Litchfield enquirer., 1835-02-12

room 10 dinner. As we entered, girls bearing silver basins approached others with pitchers poured water over our hands: others again presented us towels. On the centre of the Persian carpet was placed small table, about a foot square. covered with cloth aud gold tissue. On that was circular glass waiteE, about three Geetan diameter. In the centre was dish of roast mutton. The Sultana sat down, with my mother and self on either side of her: then E and c., and lady, of the Court, formerly slave of the Pa-' sha's now married to a Colonel. The in- terpreters stood and carved for US. The china was French aud handsome-silver knives and forks, &c., which tie Suliana knew aesa how te use. 5 SSllsS ssscbsd as the meat in the most anmcIcifGi manner.- When we sat down Il napkin was placed on each of our laps another embroidered in gold, laid over the right shopider, and a third, aud finer one, laid upon the lap, ao' wipe the mouth with. SoRse of the slaves. fanned us---some held the different dishes --others salvers of knives, and others a. gain silver pitchers, and so on. What with the beautiful dresses, the glitter Of gold and diamonds, the divan, the spacious hall and fountain, it seemed that the scenes of the Arabian Nights were realized before me. wish you could have seen ii. Our only regret was that this. beautiful scene could not be enjoyed by some of our. friends.
 1t is said there is no pleasure without pain. Surely it W as so in this case. The dinner was almost too much for us. We counted thirty-nine different dishes, served one at a time, aHd of each we were obliged to eat little. And so strangely served as they were! The first five dishes were of mutton, rice, &c.,--then a sweet dish then fried fish, and fried lelnoRs--then meat-then another sweet dish--Rext fried fish and nuts-and 50 on till the thirty ninth, which was stewed rice and bonRy- clapper. The glass salver was then taken away, aud .ur,-, s:ta melons, peach es, grapes, &c. replaced it. When we rose from the table, the girls with the ba- sins knelt before us, and hands were wast- ed as before, when pipes and coffee were given US to finish off with. While VIC smo- ked, the Sultana retired to prayers, which she does five times day: Ti1en ifyon could have witnessed the scene you would have imagined us amongst parcel nj chil- dren. Oh! how we were dragged about, paited. and pulled, each woman declaring we belonged to her. and should spgt speak to the others. At three . clock; sNe were sent for to depart. as the gentlemen were sa,iated with smoking, and could wait no longer. They had been with tue Cover nor all this time. The Sultana held us tight, aud said the CapidaR Pasha had no business to send for us; and it was four o'clock before we could get away. We made great procession through the gar. den. First went the musical, dancing and singing girls, then the Sultana and our selves, slaves bearing fans of peacock's feathers over our heads, and then came ,he attendants. At the garden gate, sherbet was handed, when we took kind farewell of our hospitable Sultana, and were con- signed to the care of the Eunuchs, and at the carriage found the gentlemen impa- | tient to hear all about what we had seen.