Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-06-09
s.em the New Yorker.
-, THE MED1TERRANEAN-No.5.
ysS' M ~ AMERICAN LADY.

q rs AN AMERICAN hADf' Ie'
D TaNGmR, March 4,ls4l. S'
.aII of rejoicing this day, for it -
ios ~ your political lire; but | was ~ =,
10 era ~ ioddIeront about the matter, IVY
gtc'' Grrotten there was to be =.
ii 0o aftbe United States indicted 10. -
htst'p t N day. until was reminded Of !"
sbF Tr, Of our Consul. We dined
,GH ~, and Nj. Carr, after observ. =
br W. had been and was the devoted Z
ns 1l .rMr. VAN BUREN, but that he "
,sfial citizen and servant ofthe Uni.
ss' l| oroposed that all should join in :
SS saw offered: Our new President !,
BE- 'ol NJ. administration bring happiness {
>a' o.i,nd prosperity to the peoples !
s0a,Ss'l, IA he earnestly, as he set down
gla wi .l,ss. may our late one be not
ttS| Is,,eI i'm his retirement Party |
s,.. had faded away in the distance,
e's ~ one responded to those senti-
!''o' fitness aud in truth.
aess, .to high holiday with tao followers
E'o.,obet. Toby is a festival equiv
d% In arr New Year, though we saw |
lH g.,lo onward indication Of il in the !
t1 . .I that they will persist in calling
~'- =. Erm,st ofthcir rcloiclngs are car
@1S' =, doors. As i is also market-day.
rev. vi orr wav to the Soco, or space Of
""JI, In which the market is held twice
r. I saturday aud Thursday. This is
'' 'J, ,1c cate. opposite the Water-Gate
S'.. . ~, IN the Beach. Both are built
'' y', ,,me plan, each being protected by
Oh ~. ~ woy and another gate. As |
l"'II'n, observed a range OF stalls
'''1 ), front which were occupied by
a' ...m;,5,. most of them doing nothing,
'',, ,1,., who we're at work seemed TO
a .t. . n,5ar the double disadvantage of
1 -s .;,,fon 10 exert themselves and the
D'D' ,,,rw tools imaginable. There was
.'''" .. ~ ,brog Of Moors in their shopeless
. f,I ,ars.iing little like a carman';
NV r,.sofa coorse woollen cloth strI
.,yrsbtac OF bIue;nothng can be more
.,,,,cru'. except il be the shaven neaC
mi ,oe cap that frequently finishes OF
rsn7er man, for the white turban Is b.
,,r,lns on nvuriable appendogc OF tn
U,o-sb costume. Women TOO wef
@,., muIled from head to foot in kajqHc
frn,e flannel. One Of them, seeing m
-,rrat her very intcn,ly as | stood b
.r mncl suddenly toward me, sayin
rreth.nc in a very sweet tone, but who
t,oursc was unintelligble to me, raise
ryel with an arch smile, and displayC
Young and pretty face. She had fai
,,yromp'cxon, with the dark hair ar
cr, general among her people. II is Il
M female / have yet seen who hi
n,h color, though the Moors Of good Al
uq blood are not darker than their Spa
ae.rab1rs; they are generally pa
Mile we we're mutually attempting
as,u1Ily II must be confessed 10 u
evand each o,h'r, two noble lookl
-aaN lowing ,yh,tO robes passed 1
wwNfchcckcd their pace, and glanc
,,gfarIv at us and each other;
b,p vas great difference in the evpr
n sion. one smiled. and the other Irown'
z. P-a9, IS well the true believer did
b re-, her ra,c her vail to crafty tic curl
Il ro'a Christian, or his fierce look ml'
f. nge been bIacker. As it was, my 81
taiiend turned away, a little startled
s-cel. though not without accepting
+ bgcr held in my hand.
Seeking of those white robes or M
wL thew are worn equally by men
! wnea, but by each differently. The
men dispose them so as to be at once
M mantle; the other sex, rather
/. .ak. What are they likel perhaps
81 ask. Perfectly like a sheet trin
e59,h ends. They are about seven
ngand perhaps four wide or a little
Nd made of wool, sometimes striped
&or cotton. a practced eye won
curse detect under tbs appa
similarity indications Of wealth and
aawad escape a stranger. l I'M
can oetcieye sometimes IN the sa'l
a,o' a Young Moor a consciousness
The meaess and purity of his cost
Wow with a certain air, and with a
white uaan wreathed gracefully Z
iAc brow, ntas a dlgniled effect,
IS he costume of the Shriets or On
he descendants of the Prophet, wi
the way are plenty US blackblrds
Afo, f,,.,.l ~ this Moorish g
3 mauon, We went on directly into
= gca, Soco. Il is a large open space
4 ping upward from the walls, and WI
ed with q waving crowd Of dark Je'
and white haiqucs. The border Q
sea was dotted with horses, camel
y aorr.cos, the smallest animal l eve
Y dhe doakey kind, scarcely IarSe'
= anastF, The clmels arc lnde'
most patent and enduring of ANNA
~ ahe same time the most ungaInly
Il md action. There is less hustle
y pynily less 10 be sold than one
expect from such a concourse OF
one train ofcamels was loaded win
=. ar and we'll cleaned grain. nc
eor was q dark, tall, keen.eyeG
81 WInge-ed near his ;ent OF black
c0h 10 observe tho delberatlo
'nch they managed their sale
n 0,ended BY o black servant WIN
.el nady overloaded donkey, was DaI
Dlo for abou, a halfa bushal ofthe WI
tim q leos, b.lra, honr was spent IN
ngobout the price, which amer
saed probably in the minds
@sn they began but these pc
ao make themselves unhappy
minute more or less, like your
by Yankees.
A neat looking tent picneu =