Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-01-24
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In the morning, with the rising sun, the Bedouin
arrive Before Helouan is awake their white
headdress visible far down the sandy waste
that meets the fringe of Delta towards Cairo
But Helouan soon down to see. Few of
them tarry here; they go straight through the
Bedouin do not like the people, houses tourists
They resent the cameras flourish their whips of
buffalohide and trot past almost fercey. There
is scorn in their eyes, they circle about their
wives. High their splendid camels, they have
regal air. making the great brutes turn and
double easily as horses, and shouting angrily
IL anyone goes near the watersellers This is
their last wateringplace before the tomb is
reached and to trife with a Bedouns water is
like trifing with his wives And no wonder they
this princely MEN, for the whole Imperial
desert is their home. Upon the slower camels in
their iordiy train, sometimes four abreast their
women, all carefully yelled sit with the little
children. Some are hidden from sight in tent
like canvas gorgeously striped and colored 1t
sways to and fro with the enormous knee-stroke
OF the camels like boat at Solemnly the
Moslem world files past across the sands. And
we outsiders get no nearer, ask, stare and follow
we may The gu 1t not bridged that lies be-
tween our minds art theirs. In vain we try,
wondering what they think and feel and whato
emotions hide behind those fine bronze faces
Their politeness wells it ALL their own deep world
their courtesy screens revelation. They move,
like the camels, at the pace of a thousand years,
unchanging We watch them across barriers.
tnat is ALL Note that old man praying alone
there, behind the munching camel He has wash
ed his hands and feet: his carpet is spread on
the sand and his shoes are off. Mind heart and
soul concentrated. He is obvious to the
world about him as he bows towards the east
and his forehead taps the ground
AS the moon rises higher and night becomes
all white. the fun begins in earnest-Fantasa as
they call It, borrowing foreign word. A couple
of mounted police from Helouan come down to
keep order and see that the few nquisitive tour
lists from the hotels not molested But their
services are not once required Only the little
children trot around with their incesatn demand
for baksheesh. The Arabs take no notice OF us
outsiders, beyond making way when we approach
Offering here and there word of explanation
or inviting us to drink coffee with them when we
draw to their frecircles. The Fantasia
grows fast and furious while the crouching cam
els munich and the cries of goats and donkeys
mingle with the womens weird ululating In one
corner a ring is formed and the band begins to
play-two pipes and tomtom. To the endless
repetition of single phrase. half melody half
chant, enters Sheikh upon his Arab horse. The
gold and silver trappings CLEAN in the moonlight.
His head-dress shines; the horses metal neck
lace chinks and rattles Holding the reins in one
hand, the other grips staff with its point in the
sand; round this Re circles in and out making
figure of eight the animal taking its small steps
proudly, neck arehed tail flying head held grace
FULLY erect Suddenly the rider swings a gun