Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-08-19
IMxSCELL ANEoUs.



4 7'mliA Bait--'rho s.cond day vas at Cons,an
finanle had bath. IN the proper Turkish Gshlon; aod
thl, quite uuy In It's way every thing else
had been The establishment paltonled was the h al
one Ia Sambuu and We went fom 'he steet nta vefY
larar hail. entirely Il marble with gallery rannd he
wills. Ia which c1uch,s we'll us down bolow.
tn thfse different vsurs Upusinn saIup covered
NJ and yur quite stu, others smoking nuRuia5. mud
drinking coffee Towels aud cloths were dying On lgts,
and In 1he corner was II tie she'd serving taie
We went up airs and uudIes-ed pivfng out Wabh
and money the attendant, who tied cleh sup II
n bundle. lie then ,ed a c9oled wIalpat ntuund
wal Is, AMI threw towel over shoulders. after
VIII ch We walked down airs aud put IN sme WOO lea
c'oss at the door # lhc next apartment, lie 6at hing
these did TO send me head over heels the pteat
discontinue o my Temporary costume. and equnl deeht
( tho bathats lhuto a0rub,d. We remaiaea II t5ds
loom, which wasu nm increased temperature. II IN up
en ohet couches until we were pronounced ready l.
mo the second chanb clnltiytd, with rteaI eafr
and anxiety, TO mlier into It upon ny 81 gs and fnnd
another apartment Of marble, very warm indeed, and
lighted from lho top by dome ui eass "bu Soy. y
In the middle If this chnlu'cr hot raised oelaeon
ria fun. ais, Of blc and Ia the Of the .des
Were marble vases aud tanks, with ta>b for bu and eu3
Water and channels in the i,or to cary of the aud3
Two savage. uncar hy boys the htads all shaved wah
the exception Of mlt ON the top, and IN lher scani
costume ol towel only. looking mnro ko wild nlilns
than Intk', nov s,lrI hold "t me, aud rcng me ek
up'n the ho. mubr lllor, commenced dnadtpi series
g, peTf1iiHHu
dai ages, II was Of no 10 resist. They culched
bid II Ihe back r my mock. md thought they were
aulog to a'rauglr me- then they pulled al my arms aud
legs aud Thought again ,hcy were going 10 PM
the ach; and tly when ihcy both began rul hack
Wafd and forward NY chest, durhnu my oracklnn
elbows underneath thcm, thought, finally, thai my las
minute was come, aud tbc death by sul.calon would
finish They fcuds, aud evidently dtlghted
in my agony; not allow nr uc TO book 10 the night or Ie
after ny companions and throwing themselves me
again. whenever they conceived WAS going to call the
dfagnman o my as4letincp. do no know that ever
passed such fighul five minutes connected with bath
ing. Of the feelings which llat pas
gives rise TO-. Il is very terrible 10 take the first
summer plunge n'0 deep, dark liver. aud when YOU
at the hot and the water is tontlng in your ears
10 th of dead bodies and codcs II Is almns wise
10 make that Gghtml journey Il, steep beach. in
babin1 machine, with vague incrflitule II where
you will fad yourself when the do rs open agan; bu
nahing can come up 10 what suffered in my a-t
lrmly, IA lhls CunsmullnopIe h'th. Thoughts oi lur
klsh cruelty and hr s1cks # the Il hous i lomr, aud
trends auJ my ch ihyous hoW,rs,f the sadness Of be
iHg murdered lotc'gu balh-aud thu probability II
my Glour body being eaten by the Wild doge, crowded
rapidly M, hc~r dcuous inctelsed their taftmes
until. collecting al NV srro 9Th fr last efod
vrd throw them of. one 10 the night aud other h lie
If. some half dozen feet and Ie1a ned my lcg'
he worst was now over, certainly; but The peTsean
on sill clullnuad sufficiently exciting. hey fez IN
again, and led me 10 The tanhs, where they almost
layed me win horse hajr gloves, and drowned me with
taWls n warm wat . poured continuously my head
cluld see AID fI again tiled to cry out they ias
large sapy swab made Il thu fbre5 that grow at the
foi f the date palm, into my luth, accompanying
earl renewed act ocrucliy with cemaod lor boishecsh
1T last being alIy exhausted themselves, they swah
I'd me IN a great many towels; aud WIS then balf
pushed, up stairs again, where oi my place ufon the
couch with feelings II great joy and 'haokiulness.
Inow begin to think that all the horrors had nudrf-
gone wore balanced by the dcli-ou7 feeling offep,se