The cave dwellers of southern Tunisia; recollections of a sojourn with the khalifa of Matmata; . cast anchor about two miles outside Sfax, of whichthe white walls glistened in the morning sun. Asteam tug took us ashore. The ebb and flow ofthe tide here is very strong, with a possible riseand fall of as much as eight feet, which accountsfor the flatness of the beach. The only ship in the roadstead was the Fæder-landet from Bergen, lying-to and dischargingtimber. Sfax was taken on the IGtli July 1881 by aforce under Admiral Garnault, after a seriousbombardment which laid waste a great part of th
The cave dwellers of southern Tunisia; recollections of a sojourn with the khalifa of Matmata; . cast anchor about two miles outside Sfax, of whichthe white walls glistened in the morning sun. Asteam tug took us ashore. The ebb and flow ofthe tide here is very strong, with a possible riseand fall of as much as eight feet, which accountsfor the flatness of the beach. The only ship in the roadstead was the Fæder-landet from Bergen, lying-to and dischargingtimber. Sfax was taken on the IGtli July 1881 by aforce under Admiral Garnault, after a seriousbombardment which laid waste a great part of theramparts and the town. The walls enclosing the European quarter, whichfaces the sea, have been pulled down lately, andhere the French have established themselves. Tothe rear lies the Arab town, still surrounded byits walls and towers. On landing 1 met the Vice-Consul for Swedenand Norway, Olaf Henriksen, a young man wdio in 20 CAVE DWELLERS the course of a few years has made for himself agood position as partner in the hirge, and perhapssole, firm of timber traders in the place. His i i em. lir, ( J: J ^^ ?? ^stA AT SFAX.{From a painting hy Mrs. Henriksen.) office and warehouses arc on the quay. Olsen, hisco-partner, is likewise a Northerner. Henriksen isagent for the United Shipping Co., Imt it is seldomthat Danish vessels touch here. After a stroll through the town, Mr, Henriksen FROM SFAX TO GABES 21 led me to his liome and intiodiiced me to his wife,i\ Norwegian hxdy from Christiania. I spent acomfortahle and most enjoyable day in their house,which is outside the town and commands a viewof the harhour. Mrs. ireurikscu is a very lair artist. On thewalls hung sketches of her northern home and ofSfax, painted by herself and showing considerabletalent. The toml)s of Mara1)0uts, the cemeteriesoutside the walls, and the Arab tents in the vicinitywere the subjects that pleased me most. She mostamiably promised to ])e my collaborator, l)y allow-ing me to make use of a couple of h
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