The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-22

headss snhinx hard by He was carving watermelon
his ripe eyed it hard With gesture
OF oriental poteness slice tempting
baking hot day in that raness land though
times worth In the end in bak
sheesh
I OF Egyptian friend Which Is
bring interpreted you
firmly pointed with mods 10 the
tiny his left "Nusranr he
3D. with look of pride. smiled acquiescence He
was a Christian.
had fallen into close talk of Egypt
past old days the British occupation the
condition feahin To
Christian population of the Nile valley of the advent of
English has been social revolution For downtrod
oppressed desped these Copuc scbsmats at last find
suddenly of the earth coreigons with
the and able to boast themselves
u many ways their old Mosem masters
little eoiloauial Arabic myself though under
spoken, the conversation between
necessarily But Egyptian friend
yoube and the sight Of the pasters
duky palm of his such
that began wonder before long whether
should again the Luxor hotel in time for dinner
~Ah, exeeiency," Cop said slowly when asked
rule then, before the English
Allah wIed IT stick. stick stick, month of the
pay bad he dashed
Christian offended the least
MoIem official stripped the skin and rhess basti
then characterization death outright
hanging beheaang. slash with scmter And
panon whrl with swishng
he were deeaptang some unseen criminal on the bare
my looking vaguely at him.
he assened, smiling 80 Allah ordained. But
pectedly gould that happened "a
myself His twinkled hard t curious adventure
The eend might like perhaps to hear it.
condemned to death and all but executed 1t shows the wonder
fuI of Allah"
These copc Christians indeed speaking Arabic they do
living constantly Musulpan population have
many Mohamnedan traits OF thought besides the
accident speaking Of the Christian God
Fataisn hold their minds
sa say answered lightly.
case "A story is always OF interest
friend brings grist the NM of the
books all the things that told me
showing white teeth brushing flies from his
eye spoke, should be it's
Assiout in Ismais days
bold Young Egypt My father had
ground by the river side that afterwad taken from
us by lsmai for the daira.
in our village lived shek a very Il Mussu-
man. Arab prophet.
miles miles around He had large white
with blinds the windows while all the rest Of us
In his lived mud bunt huts round and low Ike
palms. and doums and doura
patches hufaloes and
Twas very rich man Oh so rich and powerful! When he
rode white mule. And he had
harem. his who beautiful
The girls who had them saa for for
nopiump them the khedives at
like gazeles marked round with kohl and
nails stained with henna All the world said
happy he had the finest dates of the
country and eamels in plenty TO do his bid
ding.
"Noys a girl village, a Nusrani like
young girl and her Laia. Her
gourd her cheeks round and soft
grape her. and liked
Whispering palm But when the time drew for
marry with her there
message the girl by the
she went o with her unveiled
Nusran she fred his soul he wished
bel away her into his harem
when / that / clothes
] with Mosems.
the heiks in white and fell
my and asked leave him.
courtyard inside gave
audience OF
spoke him shek said boldly Allah and the khedve
prospeed you exceeding You
bufaoes cameis and maid
miet ion
life and fat Of the
band your full beautiful Now. In the
village Nusran girl, is LaIa
bright mine. love the thirsty
loves sheik Word brought
ycn this girl, who plead
yon today Nathan prophet pleaded with David
the Benz Israel II take from Laia,
my once lamb
at up hisSfist
very angry Who is this that
to He called ed on
this fellow cried his
hand foot. him bid his back
may Christian, inhdel
dome he were made
M acquainted ylencss fundamentally of
AID bring
1ake caref hat copt
the words three strong
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