Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1913-07-04

less, the sea and the winds were favor
able, and before we left the White star
Steamship, just as soon as it was an
chored ut Gibraltar, Moor came on
board to meet us, TO act as our in
terpreter, guide and general assistant,
having been sent over from the Hotel
Continental in Tangier where we had
engaged rooms. His Oriental costume
red fez, long brown bows-nous, bag
gy trousers, and stockingless feet shod
with yellow sandals formed pictur-
esque contrast TO the dress of the Oc-
eident passengers. Our trip across the
Straits of Gibraltar was made in
Spanish steamer to which we were
transferred in small boats. On one
side was the coast of,Spain, and as that
grew more indistinct the Atlas noun
tains came clearly TO view. We passed
near Taufa, where centuries ago toll
was demanded of passing oksseh and
that is the origin of our term "tariff,
subject of never-ending trouble and
discussion. Our first glimpse of Tan
gier showed white city, compactly
built on hill rising abruptly from the
sparkling waters of the bay; TO our lett
stretched long, yellow tract of sand
over (which we teould barely discern
camels starting on their wearisome
march. The landing in TangieT, | can
readily see, might be annoying and
confusing. The row boats to which
we descended from the steamer were
rocking and tossing reck essly about;
the stout, swarthy Arabs thai manned
them were all shouting and jabbering
in the widest manner but were quite
amenable To the commands OF our
Moor. A second guide, jew, came
to aid us through the custom house
and TO help make way through the
motely crowd of Arabs, dirty, noisy,
yelling at each other and at that poor,
over-laden, over-worked, much-abused
animal, the Moroccan donkey. In
five minutes We had assembled the long
flight of steps leading to the Hotel and
were looking down from its terrace
upon the sapphire waters of the bay,
and on numerous white lateen sails.
The hotel is comfortably appointed,
with special reference TO foreign tour
lists. Dignified Moors in native dress
served us at table with courtesy and
alacrity, electric lights frightened our
rooms at night. We could easily be-
lieVe We were in a modern city unless
we looked outside. The only way TO
go about Tangier is on the back of a
donkey. After luncheon we found ten
OF them with ms many donkey boys
drawn up Tor us at the rear of The
hotel. A party of five young ladies
with chaperon Joined us on this eN-
eurSion- We mounted these selfreli.
ant and reliable little beasts and start
ed for two hours ride. We threaded
our way through narrow, tortuous, ILL
smelling streets, shut in by high walls
OF the houses, pierced here aud there
by small grated window, and came
upon the marketplace where was
gathered an Understandable seething
mass OF humanity Here aud there
appeared a white robed, closely yelled
woman selling vegetables, fish, bread
or cheap clothing, or beggsr covered
yes piled, with rags. Around snak,
charmer a crowd had gathered he was
the center of attraction. Our donkey
boys naturally supposed we would
like to watch him at close range and
parted the crowd TO make way for US.
such proximity was too repulsive and
1 withdrew at once. Some Of the
Others waited till they had good snap
shot Of him and his snakes.
Then We went on past the residences
Of foreign eonsuls and into the open