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

child had been squeezed out OF Its proper shape,
seemed 70 me to be ali right when IL was handed
down Into the boat at Suez.
At that cavernous hotei-which looked. TO me
ike a scheme to save. the expense OF the pas
were OF. shook hands with him heartily as l
parted With hin m 81 the quay and wished hin
wife sn sDd Ave- s vo n,1 sr cbilgrsn a au m Into T a eolony'
And that With his, pockets, but indiferentiy
III hne Ss,. G st snns has nn d h,S troubles hns , Se,oEe h top m 80
self, should always prefer sticking 70 the old
s ,ddR as long pIs. e there 4 = bag Of biscuits in The e
word Of him or his since that day, and sincerely
trust that the baby was none the worse for the
me- sp ID a sas., I .h @sd 4, The RSsIPR:on Of had { G's Sot ei SSsS
should have been better OF even at Cairo. fse-
cured a bedroom at the hotel might have Sc;
then went out and stood at the front door, or
gate, II was a large house, built round a quad;
u IKE RED te2t Sea- AND M1iR With En- he tESn other hermit into Sa and dO on
q sandy. dead-looking open square There
too hot to go forth, returned TO the long,
cayernous room in which we had break
destined 70 eat ali hiO1 my meals FOR the next six
days. Now at Cairo could. at any rate, see my
and began to wonder whether l could survive
the week. 1t was now clear to me that ! had
done a very rash thing in coming to Suez with
somebody about the place had asked me my
nhnt, anu L nhu tOlu IL Dlalnly-beOTRe w HikeT.
never was ashamed Of my name yet, and never
had cause. to be. / believe at this day II will go
be popular. or Re may not. That depends mostly
on circumstances which are In themselves
the way in which he is known at his bank l
have never dealt in teaspoons or gravy
: :RSGRSsi S Sss my. G Ha%S w Wal e. T. answered. fss a.
therefore, in a tone Of some little authority, to
gate of the hotel in an old dressing gown and
slippers.
twenty times before dinner did wish, myself
back at Cairo. 1 had been travelling all night,
and therefore hoped that 1 might get through
attacked me the moment I laid myself down. In
other places mosquitoes torment you only at
night, but at SueB they buzz around you. with
out ceasins, at all hours. A scorching sun wa
blazing overhead, and absolutely forbade me to
da,. looking down at the few small vessels
which were moored to the. quay, but there was
man or a sailor was to, be seen, and the very
water looked as though 1t were hot. | could
on the %gunwales of the boats. l was the only
visitor In the house. and during all the, long
servants had deserted It.
idined at four; not that ! chose that hour,
hotels in Egypt one has to dine at an hour fixed
by the landlord, and no entreaties will suflce to
obtain a meal at any other. So at four ! diDed,
and after dinner was again reduced to despair.
was sitting in the cavernous chamber. al
me. when / heard a noise as Of various feet in
the passage leading from the quadrangle. Was
ing into the hotei.-Christian human beings at
whom could look. whose voices ] could hear,
whom / might possibly associate? / did not
move. however. for i was still hot, and | knew
show myself over eager for companionship not at
the first moment. The door. however, was soon
wa destined to be disappointed. The strangers
who were entering the room were pot Chris
menta In which thew vyara clothed |
The door had been opened by the man in, an
old d iT,,;ns 1D! sSwP ,,s and s., slippers whom : n. ! had
porter OF the hotel. and as he marshalled the
new visitors int the room, heard him pro-
and perceived that he pointed me out to the
most prominent person OF those who then enter
dressed from head to foot in Eastern costume OF
the brightest colors. He wore not only the
had ,aceustomed myself. to, a, fez cap"
but a turbs1 round Il Of which the ,vo-
was fat, but not the less grave. and the lower
part Of II was enveloped in a magnificent beard,
t sH,Shs P Sis BREAST r ss me- walked al ea Il IL ws sid q grand snd
grizzled beard, and i acknowledged in a moment
snce Of the stranger. His flowing robe was Of
bright colors, and the under garment, which
scended. becoming beneath his sash a pair OF
the loosest pantaloons-l might, perhaps, better
These loose pantaloons were tied close round his
legs, above the ankle. and over a pair OF scrupu-
pair Of Yellow Slippers. + Il was va m manifest w to me-
at glance that the Arab gentleman was got up
In his pest rsiment, and that no expense had
And here ! cannot but make remark on the
I PSSesoSS s Ar 9fss'o oe T Sn r ase or C 3psS'i it is a assass
the samsi They are 4 mean false cowardly
sPssii the Ssl Sss w hhas siv wslt th Ssnr fFl ssr sS saa ta 5s.
ther with them than love, and between man
s sRs.. m Az n shsy S Snser nss s. netting I% 8 of i fSrBs% All
that he can exact Is simply q fool in their esti-
nation. to the extent Of that which he loses. In
who have had Christian teaching. But In one
thing they beat US. They, always know how
stands with his hands in his trousers pockets at
can be meaner than his appearance. He is a
stumpy, short, podgy man; but then SO also was
dressed from head TO foot in a decent black
Cloth suit; his coat Is ever a dress coat, and is
metropolis demands. Judkins is rather a dandy
i Sis a q1a a A plSSui Es; Ri%'G mes sSm fs his s on
pearancs, as compared with the appearance OF
ignobls his step! Judiins could buy that Arab
out four times over, and hardly feel the loss;
Judkfns would know and acknowledge by his
look that he was the inferior parsonage, Not
them, would Judkins punch the Arabs head;
ay,. and reduce him 10 utter ignomlny at his
rather than not return a blow; whereas the Arab
would put up with any indignity OF that sort.
Nevertheless Judkins is altogether deficient In
personal dignity. ! often thought, as the hours
hung in Egypt, whether IL might not be praC-
ticable 10 Introduce al Oriental costume into
Friday street.
A. hi, moment as the Arab gentleman
that | was greatly the inferior persouagc;
He was followed by four or i've Others, dressed
somewhat as himself. though by no means in
such magnificent colOrs. and by one gentleman
in a coat and trousers. The gentleman in the
he was one OF the least OF the number. As for
myself, i felt almost oYerawed by the dignity Of {
the stout party in the turban. and seeing that
he came directly across the room TO the place !
where was seated, got upon my legs and ]
Rm a little man, and not podgy, as is ~Judkins,
and ! tatter myself that | showed more dep0rt-
menL. at any rate, than he would have exhibited. q
made. as l have said, some Christian {
obeisance. l bObbed my. head, that is, I
my hands tOgethe. the while, I
and expressed an opinion that IL was a hne day. I