. The Keim and allied families in America and Europe . ^ of thePharoahs continued: July 28, 1865, Friday: This is theMahommedan Sunday. Toward even-ing- strolled into the Ezbekeeyeh place,where the returned pilgrims fanatical THE KEIM AND ALLIED FAMILIES. :;•;!. Kgypt from the Delta to it with both feet, one in Asia, the other in Africa. pranks were engaging- a vast amount ofvocal and muscular energies. So tem-pestuous was their shouting that thecommotion could be heard in myapartments in the hotel. The Ezbekeeyeh is covered with pa-vilions and thronged with people of di-vers oriental


. The Keim and allied families in America and Europe . ^ of thePharoahs continued: July 28, 1865, Friday: This is theMahommedan Sunday. Toward even-ing- strolled into the Ezbekeeyeh place,where the returned pilgrims fanatical THE KEIM AND ALLIED FAMILIES. :;•;!. Kgypt from the Delta to it with both feet, one in Asia, the other in Africa. pranks were engaging- a vast amount ofvocal and muscular energies. So tem-pestuous was their shouting that thecommotion could be heard in myapartments in the hotel. The Ezbekeeyeh is covered with pa-vilions and thronged with people of di-vers oriental classes both day and nightto witness the dance of the begin in a sitting posture, swing-ing the upper part of the body back-ward and forward, exclaiming with each motion, Allah il Allah! God is theGod! Another party marches about amongthe pavilions beating drum-like instru-ments. The dancing men stand in tworows with the head dervish in the cen-tre. The dancing is done under pa-vilions made of beautifully woven camels*hair cloth. Innumerable glass globeswith candles furnish a weird light. The fierce war cry of the Mahomme- 362 THE KEIM AND ALLIED FAMILIES. dan taken from the Muezzins prayer isAlla-hu, Alla-ho akbar ^God is great)! July 29


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