Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-28

from the shore, rowing with long sweeps. they
paid out about quarter Of q mile of native
rope that was tied TO the bank some way up the
river. When they had finally got the last of
their bales and boxes on board the crew of six
men on the boat pulled her ashore, in that rough
water and against wind that seemed almost
insurmountable, by drawing their rope in hand
over hand. They did not even have a windlass,
and q more primitive method than they used it
would be hard to suggest. The sea by now was
quite rough, especially as we rounded the point
Of Centa and entered the Strait Of Gibraltar.
where strong current sets in from the Atlantic
to make good the losses by evaporation in the
Mediterranean. 1t was midnight when Tangier
was reached-too late to be taken ashore that
night-so we slept, after fashion, all huddled
up on the benches in the little cabin forward
And that WIS our second night in Africa.
Tangier is very much like Tetuan only mot
quite SO much So" Although not one of the
capitals of Morocco it is the residence of the
foreign ministers and consuls, who transact most
OF their business through the medium Of the
sultans minister of foreign affairs, who makes
his headquarters here. Many of the foreign
representatives have their residences in tho
country just outside the city walls. The United
States consulate proper is in the heart of the
thews, has place out on the slopes Of Mount
Washington, which is generally regarded as
being the finest of all these suburban homes.
This is rather gratifying to Americans here, is
also the fact that the American representative
seems to be the most popular and respected
member of the diplomatic corps.
STRANGE SIGHTS AND INCIDENTS.
Does any one wonder that o good hotel was
welcome sight after our first two nights in the
country? Then, too, upon our arrival We
learned that we had been so fortunate as to
reach here on the greatest festival of the Mo
hammedan calendar, the day that marks the
close OF the Ramadan, or thirty days of fasting.
Later In the morning we saw one of the most
interesting spectacles often seen by American
eyes-the procession of the pasha or governor
or the province and his team returning from the
mosque on the hill above the city. They were
mounted on superb Barb horses, richly capari-
soned, and attended by all sorts of officials and
soldiers in all sorts of outlandish costumes.
The music. that was furnished by the bands
from the interior of Africa would probably have
got the performers into trouble with the police
procession it was one of the least startling fea-
lures. As compared with that exhibition an
American circus parade is not to be mentioned
In the same afternoon. But then in this coun-
try one never quite knows what is going to hap
pen next, and he soon ceases to be surprised at
anything. The fact that at the English hotel
here the proprietor, in order to get through the
day, has to speak English French, German,
Moorish, Spanish and Portuguese gives but a
faint idea of the cosmopolitan nature of Tan
gier. For example, the head waiter at the
table hOte ia Frenchman in evening dress
His assistants are bare-legged Moors in fezes and
red jackets. What a country! V.K.