Scenes in the Sunny South (Volume 2); Including the Atlas Moutains and the Oases of the Sahara in Algeria (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XIV. Bay of Tunis--Goletta--Narrow Escape from Drowning--Ragged Soldiers--Convicts--To Carthage--Vast Cisterns--Desolation--Ruins--The Bull's Hide--Tomb of Saint Louis--Fortified Position--Temple of Esculapius--Marius weeping over Carthage--Crossing the Lake of Tunis--Dangerous Passenger--Landing--Difficulties--Mosaics from Carthage--Museum of the Vizier's Son--Fine Aqueducts--Palace of Bardo--Throneroom--Generals strangled--The Bey holding a Court of Justice--The Bey's Wife--Women in the Harems--Gardens of General Kheir-ed-din--A ' duff' Lady--Ladies of the Harem peeping out of their Broughams--The Bazaars--Rich Costumes of the Jews--Jewelry--Woollen Fabrics--Mosque of the Olive Tree--Ancient Arms--Mosque of Sidi-Abd-el-Kader--Securing marital Love--Fanatic running a Muck--Fearful Excitement--Camel-Butchers--The Kasba--Visit to Jewesses--Beautiful Costumes--One fattening for Marriage--Perfect Roman Amphitheatre at Wudna--Harbour of Marsa--Magnificent Mosaic--Swarms of Flamingoes on the Lake of Tunis--Sheep's Tails--Tunisian Government a Disgrace to Civilization. The ' Zouave ' came to anchor in the Bay of Tunis some distance from Goletta. the seaport of Tunis, which latter town lies considerably inland. A heavy sea was running as we got into the boats to go on shore, which were manned by noisy, clamouring Maltese sailors, and in stepping from the ship's ladder the maid-servant of a lady on board slipped and fell into the water. Instead of pushing up the boats to rescue her, three of the boatmen jumped into the sea after the sinking woman, and they were barely able to keep themselves from being dashed against LANDING AT GOLETTA. 209 the companion-ladder and the vessel's side by the violence of the water, thus multiplying the difficulties of the si...