New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01
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A T SbepheArd's Hotel an hour later many chances
I y followed Mary as: with RoXe and the American
Baby who was always, nolsily happy to be eS-
Gaping combining walls, she passed out on the broad
terrace that boarclers the busy kame-st
Where does the Silt like to go. asked Moham-
med, respectfully touching his turbah as ne heipeu
Mary into her cab.
Everywhere anywhere, all over Cairo an
swered Mary eXctedly, stirred by the sensuouS las
cination of the oriental life about her.
Mohammed, skifu dragoman, guided her hrst
through the spacious of the European part OF
the city past the bazaars and parks and white Gov
eminent buildings, then through the NOISY, JostlnS
Muski the narrow busy oriental street famed Tor ITS
infinite variety and last through some OF the close
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-lke absorption reading the Koran
On the crowded driveways zigzagged donkeys and
Camels laden with clover came waling 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
wav As a setting for these busy scenes she the
sunptuOuS display of the open bazaarS, the white
stone houses over which the wiStaria showered ITS
dropping purple clusters, courts where she caught
tantalizng glimpses of palms and fountains and
flowers great marble and alabaster mosques with
slender, soaring mlnaretS.
MOIIAMMED are there always such crowds as this
i"1 in the streets:" Mary called to the dragoman.
d" No. Sir: this great day with Mohammedans.
the soft voiced Nrab answered - This day the Holy
CARPET they take him to Mecca At twelve clock
he starts from the Place Rurneeh, the citadel,
SW The people they come from all the villages and
the desert to see the Holy Carpet. The khedlve go,
and the soldiers they be there. 1t make a Moham-
meian be very happy to the Holy Carpet. 1t
make him forever good when he get close TO Holy
Carpet and kiss him.
What is the Holy Carpet. Mohammed? :" said Mary.
The Holy Carpet Silt he very big 'ligous. He
go to Mecca ev'y year to cover the Prophet 5 tomb
He very good big gous carpet because he cover the
Prophets tomb. ,Ev,y year Mohammedans make
carpet and take him Mecca to cover the Proph-
ct tomb. All Mohammedans to see him and
worship him before he go to Mecca.
Are Christians allowed to go also Mohammed to
see the Holy Carpet,'
Yes sill. everybody in Cairo go.
Then wen all be good Mohammedans to-day
and 90 to bid farewell to the Holy Carpet. Moham-
mel said Mary Tell the driver to take us to
Turning to Roxie Mary added Roxie you don't
know what lucky people we are Its because we
have Baby for mascot that always get to
places when something interesting is happening.
Aren't lucky
Don't be so forehande1 as TO say were lucky
Miss Mary ontel we gs dis lamb safe to Mars lack
and Miss Lizabeth.' ROXies answer. The
ieens have in my bones hyah In de mist of all desc
folks and not a single one OF EN- wearin of breeches,
is dat trouble is a comm ON somewhat. Miss Mary,
les not 90 to ony more carryn ons les straight TO
Mars Jack.
Mary laughed at Roxie's doeful predictions and
assured her that She would take her and the Baby
Mars Jack by the very first train that left Caro-
but She could not bring the negro woman into more
cheerful mood lIugging close the American Baby
who fast asleep her arm, koxie mopped her
eyes with an enormous rel bandana when she
that Mary really meant to Join this fantastic
multitude. which upon camels and donkeys and in
two-wheeed carts pulled by butfaoes, surged in the