North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-09-16

sm'se escapes bow u can. either by the
barrow io0p-hoirs. or by the chinks be-
tween The faiters and the roof, Tor The
chimney there is none.
One partition only exists in the corner
81 this barn. Ii IS as ii were. hut with
IN house, an asylum reserved Tor the
landlord and his family.
Against this, some thick plsnks of wood
are ranged with great regularity some
enormous vessels ol red earthen- ware,
which 10 avoid the trouble OF constantly
fetching water from the well, contain some
days, provision for the animals, whiis: wa
ter oil better description, in vases Of
lighter kind Of clay, unbsked, is carefully
slowed away for the use OF the guests at
the yeHta.
Ii was IN this splendid apartment, and as
near 10 hfe as they could eontrve Ia get.
that The new arrivals formed a group. A
great many Others had taken up their quar-
tiers, stretched at full length in their cloaks
or blankets, the only beds in the hosiery
or were seated cross-legged in the Eastern
fashion round long tables on the ground. |
and taking their frugal meal from the pro. |
VISIONS which they had brought With them |
Tor none were 10 be obtained in the place.
cave Maria Santissima 20 was the sal
utation Of the company. Good evening.
CabalIeros may God bless your repast -
the reply. This exchange Of greeting is
common even among the lowest ranks.
Many invited the new corners TO partake
OF their supper for Arab hospitality is
still kept up in that land, SO long emanci-
ated from their yoke and no good Span
lard thinks OF eating or drinking without
inviting those around him, often the pas
sers by, to partake of his meal
These compliments having been ex-
changed on both sides, profound silence
feigned IN the venta and, thanks TO the
darkness, we might almost fancy ourselves
"a complete solitude, were il not for the
nonotonous noise which so many bipeds {
and quadrupeds made in eating. II
Close to the fire, which, being now re, /
olenished, flashed full on their faces, were /
group that particularly attracted my at q
IGNITION. i
1t consisted of three persons, girl and
wo youths, all OF a beauty so remarkable
hat even in that land, where il is so COM Q
non, never saw it equalled. The girl, f
whose name was Margarita, was about O
ixteen or seventeen years old but owing =
o that climate, where females arrive at S
maturity at an earlier period, she was, and e
lad been some time, woman, and offer
d at once the most striking contrast be- s.
ween lnlantine gaiety and coquetry.
ohe was oil middle height her large g
lack eyes sparkled with virginia. candor,
hough they at times expressed the ener-
y oil passion less, as it appeared, the r,
esult oil present than the prognostic of fc
uture emotions. A
have spoken Of her eyes, and YOU n
aust excuse my speaking of them still h
hey shone from under their long brown n
ashes and thick brows, like the sun thro'
dark cloud 10;
The complexion Of this young Andau- W
ian was very different from that on which b,
.nglish women so much pride themselves. III
Ii was pale, and clear and brown, and in
It of by tresses of jetty black. be
An Arab horse-a stately stag-a barb te
lew broke-a cameleopard-a gazelle-:' iii
Io-none of them will do by way of com in
arlson-no smile will define or liken her tn
ut never saw the like Ia
must now Introduce you to the cousin. Ia
70 was about twenty-seven or twenty in,
ght years Of age, with an open counter an
ice and happy insoueiance. His feat br
res were regular; his eyes resembled WI
'azler, which at every instant threw out he
'arkles of FIRE he had also raven black
iir, and a complexion dark as a Moor.-lTl
or an Andalusian, he was taller than thew ~
ualIy are. and wore the elegant cabas cir
in use in that province. on
The "retecilIa," or net Of green silk
ted closely to the head, from which. fro
'wever, some few locks escaped his his
ort jacket was Of velvet, ornamented rus
lih ribands, and enlaced with silver but no
MS; handkerchief of red silk, negE- ua
n,ly tied about his neck, fastened his tul
irt of coarse linen over his ample chest. ces
scarf or girdle, also of red silk, encircled
waist in many folds, and half hid he
rise and poinard tight breeches ofl KIN,
coarse brown cloth, scarcely covered his res
ees and CATERS and leathern shoes OF ing
How morocco completed the costume of so
e young Maio cor
The brother of Margarita was some acc
ars older, and had a serious and determ- Il
I'd look, as though he had led an advent. ella
Gus life, and followed the profession of Co
ntrabandista. Such, indeed he was. me
In the course of the evening, the Young nal
aio asked for guitar, and said, "pen- ion
men shall | sin0 vou H. A., L.