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CHAP. I.j BEGGARS. 27
are abominable impostors. There are some whose
appearance is most distressing to every humane
person who sees them; but who accumulate considerable property. A case of this kind was made
public here a few months ago. A blind fellah, who
was led through the streets of the metropolis by a
young girl, his daughter, both of whom were always
nearly naked, was in the daily habit of bringing
to his house a blind Turkish beggar, to sup with
him. One evening, he was not at home ; but his
daughter was there, and had prepared the supper for
his Turkish friend, who sat and ate alone; and, in
doing this, happened to put his hand on one side,
and felt a jar full of money, which, without scruple,
he carried away with him. It contained the sum
of a hundred and ten purses (then equivalent to
rather more than five hundred and fifty guineas),
in kheyreeyehs, or small coins of nine piasters each.
The plundered beggar sought redress at the Citadel,
and recovered his property, with the exception of
forty kheyreeyehs, which the thief had spent; but
was interdicted from begging in future.—Children
are often seen in Cairo perfectly naked; and I have
several times seen females from twelve to twenty
years of age, and upwards, with only a narrow strip
of rag round the loins, begging in the streets of
this city. They suffer little from exposure of the
bare person to the cold of winter, or the scorching
sun of summer, being accustomed to it from infancy ; and the men may, if they choose, sleep in
some of the mosques. In other respects, also, their
condition is not quite so bad as their appearance
| Title | An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians - 2 |
| Creator | Lane, Edward William |
| Publisher | C. Knight and Co. |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Date | 1842 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000039 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | CHAP. I.j BEGGARS. 27 are abominable impostors. There are some whose appearance is most distressing to every humane person who sees them; but who accumulate considerable property. A case of this kind was made public here a few months ago. A blind fellah, who was led through the streets of the metropolis by a young girl, his daughter, both of whom were always nearly naked, was in the daily habit of bringing to his house a blind Turkish beggar, to sup with him. One evening, he was not at home ; but his daughter was there, and had prepared the supper for his Turkish friend, who sat and ate alone; and, in doing this, happened to put his hand on one side, and felt a jar full of money, which, without scruple, he carried away with him. It contained the sum of a hundred and ten purses (then equivalent to rather more than five hundred and fifty guineas), in kheyreeyehs, or small coins of nine piasters each. The plundered beggar sought redress at the Citadel, and recovered his property, with the exception of forty kheyreeyehs, which the thief had spent; but was interdicted from begging in future.—Children are often seen in Cairo perfectly naked; and I have several times seen females from twelve to twenty years of age, and upwards, with only a narrow strip of rag round the loins, begging in the streets of this city. They suffer little from exposure of the bare person to the cold of winter, or the scorching sun of summer, being accustomed to it from infancy ; and the men may, if they choose, sleep in some of the mosques. In other respects, also, their condition is not quite so bad as their appearance |
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