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A FEAALE LEDYARD IN PERSIA.

our mission premises was soon followed bv the
quick sIep Of 4 native. who came 10 DR.. Virgin
with the s1a'ement that there stood in the street
~o'' an, Who knew no language, and was en-.
heely unattended, exnrpl by a koordish mule.
iear. moment shorwsrd, another native
cams wnh The additional statement. "the lady
ls dressed in English clothes. and says, in your
language. will you give me liue WaIerl"
lir. Wright. whose curiosity and aslonish.
n'eni could hardly be otherwise than highly ex.
cited, By the encouragement Of lady in Eu.
rupean costume speaking English, in the stree,
Al nlghs, and unattended 10 this remote and bar.
baruus land, where the appearance Of Euro.
Penn man is thing Of very rare occurrence,
SION had ocular proof Of what his ears were ~
reluctant TO admit-a bona hde European lady
sanding before him, having leuer from Mr..
Stocking, an acquaintance Of his al Mosu,
which introduced US to Madame PieiiFer, Of vi.
sons, who had performed The circuit Of the
world, thus far, sions, aud was now Fastening
towards her home.
Who then is Madam PfeifT-ri She is a Ger.
Riaa lady. fifty years old, Of great intelligence
and most perfect accomplishments, and TO ap.
pesrance thoroughly sane on every subject un.
lcss il be her style Of travelling which is at
least somewhat peculiar.
Madame PlOilfer, leaving her husband and
her Two sons, one Of them an officer OF gov.
ernmeut and the other an artist. about two
years ago started on her tour around the world.
An sgsd gentleman Of her acquaintance accom-.
pnnled her FOR some time, but lindng that she
was obliged to protect him instead OF his pro.
tec1ing her, she left him and proceeded alone.
Fun1 Eur,,na M..lu.,, ID
I'll. where she admired the brilliant flowers and
the magnificent forests more than almost any
thing else that she has seen, aud where she
enne very near being murdered by black ruf.
nan, who attempted to rob her. She still car.
Tiss scars Of the wounds then received, but
STATES. with evident satisfaction, that she had
cut of Ihreo Of his fingers in seIcdelence. when
several persons proVidsnty came to her rescue.
She had intended to cross The continent, from
Rio TO the Pacific Ocean; but finding things in
toe dlsordered a state to admit of il, she took
passage in sailing vessel al Rio, in which she
doubled Cape Horn aud went to Chill, and after
short stay at Valparaiso, she took passage in
another vessel for Tsh, whore she made an
agreeable visit, among the memsntos Of which
she has Queen Pomaire's autograph.
From TahlIl our heroine traveller proceeded
TO China, whore she visited several of The points
most accessible 10 foreigners, minclrc socially
with the missionaries there, whom she men.
tons fsmilisrly by the name of Dr. Brdpcmnn,
pr. Ball and Mr.. GutIlulT, &c., the autograph
of The last named in Chinese. One Of the
strongest impressions which she seems to have
brought from the celestial empire" is the i'm.
rinent insecurity Of foreigners at Canton.
From China, Madame Pcih;r went 10 Cal.
euita; and from that city travelled overland, a.
cross British India, to Bombay, passing through
great variety Of incidents aud adventures on
tho way, end holding much pleasant intercourse
with Protestant missionaries, (although herself
born aud educated a Calhoic) at various sec.
tlons Of the different nations.
From Bombay Madam p. went in a steamer
70 Bussorah; and thence in another steamer to
BagdaG and from Bngdal she travelled in com.
pany with a caravan up to MosuI, ns u memen.
TO Of which she has u scuI ptured figure Of the
human head taken from the ruins of ancient
Nineveh. From Mosu she crossed tho formi.
dabe kOordsh mountains 10 Oroomiah. cara.
van journey of twelve days, (bul protracted in
hor case, by tedious delays, to twenty days. in
company with Koordsh muIateer, on a route
st greater exposure, humnneIy speaking, than
any other she has travelled, during her circuit Of
tho world.
Afcr a visit Of ono day with US, Madame
FieifJr hasIened on toward Tabreez, intending
10 60 thence through Georgia TO Tihis and
thcnce across The Caucasus, through Europcan
Russia, to Vienna, hoping to reach her home
about the frsl OF November.
The adventurous circumstances of Madame
PfcltIer, during many parts Of her tour, invest il
with the most romantic ami thrilling Interest,"
Think. Tor instance, IN her passage across the
wild koordlsh mountains, of savage Koord,
pointing to the iassel on the Turkish ez (cap(
she wore, TO which he took fancy, aud demand
ing 1t OF her by The significant gcslure of draw.
ing his hand across his IhroaI-meaning, of
course, "give me the laSsal as you value your
head" aud she in turn repelIing The demand by
gestures unable to speak to him word orally.
in any language he northumberland. Through
many such adventures she made her way safely
10 Oroomlah, carrying about her person large
sum Of money, (by accidental neccss,v rather
than choicc) over the wild regions of Koordis.
tau, in manner which seems TO us truly mar.
Vslous. Her practical motto is, never belray
fear; and to her adherence TO that she expresses
herself as greatly indebted Tor her success in
travelling
On the road Madame Preifar in these regions
wears The large veil, concealing most OF tho
person, which is commonly worn here by native
females, when they 60 abroad, aud ride astride,
IS they also ride. bul her other garments, with
tho exception Of the Turkish cap above named |
are sufficiently European in appearance 10 dis.
Unguish her from natives. Her language, on
the way, in these lands, is wholly The language
of signs indicated by necessity, and which she
saems often TO have made very expressive. On
the iasl days ride, before reaching OroomiOh,
.or rinMance, the stage being two ordinary stages,
and the muleIeer, Al one time, proposing 10 halt
tll The next day, she would rest her head upon
her hand, as mathematical of sIecn, and renent