The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-05
, TALMAGE IN EGYPT.
.,,sTRABLE VOYAG : AND TOO
MANY COMP ANIONS.

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-,1bng the Great Pyramid - Ad-
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Donkey Back - How DR.. Tai
ms-e kode a Camel.
Copyright 1901
,~grsALEM, Dec. with our departure
A he 5 1t seemed to ME as if We lad
=. civil .zation behind. The experience
rry one; to exchange the light
4esv capital of G ,eecs AMI the friends
I'd found there for the overcrowded
4,na- whicl conveyed US to Alexand ia.
- is b 1t one Ii Of stea ners between
Go and Egypt. It is known as the
T,yg ian Packet Steamship Companys
=, There being no choice in the matter,
7israr drla havinr to he reached, we to K
- eamer Chakkieh from Prals, which
the harbor of Athens, aud place
I. c,nsi etahly over 10000 inhab-
ms. The ship was SO crowded with
| n.sssneers that our party was compelled to
81 5e up, some members of it being
cii,ad to travel, as far as sleeping acc m
mo3stiors we're Concerned, as second class
r,xg gers. An Egyptian pasha aboard
4 FIVE IF his wives along, and for their
s,clnsiye comfort and cjnvenie ce ha I
| br4d the e tire ladies' sal OF and dressing
,5Ym. putting others % distres sing incol-
vsnisnce. Arabs crowded the decks. Among
Sem was a sheik very noticeable any
ere: he had keen eye and
commanding look. Ashore he is
|. the lead of a force of $4,000 men ;
4 e he is surely the most devout of Mus
,,lmaus. He was nearly always engaged
/ IN Irayer. or in the abutio preliminary
nd proper to this pious exc else. Dr..
Image was greatly Impressed with the
posbasned absorption of the folio ers of
Eaha met il their practice of the duties
prescrl 1ed for them in the Koran. He
',pressed bins IL as of the opniol
dad not one in a hundred thou and
er;sClans would venture in public
pacs, with scores Of spectators and
Jndsr no undue pressure o Il exceptio lal
circumstances to thus openl denoDstra @
his lei gious faith We survived the voy-
ags TO Alexandria, and viii ever retail
sr3 impression of W at 1t is to live two
DAYS IN cl sc contact with Arabs, pent up
IN narrow quarters. TRYING vainly to rest n
mise able beds, and bel g obiig i to con.
sumo foo and drink far from our ikirg.
am modest IN my attempts at dec lip
ton, and possibly should have noticed less
tie spiendOrs Of MedlJe ranean sunset had
nv Immediate surroundings bee agree
able. These were American euou b, but
tie retirement of Old Sol was strong re-
hinder of home. Yes, there were the
ssrealy clouds neither rosy red nor golden
in their tint, but an indescribably beautiful
BE ding OF the two; below them the deli
cate green which al too S Don disap points
taa admi alon of the observer. a d, sur
rnGding the glorious ORC, the satfrol splen-
dors which Characterize in pre- eminent
degree the sunsets of America, and, as
nuw know, CT the Mediterranean also.
Tie voyage of for5y-eight hours ex-
haus,ed D Talmage, who did n sleep a
wink lhr ugaouJ the time. lie maintained
his habitual cheerfulness, however, livi &
out his doc rine tha people who travel
should find something better t. do than
Complain of the discomf1rts of the way, aud
yeX their friends with the recital upol their
returI.
The arrival of our steamer created great
excitement in the harbor. 1t was soon
surrounded bv b ats containing fellows of
many natio allties, yelling for dear life.
Ib Sc amiabla being were agents for boats
and hotels, porters, beggars. ami touters 70 =
iots, and were less agreeable rami der of
home than the eautles on which my am
Bit GUS pen C mmented fe nome its ago.
We stopped Alexa d ia two n urs, r
suing our way TO Cairo with Only this
break in the journey How
ever, we did manage While at Alexandria
to eat a subsUa tial breakfast, to see Pc IL
neys pill +, and to drive over to tle palace
Of the khed.ve His highness was at Cairo,
and We did not see him. We were taken
through the beautiful palace garde IS,
W ioh yvara in full blossom. apT or
from the trees, while an attendant made
bouquets of roses for the ladies of the
}alty. AS a matter of course, we did not
all to note street scenes in this great
aty Of 10000 Inhabitants. The
louses, most of them, are such as Arabs
rect everywhere. r zor-backed donkeys,
it,ended by half-clad jabbering urcains,
waited fares. People were oddly dressed,
be men in the wife ba ggy trousers every
Thera a feature Of the orient.
lomen's apparel consisted of loose
hue jean gowns, black head-cap S
nd wells, either black or white,
eld in position, Oddly en- ugh, by bambo
lcks. Very ancient look ng were the but.
alO carts and the water wheels served by
len or their faithful servants. the buffalo
nd the donkey. Dust was everywhe too
0undant. Our most delightful reminiS-
ence OF Alexandria is of its gardens.
We arrived at Cairo on the evening Of
vow. rs, all pretty well tagged out, and
lore taan ready for the really superb
ccommodations awaiting u. We found
ur hotel surrounded by a garden which
2urished in tropical luxuriauce. What
vas more to the urpose, an excelle
ner aited our ate t on, aud conforJ-
Die teds the ecu ancy of re PIE who
eFer needed the more. The no. 4 was a
1rprisi ely G cd one. | think | lould
ot exagger c. in descnbi & it as equal to
he bes New York, bat the managa,ne /
'as not eqnal ne ask Of ex ludi from
lies AID III squit es. Fleas aie an
egyptian pest Of which no more need be
adj
In the morning we all met at the break
asst table grea, ly refreshed. After break
asst we visited the BJulak museum, where
re the mummies of many ancieat kings of
-gypt. including the one (Aienephtha) who
ad disastrous series Of interviews with
loses. DR.. Talmage stood before "this
nperishable tyne of evanescence" at least
"enfy minutes inspecting it and making
otes IN his Bible. This, by the way, is his
ompanlOn on every expedition. From
le museum we went to the place
hither Mary and Joseph are said to
ave fed with the child Jesus to escape the
itath of Heroi The identity of the spot
GEMS TO be well authenticated, and is ac-
epted by many of the most learned STU
ents Of the age. Here for the first time
g set foot on holy ground. DR.. Talmage
showed his hat, and, with head unc vered
o few moments in silent msdit tion.
Ny visit here shall form {, subject of he
rst chapter of my Life of Christi" said
9. wi by others have passed this scene
YER en- rely or touched lightly upon it,
innot say; but to me it is on of the most