The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-04

Of the idea. One would not wish TO have bacl
Wei, no: they would be neither useful MOI
beautiful"
Perhaps not; and I de- not wish to I've pic
turesque at the expense of my fellow creatures
- doubt even, whether they would be pic
turesuue."
the associations orsuch names, and the prcsenc,
of the stppendoYs works with which they ar,
least, Is the effect with mine
II fear that my tendencies, Miss Dawkins, are
more realistic than your own
You belong TO a young country, Mr.. Ingram
and are naturally prone TO think 81 material
life. The necessity Of living looms large bcfor,
VERY large. indeed, Miss Dawkins."
Whereas with us, with some OF us at least,
the material aspect has. given place to one IN
which poetry and enthusiasm prevail. To such
among us the associations Of past times are very
deer. CheGrs, to me, is more than Napoleon
THAT is more than most n your countrymer
can say-at any rate, Just al present"
am a woman continued Miss Dawklns.,
MIR. Ingram took OF his hat IN ncknowlcdg.
ment both OF the announcement and OF the fact.
And TO us It Is not RlVen not given AS yet to
share IN the great deeds OF the. present. The
envy Of your sex has driven us from the paths
which lead To honor. hut the deeds NJ the pa,
arc as much ours a. yours
oh, quite as much"
"'Tis 10 your. country that We look for en-.
frsnchisement from this thraldom. Yes. Mr..
strength of mind which has been wanting 10
those Of Europe. In the United States woman
VIII AZ last learn 10 exercise her proper mtSsIutl.'
Mr.. Ingram expressed a sincere wish that such
might be the case: aud then wondering at the in
genuity with which Miss Dawkins had travelled
round from Cheops and his Pyramid TO the
rights Of women in America, lie COntrivcd to fall
back. under the pretence OF asking after the all
ments OF Mrs. Damer.
And now at last they were on the sand. in the
absolute desert. max ing their way mp to the very
foot of the most northern Of the two Pyramids.
They were by this time surrounded by a crowd
of Arab guides or Arabs protesting to he guides,
who had already. ascertained that MIR. Damcr
ingly driving him almost to madness by the
offers VI their services. and their assurance
that he could not possibly see the outside or the
inside OF either structure, or even remain alive
upon the ground. unless lac at once accepted
their offers made at their own, prices;
any, Of you, mud | wont ihaye, you II YOU take
hold Of me I'll shoot YOU This was said TO one
specially energetic Arab. who, in his efforts to
secure his prey. had caught hold of MIR. Damcr
by the feg.
YES. yes. 1 say! Engllshmen always take
me; me me, and then no break him leg. Yes
yes-yss; 20. Master say yes. Only one leetle
= %ASdsiiShn shouted Mr.; 4"msr. Why don't
him understand that IL ali the pyramids depend
ed on il ! would no. give him sixpencey"
And then Abdallnh, thus invoked, came up,
and explained TO the man in Arabic that he
would gain his object more surely IL he would
behave himself a little more quietly; q hint
which the man took for one minute, and for one
minute only.
And then poor Mrs. Damer replied to an ap-
tn%fortunate woman! The word Sacksncish
means. believe. "A gift; but 1t has come In Egypt
t tp s, .ars Of m strsSae ar' by ys Arab ep" snSypl d,nnsu M ,h,o
Damer ought to have known better. as. during
the last six weeks she had never shown her face
out of Shcpheard's Hotel without being pestered
for bRcksheish; but she was tired and weak. and
foolishly thought to rid herself Of the man who
No sooner had the coin dropped from her hand
into that Of the Arab than she was surrounded
by u cluster of Geggars, who loudly made their
nat 0 tnn No sf.n fbau HFsINIlf nn.lN at tlaY, IL
dividually BE- injured II treated with less liberal
ity than that first conner. They took hold OF her
her arms and hands. screaming for back
in voices neither sweet nor mild.
In her dismay she did give away sundry small
coins all. probably. that she had about her: but
this only made the matter worse. Money was
and each man, by Sufficient energy. might
getic. and So frightened the poor lady that she
would certainly have fallen had she not been
sept on her seat by the pressure around her,
/ tell you! MIR. Damer! oh, MIR. Damer!"
tered one loud, long, and continuous shrek.
Up came Mt; Damer; up came A6dallah; up
away and leave me u the mercy Of these nasty
As 10 that Abdallal', he is OF no Use 70
"Why you bodder dc good lady. yon dem
hlackguard Z" said Ahdallah. raising his stick
a hlow. "Now You u get noting, yo" tel ="
The Arabs for a moment retired Ia n little dis
lance. Liz. flies driven from a sugar bowl: but IL
easy To- See that. like the flies, they would
return AT the first vacant moment.
And now they had reached the very foot of the
~ ramids and proceeded To dislnOunt from their
Their intention was first To ascend to
Tie top, then to rome down to their banquet.
and, after that to penetrate, into the interior.
And all this would seem 10 he easy OF perform
lnce. The Pyramid Il undoubtedly high, but II
Is 80 constructed as To admit OF climbing with
lut difficulty. A lady mounting il would I'M
lDubltlll need some assistance, but Hny man
possessed of moderate activity would require no
aid at all.
But our friends were at once imbued with the
tremendous nature oil the task before them. A
'hci; II Of the Arabs came forth, who Communi-
'Ould he done, no doubt, he said: but IA great
many men would he wanted to assist. Each
hrec; and then, seeing that the work would be
severe on this special day, each Of
.hcse numerous Arabs must be remuneratcd by
'Omc very large number Of ~piastres.
MIR. Damer, who was by no means a close
nan In his money dealings. opened his eyes
who was rather a close man
n his reckoniGgs, immediately buttoncd
10 his bresches pocket and declared that
that price, and then Mr.. Ingram descended TO
he combat.
They declared, with loud voices. eager actions.
md mnnifOld English oaths, that an attempt
IAs being made to rob them They had a right
md II was n shame that English gentlemen
hOuld come and take the bread out of their
And so they scrceChed, gesticulated,
nd sworc, and frightened poor Mrs. Damer al
most into fits.
hut at last il was settled, and away they
tarted. the shcikh declaring that the bargain
been made NJ so low n rate ms TO leave him
lot one niastrc for himself. Each man had an
Arab on each side OF him, and Miss Dawkins
nd Miss Damer had each, in addition, one
'ehind. Mrs. DameT was so frightened a.
10 have lost all ambition 10 ascend.
sal below on IA fragment Of stone, with the
hree dragOmans standing around her as guards.
even with the three draGOmRns the attacks
n her were 50 frequent, and, as she declared
~!terwhTd. she Was so bewildered. that she
ever had time 10 remember that she had come
here from England To see the Pyramids and
hat she WIS now Immediately under them,
The Toys, utterly ignoring theiI guides.
cramblcd up quicker than the Arabs could
pillow them. Mr.. Damer started OF AT a pace
'hiCh soon brought him to the end OF his
and from that point was dragged
y by the sheer strength IL his assistants,
hereby accomplishing the wishes OF the men,
rho induce their victims TO start as rapidly a.
ossihls in orlCr that they may soon find them
rlyes helpless from want of wind. MIR. Ingram
To attach himself to Fanny. aud she I
'Ould have been nothing 10th to have him az
cr right hand instead of the hldeUus brown,
I~riekinr, One-ryed Arab who took hold OF her.
hut II was soon found that any such arrange
ient was impossible, Each guide felt thai il
e lost his own peculiar hold lac would lose his