentv :
Them" YES; suppose you have a GOOD
any visitors here" ''Yes; whenever shin
me in, great many people come to see me 4
us morning plenty come; plenty lady
me, UoO"
Not single allusion did Arab make n \
e events which have connected his name T
inseparably with the history of Epvpt
d we naturally shrank from touching upon
subject which must necessarily be a sore :
to him. On other points he was more
expressing freely enough his
icontent with the climate of Colombo
nch had proved far too damp for his
alth after the proverbial dryness of East
rica, and had already inflicted upon him
chronic rheumatism, as was abundantlv
dent from his stiff and painful movements
also told us that one Of his sons-wbonn
atterward met in the course Of an after
on drive-was living not far from him
that the rest Of his children were in EpvDt
We all rose to take our leave, but our de-
rture was delayed for few moments Inv
sudden appearance of native servant
Iring a small silver tray, on which stood
II tall tumblers filed to the brim with
lon sherbet sweetened with Egyptian
sar The ladies cOntented themselves with
ping tho mixture, which did not seem
ch to their taste; but the doctor and 7
Iined our tumblers to the last drOD. greatly
The satisfaction of Arab himself. who an
Lred pleased when 1 reminded him that the
ar of Egypt has the name of being tbo
setest in the wOrld.-David Kers Cevlon
ter in New York Times.