The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-02

uuanted with dad, and to carry out the
Joke, | put some kerosene oil on dad
handkerchief, and that clinched 1t, for
everybody loves the smell of perfume
that represents n billion dollars. u,
IA All the women wanted to dance with
dad IN the hotel dance, and because they
thought ] must be heir to all tho OIL
Billions. they wanted to hold mo on
their laps, and stroke my hair, as though
! was 1t. Il guess we nre going 70 na,e
everything our own way here, ana y
dad does not get eloped with by solne
Egyptian princess, l shall be mistaken.
The Egyptians are pretty near belns ne
and earrings on their arms You take
II IN tho dark, and let n princess put
her arm around you, and sort of squeeze
YOU, and you can't tell but what she -
white. only there Is an odor about them
like "Araby the blessed but IN the iiRnt
they are only negroes, q little pleacheu,
with red paint on their cheeks II was
going to marry an lIgypuah ,Mo' ,,r 10
would take her to Norway, or up 70.
wards the north pole, where 1t IS night
nj, day. and you wouldn't realize that
YOU were married to n colored woman;
TO be around among these Egyptians -
a good deal like having pass Den.iu
the scenes at the play Of Ben tiur N New New
York. only here the dark and dangerous 'Is
women arc the Iedl tu'lb,
he,nr white girls with black paint OIL
71We have Just got back from tho pyra.
r,,ds and dad is being treated for spinal
meningitis, on account of riding Gamer.
I never tried harden to get DAD 70 90
anywhere on tho cars than did 70 get
him to go to- the pyramids by rail. as q
millionaire should, but he said ne was
going to break camel to the sa ddle,
and then buy him and take him home Tor
g. side show So we went down Stol Inc
camel garage, and hired a camel or dao J,
|, and four canlels for the ARABS ana ana
things he wanted for an escort, anu a
iackass for me. There we're AUTOMOBILES
and carriages, and trolleys, and every
thing that We could have hired, and been
comfortable for tho ten mile ride, but
dad was mashed on the camel and he
got it. rs
Well, eir, It was not one Of these
worlds fair camels that lay down for you
to get on. and then got up on the install-
ment plan, and chuck you forward and
aft, but a proud Egyptian camel that
stands ND straight and makes you climb
up ora stepladder.
Dad got along UP the calnel's ribs, when
The stepladder fell and he grabbed hold
or the hair on the two Jumps, and the
humps were loose and they Topped over
on the side and it must have hurt the
| c;lmels feeling to have his humps pulled
down, so he reached around his head AMI
took a mouthfu out Of the seat of dad S
! pants, and dad yelled to the camel to let
go. and the Arabs amputated the camel
from dads trousers, and pushed dad up
on top with bamboo pole with a crotch
in It, and when dad got settled between
the humps he said, - -et. or go, - and we
started.
| Dad could have had a camel with a
| platform on top. and an awning, but he
| insisted on taking his camel raw, and
! he sat there between those humps, mis-
| trousers worked up towards his knees,
| showing his red socks and blue drawers
| and his face got pale from seasickness
| and the red, white and blue colors made
! me think Of a fourth Of July at home. We
| went out Of town like a wild west show
| and dad seemed happy, except that every
| time TN automobile went wh1zzing along,
| dads camel got the jumps and waltzed
sideways. out into the sandy desert. and
| chewed at dads socks, so part of the
| time dad to draw up his legs and sit
on one hump, and put his shoes on the
| other hump. The Arabs on the other
camels would rido up alongside and steer
dads camel back into the road by stick
| ing shadp sticks into the amel and tho
| animal would yawn and groan and make
up faces at mo on my jackass, and finally
| dad wanted to change works with mo and
! ride my jackass. but Ttold him we had
left the stepladder back at Cairo. so dad
hung to his mountainous steed, but The
| dust blew so you couldn't see, and II was
l getting monotonous when the queerest
/ thing happened.
| You have heard that camels can I'LL up
with water AMI 80 fDrn week without
! asking for any move. We'll, guess tic
week was up, and II WAS Tine to load the
! can els with water, for az we came r,
/ the Nile every last camel inade I rusll
4 for the river. and they wen. In like a
yoke of oxen on a stampede. and waGed
In clear up to the humps. ana began Ia
drink, and dad yelled for q llfc,preservei
and pulled his feet up on top andf.sat
there like n frog on a pond lily leaf,
My jackass only stepped his feet In ll,t
edge, and dad wanted me to swim my
jackass out to the camel, and let hin
fall off onto the jack. but knew duG
would sink my jack in a minute, and
wouldn't go IN the river. Well the
cumelS drank about an hour with tlaC