Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-06-13
IN ARABIA.
A Glimpse Of the Country, People,
aud Customs.

in ARABIA.
A Glimpse Of the Country, People,
aud Customs.
JEDDA, Arabia, May Is, $780,
Especial Correspondence Of the
DEsERET NEws.l-Having at Kos
SER Egypt been freely cross-ques-
toned and subjected to some trivial
indignilies by the Pasha, and all for
money, l abandoned had Arabic
and looked up my French, OF which
he knew but little. This worked
like a charm. We were now on an
equal footing, for although l was no
Pasha, | spoke French, and that
gave him a chance TO pose as \
scholar before his janisssries and
minions, while the difference Of
colo= made up any lacking balance.
l was soon invited to dine that pm.
There were niue courses Of fine food
and sweets. WeQ.e., the chief men
Of the town and myself slowed the
dainties away q ld TuJque, using
neither spoon, knife nor fork. Next
the dancers and singing mun,
musicians, etc., entered, as the Pasha
said, to cheer our soul and rest our
spirits. The following day the
Pasha called the passport clerk,
captain OF the shiD and myself
into his mansion, and to undo any
evil he might have made at first,
he msjestically waved his hand to
the clerk, saying: "Abdallah, sec
thou to it that this my Nazarene
friend receiveth proper papeTs, and
part not thy lips about money
And ito the other One) thou, o
captain, care for him rs for thy soul,
and should any evil befali him
among pirates, show thy face no
more. II thou earliest him safely
TO Jedda, thy money awaits thee in
my safe. Go ye in peace When
the wind was suspicious We sailed
out.
on THE RED SEA.
II had blown hard and the sea
rolled high. "The sail is ripping"
shouted seaman, and the others
took up his cry. Let her rip,o said
the skipper, thinking it would be
all right. A tremendous crash
was heard and the whole canvass
was rent from eDl 10 end. When
the sail was mendet the yard broke.
When that was b0tched together
the sixteen sailors shouted, clapped
their hands fiercely, got out base
and kettle-drums, tambOsrines and
a Tyre and sang with such fantastic
glee, and danced with such gro
tesque frenzy, that | should be safe
in saying that the readers Of the
NEWS have nver seen the like, even
among Indians.
After q while We reached YambO,
the Iort Of Mslina, where no
Christian is allowed to go. YambO
would never have existed except for
foT il has neither water nor
food Of its own, all comes from else
where. Here we secured soldiers,
but could not start until we had, for
further safety, obtained the services
OF the son Of chief pirate. He took
charge Of all valuables, AMI upon
his neck made himself responsible
for them, tie cargo and me- One
pirates were sighted. Oh!
what furry on beard, while the
ropes were loosened, fastened or
changed about and the sail turned.
We fled, using oars, for our skifr
was only n small thing zoo tODs).
At sunset n cry Of "Thank GOd,''
went up, for we had struck
a CORAL REEF,
ami after n little maneuvTing we
were in the midst OF haven sur
rounded on all sides Iy dangerous
banks Ofcoral, the entrances 10 which
the pirates could not find without
daylight. Meanwhile eur guard or
escort ship had sailed Off either 10
ward of the robbers or Farley with
them. We anchored. Amid shouts
Of "hOot, hOOt' (sharks), ] jumped
making for the bank,
bound TO see n coral reef. All, what
an enchautment! What a fairy
garden in tie seal Few. I think,
could behold this Tor the first time
without having n wave Of holy awe
creep over them, and a wondering,
sis it possible that any but divine
art and wisdom could have con
ceived such II charming UdTidHts or
transcript Of the vegetable king
dOm?'
Many have scOrned the prophecy
which relates to God having decreei
the utter destruction Of the arm Of
the Red Sea. Any infidel who
would consider the vast extent Of
the reefs in the Red Sea, the indus
try Of the ZOophytes v no constant
~ build them up toward the surface,
and who have elsewhere built is
lands and portions OF continents,
could soon accept that prophecy and
see that ultimately the arm OF this
sea will be destroyed, ana Of the
present sea there will some ,iay IT,
main only salt lakes. In many
parts. because Of the lack Of rivers
or rain, there will remain after
only lakes or beds Of
salt.
SHIFTS, SAILORS, MUSIC.
The native ships OF small ports
such a one as | am upOn-can
aptly be compared 10 The illustra-
tons often seen Of Columbus vessels
or the hoCyflOtcer Of yore: but there
Is something more primitive abOu.
the Arab boats. In detail the ships
are like vast TOW boats, almost en-
tlreiy open. Fore is a small deck
upon which lies n crazy assortment
Of heavy one yard long, five pointed
hooks, for sandy lotions
and simple hooks like bent crow
bar TO anchor in the reefs with. I
Then one notices rocks. old bombs
and an old-time small cannon; all
used as anchors. AT isa tower.iike
crenelated double deck. & lO0-ton
vessel carries sixteen seamen, all
told. As one sail is made to pull the
whole load, the yard is exceedingly
heavy, and longer than the vessel
itself from head 10 stern, this
being managed by simple and de-
fective pulleys. The sail having no
reefs, the work of raising the sail
demands fourteen OF the sixteen
hands. When that is done and the
ship has been pumped through, the
sailors hand one another up from be-
low leather tags with straw handles
full OF the leakage water. They
have no work TO do, hardly q rope
10 splice in n week; so n fire is built
in a big frame full OF sand this is
really the only kitchen or stove on
boaril, and the skins on the drums
and tambOUrines are dried until
Drawn tight. Dancers and singers
clap their hands in rhythm, the
players all sing, and We now have