The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-13
CURSES ON YOUNG LIPS.
Moors are Taught TO Revile Christians
from the Cradle Upward.

Moors are Taught TO Revile Christians
from the Cradle Upward.
From the PARISH ewYorlS Herald.
Fez July Z, 1898 -I4ah email boubk va
wuld nasrany.
They teach the young idea" how to
curse as well as 20 shoot in this country.
The above phrase is very familiar TO
the ears Of Europeans in F'eZ. 1t is usually
shouted after them by boys of all ages,
from the little chap who can Just toddle
about to the half grown youth, and it
means, God cure your father, you son
of a Christian.
AS the boy grows and his education
progresses he is taught other phrases.
He includes the Christians grandfather.
Later on the mother comes in, but at this
stage the language becomes unfit for
publication"
THE EVIL EYE.
Moors and Jews alike believe in the
evil eye, and especially, Of course, in the
extra evil eye of a Christian. ''Out of all
the people who die in the world" (mean-
ing mainly Morocco said my muleteer to
me one day, ''no less than two-thirds die
from the effects of the evil eye"
"Oh, you believe in the evil eye, then2"
said l.
believe in it! know it. Why, lost
a mule by it once"
'Indeedl 1t must have been a bad eye
to kill mule"
ut was. Listen, Sidi. 1 was going
along the street with my mules, and
man who had been at Tangier said tome,
pointing to one of my beasts, What a
fine mule that ISL Why, he can go as fast
as a steamer The mule fell i'll and died
that very night. The man had the evil
eye"
A +,1isr,oo in tho obora of a hand ie
often worn.
l have in my possession such talisman
in the form of hand, of which, as it may
interest some readers of the Herald, l
send a sketch. 1t is of silver, roughly
worked, and filed in in places with green
enamel. It comes from the country be-
yond the Atlas, on the borders of the Sa
hara
The figure 5 is also believed to be DO
tent charm in averting the effects of the
evil eye, and l understand that when
Moorish or Jewish lady is confined the
magic numeral is written with tar on the
door and walls of the house and in the
room where the infant saw the light.
But to return to the naughty little
vulgar boys" who are taught by their
parents to hate all Christians and Jews
and to curse them on sight. They have
not always escaped actual thrashing at
the hands of the Nazarenes.
AMUSING EXPERIENCE.
Mr.. Macleod the British vice consul
here, told me an amusing experience of
his. He is pretty well known in Fee now,
and does not come in for so many curses
and insults as he used to, but some little
time ago, as he was going along the street,
a boy shouted after him some revilIng ep-
tibet. Mr.. Macleod forthwith gave the
boy some taps with a switch which
scarcely disturbed the dust on his jelab,
accompanying them with some paternal
advice as to politeness to strangers. "a
SUMMONED BEFORE THE BAsHA.
Next day Mr.. Macleod was summoned
before the basha, and long written
statement was prod uced, in which (al-
though there was no one near at the time)
twenty witnesses swore that the boy had
been stabbed
The basha asked Mr. Macleod of this
was true.
''NO, it is not true"
''Did youwhip the boy?'
80 yes, whipped the boy"
what would happen in your country
in such a caseg"
'In my country l should have handed
the boy to policeman. But you have no
police"
"But you admit having whipped the
boy"
WILLING TO PAY FOR IT.
~ do! And l am willing to pay for it.
The father of the boy stood forth and
said he thought Mr. Macleod ought to
pay $3.50.
Some Moorish merchants, who occupied
seats on the basha's divan of Justice, said
that was too much. A dollar was enough.
The basha decided for 81, which
amount Mr.. Macleod extracted from his
vest pocket and placed on the ground,
"There is the dollar" said he The
father Of the boy advanced with alacrity
to pick up the coin.
TIT FOR TAT.
"Stay momentI' said Mr.. MacLeo
"You have adiudged 81 to this man, o
basha, uand see, there it is. | have ad-
mitted the offense and settled it, and |
answered your question as to the law of
my country. But, tell me, what is the
your people insults a stranger in the
street}n
"The father of the boy is responsible"
said the basha, ''and the father should be
logged"
MUST TAKE A FLOGGING ALSO.
every well. 1 have settled his case
against me by paying his claim. Now l
want my case against him settled. de-
mand that he be logged"
The basha and the "bench" decided
that it must be so. The man could take
the dollar, but he must be logged if he
did
The father of the boy retired swiftly.
with curses, not loud, but deep. Mr.. Nc
Leod picked up his dollar and every one
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