The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-03-17
ETIQUETTE IN KAssALA.
= Chat Between a Male Heather and
Two Native Ladies.


Two Native Ladies.
Some Of the traditional observances
in the polite society of other lands az
ford in addition to amusement con-
siderable opposition to the free inter
course to which modern conditions
have accustomed US. Mrs. Speedy,
one of the first English ladies to visit
Kassala, gives a good instance Of this
in her "Wanderings In the Sudan"
when relating how she and her hus-
band received their first callers. Their
patroness was an italian lady who had
long been a resident of the city.
an the morning a rap came to the
door," writes Mrs. Speedy, "and on
opening it saw madame, with two
Arab women. standing outside. She in
CURED cautiously if Charlie were with
in, and on my saying that he was she
made a sign to the two ladies', who
drew the thickly concealing shawl still
more closely over their hidden faces
and moved off to one side in the pas
sage. turning their backs to the door
way.
"She then explained to me that they
were of very high rank and OF very
strict sect and must on no account be
seen by strange man, especially not
by one who was of another nation and
| an infidel They were. however, very
anxious to see me and had come to do
me that honor, and If Charlie would
not object to go below or into soIce
other room for a few minutes theS
would make their visit very short.
81 represented the state of the case,
and he at once consented to absent
himself, his only regret being that he
should not have a chance to converse
with these ladies', as there were many
things which he wished especially to
know and which he was not likely to
have any opportunity so good as the
present for ascertaining. In turn, l
represented this side Of the question
to madame, and after much hesitation
and whispered conversation in the pas
sage a compromise was effected.
ut was arranged that, completely
| yelled, the ladies should enter the
room. not venturing to turn their heads
in the direction Of the masculine hea-
then. and that he should before they
entered turn his back to the direction
by which they would come In.
"This was all strictly carried out, and
| thus. back to back and a considerable
distance apart, an edifying conversation
went on for half an hour, questions
being put in bland, inquiring tones and
dulcet replies given, which appeared to
| be quite satisfactory to both parties"
ST. Patrick and the BOOSTERS.
st. Patrick's reputation as a snake
charmer is known all the world over,
but what he did to the ROSTERS is bit
of history less disseminated. There is
a small district in the heart of County
Sligo, it seems, which strenuously re-
sented the intrusion Of the Scotchman.
| Succat (St. PATRICK had become ex-
ceedingly domineering, and it was de-
cided to put a damper on his progress.
He said to his hostess, Wake me
when the cock crows" When he had
gone to bed she whispered this COM
mand to the neighbors, and all the
populace concealed their roosters I'M
der small creels so they could not lift
their heads high enough to crow. In
consequence thereof the saint oversight
himself and was furious when he dis
covered the trick that had been played
on him He laid his everlasting curse
on the roosters Of that district, and
they have never crowed since-Ex.
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