Wichita eagle., 1888-07-18
WITH ARAB PASHA.
PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF a ONCE
FAMOUS EGYPTIAN LEADER.

Interviewed by Journalist, the Exile
Tries to ''raIk English" Little While.
bet and Sugar.
And now back came the turbaned peon,
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
fez that surmounted his gray head. There
was no need for me to ask who he was, for
his features bore sufficiently close resenl-
| blance to the countless portraits which made
all Europe familiar with that face only a
few years ago to enable me TO recognize at
the first glance Arab Pasha himself
l saluted him in French, which he speaks
fluently, ike most Egyptian and Turkish
statesmen. But, somewhat to my surprise,
he answered NE in English probably wish
ing to show how quickly he had learned it,
and in English our talk was thenceforth con-
Quoted. AS he placed chair for Mrs, ker
he observed politely: II an very sorry to
have been SO late in receiving you, but | had
to say my prayers first" You were quite
IiSUt, dIS"SIeu l. piuS s4O tto"li, dAAu nc
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 .were able to examine more closely the
| personal appearance of the man who had con-
centrated apon himself for brief space the
attention of the whole world His complex
ion Especially where Che cap had covered his
| forehead) was surprisingly fair for an Egyfe
| tian, the color Of the skin being not whit
darker than that Of many an Englshman
after a year or two in this burning climate
| His high stature and powerful frame i'm
parted a certain dignity to his appearance st
| first sight which was Elarred on & 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 placiehty Of
| the lower face, broadening toward the jaw,
and framed IN a short, thick, iron gray
beard. To all outward appearance he might
have been an English trader, German
savant, rich bali caste-auy thing, in short,
except what he really was. Neither in his
face, bearing, nor voice was there anything
TO remind US that were standing in the
presence OF "a man who had once been the
hero Of a war, at whose bidding bad been
lavished thousands of lives and millions oi
treasure, and whose hand had ciutcbed az
and well nigh seized the scepter OF tAs
Pharaohs.
His appearance certainly gained nothing
by his adoption Of that uaconely European
dress to which SO many Orientals unaccoupt-
ably sacrificed their own picturesque and
graceful garb, always losing incidentally by
the exchange. The pasha's costume consisted
Of loose morning coat Of light gray, white
vest and shirt, fawn colored trousers. white
stockings, and black leather shoes with
rosettes His CUTS were fastened with cats
eye" sleeve buttons, and on bis right hand be
wore large gold ring Set with fine moon
stone. But although no fault could be found
with the clothes themselves, they were mani
testify out Of keeping with tho man who wors
them. "Tm very glad to see your garden
looking 50 fresh and green" said I, as we
seated Ourselves, 'fsor il must be very bot
here just now" Plenty hot" answered
Arab, ''but much rain, too. This last week
we have rain every daJ-plenty rain" 80
had we Ia the Indian ocean, and very tired
Of it we were However, il keeps the trees
and shrubs fresh, if it does nothing else
Those are very pretty leaves that you've 20.
growing there along tbs front Of the yer
anda" ''Yes. very nice" esserted tie
pasaa. wait, pick you sonaes And IN
trice be had flied Mrs. Ker's hands with
splsndidly marked cro;on leaves, ons of
which had twisted f.xs.f SC c,oselr ard
strongly into spiral coil that it was 10 easy
matter 10 s.raightsn it out. Strange lest
that said Arab, pointing 70 it With the
nearest approach to a laugh Of which an
EgyYssaa is capabie. HE lock t2xs Ike
hair See hos ne twis. round
Just ct that moaieut we caught digit ~
the dusky faces and sparkling eyes OF sxo
tsny girls probably ths pasha's children By
Clngaless wives who were pe~pfng Ct Is
from behird tie screen Of mating TIA.
masked the doorway leading from the YER
aada izto the house Bo.b seezned ratl.er
shy Of us iuyt a. nr<-, but afte5 Little recon~
EolterinS this es6er CT tins t~o tor tta
younger cosIA net be Eersuatez 20 spproachl
came forward ard made frlsrds with Us
readily enough .winsd ere af tie crc.oa
Leaves around her black hair Ia ksnd a
fIle. and the lt.le vouzar seemed co-kider-
ably amused at her rs~ dscoratsora 'sTk<T !
rather frightened ot stranger" observsi TIE i
pasaa vsl:k sEa.ls. ''&zi yet they So pief.ty
CT them" Yes; Esppose yos have . good I
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