Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-13

a donkey and rode through the rubbish
heaps and among the tombs of the Calph
and the Manelukes.
A Patriotic Appeal.
While We were vending our way to the
mosque of Mohammed Ali he entertained
me with his knowledge of English and as
thought, with the covert purpose of securing
an extra tip by appealing to my patriotic
instincts. he pointed to the donkey and in
quired. You know him nama?' 1 replied
In the negative. Said the donkey boy
Him name Yankee Doodle" 1 had be-
come suspicious and thought that probably
the donkey, whose number 1927, was
named according to the nationality of the
rider SO ! looked skeptical and asked.
Key boy became angry, but replied, Him
name Yankee Doodle Again 1 queried
n 1--WE la FIanGe?" Him name Yankee
Doodle. HoCh der Kaiser?' Still the
sullen response, Him name Yankee Doc
die. Perhaps that was the donkey's name;
anyhoW the lad got the extra tip.
mere were dra2omen in disguise at the
citadel and the mosque of Mohammed All.
out L bribed them to let me alone, and
wandered around where the khedive wor-
ships, admiring the rich carpets from Tur-
Key and Persia, though the electric lights
We're somewhat homogeneous. A party of
Velied Egyptian ladies was in the mosque,
but they were there for sightseeing and
not for praying, and were having a very
merry time.
Another bride enabled me to be left alone
at the vantage point for seeing the pyra-
nfds, and the cleaning Nile sunset, the
fat-roofed city dominated by the domes and
mlnafets Of the mosques and all the other
varied sights of Cairo.
SO L went back to the hotel in good hui
NOR and greeted the group of dragomen
very pleasantly. Il have been out to tn,
citadel. l remarked casually. They all
sroaned. but one of them said, You didn
go to the mosque?' l said, 'Oh, yes, ]
went to the mosque" Another unanimous
groan. But you didn't where the last
Mameluke saved himself?' Yes, 1 had seen
where he leaped his horse when he fled
from the banquet which was fatal to all
the other Marmelukes. Despairing silence
Then You did not see Jacobs weu?' "Un,
! looked down the well, too Then the
dragomen began to rcproach one another
In Arabic. l guessed that the controvers.
was as to the responsibility for my escape
that afternoon.
He Spoke English.
In the evening 1 felt so we'll toward the
drasomen that l decided to take one of
them with me. The heat of the city was
unbearable. A German oculist who lived
In Cairo, fellow-voyager from Naples, had
told me that the only way to escape it was
to go right out into the desert The night
was moonlight and had chartered a hack
for drive to the pyramids, that being more
ehJoHable ana taking more time than the
trolley line.
Several of the dragomen had obi aimed nv
promise they should be my guide on this
trip, but by some confusion of identity l
picked out one who had not been of their
number. He had pressed his claim in a
way that appealed to me. He introduced
himself by remarking. Itch sprch English
i been to Hamburg. l hat Elm brudder nit
Chicago To a citizen of Chicago this was
sufficient argument and / told him to come
a nf he nils of
ing English spoken by an Egyptian
who had learned the language in Germany
At the pyramids it a fight for life to
repel the Bedouins. l had my Cairo drag
oman. who was useless; then l hired very
intelligent young fellow from the Mena
House and he engaged two or three aids,
though for what purpose not apparent
to ME. Yet the Bedouins insisted on their
ownership and in despair l finally called
tall native guard, pointed out my own es-
cort and insisted that l be relieved of the
swarming Bedouins He drove them off and
then explained to me through the inter-
but that I was to pay only those whom
had designated. l knew that tourists were
subject to this kind of annoyance, but
thought that the horde which swarmed
around me was larger than customary, and
asked why. You came out In a carriage"
he explained. while most visitors come in
the trolley" l give the explanation for the
benefit Of other visitors.
Makes Another Escape.
On another occasion 1 managed to
cape the dragomen. ] left the hotel one
morning assuring them that 1 was going
to the consulate and did not need attend
ance. They verify this intention at the
desk and from the cabman and allowed me
to depart with milder protests than usual.
Now the National Museum is not very far
away from the consulate and having dis
posed of my business in short time l
drove over to it and passed the hours there
in the midst of that restored civilization,
the most marvellous the world has known.
Probably a. guilty conscience betrayed me
for on my greeting the dragomen on my
return to the hotel their spokesman said
accusingly, you've been to the museum"
l confessed that l had been among the
royal mummies had gaZed on Rameses
and had lost myself for some hours in the
mis:s of the past.
They had conclave, but it's results were
not formally commune ted to me. That
night after dinner while l was sitting on
the piazza at Shepherds one of the most
dign!fied of the dragomen approached me.
He had studied at of the American
mission schools and therefor claimed par
ticular rights in the only American. 1t
clear that he about to begin an
oratIon.
Sir" he began 'in the battle of life"
l interrupted hastily, Where do you
want me to go tomorrow?
fen he explained that l had not been
to Memphis and Sakkara. They had found
that out because two DAYS are usually Civ