The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-19

The room in which we crowded was not
more than fifteen feet long and ten broad
A table covered by cloth was in the
middle and number of bent wood chairs
We're grouped about 1t, an especially large
one being provided for the general At
one end was a sort of couch or divan built
of boards over which was thrown cover
ing of purple satin, and three of us sat
on this. By the time we had all crowded
In and found seats, the people who had
followed us on the tug arrived. There was
general moving about to make more
room, extra chairs were brought in from
some interior region, and, to our surprise,
we found ourselves all accommodated
though wedged In so tight that it was i'm
possible for one TO move without disturb
ing the whole room fun AT the end of the
table opposite Gen. Bates were two Dat
tos,' and the Sultan's youngest brother
Outside the door and the one window was
the population of Alaybun. 1t was a pro-
miscuous mixture of young and old, palri-
clan and plebian, all equally overcome by
intense curiosity. The emotions which
their faces so ingenuously expressed may
be seen playing over the countenances of
a young American when he attends his
first circus.
An attendant placed a glass bowl filed
with water on the table, one of the Dat
tos'' leaned over and spit into it mouth
full of betel nut juice. To our horror, this
was merely a preliminary for refresh
ments, for more retainers appeared with
trays on which were chocolate in glasses
and plates of peculiar looking cakes. /
shan never forget the varying expressions
which fitted over the faces of our little
band and which finally settled down to a
resignation animated solely by patriotism.
These people were evidently setting their
best before us, they were of a race most
sensitive where their hospitality was con-
c.ned we looked at each other, inwardly
muttered a pYayer-and drank. 1t is inn
possible to describe without being able to
compare. I know of no drink of civiliza-
lion with which could compare this Moro
beverage and convey any idea of its dis
gusting flavor.
The SuItana of Sulu.
The Sultana's appearance is not unpre-
possessing; she was clad in gown OF
black brocade silk, not cut after the lat
est fashion, and wore A scarf of light.
/ figured material over her shoulders, and
some gauzy stuff like "jusI' on her head
so that her hair was covered. Her stat
ure is short and her face is that of a
woman of 60, although It is hard to judge
| Oriental women by our standards. Her
| complexion is lighter than the average
| Moro, and her small eyes show both in
/ telllgeuco and cunning We now 'discov-
! cred chat the purple couch upon which
we had been so carelessly sitting, was the
royal throne When the Sultana entered
we rose and stood until we had been in
/ troduced 10 her and she had seated her
self, On her right hand was a white cot
ton glove Of civilized manufacture, which
to our amusement, She had put on wrong.
/ so that the buttons were on top. II was
| thus that she armed herself against con-
! tact with the Christian Dogs" The
| space in The room was so limited that the
maids Of honor, Of which there were two,
were obliged 10 so outside by a back way
and climb in the window. When the maids
| had successfully accomplished this feat