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

country. Prickly pear hedges shut In
the narrow dusty path which led US on
to the Bedouin village and the huts of
the Nubian water carriers. These
men may be seer any time of day GO
ing about the city carrying on their
shoulders goat skins filed with water.
They ring bell as they pass along
and reminded me of scissor grinder.
Al the hotel they told.us the water on
the table was filtered rain water. 1t
did not appeal TO us, but we can nj
ways get bottled water of various
kinds.
I hardly know what to select out of
all that was novel and interesting in
this the only Oriental town ] have
visited. | am sure you would like to
know about our call at the home of the
wealthiest Moor in Tangier. son of
a former American consul TO Tangier
was on the "Canopico and he obtain
ed the unusual favor for us. OF course
the house was built around central
court and had some attractive furnish
ings, but the only really beautiful
! things were the rich embroidered robes,
one solid mass of gold thread and
colors, and the jewels, necklaces, ear
rings, pendants, and ornaments for the
/ hair, all of which his wife showed us
with evident satisfaction. Our host
took especial care to explain to me
1 French was for us a common tongue
that he had one wife, two boys and
two girls. He supposed that was the
/ approved number in America We
were told the truth was that as a Mos
lem he justified himself in having
+ twenty-five wives, but the one we saw
held first place. While he was show
/ ing us about, young slaves seized their
+ opportunity to touch or clutch our gar
ments and hold out a beseeching hand
for coins. / wondered why this
wealthy Moor emphasized the fact
that those gorgeous robes were made
and embroidered by hand. | can I'M
derstand now for Singers Sewing ma
4 chine is everywhere. In the smallest
and most cut Of the way city | have
since visited, | have seen the Singer
Sewing machine, not only in shops,
but also in houses as | have glanced
through small windows.
| must leave Tangier and tell you
little about our trip in Spain, After a
night in Gibraltar, that very cosmo-
politan city, we took an express train
for Ronda. We have found the rail-
way coaches very comfortable, but
even the fastest trains would be con-
sidered slow al home Including de-
lays they average about twenty-five or
three miles an hour.The dining ears are
excellent We have not tried sleepers, but
are told they, too, are good. Our first
ride in spain was through a most at
tractive country-mountain scenery,
cork oak and olive groves, and abund-
anee OF color given by drumming lire"
of scarlet peoples, whole fields of goi-
den buttereups and wild mustard, and
acres of some purple weed or flower
that in the distance gave the effect of
Scottish heather.
Ronda has a remarkable situation
among the mountains and some inter
esting Roman and Moorish ruins
arches, bridges and walls though dat
ing from ancient and medieval times
are still in good state of preservation.
We were all anticipating Granada
and its Alhambra and FASTENED on.
We we've not disappointed as | am
told some tourists are. OF course The
mighty towers and castles are partial
~ ruined, but grand and imposing
still, while the Alhambra palace,
though only a shadow OF its former
glorious beauty, is a marvel OF Moorish