Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-19
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stumble and throw his load over his head,
1t took two lusty porters to replace the
sacks.
My heavy trunks were brought from
the boat to the hotel upon donkeys, and
l have seen donkeys without number
carrying sand in baskets, bringing in
charcoal and wood and even loaded with
stones and bricks for building material.
There is a new business block going up
now not far from the American legation,
all the bricks and sand for which Is car
ried upon donkeys.
Mules and Horses.
Some freighting is done by mules. I
saw two going along the street today
with the iron girders for a building
strapped to their backs. The mules also
serve as riding animals. and I have rid
den for miles upon them through the
country about. The saddles are great red
cushions foot thick. and the 1tirrUps SO
big that they rest the whole foot from
the heel to the toe. The natives ri le their
donkeys or mules sitting far back With
their long legs hanging down. The ma
tive women ride astride. They look like
rag bags tied to the saddles, AMI their
covered heads bob up and down as the
beasts jog along.
Morocco has many fine horses Of Ara
bian blood. Some of those here are rid
den by Moors clad In long white gowns.
with high pointed hoods whi:n hang
loose about their fierce bearded faces.
Some such belong 10 the Moorish cavalry
as may be seen by the rifles they carry.
They use short stirrups. and their knees
are high upon the saddle.
Moorish Street Scenes
But turn now and look at the people
as they pass by. Notice these sobe--sacad
Mohammedans dressed all in white, their
faces of all complexions shining out OF
their hoods. They are all bearded. and
alder
which hang down on the chest Many
wear turbans. and the bare feet os all are
clad in bright yellow slippers. Observe
how friendly they are with each other
Those two old men on the corner have
been gOSsiping for more than an hour A
little later these streets will be border
ed with groups of men sitting on the
ground or upon low stools, leaning back
against the walls as they chat together.
They spend a great deal of time in the
tea houses and are fond of enterta lining
each other. This is Mohammedan land.
and no one ever introduces mis- wife or
daughter to his friend. The two sexes
are Kept wide apart, and This throws tho
men more together and makes friendship
among them a more common feature
than in our part Of the world.
Negroes, Jews and Others.
In addition to the Moors dressed In white
there are other odd characters which we
meet at every step. There are rough fell
lows in gowns and hoods OF dark gray or
brown. fierce-looking mountaineers with
brown faces and negro slaves as black as a
stove. There are many mulattoes There
are men from the desert and beyond trav-
elers from Fec and other Moroccan towns
and laborers. some of whom are almost in
rags.
One queer genius is beggar who claims
to have been In America. He makes
weird music with cymbalS dancing and
singing and numbering at the mouth
he does so. When l saw him today he said:
Master. you American. l been in Amer
lea. / been in Shecaago. Buffo Cleveland
St Louis. Umha. Philadelpheeya, Wasin-
tone. | Soudan man with Barnum circus.
l travel all over. You American, suppose