Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1829-10-21

with me; that she would send for a malem.
or man of learning, and read the Eatha Zoo
Through lhe marriage CEREMONY with me
/ thought THIS was carryingthe Joke n little
too FAR, and began % look q little serious.
on which she sent for the looking glass.
' and looking at herself then offering II 10
me, said, to be sure she was rather older
Then me, bat very little; and what Of that?
. This wUs Goo much, and made my retreat
las soon as / could, determined never TO
|comc 90 such close quarters with her again.
The widow, however was not discou-
Iraged She collected her train. and with
drums beating before her, followed her
( lover from WawQ, thinking to return when
/ her marriage project had been completed,
/ TO make war with the government As she
7 had thrown oT her allegiance once before,
the whole town was 10 dismay; Clappcr
toms baggage was seized by the governor
and preparations nude for civil war Al
a.armiag crisis, Lander SCI out post
haste .or BoIsa, 90 solicit the Intervention
. OF tte Sultan, and had Jhe good fortune
TO obtain q mandate TO the governor of
Hawa, for tho immediate cession Of the
goods. With this Clpperton and his ser
ntreuFned TO Wawa, 6, the disappointed
widow soon after found herselfobIiged to
return also, and throw herself upon the
.c.emo0cy Of the government
"Wednesday. 5th-This morning the.
nd0w arrived in Town, wi,h q drummer
beating before her,wbose cap vas bedeck,d
with ostrich feathers, q bow man walking
on foot by her horse, and a train behind,
armed with bows. swords and spears. She
rode O sraddle ON a fine horse, whose trap
pings were ofthe first order for this country:
he head of the horse was oruamentcd with
oass plates, The neck with brass bells, and
charms sewed in various coloured leather.
such as red, green and yellow; a scarlet
breast piece, with q bright brass plate in
tde centre Of 10, a scarlet saddle cloth, (
trimmed with lace. She was dressed IN
red silk trowsers, and red morocco boots, 1
on her head a white urbau, and over her
shoulders a mantle of silk and COLA. Had !
she been somewhat younger, and less cor /
pg.eut, there might have been great temp /
t.Ion 10 head her party, for she has GER
tinIy been a very handsome woman, and :
such as would have been thought beauty
Boz any country in Europe.
" The widow arrived, having stripped /
off her Guery, aud put on only q country I.
cloth around her, and one female slave 30
attendance. She saluted the governor &C /
c0rdI0r 90 rbe custom Of the country, that
IS. by knecliag on her knees and elbows, /
wth her hands before her face. Ii was
some time before the governor spoke. He
the1 began, and gave her a lecture on dis I
obedience and vanity, and asked where she |
was going. She said, after some slaves of
hers, vino had run away and gone to Nyf, I.
with which excuse, after his telling her she
did uotspelk the truth, she was dismissed; .
and when sine got outside the hut, she shook .
the dust of her feet wilh the gres.sst con
tempt"
"It would have been a fine end to my
Journey, indeed, " remarks the traveller, /.
% if had deposed old Mahommod, and .
SET up for myself with walking tunn butt
for a queen" CoDgrat1latng himself on
his escape, he prudeuty resolved 20 have
nothing moro 10 do with the opposition IN I
any country.