. Artists and Arabs; or, Sketching in sunshine. ours in a temperature of 90° Fahrenheit may havesomething to do with it. SUNRISE. 49 mountains far beyond. Surely the time has come !The sparks from his chariot-wheels of fire justfringe the outline of the Kabyle Hills, and inanother minute, before all the Arabs have clam-bered up and reached their vantage-ground, thewhole bay is in a flood of light. The Arabsprostrate themselves before the sun, said u Allahil Allah (God is great) is the burden of theirpsalm of praise. But Mahomets coming is not yet; the Arabsreturn down the hill, and crowd toget
. Artists and Arabs; or, Sketching in sunshine. ours in a temperature of 90° Fahrenheit may havesomething to do with it. SUNRISE. 49 mountains far beyond. Surely the time has come !The sparks from his chariot-wheels of fire justfringe the outline of the Kabyle Hills, and inanother minute, before all the Arabs have clam-bered up and reached their vantage-ground, thewhole bay is in a flood of light. The Arabsprostrate themselves before the sun, said u Allahil Allah (God is great) is the burden of theirpsalm of praise. But Mahomets coming is not yet; the Arabsreturn down the hill, and crowd together to a verydifferent scene. The officers, whom we saw justnow leaving the Place, have arrived at the Champde Mars, the drill-ground immediately below us,and here, in the cool morning air, they are exer-cising and manoeuvring troops. There are severalcompanies going through their drill, and the bugleand the drum drown the Muezzins voices, . who,from almost every mosque and turret in the city,repeat their cry to the faithful, Come to THE MOORISH QUARTER. CHAPTEE III. THE MOORISH QUARTER. OUR STUDIO. WE said, in the last chapter, that in Algiersthere was very little going on for thevisitor or idler; but if the traveller have anythingof the artist in him, he will be delighted with theold town. If he is wise, he will spend the firstweek in wandering about, and losing himself inthe winding streets, going here, there, and every-where on a picturesque tour of inspection. Hisartistic tendencies will probably lead him tospend much time in the Moorish cafes, wherehe may sit down unmolested (if unwelcomed)for hours on a mat, and drink his little saucerof thick, sweet coffee, for which he pays • one 52 ARTISTS AND ARABS. sou, and smoke in the midst of a group ofsilent Moors, who may perchance acknowledgehis presence by a slight gesture, and offer himtheir pipes; but who will more frequently affectnot to see him, and sit still doing absolutelynothing, with that dignified solem
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