The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-01-19

will be found to be nothing than ugly fat Informed
damses with eyes black enough true but with skins
the colour OF dirty chalk features without expression.
and FERNS without grace-the zebecs most dabolic al
kind OF guitar made bladder over bent pieces
OF bamboo-the fountains nothing but puddles OF filthy
water, OF which every house has half dozen in its
court or before its doorthe nghtingales countless
riads oil hall amshe dogs aud and the orange bow
ers except so tar the ruit concerned decided i'm
position have had abundant opportunities Of seeing the
haem specimen oil the sex. christian enjoys privileges
IN this respect that not granted to the natives When
Moor is in sight their faces closely YELLED but hen
any hesitation in throwing back their hacks, and freely
pretensoSa beauty. Although thus sadly Disappointed
10 respect to the personal appearance Of the Moorish la
dies which is probably owing their habits Of life and
the seclusion OF the harem must say the other hand
that the most glowing expectations will be than
allied by the striking beauty of the Jeweses Generally
the Jewish women especially the young
prestest women in the world-at in the old world
The climate of this exert an injurious ef
feet upon female beauty after certain age and there is
hardly an instance OF such thing fine old woman,
but plenty specimens OF beauty be found previous
10 the ages OF twenty five thirty particularly in the
more southern provinces which fully realise the widest
dreams OF the soft, intellectual and queenke beauty of
the madens of JH6ah How much might this beauty
b. improved could cultivated mind lend the aid of its
preston to magnificent features. But it is alone in
personal beauty that the Jewish excel; they
times exhibit striking points of character which
worthy Of our highest admiration, and which fully
sufficient to redeem the national character from the
roaches with which has been freely assaed will
ready related in letter from Tanger published some
time since in the New World, but with which
you are not perhaps familiar; The st4ir which
the Moors and the attachment to their religion Of the
Jews took place shortly before my arrival in Tanger;
and 1t has Tor me peculia interest nasmuch as circum
stances made well aqu nted with the parents OF the
principal actor from whom have often heard the mi.
nuest setails will simply give you the unexaggerated
facts. Zulekiah Hashual was yousg girl of thirteen
years OF age. equivalent to sixteen seventeen in
fGd cma,. in mental a, well as development
and in particular attracted the observation OF old Moor
lsh woman the next door neghbor of her parents The
ardent affection that the old woman CO ceved for her
beautiful acquaintance It is supposed, originated in
intense desire to convert her to what her opinion
the only true and saving faith Circumstances length
appeared to favor her design For real
FAULT Zulekiah was threatened with punishment escape
from which she ran into the house OF her Moorish friend
and invoked her protection. The old Moor thought
the opportunity too favorable to be lost She instantly
paired to the Cadi and made deposition that the young
Jewess had rushed into her house, had declared herself
Mohammedan, and invoked the protection Of Allah Zu.
lrkiah summoned before the Csd when she
she ever entertained such thought The Cad
the Emperor statement OF the c0se and in the
received The Sultan ordered that she should be sent
him at Mequinas, where he then held his court Upon
her arrival she was assigned apartment in the Hare
Magnificent Moorish dresses were offered her. which she
rejected with disdain, declaring oil the time her adherence
| to the Jewish customs, manners, and laws. Three
several times she summoned be the Emperor in
open court and unsupported by sympathy and
enance OF friends she boldly persisted in her denial Of
thing but publicly embracing slamism could her
lie The third aud last time, she ordered for
tion She was instantly seized by the Moorish guards
and bragg amid large of Moors to the place
OF execution, outside the city walls Arrived upon the
fatal ground renewed entreates used make her
d:c are belief in Allah which she replied that the
jewish religion was the religion OF her foreathers that
for they had suffered all persecution and had
died. and she did why she should hesa sacri.
nee herself for in defence of which prophets and
MINISTRIES, and mighty men had laid down their lives.
10 the Emperor she said in the hearing of all his
tiers and guards that his and his dresses
unbecoming Jewish maiden. and were she to wear
them they would be curse to her soul" Upon being
told by the Emperor himself that she must acknowledge
Mohammed be decapitaed she led that there
none ready to testify the truth OF her faith and none
more tit than he to witness the deed of blood that
posed. Struck with admiration of her beauty and her
hrmnes the Emperor left no means untred to alter her
resolution At the last moment, the execuonpr
making incson in the ok Of the neck deman ied il
she would acknowledge Allah and live. She firmly re.
piled The God Of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, is my
God acknowledge no other" Her he I'd severed
| from her body. The crowd of Jews who attended the
scene excited 70 Madness forgot their usual cowardics
and caution They rushed upon the Emperors guards
and although many were seriously wounded, succeeded
in rescuing the body Of the unfortunate Zuekah it
was buried by them in triumpha short distance Me-
qunas She has justly been elevated to the dignity of
sainshp with the Jews all of whom consider her tomb
holy place. and eagerly resort thither offer up their
| prayers such is the history of poor Zulekiah have
given the NEST literal Interpretation Of of her re-
plies to her prosecutors and if you do not ackno
that considering her and education she fully equals
any heroine oil ancient or modern hi tory have only
say that the fault mine have not conveyed to you an
adequate idea of her excellence. Rebecca the trans
cendant and beautiful being of Scott's Imagination has
been in my opinion, fully equaled her most lofty
points o. character by simple uneducated maiden OF
Tanger. Strange to say, the Moors with an apparent
perversity Of character also regard the memory this
interesting martyr with respect true that man. in
his deg state has some chords which will vi
brate responsive to the great the noble and the good
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