The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-16

II 1 could only have learned thst bow wigni
still have been greater than Judkins Wlth ~
his f a% very sorry said I, ~bu. I don't 81.
sctIy follow the french l~snsussc-wh'n IT :
'P"Ahi no French ~ said the Arab in yery
broken English, dat Ia one sorrow" How is "
that these fellows learn all languages under tns
sun I afterward found that this man couIu
talk italian and Turkish and Armenian, fuently;
and say n few words in German, AZ ne eouIu
nlsc in d Epslis ia1o ! could ,h mot E ss : ,Gr II T X we're to
save inc from starvation. Then he called 70 tne
Christian gentleman in the panialoons.s nd ss
seemed, however. to be one diniculty. in the way
Christian q ls : oe, Eent fsrn,So could On TT NOT spsss English
himself. He knew. OF, y, perhspe, sometnink
more than did The Arab. but by no means enough
And had the interpreterLwh9 turned out to De
an Italian from Trieste attached to the Aus
terpreter spoken English with the great
est ease, should have had considerable s
ali Si% It's SSea ri Ssot The proposlt 81 made to me.
describe = oeremop which took place previous
first the procession entered the room, that one
Of my friends followers-my friends name, as l
and | will therefore call him Mahmoud-that
one Of Mabmoud's follower bore In his arms g
these two followers came forward TO perform
their services. while 1 having been literally
watched, them in their progress. Mahmoud
also sat down, and not a word was spoken while
sticks tic s''f first placed laced on on i tie n ground two
little pans,one at my feet. and then one at
one ,eet OF "a ms sd master, Itch A IT that ne r ,UoSSu an an
neck, and producing from IL tobacco, proceeded
TO fill two pipes. This he did with the utmost
The pipes had been already fixed at one end Of
the stick, and to the. other end the man had
terward perceived, were mouthpleces made OF
amber; Then he III the pipes. drawing up The
dif y, E smoke by long p sHh n th su ,Iorn ss at the hs'
come apparently easy. he handed one pipe to
me and the other to his master. The bowls he
During all this time no word was spoken. and
! was left altogether in the dark as TO the cause
which had produced this extraordinary cour-
tesy. There was a stationary, sofa they called
IL there q ~divan-which was fixed. into the cor
S Mab on onS r nI Rck n sSr. ON Wi Gpe s Slee feet 9t tn tu spstf s sae
der him. while ! sat on the other. The remain
der OF the party stood around, and felt so little
whether 1t would become me TO bid them be
seated. ! was not master Of the entertainment.
which / saw one Of 81 tie followers preparing in a
distant part OF the room. And. indeed. ] was
much confused as to the management OF the
| had been presented. With q cigar l am as
much at home as any man in the city. ] can
Oh tltC thu VI u. hhu biioho ~ " bhC loov
ash, when l am three parts asleep. But I had
never before been invited to regale myself with
with that huge yellow ball2 So watched my
new friend closely.
It had manifestlS been a part of his urbanity
my difficulty he at last. raised the ball to his
mouth and sucked at it. l looked at him, and en-
nifty OF his demeanor, / sucked also. but I
made a suffering, noise, and must confess
gracefully from his mouth and. @nostrils as he
sat there In mute composurc. ! was mute as
r rsgard froS spe @e in out aon ! GIcISne eaf Is 'h Ana sm iSsS
the. attendant brought us coffee In little tin cups
black coffee, without sugar and full Of grit.
ground. l took the cup and swallowed the mix
ture, for l could not refuse, but / wish, that 1
ing in the whole and at last / began
to find myself more at home with my pipe.
When Mahmoud had exhausted his tobacco.
f 19i srpr smoke an he t 5pok1, nt In Italian 9or to ths
81 pf0i sSis vi.i 70 f fhhiH'", was 70 dome %s With wiz pI mRSsh
for the interpreters stock of Eng
l~erstood. or thought / understood, as %Iollows:
A. some previous period Of my existence ! had
satisfaction to Mahmoud al Ackbar. whether.
however. 1 had done It myself. or whether
n father Nh {r.,hhssdi dSue it. wv was not quite clear to
been a wharrnger ut Liverpool, and II was quite
that Mahmoud might have found
arrival IN Egypt and had been given
&. .1,s Saary n ySrasea aT is: his Il the eo oGiG' n ss a she
tidings-snd Mahmoud, sitting IN the
'orner, bowed low to me as this was said he
iad prepared for my acceptance a slight refec.
for the morrow, hoping that ! would, not
'aten. On this subject / soon made him quite
It ease. and he then proceeded TO explain that
was anxious that | should partake OF the
~efection somew hat In the guise OF a picnic,
At the Well Of Moses. over in Asia, on the other
would provide a boat to take across the party
n the morning. and camels on which we
would go and return on camels. or 20 on
and return In the boat. Indeed, any
/ was afraid OF the heat and disiiked the open
'oat could be carried round in q litter. The
had already been sent over TO the
l did not refuse it. Nothing could have been
omething OF the sights and wonders OF this
and-and OF thus seeing them in good COM
ore, but now that l learned that IL was in
cached, BY a transit OF the Red Sea, 70 be
burned with anxiety to visit its waters. What
story would this DO for Judkinsl This was. no
assed. OF those waters had they drunk.
lmost felt that l had already found one OF
chariot wheels. | readily gave my
ssent, and then, with much and many
wv salaams, Mahmoud and his attendant left
10 myself.
j did not sleep much that night, for the mos
uitoes OF Suez are very persevering; but l was
ayrd from the agoniziDg despair which these
nimals so frequently. produce by my agree
bic thoughts as 10 Mahmoud al Ackbar.
ill put 1t to any of my readers who have
whether it Is not n painful thing
, find onos-self regarded among strangers
'i,thout any Kindness or cercm"nions courtesy.
had on this account been wretched at Cairo,
Ut all this was to be made up TO me at Suez.
.Othing could be more pleasant than the whole
Dnduct Of Mahmoud al Ackb bar, and | deter
lined 70 take full advantage OF It, not caring
what might he the nature OF those
revious fayors TO which he had alluded. That
as his lookout, and II he was satisfied, why
lOuld not l he so ALSO
On the following morning l was dressed
six, and, looking out of my bedroom,
saw the boat in which we were TO be
afled into Asia being, brought up. 10 the
lay close under my window. II had been arr
'nged that We should start early, so as TO
void the midday sun. breakfast in the boat
.ahmoud in this way engaged TO provide me
18th two refectlons-take our rest At noon In a
aViliOn which had been built close unnn tha