. Egypt painted and described . h-el-Belad ^ exchangingsalaams with the conductor; good-humouredfellahln of varied physiognomies peer curiously in atyour carriage window and boisterously comment uponthe strange habits and customs of the travellingNasrani.^ Standing partly aloof are a couple ofBedawTn, too proud to mingle with the noisy fellah,though probably sympathising with their witticisms atthe expense of the unbeliever. Little girls crying moyeh ^ perambulate the platform ministering to theneeds of the thirsty ; and among the native travellers 1 village sheykh. ^ Christian, ^ Water. 9 Egy
. Egypt painted and described . h-el-Belad ^ exchangingsalaams with the conductor; good-humouredfellahln of varied physiognomies peer curiously in atyour carriage window and boisterously comment uponthe strange habits and customs of the travellingNasrani.^ Standing partly aloof are a couple ofBedawTn, too proud to mingle with the noisy fellah,though probably sympathising with their witticisms atthe expense of the unbeliever. Little girls crying moyeh ^ perambulate the platform ministering to theneeds of the thirsty ; and among the native travellers 1 village sheykh. ^ Christian, ^ Water. 9 Egypt hawkers drive a brisk trade in eggs, dates, sugar-cane,and bread. Presently cries of Irkub ^ send passengers to theirseats, and, to the accompaniment of bell-ringing, horn-blowing, and waving flag, you continue your journey,eventually reaching Cairo, tired, but delighted, andhaving had a glimpse at least of two of the mostcharacteristic features of Egyptian landscape with itsattendant incident. « Ride. TO AN IRRIGATED FIELD. CHAPTER II CAIRO Few people carry away any very definite first impres-sion of Cairo. Its life is so varied and its interests are sodiverse that the new-comer hardly knows upon what tofocus his attention. East and West continually jostleeach other in streets where strange types and costumesvie with unfamiliar and picturesque architectural featuresin their claim for notice. Everywhere is a sparklingmovement which can only be likened to an ever-changing series of kaleidoscopic views whose colour-pictures bewilder while they delight the eye. Cairo may be roughly divided into two distinctand widely differing parts—the one consisting of theEsbekiyeh, Ismailia, and Kasr-el-Dubara quarters,built for, and almost entirely occupied by Europeans ;and the other, the purely native town, whose streetsand bazaars, mosques and palaces, have remained prac-tically unchanged for centuries. The European quarters, though in many ways hand-some, are too much like some fashi
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