New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-28
THE HOSPITALITY OF THE ARAB,
4 WOMAN TRAVELLER DESCRIBES 1T FROM HER PER
SONAL EXPERIENCE.

CURED that we should refuse TIL the third time
banded round to the rest of the company in order
S 6oSH ana forced her way through with
held the child down for our closer inspection BY the
'khasta dlp. said the Turkish soldier: she
face h and p b6S2 PSnsa tG the the
eyes rendering unnecessary any explanations on
1T was a pathetic instance of the suffering In
duced by man, even when living so akin TO nature
Of beauty and expediency onto the human frame
peced IN the nose en and de @ fe old naq been
the ornaments which were to enhance its charms in
It's safety from the one recognized enemy-the Evil
Eye; The wounds were healing badly, and the rri-
~ Tell her We give her medicine we said to
wash the wounds with. If the baby drinks it. it
The message was interpreted Aha, aha, Ma
snaLah; was murmured all through the crowd
soldier threw back his head and Pretended to swai
3w s then he Pointea sgnhcant to heaven and to
:. as! har murmgred the crowd:
-. g There aeas here he said YOU must not
stop any longer
S Sat Of 2.t the tent It was lighter opsds
the huts where Weird black and white forms ftte5
stealthily in and out.
truded ourselves was one Of many TO be found at
intervals down the banks of the Tgris below Mosul
stream on one Of the native rats ana al 9ight
S Within T reach Of soa
SUCH habitation; On this occasion, owing to the
* s shore ha 0s sna qP6 a tS bring the 5q
RED US across on their backs, and had returned to
across the water to them to come and carry argus US
DRAGGING eRd by the ARM W6o hid his up Read ID
in his mothers dress and refused to allow himself
:" He is iii. too said the Turk like the other
I'VE will give them some medicine when We get
on the raft we said: tell them each to send a
-" And this one says he is H. the man went on.
they know you have tt medi9ine ey are " now that
we snsw e3 only s sEe 10 b those W4o are really ~
He has fever; he cannot eat and his head
gave three ' to oo the 6oy pS " NY pocket ana
.. j." Tell him to take two now. and not. to keep
water and swallow them down: then. when the
sun has risen one hour tomorrow, let him take the
"a dozen interested spectators at once went
was swallowed and its downward course indicated
around TSen me tbe seS6nd m was e59TIla[ed az
equally suggestive signs. The rising point of the
g., g" MieshsllahH went up through the crowd. star
r.h I'VE boarded the raft and had scarcely estab
staggered to the door With huge cIay 5tS5ar
capable Of holding several gallons; he deposited it
:. T%g ! ths F ned he said g:aysly
the few drops Of lotion will be lost in that
For the medicine he answered imperturbably.
We had better send 1t in Of our cups 7
said. and I measured out some lotion. Hassan
took IT. few minutes later he returned laden with
cups. Jars pitchers and bowls Of every size and
:. For the medicine he said as he deposited them
We We locked Ok at one another aghast
have told them he said but they will not
we went outside, where a tremendous h11bb,1b
mac arisen Our men were standing the edge
OF the raft, resolutely pushing woud-be intruders
pack into the river Up to their waists in water.
hanging TO the raft at every point Shouting out
their ailments, pointing to their threats, their
eyes heir heads. were the whole male population
OF the place In vain our men strove TO keep them
OF; me raft was besieged at every point In des-
peraJon We unmoored and hoated out into the
middle of the river; the most determined swan out
after US. and. holding to the raft with hand
stroked their chests and pointed the absent sun
With the other. Finally as we drifted down the
stream, tley gave up, and the last sight had
vas that Of a row OF disconsolate invalds. sud
oenly endowed with great evidences of health and
Strength. careertng wildly the mud flats in the
staTlight around discarded heap OF empty bowls
and pitcherS."'