New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-24

adversary after a days Imprisonment. solacing
him with new raiment and a wife. He had
the Puritan's hatred Of what he calls earthly
pleasures, such as dancing and playing; he
Furnishes bad language with eighty laShes for
every naughty word. and the Of tobacco
date-wine is visited with a kind Of prpmunre
Yet he Is always shifting: he does not despise the
pleasures Of the table; his harem has four hum
dred inmates.
HE LOVES DRAMATIC DISPLAY.
He wears humble raiment as evidence Of
simple tastes. but he has a scrse Of dramatic
display which does not belle the pose. See his
braves when they beat the loud drum, named
cl monsura. the Victorious" shake their
spears and roar. "Fi shan Allah wa I;asulahu"
C'Fcr God ard His Prophet'D; behold him force
his horse into the Nile, drawing his sword and
pointing to the east as he shouts "Allahu akbarl
Allahu akbar"' Good is Great"); and. despite
their ragged woOen raiment and patchwork
quilts. they impose does armament OF
Europe. however gtterng and befrogged As
said Of the Duke Of Wellington when lie
appeared at a Court function the only man with
out an order on his breast. "Cest maSniiilus
ca He forbids with all severity mourning for
the dead, who, If believers, are assured of bliss
and, II unbciicYcrs. are unworthy OF regret Yet
when his master died. and he first assembled the
pulpit as his successor. he could not restrain his
emotion: we told that great tears rolled
down his checks as. with a trembling voice, he
began to address the multitude" Though proud
and sensitive Of praise or blame. ne has never
cOndcsccndp1 to Jealousy, and there was never
in his hearing admiration for the Mahdi.
TIL Khalifa affords Il stupcrious object-lesson
Of the futiiity Of education Though ne can
scarcely read or write, there are few to compare
with him As a diplOmatist and an administrator.
He may not vie with merchants in political
economy. when they accepted his debased
currency and then raised their prices. but his
strong hand has always proved a ready match
for every quibblcr. Better than the very Kaiser.
h" has revived theories Of patriarchal govern
mcnt. The following excerpt from one Of his
sermons might be marked as a model at Pots
dam: "Obcy my orders. and the joys Of Para
disc will be yours. Those who are dl5oDedient.
ard do not take heed To my words. are lost. for
them. for the disbcliever eternal damnation
and he'll fire are prepared" lie is model father.
and watches over his children with great
affection and vigilance as over his empire. II
h. "a NOrs his own trihcsfnon unduly. he displays
patriotism according to his lights. for h. knows
them to be- tho bravcst and most faithful of all.
| have cXaGscrat, d. doubtless though surely
not more than his enemies. II | have s,urred
oyer tho many shortcomings ms parable from
his position. il is becau-" they are OvcrshadOWei
by thu glamour Of his medieval manhood. But
| ID not bind myself 20 the fact hat We must
crush him The ris" If his ompir" was mir
acl" after which his conquest Of Syria. Arabia
and EGl pt may not De- dismissed as an incredible
dream. or. If b" succuub. il must not be 10 ono
II our rivals in IT," scramble for Africa But 1T
last - us confess our respect for noble foe.
infinitely worthy II our steel