Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-24

Ell sian rs he considers the
Il transaction of business or
the taking of a journey
And before the wcsterncr has been
long In this country he drops his shlo-
boleth that time Is money, and fans
into tho fatalistic philosophy OF the
east, where the language has no equi-
valent meaning for our words. pune
tuality and promptitude. writes
Teheran correspondent of the Los
Angeles Times.
Truly. Persia IL no place for the
hustler. accustomed to do country
or a kingdom by express railroad
routes and automobile transit, and
who expects to get Ritz OF Waldorf
Astoria wherever he stops.
Only when the powers take hold OF
Persia and run the country will travel
become easy and pleasant for the ordi-
nary globetrotter. For the present
Il is open only to the venturesome and
leisurely. for there are scarcely any
railroads In the length and breadth OF
the land, and transit over any distance
is both periious and arduous. though
full OF interest to the strong and sea
soned traveller
In Persia II Is no simple under
taking to prepare for caravan jour
ney OF $50 miles or so, as your arrange
ments must allow for at least eight
days on the road-in many places
merely a rough. stony track through
mountain gorges. A string of six
or eight mules Is required. and you
have to be smart at a bargain when
you haggle with the owner OF the
hearts. though as a matter of fact, the
muleteer generally gets his price.
The contract must then be written
out, and the muleteer afiixes his seal
to 1t. for few of them can either read
or write. But you are not through
with the deal until you have paid over
half or even three-quarters OF the
stipulated ticket journey" The next
business is the engagement of smart
boy for the road and a cook to prepare
the meals. and upon their character
the entire comfort OF your caravan
tourney depends.
Expert Servants.
Persian servants could give points
to the most expert swell mobsman 60
ing. They always make the very bes,
use of opportunities for plumber wher
the provisions for the trip ere bought
Gradually. however, the large saddle
bags begin to swell out with packets
Of tea. loaves OF sugar. tins OF provi
sions rice, meat, bread, candles, Goals
and other necessaries. You have also
to provide new samovar, plates
knives. forks. spoons, together witt
teapot and teacups While the ser
wants are busy with the dealer the
sahib chooses a saddle and some CAM
furniture not forgetting travelling
carpet.
Fortunately, for eight months OF the
year In Persia the sun shines con
tinually out Of q fine blue sky, sc
journeys are generally taken under
ideal conditions. Rain adds the LAS
note OF desolation to the mostly barren
land, making the miserable villages
full OF hungry. begging people. ano
the gloomy. fort-like caravansaries
gray, nightmare visions of hopeless
ness. ',
The chief outstanding feature of ,
long tour In Persia is the massive cara
vansaries, the poorest apologies fol
hotels the world contains. They arr
built by charitable people who desire
to do good turn to the traveier,
on the lonely roads and mule tracks
which are infested by maraudin;
bands of htghwaymen.
AS rule they are built square. will
rooms around the SIDES, opening OF
TO the interior courtyard. IN ba,
weather the mules are Tut into room.
stables behind. though generally tn
animals are tethered in the spaclou
courtyard. with their loads dispose,
around them and the bells on thei
harness tinkling continually.
On first alighting at one of thes