The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22

Along one side OF the mosque extending
the entire length of the building. there
Is narrow stone trough filed with
water. Here the hamals go and battle
their bare feet before entering the house
ol worship. In some places--notab bly,
Beyrout-therc is u basin o.. fountain
directly in front of the mosque for
foot washing purposes
Like the sacred dogs these hamaIs
are divided into the districts and one
the hnmals In his division. One day n
travelling man called Il passing hamal
10 bear his sample case-an immense
iilhir-to the railway station
In little while the hamal returned
with the trunk accompanied by an
empty hnmal. Tho first one quietly
deposited his burden and the new man
quietly picked 1t up and bore IT away
Outside the ldlers jcrrcd the first and
chcercd the hainal who was now
StumpinG away with the sample case
lhe porter At the hotel explained that
The first man did not belong In that
district ana so. bein.; caught by tho
oth"r hamals. was made to return the
trunk and suffer another to take the
JOB. They are remarkable no less for
their honesty than for their wonderful
freighting capacity.
During the excitement that followed
an earthquake uhc wrecks Of which
niil niicd the streets in places when !
'N's 'i'''. SUM IL H'tln called q nanul
10 fetch his trunk 10 u certain house.
nut uE2n going to the place he was
surprised to learn that the trunk had
not been delivered. Weeks and month";.
wen, by ana no trace of the trunk or
or the man who had carried II could
be found
Three months later the man was
caught sharply by the arm I'm a narrow
street and turned to meet the missing
hamal.
~ want my plaster for CARRYING vour
box frorl the rlacc of the TREMBLING
| earth" demanded the porter.
the man in amazcment. Where is
AZ my house" was the answer
md why did YOU take il to your
house,"
Because the house You sent me to
was closed"
The man paid the plaster and the
| trunk cam" home lust AZ il had lcrt
MN with much Of real value i'm il
aside from his wearing apparel.
| StLTAN'S SUBJECTS WHO BEG.
| Like the dogs ana han,als the boz
CARS too. are OrGaniZcd ana cpNrpca
To certain limits. The moment yC,r
carriage leaves the station, after iho
arrival OF the bi-wcckly Orient I:xpr, ss
men, women and children come run
hing alongside The vehicle with ont
stretched hands and IT is here for the
tirst time one hears the hcggars' bat
Tie cry, hakshccSh. In some places
you VIII see mother with her who'll,
family of children begging day after
daS. The stand belongs to her and
no nthci b"GGar will so there When
Shc dies hcr children inherit her beg
SlhS place and continue the business
Just near the hotel where | .;touuoI
but q few days previous to nv ar
rival, Il mother had set her little child
VINO could scarcely walk ana seemed tn
nc ante 10 utter only the one word ''lal;-
ShccSn. bccamc DISCOURAGED and Turned
pack. Ihcrc must have been something
hnou' the man that suggested the easy
Nictih>, lor shaking her clcnchcd hand
At me enid. the beSg:lr babe her turn
hSHln ana pursue the man. This the
chliu d!u ana the man looking down
at thc mite OF humanity gave tho
Young heESar plaster. Now tho ella
tea enid turned with bcaming face
10 rccroSs the street where her mother
awaited her. just at that moment u
team drawing heavy carriage turned
the corner ana in an instant the hon
gar enid was under he feet Of ITO
team. The driver. in The cyCjtrIonni
added TO the danger by stopping ,h.
horSes directly over the little form and
me spirited animals tratnpled u,n,,
ana Kicked the child until the frurti,
niother "prang To the rCScuc AID lif;rh
the poor soilcd thing. quite dead ~,
with the look Of JOY which III: din RI; flnc
hau worn ~ moment before ,,hoprrd 10
an expression fGightful TO behold n,,l
with the precious plaster sin clnur,, \
In the little brown hand.