Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-10

cattle and nocks Of sheep, not TO speak
of other bfaying asies, gu ~ which
moved across the great bridge both
ways in two continuous "aifc8ms.n
never before IN my life saw such 10, Of
people travelling on donkeys as / wit.
messed here. And such Il ecms was
also the impression oi Howard Hoplcy
the author OF work entitled Under
Egyptian Palms." who writes
Quite an institution To- Iirl arc the
doukcys aud their drivers Bui you
must not suppose that the Cl.fcuc ass IS
as patient, depressed, and dismal look
ing a quadfupcd as his European
cdngcncf. lie has a smart rHg OF pride
abou, hini. pficka up bis ears with an air
OF inlelligoncr. indulgts in impc.ulus
iiia, but is also given TO prolonged
pause, OF meditation IN mere personal
appearance he Is more OF - atull'than
bis northern brother. Ills owner sdaycs
him upon the back like poodle dog.
lie carries high aud hungry saddle,
covered with scarlet leather add iinsci
ifappiugs. so that, ON the whole be- can
sniff up the wind proudly besides the
statclicr camel or run uulhiHhcd 90
presence Of his high born kIusman the
horse But even Caift1r donkey b.
not without his falling be viii Doe down
al iuconyrnicnt times, kirk 900 his hcch
aud groal in the dust anl tis Is tlc
more strange. since hn appears
thoroughly aware of the Jolly of such 400
ctclpadc. lie invariably arises with o.
guilty look, perfectly conscious that he
Is about to receive bgaun.; aud set
the temptation TO do evil b. iffcsati De-
mot less original than the ANNA. ihc
animals owner Nov Do Cairo every
little proprietor keeps donkey enicn
Is az much e sign OF responsibility iu the
kast as payment Of rate taxes in thc
West The proprietor D. not always the
driver but whether he own iha beast
o. not the diver Is as fond % him as
the bcdouin oi his camel be runs be.
side him, stimulates him with Kind
words, aud takes care that Doe ig CON
iluahly fed andhoused llB oWl drtsts
light aud aiiy,l scarlet tafboU sl tr Ante
urban oi few folds iof the head, blue
cotton tunic &C. ching barely totha knees
aud q long scarf ior the waist completes
his wearing apparel. lie Is as eager loo
a customer as any London cabma and
your appearance on the steps ul your
hotel " the signal ior general rush tu.
wards you VI donkey duycu aud
d0nkcys'
Ahcf crossing the Nile We were 100 the
SUBURBAN town OF GiEch, and the foaI
nov lumi O. the lett aud follows Que
bank OF the river for two or three miIa.
until the museum and geological rat.
deus are passed; then Il turns To ihe
right and runs straight tn thc Pyramids
about seven miles ifom the river and
the desert which ate reached ll.r
travelling about ten miles from Cairo
The road H. raised several feet above
the general level, Is well macadaniz q
and lin Il on both sides with regular
rows VI sycamore trees. There afehgu
milua on the road, where wheels ul
various models are used 10 faiIc the
water that Is utilized Tor Irrigation puf
poses aud for spnnking the road
There arc also several native mud vi.
lagos on the way out all Of which are
built very compact aud ON raised
ground Then ihcrewrfc Hegcfai pond
continuing dirty water IN which some
OF the native were washing Cluthrsu d
others plunging In hcadloHg trying 90
catch the few remaining h.l, witch
would otherwise. soon die a natural
death by the evaporation Of the pools OF
water. The making OF bfitki by the
natives as IN the days oil the lsucllts
the cutting Of grass, the cultivation oil
the soil, the methods Of irrigation, aud
various other kinds OF employment on
which the natives were engaged con
stiiuted the most interesting features oi
sightseeing on our ride from Cairo 10
the Pyramids. AZ lcngth We arrived BOO
front OF the hotel lying adjacent 90 thr
three Pyramids ol Gizuh where / was
surrounded by a herd OF Arabs. who
wanted TO act as guides, aids, water car.
nieis, and don't know what else; they
soon began 10 quarrel among themselvcs
aud with me because l would only co
gage one man, when they Insisted that 1
needed az least dozen. Il seems
strange that got along at all. as I was
the only white man amolg that mite
crowd Of semrcivillxed beggan aul
ileecefs.
Their custom Is to get as much as they
possibly can from every stranger; aud as
there are only a lew visitors noN mat tlo
tourist season was over, they arc al ON
hand to double up ON the lew stmgglefa
who come along like myself but as /
had posted myself in regard 10 the pro
per fees and lawful clargcs before leay.
Ing Cairo, they found me IA awful stub |
born customer 10 deal with, and when /
they learned that they could not fleece /
me At will for large fees, they were |
satisfied with the smallest compensation |
possible; so amer all / got through |
reasonably cheap Notwithstanding their |
number Aud this was partly due 20 |
one oil their numbcf-an Old man who |
styled himself Doctor Mahmut, aud who |
pretended 10 br nay friend. This be aid /
Undoubtedly for selfish motives, as Dc |
expected me 20 pay Tor bis iricndshin. |
and IN this he was not disappointed. |
Finding out that ! understood hun. he /
really did both belHend and defend me |
against the others. and when ! al times
looked at him as u ] doubted bis words. I
he pointed toward heaven aud said that /
Allah should witness that he was AN /
honest man and told me the truth. and /
believe he did lie and two young men
accompanied me an through the inner
passages land chambers OF the lT,at
Pyramid, aud afterwards climbed with
me TO the top, then rode his camel
down 10 the Sphins aud back again; aud
hu also got me b1ih milk aud water ID
drink al reasonable prices. Tue day
was hot, aud the exeItions OF climbing
such that was sore Tor long time
climbed to the TOP and
aul also passed through the
inside without the least assistance from
any one. This I did 10 prove the ialsity
Of what | was told at the hotel before /
started out in the morning that Il was
absolutely impossible Tor any white man
10 climb to the tor OF the great pyTamil
without assistance, and the sleep inside
passages, | was told. were still harder In