Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-27

Deeh married to him five years and bod
mad three children, one Of whom ,n '.a
oead and the other two alive and lott
uenlnd at their home in Fee, whence
.hey came. He had twice before ner.
formed the pilgrimage to Mecca, and
eacn 9'me had been accompanied by his
young vile. This time they We're TAX
ing her mother with them: and, indeed
ene thoughtful and considerate way in
~h'ch he treated them occasioned me q
good deal of surprise. This bigoted
Mussulman-looked upon by his Euro.
pean brethren as a jealous tyrant of
women, as one utterly incapable of an.
preclatlng their higher qualities and
merely using them as means wherewith
to crafty his coarse passions-could
certainly have shamed many of them in
THIS matter. The ship was lying in the
oay about mile from the city of Tan
ger. The sea was running pretty high.
and long before they came alongside
both 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 he tore
open his packages and drew out from
them carpets and pillows and curtains,
and in short while well-itted tent
was ready. and into it he carried the
two women and laid them down and
made them comfortable. There they
lay till the next day, as much like two
bundles of clothes as anything else, for
even their faces and hands were invisi-
bic, and I really believe they did not
move once, although in few hours, as
soon as we got through the Straits and
entered the Mediterranean, the sea be-
came perfectly calm, and great deal
of their indisposition must have been of
that inexplicable nature which would
have tried the patience of many Chris
tan husband considerably. But he
busted himself about and lit fire, and
presently turned out nice little dinner,
and didn't lose his temper bit because
they would have none of it, but only
gazed sorrowfully at the provisions that
We're to be wasted. Then he made them
some tea, and then some coffee, and left
nothing untried in the whole category
of things to make them comfortable,
patiently sitting there tanning them, or
anon starting up to get them some
water OR any other thing they might
want. When, the next morning, the
ladies had been induced to look over
the side of the ship, and had convinced
themselves that the sea was as calm as
it possibly could be, and that therefore
they could not any longer be sick, then
did they bestir themselves and do their
proper work in attending to the house
and doing the cooking. They took
great pride in making the tent look
clean and neat, and altogether they
seemed very happy couple.
These pilgrims scramble on board
with great agility and with no regard
whatever for dignity or decency. A
ladder, of course, is always welcome
but if one is not handy they are quite
capable of swarming up ropes or climb
ing up the sides. If the women are un
able to help themselves, they are handed
up like any other babies. For an hou,
or two after the decks give one the ides
of pandemonium Of yelling demons
Every body seems to be fighting will
every body else; screams of distress
yells of furious anger, threats and pray
ers, curses and blessings, succeed eacl
othe: in bewildering and ludicrous con
fusion. The gesticulation is startling
Arabs certainly excel Frenchmen in this
accomplishment. The disturbance while
it lasts is something awful, and is pro
duced by the search after and identified
ton of baggage selection of sites fol
erecting tents or spreading carpets
Women are no less forward in this bust
ness than they are in any other, even
among us. One fat old negress we took
UP at Tangier came on board, and tool
a fancy to a part of the deck which
three grave long-bearded Moors had
taken possession Of the night before
Furiously she ordered them away, and
as at first they seemed too much lost IL
establishment to comply with her modest
request, she proceeded to give them
practical demonstration Of her meaning
by preparing to pull up the carpets OF
which they were sitting. On this the.
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 bel
submissively in bringing up her boxe
and massing them around her, while
she squatted on her launches ane
treated them to her views OF things II
general.
IN EMK4RRASSING SITU4TION.
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