Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-29

The gtrle Anu the DOys kcpt uuo auu r<Cp
To the music Of shout and song.
True, we hailei with delight the Dbl well sweep
Then gaIed with awe Into waters deep.
Through the Uace 20 cool and dim.
And when at the feet Of our elders we laid
The trophies from field and wool,
Short time elapsed ere We saw displayed
Neg brooms where the old ones stool.
O, cannot forget them, try as mayi,
Or cease to regret their doomi
Though al, Ss,,s. @ e. came In y. place PssG 70 say
MRs. rAyoRErrA fARwELI-
FULLER RIDES A DONKEY.
HE TAKES IN THE MIDWAY PLAIsAScE,
AND TRAVELS THROUGH THE CAIRO
STREET IN STYLE.
Iruller's Worlds Fair Letter In Rockland
Tribune.
The Egyptian village, called q Street
In Cairo, is perhaps the best thing on the
Plalsance. Putting ten cents Into the
hands of the box-office and passing
through the entrance you Instantly lind
yourself thousands Of miles away upon
the banks of the Nile. This is no imita-
tion city whose oriental walls rear their
quaint architecture above your head, but
the veritable abode Of the Egyptian. ]
am not so familiar with the Arab As with
some other people, but there was no
denying the reality Of the troop OF Arab
youth who dashed forward to greet me,
their little white nighties nuttering In
the breeze.
"wow-wow-wow," they said, speak
Ing In their cunning language that II 20
musical, but so difficult tn understand
when anybody IL feeling tired, as was.
"You ride-a de donkey Y lnslnuatingly
asked Mustaphs, a tall, swart rascal In q
turban, long flowing skirt and a pair
OF sun-tanned legs. There didn't seem
to be any other way to do, and l was
helplessly hoisted upon huge red stuffed
saddle arrangement that crowned the
sad-looking donkey's back.
"T'he best-a donkey Ina Cairo, Musta-
phs breathlessly asserted as hc began
pushing the animal up the street, the
whole mob Of nlght-gowned youth OF the
city cloruslng on our trail. was q
spectacle. My heels dangled vacantly
among the donkey's legs as that patient
animal drifted sadly to leeward, and
wobbled about considerably by reason
Of the Insecurity Of my perch.
"Get along-a!" said Mustapha smit-
Ing the beast In the ribs with long
club brought from Egypt for that pur-
pose. The donkey gave heave OF his
shoulders and shake of his head that
were like to have precipltated me to the
stones of the street.
"Don-don't do that, said, uneasily,
making q wild grasp Mt the dOnkey's
tall aud securing my seat thereby. "D0
not be abrupt with your animal. lie
does very well as II ls."
ale no get along-a," Mustapha ex-
plained, scOwllng at the donkey. "why
you no get along-aT whereupon he
went aft, tucked up the skirts Of his cos
tune and applied few short Kicks TO
the donkey's quarterback.
w-wOw-wOw!" screamed the
youth Of the city, delighted at this per-
formance aud throwing their chocolate
legs Into the air. &.
THE DELIGHTS or RIDING.
"You get alOug-a-I kill-a you" pant
ed Mustapha, showering blows upon
every part Of the donkey that was not
protected by my person. And these
efforts, which for season seemed barren
of results, suddenly lowered Into their
fullest fruitage. The donkey opened
his eyes, gave pleasant little snort OF
recognition and made up the ancient
street with a speed which donkey never
since the world began had equaled.
"Get al0ng-a-get al0ng-a! roared
Mustaphs, running wildly behind and
fetching the animal repeated thumps with
his club.
"Wow-wow-woww shrieked the
night-guwned youth, trooplng hllarl.
ously after.
Cairo is very ancient city, but never
since Its first stone was laid amid the
mud of the Nile has Il furnished forth
an exhibition to surpass this OF milne.
Dark faces looked out Of strange little
shops aud took on lively expression a.
I went sailing past. People never met
before sought refuge Ia shop doors and
carefully noted my progress.
"St0-stop him" l called, with my
arms around the donkey's neck, and
other parts Of my system churnlng up
and down In most painful and detcrlo-
rating manner. F.
"Get along-a-get along-a" cried
Mustapha, showering the blows afresh.
"wOw-wow-wow!" !" yelled the Egyp-
tian chorus, their legs flashing as they
ran.
lie was donkey utterly without rud-
der, which accounted for the Intricate
manner In which Inc threaded the streets.
Grinding my right leg against the cor
ner of AN oriental bazaar, he would fetch
course that threatened to spill my
brains upon the steps Of the temple, but
happily escaping that fatality he would
compromise by naying my whole left
AIDE against the corner Of an adjacent
house. In srlte OF the rapldity OF our
flight people could note these things, and
laughter with redoubled sound rose up.
on every hand. could notice the vol Id
slipping away from me. Organs that
had always been Of the utmost practical
value to me could feel fetching away
inside Of me and becoming involved with
others of an entirely opposite character.
NY liver, which mp to that moment had
zone about its daily task with smiling
face, could detect had become asso-
clated with my cervical vertebrB 10 Q
manner that could but feel wss likely
to be detrimental to my value 40 mem
Der Of society. Il seemed Idle TO call
the attention Of Mustapha to these things.
Then great sensation OF irretrievable
ruin, sensation known only TO tho sea-
sick, surged over me, and I found my
self sitting upon the steps OF little
shop, pressing my hands TO my head and
70 my vest and such other parts Of me-
a could reach. Sight gradually came
back into my eyes, and could 90
Mustapha and the village youth and
other people gazing at me, with lively
faces, while the donkey leaned against {
neighboring post, his eyes closed, hia
whole nature wrapped In grateful sleep'
"Teu-a ccnt-a," Nustapha said, with
extended hand" Nlce-a ride-a-nioe-ai r
Al soon ~ could spare . hand from
other portions Of me | painfully nshsd
out the bit Of silver, upon receipt Of
i which Nustapha executed . sslaam Of
somsthing ofthat sort and led hls donksJ
'psassfully sway.