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

THE WINTER AND SPRING or LAST YEAR.
No III
The Cruise of the Rnmcses, or Woes
nnd Pleasures of Two COOlistS.
ON tue NILE, February, 1881
On board the steamer from Marselles to
Alexandria we have become acquainted
with Mrs. John NJ. Cook, who, with her
daughters, brothers and sisters, will be
for weeks our travelling companions-a
bevy of bright, intelligent, well-bred Eng
lish people. Through her we have met her
husband, wide awake man, full of infor
nation and with broad views We could
not have fallen in better hands. 4 delay
in the departure Of one Of the new steam
ers has made some vacancies, and we are
on board the boat Rameses bound for Upper
Nile and Egypt.
/ Rameses H.. the Sesostris Of the Greeks
| the great Pharaoh who prosecuted the Is
/ raelites was fearful tyrant Mormon
| with ever so many wives and scores Of chill
| dren. Hence the name Of our boat on
which we are in numerous company. The
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and stiffness seven Americans; II few
| French three Germans, all bound To- live
| together for three weeks, SO the order Of
| the day is to look only at the fair side OF
| humanity
On February 81 we leave Cairo from un-
der the only bridge which, for miles, cross
e, the river. aud believe the only one on
the whole river, hence it is II perpetual
stream OF ramcls and donkcys coming to
the city laden, returning empty No roads
in Egypt hu, in the immediate vicinity Of
Cairo and Alexandria; hence no carriages.
Everything has 10 be carried 10y hoat- or ON
the backs of animals
our ship is covered with flags Of all ma
tions a small sea Of humanity has gath
cred to watch her of The Rameses is the
crack ship Of the fleet has met with vol
umc Of adventures since she was launched.
The weather is beautiful the sun shines
.,oriuusly, aud as soon as our traps are in
security we Yield to the enjoyment of the
landscape On the west the big pyramids
ar, seen most distinctly, rising from the
l.yhinn sands further ON the smaller pyra-
mids near the spot where once stood Mem
phis Memphis vas the great city of Egypt
in the time of Moses and Aaron Situated
fifteen miles southwest Of Cairo, its ediiices
have been swallowed up by the sand or car
rici away, stone after stone, to build the
new city
The Nile has current Of about four
miles an hour To ro up is slow work we
take nearly three hours for the fifteen miles
and are served very good cold lunch
which helps us to get ready for the futl-ues
of tine ride We must ride donkeys sent
/ from Cairo ,c find them waiting for us.
/ Dur boat ha, brought the saddles. | choose
one Of the best animals for my cara sJo,p
the donkey man hoists her up; then her
| heart fails and she returns to the boat.
/ For myself pick an intelligent boy, who
/ declares his beast to be good donkey
/ Yankee doodle donkey, sar QFor an Eng
/ lj,hman it would he. "Nelinton donkey
sar :" for German, Bismarck donkey
sur The donkey never contradicts it,
MASTER Here the plain between the river
aud the desert is very wide we cross it in
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