The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-10
TREATMENT OF MOORISH WIVES.
Not Such Complete Slaves to Their.
Lords as Has Been Supposed.
From the CornhM magazine.

Lords as Has Been Supposed.
From the CornhiH Magazine.
The Moslem women are not such complete
slaves to their husbands MS Is generally sup /
posed. A Moorish officer we took to jed
dab from Tangier had his wife with him.
She was his only wife. and, though only
Is years of age, had been married to hind
five years and had had three children one ofs
whom was deid aud the other two alive
and left behind at their home in Fec. i.
whohco they came. He had twice before1
performed ,the pilgrimage to Mecca, ands
each timo bad been accompanied by his !
young wife. This time they we're taking.
her mother with them; and, indeed, thosi
thoughtful and considerable way in whicrl
no treated them occasioned me good deap
of surprise. This bigOted Mursulman--
looked upon by his European brethren as q.
jealous tyrant OF women, as ono utterly iu-.
capable OF approaching their higher quali-
ties aud merely using them as Ineansl
wherewith to crafty hls coarse passions
could certainly have shamed many of them
IN this matter. Tho ship was lying in the
bay about mile from the. city OF Taugler.
The sea was running pretty high, and long
| before they came alongside botn ladies were,
| very sick. Gently he lifted them on board
and laid them down in quiet corner, while
he rushed about TO seek the best place on
| deck wherein to fix his tent. Then no tore
open his packages and drew out from them
carpets and pillows and curtains, and In a.
short while n we'll fitted teu6 was ready.
and into 1t he carried the two women and
laid them down and madeithem comfortable,
There they lay till next day, as much like
two bundles OF clothes as anything else, for
even their faces and hands we've invisible.
and really believe they did not move once,
although in a few hours as soon as we gott
through the straits and entered the Mediter-
ranean. the sea became perfectly calm andl
"a great deal Of their indisposition musti
have been of that nexplicable nature,
which would have tried the patience Of
many a christian husband CONSIDERABLY.
But he busted himself abont and lit fire.
aud presently turned out nice little dinner
and didn't lose his temper bit becaussi
they would have none Of 1t, but only gazed
sorrowfully at the provisions that were
to be wasted. Ihon he made them
some tea aud then some coffee, and left
nothing untried in the whole category of
things to make them comfortable, patiently
sitting thore tanning them, or anon starting.
up to get them some water or any other
thing they might want Whsn, the.next,
morning, the ladies had been induced to.
look over the side of the ship, and hal con-.
WINGED themselves that the sea was calm as
it could be, and that therefore they could
not any longer be SICK then did they bestir
themselves and do their proper work in at.
tending TO the house and doing the cooking.
They took great pride in making the tent
look cloan and neat, and altogether they
seemed very happy couple.
These pilgrims scramble on board with
great agility and with regard whatever
tor dignity or deceucy A ladder, of course
is always welcome; but if one is not handy
thoy are quite capable of swarning up
ropes or climbing up the sides Ii the
"a rp n hpI than enl yac
are handed up like any other bundles. For
an hour or two after, the decks give one
the idea OF pandemonium of yelling de-
mons. EVERYBODY seems TO be fighting
with everybody else; screams of distress,
yells of furious anger, threats ana prayers,
curses and blessings succeed each other in
bewildering and ludierous confusion. The
gesticulation is startling. Arabs certainly
excel Frenchmen IN this accomplishment.
The disturbance while, il lasts, is something;
awful, and is produced by toe search after
and Identification of baggage and selection
of sites for erecting tents or spreading car
pets Women are no less forward in this
business than they are in any other, even
among Us. o fat old negress we took up
at Tangier came on board, and instantly
took fancy TO part of tho deck which
three grave long-bearied Moors had taken.
possession of the night before. Furiously
she ordered than away, and as ct first they
seemed too much lost IN aStonlShnent to
comply with her modest request, she pro-
cecded to give them practical demonstra-
ton of her meaning by preparing to pun up
the carpets on which they were sitting. On
this they started up, and not only let her
take the best spot FOR herself and her hus.
band. who stood by looking on in half
frightened manner, but also served her
submissively in bringing up her boxes and
messing them around her, while she squat
rad on her- hanuchaS and trantad them TO
her views in general.