Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-03-16

| Nile, our rowers singing in concert under
the guidance Of one Of them, who acts as
concert leader he does not row, but helps
alternately this or that feeble rover. We
land just above the rapids, find number
Of men and boys, who jump in the water
and swim down the current some do the
same ON logs Of wood with small flags. 1t
Is IA picturesque scene but when twenty
dripping, almost naked, black bodies sur
round the ladies' all clamoring for reward,
/ it is too much Of good thing Decrepit
old women add the display Of their utter
ugliness the beauty of the spot is spoiled
by those harpies. Togo up the current our
rowers have TO use their whole strength
four Of them drag the boat with rope
from land, swim across CULTS and bays.
jump from rock to rock, and earn fully
what we give them On shore there is
an army of donkeys, with ten camels
for the amateurs ] am not one of these.
/ While ! oversee Our Lady hoisted on her
animal aud started, my own donkey boy
disappears with his beast, and come near
being left in the sandy wilderness. We
have before MS long pull, aud the dust
tornado blinds us Mother decides wisely
to cling to her husband instead Of return
ing 10y the train two ladies who start for
the station meet with rough adventures
not at all pleasant.
We follow the Nile shore, up aud down
/ hills and ravines, cross small villages, whose
/ inhabitants are all out Offering coarse bend
necklaces and rings at fabulous prices.
While on the island offered to buy the
nose ring of a girl. She wanted five dol
/ lars: it was probably worth half that
/ Then / offered to buy her and she became
indignant. exclaimng that she was not for
sale Most Of the camel riders have soon
enough of their steeds and are glad to ex
change them for donkevs, more humble but
less shaking. We are glad to reach our
/ boat To be again on clean floor. 1t has
been IA heavy days work.
February 10. More visiting of toubs
/ Our Lady starts to go soon gives up climb
inv sandy slopes finds hospitality and a
cup Of coffee ON board a dehahcah owned
/ by Americans Her husband has stoically
remained in bed and declined the allure.
ments of new excursion We heave an
chor. and leave Assonan with n glorious
morning landscape not To be forgotten We
/ steam all day down the river the current
/ pushes us a broken pin stops us for two
hours in mid stream, but the air t.. ,,arm
the breeze cool, and we are tired enough to
enjoy absolute rest. We do whatever We
/ "tink" best. according 10 the directions of
second dragoman Ibrahim.
February H. We are back at Luxor.
where We have decided to stnp for n while
So we pack our traps. exchange cards with
and bid goodbye to our fellow travellers as
If we had known them for years. Ten men
carry our ten pieces Of baggage or bundles
to Luxor hotel. whore we are lucky in Sc
curing what are considered as the best
rooms. our patience is sorely tried while
two natives clean the rooms. lust vacated
| Our Lady is demoralized heat dirt fatiyu,
combine Ia make her find everything bad
bad Of the "baddest." Her room is an
oven her window ha, no blind bells do
not exist. She spends the afternoon wash
| ing-cleaning her abode finally transforms
| II into a pleasant. snug retreat Hurrab
for a smart Yankee wife, In course of
time uitchers and nails ,..t boIf cI.,nad
| .. , ~, ru
waiter IeSlo"u' lne no'el i' Iui many
envy US WIN their "ihd""le's rooms, door
and window being one.
February ls-2l our hotel is queer
! .,rt of rIaca Kant b,. n ,;raaL With a,, Tt.l
/
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INK 'e" ""ruS "' Hhel'sh' win "hom we
converse partly by signs all full of good
will At last the Professor has found heat
enough soon he will have more than
sr,,p,,b Lu. he i il, b,r,r hound mot t,.oo.,,,
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pam "'' !" 'a'N Pian'e win palms
acaclas ana mlmosas, now IN iull bloom.
! Sparrpw- chirp and hardly stop at night.
After an exceptionallv cold winter INT one
finn. II rain,d hare f,,. ,,,,,,,, h,,,,r, -
.,
''i0'' "''us''' Wv 'i''. we nave jumper
INTO summer ana ior lew hours IN the
| afternoon locomotion Is out of question
! Fcllaheen shout and dispute. dogs bark
r.al rest i pos,ible only in lo,y,r rooms in
I'LL. 40, .....-
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O"n'' an" look "t TINS "eautlIul nlId
1t Is kind of dove, with crest or hoop
on its head, "A long body wings crossed
with bars Of white 1t utters an incessant
500 90. 90
On SUNDAY | go 10 the American mission
Am courteously received by Rev. Chauncev
Marsh, from Ohio, and his wife. / attend
the service held in Arabic by native teach
cr. Men and boys are seated on benches
along the walls women squat on the floor
in a recess, before which is a curtain
Young children run about during the ser
| vice. and seek their fathers to get their
noses wiped (quite an Improvement on the
raw natives, whose children never blow
their nosesl. The preacher speaks huentlv ;
| guess at what he saws. having an English
! Bible with the text indicated
return with Mr. Selim Hanna tSolomon
john. postmaster of Luxor, whose office is
| in a wing Of our hotel He is 10, a Cont.
! belongs to "A good family speaks both Eng
! lish and French pretty wci: was educated
at Fayoum in middle Egypt. where there is
a large school for youths supported by the
| Khedive He receives seven Egyptian
pounds per month-about thirty five dollars
and is satisfied hopes to be promoted in
! time He is modest and unnssuming.
| invite him 10 lunch with us. and he acts
entirely as a gentleman. On the way fall
| in with peddler who sells me the feet
and hands of a child mummy for eight pias
| tres-about 10 cents
The sunset on the Nile is feature. The
river becomes a bed of liquid silver and
| god. while the skies take ON their most
| splendid tints. Ny pen is inadequate to de-
! scribe the glorious scene it is worth com
| inc her. to enjoy such earthly revelations.
| For the first timc in Egypt see men pray
| ing in public: they have spread carpet
and turban ON the ground their faces
nrc turned towards Mecca; one of them
prays al, ud for ten minutes they touch
| the ground with their foreheads, stand up.
! l-nol ot,