Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-05
FOREIGN TRAVEL.
Odd Incidents Recorded and
Observations Made.
WkKEMANS WANDERlNGS.
Dainty Algerian Mosque yenBSsOH and Inc
Glasgow Bookseller The Irish could
Man Of the Branches" early
Morning In Venice.
WANDERlNGS.
WAKEMAN'S

Copyright 1893, by Edgar l.. wobeman)
London, Jan - 1893 No one who
has visited Algcrs wll ever forget the
lovely though diminutiye mosque of Sldi
Abd-rl-lthumuu which stands above the
garden of Marengo aud uycrloolss the sea.
lis surroundings are charming, aud with
its little cemetery are eucalyptus, null
berry and fig trees shading the quaint
old tOmhs The inner chapel is a sort of
shrine from being the bunal-pluuc of
numbers of MOslom saints Pnchas aud
Deys; and a wondruus number of sacred
relics emhlems and carvings. with lamps,
ostrich eggs. cmhroidcrics, grotesuuely
decorate The columns, walls and hang
from the ceilings. More than million
francs have been expended on such gifts
aud tokens.
II is In this little mosque that one will
see SO muny Arab women. The glitter
ing silk hniks hide their faces, but there
h q cuustnnt atmosphere of perfume, nn
endless tiuhle Of concealed and hnlf-con-
ceuled icwelry, u continuous murmur Of
musical voices In prayer aud a ccasclcss
rustic Of Womdns attire ~ they come,
go, or PROSTATE themselves in their de-
yotuns. The later ara ccrtniuly solemn
aud Impressive whether down among the
old hgher-tOlk. al the grand mosque with
the AluleH rite or here whore the
weather. Arab men aud women come
clad IN the richest textures Of the orient
aud linden often with jewels which would
purchase a kings ransom.
lhc Moslem must pray five times each
day Every act of prayer begins with
these words from the Koran: Praise be-
To- God the Lord of an creatures. the
most mcrciiul the Lord of the day of
judgment ltlcc do we Worship. We
implorc thy aid Direct us in the right
way. This and other passages ARE re.
pcutcd. led by The thaIib, sncred scholar
and nn old man in tiic nature OF rrspun-
SEES The faces of on are toward the east.
their MCccn. AZ each mention of the
uUlue of God, every wOrshipper pros.
trutfs himself $40 thnt seven parts of the
body tho hedd. hands, knees and feet
touch The sacred carpet together
The booksellers of Scotland, aud par.
tlculary The secondhand book sellers
dealing in curious and valuable works.
OF whom thcre are very many IN l,iin.
hurgh and Glasgow, DO not entertain
very kindly feeling for th" memory Of
the late Lord TeuuysOn. They eide many
little unpleasant characteristics of the
laureate Ns man, bat their particular
reason for unpleasantness lies la the fact
that, az they Insist he WAS oven more Of
Shyluck thnu Ruakin iu all his re-
lations with booksellers; and That not
many youra since he nearly caused the
ruin Of one OF their number, Mr. Robert
FORESTER. bookseller OF the Royal OK.
change, st. Georges Square, Glasgow.
a strange ono dag suffered into Mr.
Forester's shop, meanly clad, grizzled
and unkrmpi aud betrymg all the or
binary marks OF q seedy missioner be-
meath frousled SLOUGH hat. He was
very anxious. he said. 10 get a cheap
copy of two OF 1ennysOn'a poems as
gifts 10 poor folk who were not able 10
purchase them lie was shown several
copies OF the cheapest copyright English
edition, but these were far too dear.
Hadn't Mr.. FORESTER something within
his means. perhaps one Of those cheap
American rcprintsi Oh, yes. he had two
copies, left by some family returning
from America. bnt n was Illegal 10 seil
them. That would not matter IN 80 good
q cause. The grizzled stranger pressed
tho purchase, aud finally secured the
two copies Tor four shllings lie was
none other than Lord TennysOn himself.
and through The uumanly nrtihce he sne.
seeded % mulctng Mr FORESTER 10 The
exteut OF ESQ
Eresgbod' Ia tbs uuite' State knows.