Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-06-20

ID. d., President OF the Wesleyan Uni.
versiiy- The author thus describes
Alexandria, as seen ~ rae moincn, of
his landing. Size, Sc
ave then set of for ouriho,el uroinp
our way through dense crowds, whose
strange looks and costumes assured US
'hat We were AT length amonr race of
men unlike any thing We had seen be-
FIRE.
81. 1--WE passed through the bazaar.
winch PerambLlated twice more in the
course OF the day. The streets are very
narrow, and appear much more so from
projecting easements on either side.
which nearly meet. The gloon. is in
creased by awnings Of cards, and some
Times OF palm leaves, extending across
the street, and forming a kind of roof
which excludes the rays OF the sun,
without. however, being So we'll con
structed as TO shed rain. The goods arc
exhibited for sale in stalls of very in
considerable dimensions, open in front
and even with the street. The seller
commonly sits cross legged within upon
mat or carpet. The custo mr. does not
enter the stall, for which there is not
often suthclent room, but stands i'm the
street while he examines the articles
wnlch ne wishes TO purchase and I've
gotIates thu price. VIII IN not engage (.
the merchant commonly has long pipe
IN his mouth; with the bowl res ing on
the ground. Clad in long flowing
robe which is confined just above the
hlPs with broad Silkcn girdie Of the
most snowy colO's, his head adorned
with huge white or scarlet turbIn his
legs un covered almost ~ the knee, his
feet also bare, or in red or yellow slip
pers, he sits listless at ease, lie makes
no demonstrations Of eagcrness to scll
his ware, he eyes you coldly-you are
apt TO think conte y ptuouly as YOU pass.
lie smokes deliberately AMI ince ssantIy.
and now and tI.cn strokes his long beard
winch tails down upon the bosom.
"An endless train of came,s, laden
with immense lcalhcrn hays full of wa
ler' building materials, sacks Of flour.
barrels oil sugar. and everything which
10 other regions is transported in carts.
nils The narrow street, threatening To
overthrow you aud YOUR dlminutive
steed. A host Of donkeys and their dri
vers: women, their legs bare TO their
knee, but with their faces careful ly
Velledi promIScuous crowd Of men Of
all colo7s and all costumes gorgeous
fantastic, wretched, many OF them near
ly naked-with their loud contu: ed din
OF outcries and vociferation form
scene that is quite indescribable One
head soon grows giZzy with the strange
sights aud strange sounds.
vi the domestic morals Of the Arab
Egyptian, the following passare gives
one an amusing glimpse, reca ling co n
Pletely TO ones mind those proofs OF af.
lection which were formerly sal TO be |
considered Indispensable in a Russian
household.
another exhibition equally charac |
teristlc of the manners Of the country,
which we met with in the same excur-
sion, was much more serious. We were |
stopped by large crowd which quite |
filled the street near one Of the public |
warehouses. heard heavy blows, fol
lowed by piercing cries, in the midst of
Inc throng OF rather shabby looking
people. Urging on my donkey to the
spot ! saw an athletic man inni-tng
merclless blows upon a female with
heavy stick. She cried out piteously,
but without any effect. The crowd
looked on with interest and apparent
satisfaction, and no one attempted 10 in
teriere. ! enquired Of a young Arab.
whom we had employed as a dragoman
what was the meaning Of this outrage
he answered with an ..ir Of great indif. |
ference, in his bad English, lt is an
Arab man licking his woman asked
him II IT was common practice. lie
answered, 'Yes, the wife do bad, and the,
Arab lick EN- afterwards learned
-thattbis sort Of domestic discipline IS
universal IN this country. No one sup.
poses that it is wrong, or that the cohiu.
gal relation can exist or better terms.
a European lady, resident in Aexan
drIa, who happened to be with US at the
time, informed US that she had lately en-
quired Of a favorite servant after the
health Of his wife. Very well, he said
better than common the last two iays.
since he had given her a good hogginr
She told him that Englishmen did not
whip their wives. lie rep led that il
was Indispensable 10 whip Arab women
otherwise the r. husbands could not live
with them they were not like Frank
women"
The wives thus excellently managed
seem occasionally 10 be come by IN a
manner equally little European or Amer.
ican Witness the following story:
"Mr l. related an anecdote illus !
fratIve OF the character OF Mohammed |
Ali and Of the manners OF the country |
lie Fecei we'd IL from a Boy, who himself |
obtained a vile by the method which |
abe story Describes bout IN roe yo,rs