The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-14
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Copyright 1896, by Macmillan , Col
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Copyright, 1895, by Macmillan = Col
CHAPTER XXXVu


Having written his letter, Sidi ben
Ahmed proposed that Mrs. Goodwin
should await the return of Moll before
setting out for England, very graciously
Offering her the hospitality of his house
meanwhile, and this offer she willingly
accepted. And now, there being no rea-
son for my staying in Elche, Dawson
gladly agreed I should accompany him,
the more SO as knew more of the Moors'
language than he. Going down with us
to the water side, Don Sanchez gave us
some very good hints for our behavior
in Barbary, bidding us, above every
thing, be very careful not to break any
of the laws of that country For"
says he, 81 have seen three men hanged
there for merely casting Turk into the
sea in a drunken frolic.
"Be assured I'll touch nothing but
water for my drink" says Dawson,
taking this warning to his share.
BE careful" continues the'don, "to
pay for all you have, and take not so
much as an orange from a tree by the
wayside without first laying fleece or
two on the ground warn you that
they, though upright enough among
themselves, are crafty and treacberous
toward strangers, whom they regard as
their natural enemies, and they will
tempt you to break the law either by
provoking a quarrel or putting you to
some unlawful practice, that they may
annul your firman and claim you as con-
victed outlaws for their slaves. For
stealing a pullet have seen the flesh
beaten off the soles Of an English sailors
feet and he and his companions con-
demned to slavery for life.
"I'll lay a dozen fleeces on the ground
for every sour orange l may take" says
Dawson. "And, as for quarreling, a
Turk shall pull my nose before ever g
curse shall pass my lips"
With these and other exhortations
and promises we parted, and lying
aboard that night we set sail by day
break the next morning, having a very
fair gale off the land, and no ships in
the world being better than these gal
leys for swiftness we made an excellent
good passage, so that ere we conceived
ourselves half over the voyage we sight
ed Algiers, looking like nothing but a
great chalk quarry for the white houses
built up the side of the hill
We landed at the mole, which is a
splendid construction some 1900 feet or
thereabouts in length with the forts)
forming beautiful terrace walk sup
ported by arches, beneath which large,
splendid magazines, all the most hand
some in the world, think. Thence our
captain led us to the Cassanabah, huge,
heavy, square, brick building, surround.
ed by high, massive walls and defended
by 100 pieces of ordnance, cannons and
mortars, all told. Here the dey or ba-
shaw lives with his family, and below
are many roomy Offices for the discharge
Of business. Our captain takes us into a
vast waiting hall where over 100 Moors
were patiently attending an audience of
the dey's minister, and there we also
might have fingered the whole day and
gone away at night unsatisfied Gas many
Of these Moors do, day after day, but
that counts for nothing with these en-.
during people,, but having hint from
our friend we found occasion to slip q
ducat in the hand Of a 60 between off.
Ger, who straightway led us to his mas.
ter. Our captain having presented us,
with all the usual ceremonies, the gran.
dee takes our letter from Sidi ben All,
med, reads it, and without further ado
signs and seals us traders pass for 2e
days, to end at sunset the day after the
festival of Ramadan. With this paper
we went off in high glee, thinking that
re 20 L
sufficed us. And so to an eating house
where we treated our friendly captain
to the best, and greasing his palm also
for his good services parted in mighty
good humor ON both sides.
By this time it was getting pretty
late in the day; nevertheless we burned
with such Impotence to be near oul
dear Moll that we set forth for Thad
viir, which lies upon the seacoast about
seven English leagues east of Algiers
But a cool, refreshing air from the SEE
and the great joy in our hearts made
this journey seem to us the most de
ightful of our lives. And indeed, after
passing through the suburbs richly
planted with gardens, and crossing the
river, on which are many mills, and SC
coming into the plain of Mettegia, there
is such an abundance of sweet odors ant
lovely fertile views to enchant the
senses that dull man would be inspir
tied to happy, cheerful mood.
Twas close upon o O'Clock when W,
reached the little town, and not a sou
to be seen anywhere nor light in any
window, but that troubled us not at all
having provided ourselves with goot
store of victuals before quitting Algiers
, for here it's as sweet to lie o. nights il
the open air as in the finest palace else
where. Late as it was, however, we
could not dispose ourselves to sleep be
fore we had gone all round the town Il
satisfy our curiosity. At the farther ex
tremity we spied a building. looking
very majestic in the moonlight, with I
large garden about it inclosed with higl
walls, and deciding that this must b;