The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-27
FROM The Pittsburr Dispatch.

credit OF discovering inc ltCtuI6f TIC vas
merely aeorollary-but, as it happened,
the larger eud-to the Turkish theorem OF
making money in this money-making
America. The main theOrem was: given
a barn lined with oriental hangings and
rugs a ring in the centre ana tWoof three
women to hop around it, then your aOll-
itv to rake IN the American dollars is
ONLY limited by the number Of tunes you
can beguile in an audience and encourage
them To lecve at once, in the course of a
day In this particular case II WAS put
forth by the BedOuin camp which dweIls,
in perfect amicability, i'm the arms of
Turkey. as it We're, without displaying
any of the predatory and migratory char
Rcteristics usual to that particular species
OF the Arab.
For many moons I have passed indifer-
entity by the noisy little porch where
every actor, supc, manager, ticket seller
and ba be belonging to the place combined
to make the most noise they could lmme-
diately before every performance, with q
smile that so many could be inveigled in,
even with 5he elaring 9X5 Cnch) paste
board tablet reading, 10 cent only to-
dayp-especially as the leading lady, who
danced outside as additional incentive
for patronage, did not always change her
gown after scrubbing the tioors-if Be
dress, bedraggled with mud and water up
to her knees, and a plentiful display of
bare legs-being to the manner born, did
seem to pass more time outside than in.
IN THE BEDoUIN TENT.
But yesterday being wien tag" and
ali Wien which was in Chicago turning in
a stream toward Alt Wien in the Plat
sance when evening came, l hied hence
also, and was waylaid by the Bedouin
siren (who for once mad a dry gown On),
and soon found myself within the
Bedouin tent 1t is big, and appearances
are frank from Your entrance you OBJ
serve YOU must stand. All Orientals are
famous standers-when they are not
lounging. Not a chair was to be had,
and as the usual fringe of sightseers had
gathernd around the rope which fenced
off the center square, | clambered up on Il
picturesque-drap seat which ran
clear around the tent, but which the
iconoclasJic American puts not to its
rightful use, but stands on wherever he
meets it. This was the first
Oriental entertainment which did not
boast a Danse du Nentre. There was
nothing but graceful leaping of women
my calico lady was on hand to lend her
aid, TO the clapping Of hands of everybody
else connected with the business, and
sword duel between the calico maiden
and valiant Bedouin l could not fail to
contrast the gentle mockery of the little
China girl, in her duel with her fencing
master, with the fire and noise of this
duel. The feminine end of the duel may
have resulted from a shortness of the
masculine suasion at the tent, but Karah
varied the monotony of striking fire out
Of her opponents keen Damascus blade"
by striking fire out of her shield behind
D., hoo Al a G q l1r
keeping her feet and letting him do the
high jumping.
But the grand act was the bread max
ing. / was wondering what the big hole,
with pot like a witch'S cauldron turned
upside down, meant of to one side in the
ground plot. There was a fire under it,,
and q witch sitting in front Of 1t, and the
whole thing had a gruesome air. began
TO wonder whether anybody found in
there ION paper for instance, would be
subjected 10 any trying ordeais, when
saw the old witch begin to slam some
thing around over her left arm, Just about
as you would dust a handkerchief or nap
kin. Simultaneously Mr.. Barakah an
nounced triumphantly that this was the
only woman at the fair capable of making
Arab bread, and that was what she was
doing.
MAGICAL BREAD MAKING.
She smiled generously, and then slam
med the dough over her arm some more.
when hey, presto, what was at first an
unwhoIesome looking lump became flexi-
bic disc. Thinner and thinner it grew
the more she slammed, until she handed
il to Mr.. Barakah, who, meanwhile, had
been applauding vigorously-the actors
aud attaches do all the applauding along
Midway-and he held it up for the light
to shine through. Then she took it back,
slammed it finally over the pot bottom
above the fire and pulled 1t off again.
done. Then, with great generosity, Mr..
Barakah gave everybody who wanted a
peice without asking any scarce silver In
return. II is made OF thin paste of -four,
water and salt, blistered over the fire,
and is rather agreeable to the taste.
About ten minutes sufficed to cover the
process from the -four bag to your masti-
cation. The baby-every family brought
baby along-was passed around, though
this gentle diversion was somewhat
married by the calico maids coming in
from without and fighting the Bedouir
chief for possession of a Damascus blade
wherewith TO show her prowess on the
porch; and we were then requested t.
pass into the Damascus palace and lister
TO a lecture.
gladly did. No chance to witness so
quarter Of the globe had ever come my
way before. The Damascus palace was
surprise. I say this by way of apology t.
the calico maiden who had unconsciouslN
inspired me with all around contempt fol
Damascus and the Bedouins; and also
regardless of any relationship between
Chicago shops and Jackson park. Adieo
tives have been exhausted on the Plat
sance, otherwise I might dwell on tn,
picturesque interior, a fountain dividing
two rooms thus made common. Tn,
crowd plunged in and, with American
prOprietorshippish proceeded t,
walk and sit all oyer both rooms, pulling
and pinchiRg the silken draperies pinch
ing the soft divans and scratching tn
mosaic work of the fountain in a deter
mined way that made you feel proud tina
you were an American. When they ha,
gotten tired of this and settled down
they began with one accord to deman
the lecture.
BEDOUN LECTURE.
Mr.. Barakah, in a long yellow gov
and red fez, gracefully introduced hi
subject by saying he was tired, but woul
talk little anyway. That the Bedouini
were not as they were 80 years age
Everything was changed by the light G
our western civilization, and the Bedouin
were more than half civilized now. Il,
himself, was educated by the mishunarie
accent on second syllable) many fror
America. To them the Bedouin wome
owed their higher standing, whereas s
years ago they We're but slaves Nv
are very lazy" said he, in English tina
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