Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-02-24

We reach Mnghaga at ulne O'Clock at
night, and land 30 visit sugar factory
We have made contract with the MOON
which adds its light to the journey and is
no small addition the Nile becomes truly
II river Of silver. We walk for half a mile
along railroad track, and cross two Arab
villages. 4 score Of dog. bark furiously
as they never attacl, and are mighty COW
ards with our canes we feel entirely safe
Three men warm themselves around huge
fire Of gas coal robbed from the khedive
shadowy women and children come out Of
their hovels too sleepy TO beg.
The factory is an immense establishment
lighted with gas Coal brought from Eng
landJ Work goes on night and day. Canes
are brought from the surrounding country
broken in pieces, and carried TO the crush
ers 10y a steam wagon. The juice is boiled
and passes from process TO process until it
is granulated. lRead sugar-making in an
encyclopedia) A thousand men are EN-
| ployed, 800 forming a gang for six hours
thus every man works twelve hours day.
At this hour those not at work are asleep
inside the factory, pressed against each
other as closely as human bodies can be
! packed. 1t brings to memory what we
read of sloveships and is the most striking
| feature Of the establishment We pick our
| way in a world of machinery, boilers fed
with caue-reluse, pans with vacuum we
are in steam bath our Lady has wisely
remained outsi lc, has found protector in
frrnchman, a foreman, and has secured
/ the good will Of one of the boats crew.
| who, with lantern, takes most tender care
of her The factory director has led us
| himself, and has been very courteous.
a few years ago forced labor existed.
| Every man wa, obliged 70 work three
months for the khediye. feeding himself
and receiving no pay; moreover, not allow
ed to sleep inside the factory, passing from
steam heat 10 cold outside Thousands be
came sick sowed the germs of serious dis
cases To-day work j. voluntary most OF
the men receive ten cents day, few II
! little more We return to the boat tumb
ling iu the loan dust as deep II, the Nile
loam It is mans business to brush Us us
We enter the boat
February ,. Up, up the Nile, southwark,
| - to ~ miles day. We meet II number
Of steamboats, with hind paddles like those
on the Mississippi, towing barge- full Of
English soldiers brought IRON upper TO low
er Egypt to avoih next summer 5 m"rid'lty
some VIII he sent to the island "i cyprus.
/ The English d' not intend t" eVa'uate
| Egypt and for the country Itself th'lr pre-
eu'c is "A blessing They bring money, I'M
/ prnvem"nts, organization only they show.
/ perhaps. too much that the, are masters,
/ The Nile Is the highway for every ytmnt+
/ dry the Nile the Egyptians "iIl disappear
/ We exchange civllties with another Cook
steamer coming down loaded with tourists
ME ourselves We receive h"" drag"
man, guide interpreter Moihmei' OF whom
we shall see great deal. At four clock
We reach the district OF Benz hassan, cele-
brated for its unruly population aud its bad
| donkeys. Years ago the khedlve burnt
their villages and dispersed them, Nter
his death they returned and rebuilt their
mud brick houses-a very easy work lour
mud walls a roof OF rusheS' a hole for the
smoke, and the house is complete We
have heard 50 much that we land with eau
ton saddles and brides are carried On the
boat for such emergencies. have learned
a few Arabic words ami have taken my
cane thus become master OF my donkey
boy make HIM stop ms shouting and hur-
rying 10y saying 'Shwei, shwel slowly
and he makes long speeches, asks for cig-
arettes' eNtols his good donkey, and wants
| much hagk -llSl ''l hen reach
the boat, Rat" bdchNhiSh bdpo"r. 30 We
trot away from the shore to a Erotto,
tomb in the rocky cliff adorned with pic
lures ana hleroglyPhs having story a mile
long theh 10 "ther ciiiIN with huhdredS "l
tohbs' all with similar long stories all iul
OF wall hsures oi artisans and athletes III
all sorts OF positions. have made up M
mind not t" launch INTO archaeology We
return 10y moonlight. our gentle patient
ANIMALS behave better than their masters.
give my boy a hig hackShiSh a. usual, he
asks Tor more and an Older man. perhaps
his father dares to take hold oI me
raise my cane. 1t Is enough they leave
me- lget trlumphahtly through the crowd
To witness the TRIALS oi my companions. As
We proceed the NILS come often very near
the river the valley Is sometimes only
lew hundred yards wide. Rocky nils
honeycombed by vultureS and hawks here
ana there a human iaIniiy occupies grotto
as residence
February I. We are On donkeyS 10y $50
4. NJ, in sun and dust To visit the hills back
of Assiout, another Metropolis, and see the
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