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

which mosque is built and they are ever here
forbidden to wear white robes. q garment that
the MOOrs reserve for their own Use. One OF
the most interesting places into which we were
taken by our self-appcinted guide was a syna-
goSue packed to the doors with a congregation
of men. who were chanting The prayers for a
prominent citizen who was dead and whose
funeral to take place at A clock in the
afternoon. This rather interfered with our
chances for doing much shopping, as in Tetuan
all the leading merchants are Jews and their
stores we're closed until after the funeral had
taken place. Still We made few purchases
enough TO show that it is advisable 10 know how
to shop in Morocco. There il no zone price
here. As rule Mr.. Cohen would ask
the price of an article. The dusky merchant
would name his figure. Mr.. Cohen would look
shocked and then would name figure from II
half to twO-thirds as large the first. The
Moor would look hurt at the suggestion. but
without more ado we would wrap up the article
ourselves and give him the money we had fixed
upon. He appeared to be satisfied after it was
all over.
THE OPEN MARKET PLACES
in Tetuan are regular beehives in point of
crowd and activity, and intensely amusing as
well. Apparently the people from the sur
rounding country had brought in to sell their
pittances of vegetables and fruit or a few hand
fuls of grain. Thee we're spread out in wicker
of dOnkeys in amounts of the most homeO-
pathic description. The grain is always sold
unground. as each house is supplied with small
hand mills, and the cook grind, her -four as she
needs it for bread. The medium OF exchange
used IN most of these transactions il q copper
coin OF large size and apparently very small
value. small urchin, who followed US around
tine streets, finally bargained with me for the
transfer of five Of these coins for an English
penny. Later he gave me seven more for q
naif penny, and later when / came to inquire
the value Of my collection found that if pu.
few more to it l should have the equivalent of
an American cent altogether. With what l
had might ''be able to buy small bunch of
parsley"
When we came to leave Tetuan we were ac-
companied to the gates of the city by the
American colony in body, and as our little
party started down the hillside toward the val
ley the colony stood out in the center of the
road and gave three times three lusty cheers
for the red, white and blue. It il true the en-
tire colony consisted only Of the consul, but he
gave the cheers with vim and energy that left
no doubt - to his meaning, and also surprised
the groups of lazy natives who were lying In
the sun outside the gates, picturesque in q
grace and abandon not to be found out Of A.
MA.
oYT FOB rANoIHR.
Dr.. c. and his daughter decided to go on to
Tangier overland, as the wind had been blowing
al night and they did not relish the idea Of
rough water. The trip from the mouth of the
river to Tangier was much like that from
Gibraltar. The Jackal was several hours late In
starting owing TO the delay In lightering hes
cargo ashore against tremendous oiE-shore
wind. We were greatly entertained, though, by
watching the Moorish sailors take the last boat
load lahore. Thar craft was o heavy open boat
about fifty feet long and built ON ranch the
Same lines - . canal boat. A. they Game out