The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-05

~ ssye and cried "Stay, do not travel:
4, vo,sr mast from the beginning until to-
- III YOUR future from today until the
"a hangs on your action now; go. and
-, nssf b q waste. your fame a mock
- var success reproach: remain. and
80 future IS piece and happiness and
sssateuffs What voice. Father. what voice?
at my ears to II. and six days after
v.sis arrived at Fez. Ny journey had
l-ureGped two facts upon my mind with
sfsrflinr yividness; first, that the Moor
rnrN STICK at nothing in his jealousy Of
,ae houor Of his faith. and next, that l was
rraeK changed and coarsened man.
Z = sou.lnded OF the one when in FL Ras-
- IN IN old Jew beaten In the open
rsrae4e because he had not removed his
flapefs and walked barefoot as he passed
i IN front Of q mosque; and again In Waz-
-. when witnessed the welcome given
n N .rand Shereef on his return from
hh s>m. In T.ngier to his house in the
\ ,sssifal 81 his province. The Jew was the
fhief Insurer Of The town. and had half the
Nnorish inhabitants In his tolls. YET his
Sslseseisl power had counted for moth
~ seaInst the honor of Islam. ~" said
30 Ne that night In the Jewish inn. the
runaAk. II. who could clap every man Of
,hss, n the Kashah. and their master
S vifh tieas. Tor moneys they owe me. I TO
II sreated Ike . dog by these scuryy sons
4 1shmaef-E3od OF jacob The Grand
Hefes{ vas drunkard. gamester and
s (9fnieAscf There was no ordinance OF
Nchammed which he had not openly out
i6noA, vi because he stood to the people
Il she descendant Of the prophet and the
h(her q the faith. they groveied on the
woun4 before him and kissed his robes,
be knees, his feet. his stirrups, and the
III hoofs OF the horse that carried him.
Aa Tor myself, realized that the atmos-
phefp a Tho country had corrupted me-
when took out from my baggage a curved
fA!fe il lts slivsr-mounted sheaf which I
had bought Of Z hawker at Tangier and
axsd Il prominently In the belt of my
Norfolk Jacket.
TIE morning after my arrival in F'ez I
encountered my American companion Of
he VOYAGE. Our meeting was q strange
sls. 4 had rambled aimlessiv with my
rude through the new town into the old
anA untii had aliahted by chance upon
ne slave market In front of the ruins
u the ancient Grand Mosque. and upon
human auction which was then proceed
ing No scene 30 full Of shame had ever
kheId. hut the Vaccination of the spec
and listened. The Siaye being sold was
black siri and she was beautiful ac-
esdsns to the standard Of Ter skin. bare
headed, bafefoosed and clad az lightly
ersf her body a. decency slowed
saw, brothers" cried the salesman.
iack See fainching the girls naked
assss ssd rolling his jeweled fingers from
efF fhin downward over her bare neck
~ bosomb. sound Of wind and limb.
"a wih rosy lips az for the kisses of
kag-hae m,ich?"
handFed dellars." cried voice out
g Ne cfesd. ] thought l had heard
ses3 before. and looked up TO see
% pa snoken. II was a tail man with
saA ayes his turhan, and blue selam on
sen q yellow HAITIAN.
4 hundred dollars offered" cried the
4ssnsa. only n hundred. Brothers,
TN TIE chance for true believer
4 hundred and i've" cried anothar
hundred and ten.
1 hundred and fifteen"
hundred and fifteen for this Jewel of
sHs cried the salesman. TITS giving
- swsy. brothers Ry the prophets.
ase nos nuick. III keen her myself.
inok Al her. Sldi isn't she good
80 iof sultan The prophet God
Alms would have leapt at her. lie
~. - Meef women as much as he loved
-. uoTs New fo' the third and last
s ~. muehg Remember I guar
49, ~ y, seventeen years of age. sound.
~. pump. swoet~-aad intact"
= auatred and twenty" cried the volce
saa heard first. | looked mn \, ,he
s,,ssssr again, IL was the American In his
knsssh costume.
@siH hear no more of the sickentng
-, - and as turned aside with my
'Fee.f ! was conscious that my com
" the voyage was following me.
800 s Ne came 10 some dark arcades that
!. ~. w Fec from New Fez, the Ameri-
49, sspss and sent my interpreter
~ ~ zee am giving myself full tether
~ - eveersbie land he said.
- ,pueva Won are" | answered
~. as the Romans In Rome. you
- Vas what | came for - he said.
d. care. ! replied Take care
- assw up shortly and said. my the
ought 10 be ashamed 10 meet you"
~ Aeasa' he ought. bat for courtesy
.sssaSs.H said he. 81 have failed 10 act,
my principles"
* sussE ] INQUIRED
saV'ng the life OF A scoundrei at tho
my own. be answered
80 ne told me his story. IL left Tan
-. ae said. with four men In my ear
~ su' IL eid no; suit ne TO bring them
"a 10 dismissed them days ride
effe. paying In FUN for the whole
So ana making a present over. My
=, ss''y was thunder. The Moor cam
fR4H1f&B&pA 1t -
-. ana | saw The rlftians lay their
-. ,estsaer 70 find cur what IL could
4 fafee of THEM gave /; up ana went
fsa.~es out the fourth determined TO
NE trace. Ills name was IaFhy
~. ny guide. and a most brazen hypo-
ways ehsstlng me. let him do
amused nie-~always lying 10 nay
..sss. aa always fumbiing his beadS-'Cied
b,s.sF hfs, Tod forgive mean appro-
psasS. ssaaIce. You knew the way Of Il.
Aass ssals said the rascal. Farewell.
ass.s ss'aa Ne meet IN Paradise But the
-. ssat that ws should meet before
a.. we nave met Il WIS a hot mo-
sss.soe you know the Hamaesha
s,,ss Il Is place in a s.de street
"a s.,, 20 The preaching az fana,-
hsA Of orc Sl,H All hiu Ham
es,As and IA certain wild dances exc
AN,.a. = siass- aad-:ire-eatsn frenzy |
b should hSe 70 hear Moorish
Ilu AMI one day ! went there
& so1ng IN laet a man coming
-. was farhv. -BAsSar Re wntss
a., Win srasic s9Ar,-that was his
sea- ne Tor me "a the Journey. Keep
rpsAs ssae between your teeth vhis-
IA was Beeas Yesterday. to-
sssrss =" Sidi MOhammed.' Then en-
~ g.. spread my praver-rnss. chante,i
aaa safa, asieuFd 70 a histv sermon.
| ~ has.s cut Their. as sSrseets>si IN
= "a. ,s .sne tt0nirg from thse fiarnasisha
Ie~a. ,~s, was LARRY waiting for ms.
lsassg s sa he with Il grin. 'you May a
-aAs naad Of arsis.' 'rhen.. sait +,