The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-10
THE PEOPLE OF EGYPT.
They Are the Same Today as When the Pyramids Ner,
Built and l1Apy Of Their Cusions Have Existed
Unchanged for THOUSANDS Of Years.

body else. his spirits wane and his life be-
comes sombcr.
The houses ~ tho poorer peoples are
very simple. This morning my vito and I
visited one Of the villages near the pYra-
mid. We were invited 10 so into mans
house ana take a cup Of coffee with MIN.
The outside of his house consisted ~ four
simple mud walls built IN square. At
each corner within the walled Enclosure
was room. The room on tho left as we
entered. Ike all tho rooms. had no vim
dows In " ana only ono door The roof
was made ~ mud and sugar cane stalks
and the f'oor was the desert sand. There
was not single piece OF furniture In tsis
room. Mohapmsd. our friend. told VA he
used II for dance room when his friends
came 10 visit him. In fact, tho only fur.
niturc hbou, IN. whole house was a rug.
two cushions. n cheat and stick TO hang
clothes on driven In wall All OF this
furniture was In the room on the right
as We entered. Here Mohammed's little
boy brought us some refresbfnen,s con
H.stins 81 n cup of sweetened water and
some Arabian coffee. which We drank as
w. wcr. seated on the ground on the only
rug which Mohammed possessed. Diagon-
sliy across the inner courtyard was an
other room. I had great curiosity 20 sce
what was In ~. but M0hammei GA NOS
want m. 10 d. NJ. Finally went anyhow
and In this dark. dinsy little hole cat four
women, kneadlng and beating dough. This
room seemed 90 be the kitchen. Jest
across from this Kitchen was one more
roofless department used TO connne Mo-
hammeds buffalo. which supplied the
place ~ mich COW. and HIS donkey In
such place iyef this happy family.
M3hammed. his mother. his wives and
children. the bufyalo and donkey a cou-
rle OF dogs and several chickens. and last
and least only In sIas. an am.able resi-
ment ~ Geas
TIE same day. ny special invitation. W.
visited the house ~ tire village sheik We
had me, him AZ tho pyramids. and ne went
On tofore 10 make preparations for VA. As
49, approached he came out 90 meet us lie
Dad taken cr hls everyday clothes and put
On ihe robes - royalty he looked indeed
pftnre. Hts long underrobe vas made u
Bloc silk; over Tits he wore a thin. white
ovrtrohe. AM over all fell m graceful folds
The lark green mantle trimmed with pur-
pie and gold on his head he sore A red
Tea cap around which was wrapped a white
tufhsn cloth. To make himself look a sav-
err'gn IN truth hs ha1 stuck IN bis bit
brace % pistols and hls fathers huge
sword The snfk ied us into hls houee
which consisted = many square rooms We
faJ IN ;he reception room. around me a lea
~ wtirh sae inc ~ hroad-eeateB
tsncHss when a stranger ppenGs iAe
right ei'f q shslk ~ With POOR p~as-
ant. even. 10 siH accept no money Tor 90.
yet they appreciate some trinlng pfe1cnt-A
unite. a ioud-iie sing cincs 80 cheap com
PASS. Ay friend Schammet sAesea me
knife worm not more Than ~ cents IN
America. whleh ne hal I'D fnr Eve yTArs
Ne told fnc an Inxllai gentleman had xiVsa
- . MIN. and iNs, - hsps n n happy re-
rsefnorsrro % aim Inc shetx sikh ehsfn
we drank coffee ssA 20 me. n manner
~ aFfiesr az 90 b. 'fsSrhtrw IN So sim
uiir3yf 4 like geu and yvaar .ocd LADY
very much MY father Tx 700 AMI yeUF
good lady vs-y mach. zoo come sos zssy
l1y bass~ ioas time
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