Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-08
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Interesting Scenes Ia n Lodging place In
tho City Of Cairo.


Interesting Scenes Ia lodging place In
tho city 81 Cairo.
The two rooms n,aroft ma belonged 10
Fl Azhar students, 70 Mustapha said.
He could speak no English, but he i'm.
parted the information ia Arabic to our
dragoman. Seeing that we were more
interested In the general scene than In
his red Jugs. Mus,apha left the Assiout
ware to its fate, aud lighting cigarette
seated himself ON the railing with II dis
engaged air. as much rs to say; 1.-TWO
more mad wctuenl But it's nothing 10
me-"
ono 0! the students was evidently an
asco,it. His room contained piles Of
books and pamphlota, and almost moth.
ing else. His one rug was spread out
close 10 tho front Ia order To yet the
light, and placed upon Il we saw his
open inltstand. his pens aud n page Of
freshly copied manuscript. When we
asked where hs was, Mustapha replied
that he had gone down TO the fountain
to wash himself, 80 that he could say his
prayers.
The second chamber belonged to
student Of another deposition; this ex-
tSayagant young man had three rugs.
clothes hung from pegs upon his walls,
and ho possessed an cxtrn pair Of lemon
colored slippers; in addition we saw
cups aud saucers upon shelf. Only
two books were visible, and these were
put away in corner; instead Of books
be had nowor; the whole place was
adorned with them; pots containing
plants In full bloom were standing on
the floor round tho walls Of bis largely
exposed nhodc, and were also drawn up
in two rows In the passagoYay outside,
where he himself, sitting on u mat, was
sewing. His blossoms wero 80 gay that
inyoluntarily we smiled, Whcrcupou
he smiled too, and gave US a salan.
Opposite tho rooms Of the students
there was a large chamber almost on
tirely filed with white bales. like small
cotton bales; In u niche between thasa
high piles mn old man lnoelng ut tho
threshold was washing something In a
large earthonwaro tub OF pink tint.
His body was bare from the waist up
ward, aud as he bent over No, task his
short chest, with all tho ribs clearly
visible, his long brown bacl. with tho
yertebrp Of the spine standing out. aud
bis loan, seesawins arms looked lkulctou-
like, while HE head supported on u
small wizeucd throat. was adorned with
such an enormous bobbins lurban, dark
grceu IN hue, that 10 ruHgmblgl yegett.
ton Of fomo cor. "a colossal cabbage.
Directly behind him. also ON the tnresh.
old, sluntici a large gray bsbo1n whose
countcnance expressed fixed mlsan-
thropy.
Eylry now and then this creature
who was secured by long loose cord.
assembled slowly 10 tho top Of the bales
and camo down On tho other side. facing
his master. Ho then looked deeply into
the Tub for several minutes, touched tho
water carefully with hs small black
hand, Withdrew 10 aul inspected the
palm, and thou returned guycly, aud
hy the Same roundabout way over tn,
bales, 90 resume bis position 90 the door
Ell. looking a " no could not under.
stand the folly Of such unnecessary and
silly toll.
In another chambera large very black
negro, dros Cd IN puro white. was seated
upon the door. with his fcet stretched
out in front Of him, his hands placed
siiGly on HE kncel, his eyes staring
straight before him. Howas motionlce j.;
he seemed hardly TO breathe.
"What Is no doing ! Gaid to the
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