Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-09-07

sudden greatness-the intoxicntion of p,osn.,,.
and plumber had exalted tho nntion ON IN. ,Iraestr
other realms, the Turk was brave in the Acid ts;,s
ii to his friend. aud generous to his Zoe. Il was then
unusual TO commend the cup Of poison with u smile.
and to bcckon the murderer, with the oath Of f,;and.
ship on his lips; but treachery is now an accomplish
mcnt IN Turkey; aud ] have seen so much OF IL for
some ti'nc past, that if my soul were not in some SORT
sttuncd to horrors, l should wish myself in Clristen.
aom, with no other excitement than the simple mur.
ucrs of a Sunday newspaper.
nc VI randee however, reluxes ffoan the fatirues
81 o'sn"y pretty often; he perambulates with an am
Der rosy dangling from his wrist; Inc looks neither To
tho right or 10 the left; the corpse of a Rouah ,ftyac,.
TOT nus attentions; the head ofa slaughtered Greek
ne passes by unnoticed; he causes the trembling lew
W W re,'e al MS approach; he only shufies tho unwary
''""s WHO goes along. u Is too troublesome to kick
nun! he reaches the coffee house before noon. an AL
Ject Christian sdtaams him to the earth, spreads the
newest mat for the E;6endi, presents the richest cup,
md cringes BY his side to kiss the bcm oc ne 80
nent, or at least his hand. The coffee peradvenfurc
is not good; the Efendi storms-the poor Armenian
tremblcs; he swears by his fathers beard he made tho
very best; in oil probability he gets the cup at his
head, aud a score of maledictions, not on himself. but
OH his mother. a friend of tho EGendi enters. and
AFTER ten minutes rcpose they salute, and exchange
s6iaa"ts. a most interesting conversation is carried
IN by mouosyi1sbles Mt half hour intervals. The
Grandee exhibits an English ~pcnknifc; his friend en-
atnines 1t, back and blude, smokes another pipe, and
cxclaims God is great
pistols are next produced. their value l. on etcsn,,
lncino, " no other discussion takes place till a prays
old fr'est begins to ~expatiaic on the temper, of hs
sword A grave old Uiema, o thcolcgian and a
lawyer TOR here chicanery and religion no hand in
hand) at length talks of astronomy and politics.
how the sun shines in tho east and In the west, ond
every where he shines, how he benms on q land OF
Mussulmansi how oil the Padishaws of Europe paw
tribute to the Sultan; and how the giaours Of Eng.
land are q greater people than the infdels of France,
because they make better penknives and finer pistols;
how the Dcy of Algiers made n prisoner of the Eng.
ilsli Admiral in the late engagement; and after dos.
troying his fleet, consented to release him, ON condi.
ton OF paying an annual tribute: and how tho chris.
ian Ambassadors came, like dogs, TO the footstool of
the Sultan, to feed on his imperial bounty. Alter
this cdifying piece of history, the Effcndi takes his
leave with the pious ejaculotion of '.uushaUa,, how
wonderful 10 God; the waiter bows him ont, overpow.
cred with gratitude for the third part of an Epplis,,
isrthing. add the proud Ffcndi returns 20 his larcm;
he walks with becoming dignity along; perhaps n
merry andrew, playing off hnfFoonerics, catches his
eye.--he looks, but his spirit smiles not. neither do
his lips; his gravity is invinciblc, and he waddies on.
ward, like a poIpoise cast on Ehorc: il is evident that
nature intended him not for o pedestrian animal, and
that he looks with contempt on his Locomotive orpuns.
Ihis' my Lord. though apparently a ridiculous por-
trait, is not srrcharged, and is, indeed, rather q gem
cral picture than an individuai likeness"