Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-07-30
AN EGYPTIAN BRIDE
He may Not See His Bride Until TIL,
Are Welded.

Are Welded.
1t was in the Barrage, that famous
bridge or double weir. the eastern
part spanning the Damietta, and the
western the Rosetta branch of the Nile,
says letter from Cairo Egypt to the
Hartford Courant. 1t was there that
the late khedive built lovely palace,
and still more lovely garden. which he
perhaps graced with his presence once
in his life and lett to decay, just as all
Egyptians have done since the world
begun, never renewing. never reviving.
but building rs a child would build toy
house, to pull down and begin another.
An American engineer. one OF the half
dozen retained in Office. has charge Of
the bridge and it is he who walks
under the shadow OF the palms, and
gathers the wild roses, and eats the
golden oranges that whether or no
| blossom and bear fruit in the deserted
garden.
1t was from the balcony Of his house.
q part of the old palace, looking out on
the beautiful, blooming country. the
green fields. the lovely. mysterious
river. that we saw cavalcade APP
preaching and heard the sound OF the
Lutte and pipe 1T is a fantasia" ex-
claimed our host--a fantasia meaning
any fete or fiesta. Down the long
white road they came. a procession OF
horsemen on white Arabian steeds, the
last man dressed in handsome raiment
and bearing himself with the proud air
Of one upon whom all eyes were fixed.
Next him strodc n groom and capar-
isoned camel, with rich blanket and
other camel with even moro gorgeous
trappings, who bore rich palanquin
curtained on every side with gold and
crimson hangings. Within sat the
bride. Following the bride were three
other camcls on which were seated
yelled women, and then came a train
carrying household furniture, bedding.
! stutfs, chests, pots and pans, and all
the various appurtcnances essential to
housekeeping and furnishing in an
oriental country.
1t was the bride coming to the hus-
bands house, the last day Of the we'd
ding. and the conclusion of the seven
days feasting. In few hours he
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see whether, indeed, what his mother
has told him is true; whether she Is
> almond eyed, and rosy-cheeked and
supple Of limb, and graceful of foot;
whether she has voice like the COO
ing OF a dove and is learned in the
making of bread and dakkan, for not
one glimpse OF her face, not one word
from her lips, has ever been vouch-
4 safed him. Poor fellow! Do those
brilliant curtains shroud loveliness or
deformityp
Has the mother been won over by
t the pile OF stuff and the earrings and
bracelets to fancy beauty where there
are only riches? 1t has happened 81
= in other lands. But the bride-have
- no plying words for the bride. whit
also is supposed to be ignorant Of thu
= lineaments of her husband? The brid,
is a woman; there are windows, though
=, latticed windows, in her house in tn
: village over the plain, and the brown
!, eyes were never darkened. when
= yelled and shrouded she went to thu
- mosque or we'll. We may be sure thu
!, bride has seen him many day ant
oft, and loved or hated him after tn
fashion OF women who, heaven b.
praised, do not need century Of con
temptation to make up their mind
whether they like thing or not.