Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1895-06-28
A LETTER FROM EUROPE.
A. Aaekay. Jr, Writes Interestingly TO His
Father. Senator Haekay, of His
Travels in the Old World.
A TREAT FOR OUR READERS.

Through the kindness OF our esteemed isl-
lov-citirsn. Senator Andrew Mackay. ne are
permitted to publish most interesting lst-
who. In company with his bsttsr hah. ID nov
. tourist In the old world. The isttsr h writ
ten from ssvils. Spain, under date Of Juns
2nd. and ID - follows
HY DEAR FATHEn:-we had O sais and
pleasant voyage across the ssa. We're -
sirk only about one day, and such sieknesq
~ IL is, However. you feel better alter II =
over. We met . wealthy gsntlsasn from
Brooklyn, N. T.. on board the steamer. Who
has q villa In the south OF Germany. BE
asked me good deal about the West, ETC..
and after some days out chanced TO ses his
printed list Of passengers. with comments on
the margin, and opposite my name he had
the words: "A la avyer and CLEVER" thought
it q little complimentary. to me.
We arrived in Gibraltar on last Monday
and remained there till Wednesday. IL is q
wonderful place and its fortinestians well
nigh impregnable. It is beautifully situated.
commanding the outlet from the Nediterra-
mean eco to the Atlantic oceaE. We went up
Il superb. There are English soldiers every
where. bad talk with one OF them; he
said they had meat once n day and their pey
was 81 shiIlings a month-es In our money.
We went across the straits over to Tangier.
Af.iea, and found 10 very interesting, and so
curious TO US with its Moors and Arabs,
donkeys and camels. The houses ara built
OF stone. with courts inside. The rooms are
very small and holes are cut through for air
and light. Everything 10 conveyed by little
donkeys and eamels: no wagons or vehicles,
ne the streets are simply narrow lanes about
six feet wide. and Il Is impossible to get
through without q guide. We have been
travelling with a Mr.. Hallam "a lawyer from
Covington, Ky.) aud his daughter. and hired
n bright Moor. who had learned little Eng
lish, ne our guide and paid him - per Cay.
We went TO the market where the natives
buy and eel. Their produce Is broaght in on
eameis and donkeys. aud In soms instances
on the backs OF the natives. We saw women
selling bunehss OF grass, which they had
brought some Eve miles on their backs. and
sold for ave cents. There are booths around
the market. in which everything y9s could
veil imagine 10 sold. We saw one booth in
which there was Moorish lawyer. sitting mp
in most dignihed manner on "A mat with his
legs crossed. He did not seem to be bled
with clients and from the class OF people 1
fancy his Ices would be very small foB any
services rendered. Water is carried around
on the backs Of the natives in goat skins and
sold. Charcoal is used for fuel and the cook.
ing 10 done in stone urns on the steps in
front Of the houses or in the courts on the
inside. Men and women sleep out doors
along the alleys with a stone for pillow.
You can zee them lying along the way at
night. and IL not very careful you viii stam-
bic over them in passing. We called on the
American cons y, who seemed glad to see MS,
and sspt Moorish soldier with us to see the
old palace. az you can't get in without cards
Of admission. The palace 10 old and dirty.
and 10 not occupied by the present sultan Of
Morocco, Who lives at Fes. and who is nov
only sl5 years Of age.
Iou are taken In small boats In charge sf
the Moors, from the steamer to the landing
In Tangisr. and there 10 . great scramble
among than to Est the passsngsrs. They
get sxeited and act like crazy peopls. Thsy
got around NJ, and In trying to ret rid sf
thsm I was Knocked over In lot Of baggass.
but like the ghost OF Hamlet. I ''vould not
dosn and out" I soon recovered myself
and got into one OF the boats. There are no
police regulations In the place and it seems
to be every Sellow' for himself. We
saw room occupied by .
baker; he vss lying in q bunk On one
side OF the room, his donkey was on the
other side and there was q bsy ut work st
the baking. and altogether IL seemed to bs
quite happy and united family.
We took q steamer from Tangier 20 Cadir.
rsmainej there day and thsncs to Seville.
The country We passed through II beautiful;
it 10 picturesque In the extreme. with its or
snge. lsmon and hg groves and vips-elad
bills, and Just now it can Be best seen Ia sll
Of In beauty and glory. There are not ansr
landscape views In the world than In
Andalusia. In the south Of Spain. and the
psople sssm to be happy and eontsnted.
This reminds ms Of IN oeesrrencs
which I heard you relate sons years ago. -
told by travsisr In Spain, Who called at .
sobler's to get his shos repaired; the cobler
was lying down on the floor, and refused TO
make the spairs. a. he vas informed BY his
viie. Who was In q small back room. that
they had meal enough 10 last until the com
ing day. and vhsn demonstrates With and
told that he would need u on the morrow,
replied: "Lst the morrow take care OF the
things Of itself" We went into n shop yestsr'
day to buy fan; the proprietor seemed ut
tsriy careless M TO whether We bought OF
NOT, and was singing In . low tone OF voice
uhiIs ne we're examining his goods. This ID
n nne place. bestiiuily located. We vert to
] to see the grand cathedral yesterday. one o'