The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-16
EGYPT rHRouaa KANSAS EYES.
Consul Little's Unofficial Observations
in the Land of pyramids.
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snug-fitting three-button frock as Mercury
does in bis wings and cape overcoat Mr..
Little is a Kansas young man who used to
60 swimming In the Solomon q few years
ago and muddy himself, and run out OF the
corufield when the Union Pacific passenger
train rosred by. Now be 10 representing
the United States OF = merica as diplomatic
egent and consul general at Cairo, Egypt,
aud thinks nothing Of asking king over TO
dinner without telepb0nlng out To the house.
He left Kansas last December, having
never known the wide. VIDE waste thoG a
mans hands cover in feeling for u haven OF
rest in his first dress suit. Last week be
beat the khedive OF Egypt three straight
games of high five, and asked the pr me
minister il, as a matter of fact, his highness
didn't play pins or 'old maid" or Ca
olno.n or authors OF some other game Of
that class particularly well.
A Kansas City man received long letter
from Young Mr.. Little the other day. He
says that he spent several days in Rome and
Naples on bis way to Cairo, and that he
took run down to Pompeii. 'Pompeii is
Just like the books about it. Rome is like
She books the coliseum ir like the books
everything is like the books. The romance
Of first sight is sapped out Of everything to
q man who reads travels. There is q wine
merchants counter in Pompei. l threw
down franc and asked for the old Faler-
MAN; the lazy bArkeeper made no sign.
There is no poetry in the dagc at home. The
talk about his poetic soul is nonsense. He
eyes are expressive; SO are those Of a healthy
calf"
At Naples Mr.. Little shipped for Alex
andris. He was received in state as
diplomat, Just a little rich for my Dickin-
son county blood, be writes, "but reefed
up my topsails aud saluted just as l would
at a dance in Harrington, where the caller
Off says: 'S'lute yer pRrdners;' at the
agency a troupe of Egyptians, Arabs and
Nubians kissed my hand and made a terrible
fuss, the band played Annie Rooney and
the war began. I've fired all the men hired
by the rag shippers at Alexandria to disin-
feet rags and have put in men Of my own,
who are paid by the shippers.
"All rags shipped to America are disin-
fected. Formerly they would do their own
inspecting. They would come to the consul
and say: We have disinfected our rags,
give US a certificate 80 we can get into
America said Pay my men to disin
feet and l will certify; if you don't, !
WON'T notified the department at Wasns
ington. trusted for luck to its support, and
got it." That is the Kansas way Of doing
things.
"There is good deal Of serious work abont
this job" writes the young man from Kan
sas in another part of his letter, ''and the
social duties are exaoting. Probably there
is no lady in Kansas City that has
long a list Of calling places as 1, and,
what's the more. there's no getting out of
it. = Dropped in on the khedive the
other day. He is a stoutly built, 19-year-
old young man, short and fat; he speaks
English well, and is remarkably polite and
nice hammered. Grins ssrdonically-
superciliously, thOugh-and received me
just as any other gentleman would. judge
30 ~ 49, l.
q persistent temperament, ard il ever a
chance is offered | think be will show him
self to be q good deal of q man in an
oriental way.
Il dined with the prime minister the other
day. He is little, dried up fellow; old,
but smart as Jim Smith-very polite, beats
ID. o. McCray or John Martin all hollow.
Though he is nervous, he will sit cross
legged on divan aud say nothing for five
minutes at a stretch looking into the air.
DE staid at my house forty-five minutes,
which was considered a great compliment
Solman Mohamed is Mr.. Titles chief
functiouary and interpreter. His business
card looks like a compromise between a
Chinese laundry bill and a railroad map of
kanapolis. 1t is Mr.. Mohamed's job to act
as interpreter and general interlocutor be-
tween his nibs, the consul, and their nobs.
the potentates. But Mr.. Little's social
duties are by no means limited to the foreign
royalty. He IS the head OF the American
society in the town, and people who want
TO be steered into the presence Of the khedive
invite the young hsnsan out good deal.
There are a half dozen fine hotels here,
ADD they are always crowded with the
wealth, beauty and fashion of Europe and
America. 1t is pretty generally conceded
that the American women are the prettiest,
most interesting, best dressed, best behaved
women on earth. There are two here from
Kansas City; fine as silk--pougee silk at
that. The agent and consul general of the
United States of America is supposed to be
what she boys used to call fell of hellow.
IN the present case he is not But. all the
same, be is supposed TO take precedence of
all Americans socially. I work at the preoe-
dence trade very little; but they dine me
and invite me out good deal. 10 a poor
devil from tho prairie, who used to wear
jeans trousers, has followed u thrashing
machine, and who used to off bear in
brick yard, it's hit odd and novel.
''Stlll / get on first rate. ! am supposed
TO Ice III tolerably go i form, except that
don't crease my hat, won't wear a white
tie, often forget my kids, and want to put
my hands in my pockets. One of the bo-
nanza kings daughters invited Inc to 90 TO
Jerusalem in her party. spoke OF finances.
% she said gayly, it will only take q few
$50 gold pieces l told her that out in
lAhIb6s 1 hlli EOb SO IN u COUlu NAC q DO
wee on a fence rail fifty yards off with a
SO gold piece, but IL took practice. The
Americans here, as a rule, are we'll bred
we'll educated, and civil, but they have the
foolest notions about the value of money of
any Americans l ever saw.
The other day had 70 call on Yollaub
Astin Pashs, secretary Of education A
duck Il might 10 well use the Kansas as the
Turkish to describe the fiunSey) in an $50
suit of blue Turkish clothes, flashing a
sclmcter, sits by the driver to herald my
approach TO the palace. A few subordinates
show me from room to room rapidly. Then
the pasha comes forward to shake hands
gives me very large chHir, cigarettes and
coffee in a small cup. Then the pasha talks
TITS Pasha was educated in Paris and Lon
oon ; Is Armenian by birth, Egyptian hy life 4;
speaks Arabic, Armenian, French AID En-
Rlish we'll German, Italian and Greek some.
! didn't give him n chance in all these
languages, but he has Il record OF this sort
he Is very we'll Informed gentleman.
II went TO the pyramids Sunday: then
VITA petty American girl who under
stands the Kansas language and doesn't
scare at the cars l took camels and rode
around the sphinx and he pyramids.
was bit disappointed with the pyramids
simply lot Of stones piled up in regular
order-not at all imposing. Friday
we visited the great mosque at the Annual
Great Something or Other ohammed
only knows what. Imagine an immense
square building rising by domes, no pillars
20 support 1t, lighted by 400 candles in