Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-01
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filed" Mary heard Ioxie calculate and knew that
I, gowned protector was no comfort to her soul
A T Shepherds Hotel an hour later many glances
\ followed Mary as. with RoNie and the American
Baby who was as always, noisily happy to be
Gaping combining walls she passed out the broad
terrace that boarders the busy kame-st.
Where does the Slit like to co." asked Moham-
med respectfully touching his turban as he helped
Mary into her cab.
Everywhere anywhere, all Carol
swered Mary excitedly stirred by the sensuous fas-
cinaton of the oriental life about her.
Mohammed skul dragoman guided her first
through the spacious streets of the European part OF
the city past the bazaars and parks and white Gov
eminent buildings, then through the noisy, Jostlng
Muski, the narrow busy oriental street famed tor It's
infinite variety and last through of the close
Arab quarters of old Cairo, where there was barely
room for a four wheeled vehicle to pass
The shifting variety of the Eastern scenes with
their lavishness of color dazzed Mary. She saw in
the streets in all the picturesque. beautiful cos
TUNES of the globe scores of donkey boys running
alongside their little steeds barefoot young Arabs
gliding to and fro selling flowers ragged old vendors
with cleaning brass jars crying out their wares
scholars sitting cross legged amid the traffic OF the
streets in Buddha-ke absorption reading the Koran
On the crowded driveways zigzagged donkeys and
cames laden with clover came walllng funeral pro-
cessions and gaily decorated wedding parades,
through the press flashed the carriages OF the Mo-
hammedan aristocrats with the graceful, barefoot,
Nuban boys running before with wands to clear the
way. AS setting for these busy scenes she saw the
sumptuous display of the open bazaars, the white
stone houses which the wstaria showered its
dropping purple clusters, courts where she caught
tantalizing glmpses of palms and fountains and
flowers, great marble and alabaster mosques with
slender soaring mlnarets.
NTOHAMAIED are there always such crowds as this
1A in the streets?" Mary called to the dragoman.
No, Sit; this great day with Mohammedans.
the soft voiced Arab answered This day the holy
Carpet. they take him to Mecca At twelve o'clock
he starts from the Place Rumeleh near the citadel,
Silt. The people they come from all the villages and
the desert to see the Holy Carpet The khediye go,
and the soldiers they be there. 1t make Moham-
medan be very happy to see the Holy Carpet 1t
make him forever good when he get close to Holy
Carpet and kiss him.
What is the HOLY Carpet Mohamned?" said Mary.
The Holy Carpet, Slit, he very big 'ligious. He
go to Mecca evy year to cover the Prophets tomb.
Prophet tomb Evy year Mohammedans make
carpet and take him Mecca to cover the Proph-
cts tomb. All Mohammedans come to see him and
worship him before he go to Mecca.
Are Christians allowed to go also Mohammed, to
the Holy Carpet?'
Yes, Silt, everybody in Cairo go.
Then We'll all be good Mohammedans to-day
and go to bid farewell to the Holy Carpet Moham-
med said Mary Tell the driver to take us to
the Place Rumeleh.
Turning to Roxe Mary added Roxie, you don't
know what lucky people we are It's because
have Baby for mascot that always get to
places when something interesting is happening.
Aren't we lucky
" Don't be so forehanded as to say we're lucky,
Miss Mary, onte we gifts dis lamb safe to Mars Jack
and Miss 'Lizabeth.' Roxies answer. 1.-The
feelins have in my bones hyah in de mist of all desc
folks and single of EN- wearin of breeches,
is dat trouble is a comm fom somewhat. Miss Mary,
les go ony carryin ons les go straight to
Mars Jack
Mary laughed at Roxie's dolefu predictions and
assured her that she would take her and the Baby
Mars Jack" by the very first train that left Cairo
but she could not bring the negro woman into more
cheerful mood. Hugging close the American Baby,
who fast asleep her arm Roxie mopped her
eyes with enormous red bandana when she
that Mary really meant to join this fantastic
multitude, which upon cames and donkeys and In