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

"And 80 on TO Jerusalem. You are quito right.
IL would be a thousand pities to he In these coun-
ground as that. shall certainly go to Jerusalem
@yot mscsl your Would you not find 1t too
81 care nothing for fatigue II I like the party I
am with. nothing at ell. literally. You. will
hardly understand me, perhaps, NJ. nelabordeau
woman. should not make any Journey that Is
practicable for a yodng man
All dat is great resolution for you, mCes."
~ mean as far as fatigue r. concerned.
You are u Frenchman, and belong to the nation
at the head OF all human StyiiizHtlon- -
low to the peak OF his donkey saddle. He dear
y loved to hear his country praised, rs Miss
And am sure, you must agree with me"
animals or 10 he so considered by Others"
"Mees Dawkins would never be considered.
NAL" said NJ. De!ahordeau, ciyilly.
/" do not, at any rate, intend TO be SO regard.
cd said she. 1T suits me to travel alone: not
that I am aversc tn society quite the contrary;
u I meet pleasant people am always ready TO
permanent party. and do not see why false
shame should prevent my, seeing the world as
sex. Why should il, II. Deiabordeau ~
NJ. Delabordeau declared that he did not see
~ an passionately anxious TO stand upon
Mount sinai" continued Miss Dawkins; TO
BTI Y VIII ~ ,6 my id ieTt t3e Of e %hieh w spS oTe IN ee ssSfed
TO feel within me the awe-inspiring thrill of that
thrice sacred hour
The Frcnchnian looked ms though he did not
quite understand her. but he said that It would
be msgnihque.
suppose, VI. Delabordeau -
VI. Delahordcsu gave the. names of two
Frenchmen and one Englishman who were
Tpon my word. It is u great termination TO
horrid Englishman.'
Wat. Mr.. Stanley -
"Oh, don't mean any disrcspect to Mr.. Stan
ley. The h"rridncss | speak Of does not attach
to him personally. but to- his stttf, respectable.
ized country. You see / am not very patriotic
Not quite so moch rs M dear friend Mr..
"Ha! bal Ia. an excellent creature. isn't he?
And so thcy, all are; dear creatures. But then
they are Ge SO idiM 'tam Tne g. are Sii most ST, apyi s%5
then Miss Dewkins shrugged her shoulders
I F~rcnchwoman. After that they rode on in
I silence for a few moments.
Yes, / must see Mount sinai" said Miss
Dawkins and then sighed deeply. NJ. Dclabor~
deau, notwithstanding that his country does
stand at the head of all human civilization. was
Dawkins would join his party across the desert.
nothing would be wanting to make his beatitude
Their road from the village OF the chicken.
Matching, ovens lay up along the left bank
palm trees. looking out from among which our
visitors could ever and anon see the heads Of the
ssS il ss as feIf y amy soiici fH%t / in ' the matter a ."I.' 'o"'o
1t Is astonishing how such things lose their
great cha charm IS men m md I'd. ,h TyIns " Sin in ttheir
or London, how %ecstatic is the interest inspired
by, these huge structures. One feels that no
as long as time and distance, and the worlds
inexorable task work forbid such a visit.
ing over the wondrous handiwork OF those
w,ondrou. architscts so long since dead
would penetrate down into their interior
caves those caves in which lay buried the bones
have come to us almost from another world!
But all these feelings become strangely dim.
jects which Inspired them are brought near to
us. All. so those are the Pyramids, arciheyf ~
them is shown to him from the window Of a
very, high. do they? For heavens sake. put the
dust" And then the ecstasy and Keen delight
Of the Pyr%%ids has ySnish sho and nd for eyer.
had seen them from a distance. though they
had not yet visited them, did not seen, to have
through .he grove Of palm liz trees; Mr.: namer
1T was all the ehatterinG of that Miss Dsw-
kins." said Mrs, banner. She would not let me
Miss Dawkins is an ass said her husband.
II Is a pity she has no one to look after her"
NJ, Delabordeau was still listening to Misc
Dawkins's, rGptures about Mount sinai. Il
said NJ. Delabordeau to himself. 1T can't be
much" he went on thinking, or she would
result rss Re Of I'll his Thoughts Xxi S Was that 'sMTii Sis D S"GkiH ns
IL undertaken. might probably become more
though she was ~,cstatic about Mount Sinai
which was not present she seemed to have for
gotten the poor Pyramids, which were then be-
The two lads were. riding races along the dusty
path, much To the disgust OF their donkcy-boys. I
Their time for enjoyment was to come. There
lutte slimIing Of the Pyramids would actually
As for Miss Damer and Mr.. Ingram. it was
mids. that tEs S }fsy a mad AZ ifHrE Esyp,. R Rfhl% h 5ssfs s.a Py ped
to a much fairer pa radisc.
Could l bear to live among Republicans ?"
American lover, and looking down from her
donkey to the ground as she did 50. Il hardly
know what Republicans are, Mr., Ingram
You do talk such nonsense. l declare. there
Is that Miss hawkins looking at us as though
she had twenty eyes. Could you not teach her,
And SO they emerged from the pslm,tree
struggling Arab children, on to the cultivated
FULL before them: the two large pyramids. a
smaller one; aud the huge sphinx's head all in a
FANNY" said Bob Damer. riding up to her,
mamma wants you, so toddle back"
FOR now I" said Fanny. with look OF anything
protect her from Miss Dawkins, I think.
She wants you tn ride at her side, so that Uaw-
kins mayn't get at her. Now. Mr.. Ingram. III
bet You half a crown I'm at the top OF the big
Poor Fanny! She obeyed, however. doubtless
feeling that II would not do AS yet 10 show too
plainly that she preferred Mr.. Ingram to her
mother. She arrested her donkey. therefore.
till Mrs. Damer overlook her; and Mr.. Ingram.
as he paused for a moment with her while she
did so, fell into the hands of Miss Dawkins.
II cannot think, Fanny. how you get on 40
quick" said Mrs. Damer. I'm always last;
but then my donkey is such a very nasty one.
Look there; he's always trying to get me on"
I'VE shall soon be at the pyramids now,
mamma.
How on earth I am over TO get back again
cannot think. am so tired now that ! can
hardly Sit"
You'll he better, mamma, when you get your
luncheon and a glass Of wine"
How on earth we are 10 eat and drink with
those nasty Arab people around us. | can't con
ceive They tell me No shall lie eaten up by
them, But, Fanny, what has Mr.. Ingram been
saying 10 you all the day -
What has he been saying, mamma oh
don't know "A hundred things, | dare say.
But he has not been talking To me all the
time
Il think he has, Fanny, nearly, since We
crossed the river. oh, dear! uh, dear! this
anfp,ul dos lprt ma 80 L',.p.- Vf,,a - 1900.