CHAPTER XXV. 
COL. ROOSEVELT’S TRIUMPHANT TRIP THROUGH EUROPE 
The Ex-President Makes a Memorable Speech in Cairo, Egypt—Visits the Pyramids and 
Sphinx—Embarks for Italy—Feted and Dined by the King of Italy—Col. Roosevelt’s Own 
Statement of Why He Did Not Visit the Pope. 
By J. T. Thompson. 
After leaving Luxor in Egypt the Boosevelt party, which now con¬ 
sisted of the Colonel, Mrs. Boosevelt, Miss Ethel and Kermit, spent 
several days sight-seeing at many of the more important places in 
Egypt. Everywhere the party stopped they were the guests of the 
representatives of the British Government which holds a protectorate 
over Egypt. The journeys consisted of camel rides to the tombs of 
Egypt’s Ancient Kings, and ruins of cities that flourished over 3,000 
years ago. With that strenuousness which has always characterized 
Col. Boosevelt, he entered into all of the events planned for his enter¬ 
tainment and early every morning was mounted on a camel or an 
Arabian horse or sometimes on a donkey to ride across the desert to 
view some of the wonders of this land of many wonders. 
On March 24, 1910, the party arrived at Cairo, Egypt, which was 
lavishly decorated in honor of Col. Boosevelt. An enormous throng 
had gathered at the station and when the Colonel appeared from his 
car he was given a rousing ovation. There were hundreds of American 
Tourists in the crowds but there were also thousands of the swarthy 
natives and they gave the ex-President a welcome that in cordiality 
and enthusiasm surpassed that ever received by any other foreigner. 
Abbas Hilmi, the Khedive, (Buler of Egypt) paid Col. Boosevelt a 
great honor by sending the State Coach tot his hotel to convey him to 
Abdin Palace where he was entertained. This State Coach is only used 
when Boyalty visits the Khedive. Mrs. Boosevelt was entertained by 
the Khediva at the same time in another part of the palace. 
In the evening the entire party left for a visit to the Pyramids. 
The night was wondrously clear and with a brilliant silver moon light¬ 
ing up the heavens they reached the silent sentinels of the desert, three 
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