Grant's tour around the world; with incidents of his journey through England, Ireland, Scotland .. . en bis-cuit. There were our Arabs and donkeys all waiting, andthe moment our company began to muster there was achorus of screams—Good donkey, Good morning,baksheesh, and other limited forms of speech. Thedonkeys charged upon us in a mass, each owner screamingout the merits of his animal. It was only by vigorous ef-forts on the part of Hassan that we could see and selectour animals. Hassan had given me a private bit of in-formation as to which donkey I should select, and I foundmyself the maste
Grant's tour around the world; with incidents of his journey through England, Ireland, Scotland .. . en bis-cuit. There were our Arabs and donkeys all waiting, andthe moment our company began to muster there was achorus of screams—Good donkey, Good morning,baksheesh, and other limited forms of speech. Thedonkeys charged upon us in a mass, each owner screamingout the merits of his animal. It was only by vigorous ef-forts on the part of Hassan that we could see and selectour animals. Hassan had given me a private bit of in-formation as to which donkey I should select, and I foundmyself the master of a littl-e mite of a creature, scarcelyhigh enough to keej) my feet from the ground, but vigor- 258 GRANTS TOUR ous and strong and disposed to stop and bray for tlieamusement of the company. Haddens experience witlidonkeys had made him circumspect, and the General ad-vised him to select as small an animal as possible, or, as aprecautionary measure to the end that a valuable lifeshould be saved to the navy, that he should tie himself onits back. The General himself had a horse placed at Lis. EGYPTIAN RUINS. disposal by the Pacha who rules the district, but he rodethe animal with a protest, as it had a shambling gait, andwished that courtesy to his host did not prevent his takinga donkey. The Marquis had some difficulty in pleasinghimself, and when at last he set out with an umbrella un-der his arm and his eyes shaded with sombre spectacles,the suggestion was made that he was a Methodist col-porteur on a journey of preaching. But there was agleam of satisfaction in his noble face, as he informed usthat a couple of camels had gone up from the town laden
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