Telegram-herald., 1890-11-17

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tassln. 4nd ~ stFct Is ti4is proLISsr.eA
tnat iE sxtenas ltsslf nst HleEely " tor-
eignafs a1d ~ be.lf sFers. Ia - those u
t1eir eszn ne ani oReed and evca -
rlesE zeazsst relations. From lae day
81 Asr m4rEiaEe - ths d4y q aer da@<h
= 1oele1n 5r - mast never So ~ Be
sea - 4ay aaan save hsr zusoend. but
VITA laay yialsofs IL Is quite = dlefersns
matter seldom. indsed. does t.-e faoss
tealc1s 8nt Ezaa6icai ~ n Museutnlan hus-
ba<-ds obiecG - a4l4lt thsLa - tie 50
ciety II his wivss. aH4. IA f1et. such
visits are often loo<od upon By TIE hon
sst BluebaaFd la ths hshs = a favor
rather than an aEroug. inlsmuch as Il
kseps his oWn ladies ia good hamof for
a. line being aud saves hlm the rou-
BE n d0ing anysAing ~ entertaia then.
Let " suppose sAat yuo are Euro
peon oE American lafiy EaFehag along
ths Nora Africza ssaboar,i. and aboat
O. pay a Wait - the Gagged beauties Ia
the hsrem ~ soBas great Moorish digni-
tary ira MoTocoo Following the two
tail. red caprest, white frocked Moorish
soldiers sent 20 conduct You. yoa thread
yoar way tAroagh cobweb II narrow.
gloomy. llghy lanes almost blocked AZ
rmea BY heaps Il dust sRd garbage,
among which aumbeEs Il gaant. wolfish
degs are roofing hangriiy. Meanwhile
your two guides clear The way FOX year
horse or donkey through the edlying
whiri u menl, bOys. cameis, asses, horses
and oil women by constant shouts Of
''Chelohl ehel0hF deck O0t) aad re-
mOrselcas punches with the brass shOd
bats II their rides
AZ length y0u halt IA front of high,
bare. win3Owiess wall. the only visible
opening IA which Is a deep shadowy
porch Of she key zhsped form peculiar
70 Saraoenic architecture. edged with
curious frctwork, and brilliantly paint
ed with alternate stripes of crimson
and blue. This leads into q marble
paved quadrangle with a tiny fountain
splashing and sinkling in the center
the patio OF the SpaniardI, IN fact,
borrowed By thcn frurn their Moorish
conquerors. Shody colonnades run
along its four sides, above which are
c'oistered passages protected by screens
Of lattice work. And now you discover
why tho outsidsof Moorish house is al
ways windowless. for with jealous
precaution thoroughly characteristic Of
the east all the windows open upon this
inner COURT
Visitors beng Frequently received in
the court itself. il is strewn with mats
or carpets, and shaded from the weather
by a colored awning. which subdues the
burning African Sunshine into a rich
summer gloom Ct pGrpls twilight, such
as that which EEs the aisies Of some
vast cathedral Beyond this lies a spa
cions saloon, with q richly carpeted
Goor and a panelsd ceiling for which
any Venetian noble Of the Fourteenth
century would gladly have given half
bis yearly revenue. No chsfrs are to be
seen. but the soft cushions scattered
about the floor and the velvet or damask
holsters placed along the sides Of the
room show where tire inmates are won't
20 squat OF % rec.ine. The upper part Of
the waU j. frescoed wish appropriate
texts from the Koran IN quaint, arrowy,
eastern characters. while along tho lower
part damask haagngs Of white. scarlet
or blue mask the doorways Of several bcd,
rooms. from which three or four steps Of
polished white marbla lead down into
the saloon itself
Suddenly the haugings of n curtained
archwsy st the rar end of the room are
thrust ASIDE. and tho master OF the
house ia person comes forward To
greet Yea a stately old eastern gen
tlcman in fowng Moorish robes.
whose long silky beard IS as white
ss tia many folded turbau that over
shadows it he puts bis hand to his
forehead IN graceful oriental saluta-
tion aud hegs you (ia broken French or
Spanish z VOC do not understand Ara5icl
10 consider as house and 81 tlas il con
tains "A your own. after which Won are
requested to honor with the touch Of
your foot the threshold Of ms harem.'
Following the old gentiernsn's guid-
snce. you are led through q mazo cl
dark passages and low doorways. TIL
yon f.el as II PLAYING a never ending
game II hide and seek At lsugth you
halt before a fight Of broad marble
steps, leading up 70 q high archwaY,