The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-12-14
From Chambers Edinjurg Journ,l
The Corn Trader o. the Desert.

When we speak Of th- desert an idea is natu.
rally awakened of vast expanse, over which no
track leads, and with no visible b0andary-a re
eon 81 sand and Hight of heat and thirst made
only for the especial hahita,iun Of the suubcams
and the simeon. This, indeed is the aspect mn
der winch the desert appears in the works of the
poets and 1t i true that in some few porti1us of
Africa and Asia their widest conceptions are re
alHed. Caravans have been swallowed up. and
even armies, We are told overwhelmed. in rndra-
vorng Ia cross these irightful tracs-iastas ships
are wrecked ia the ocean and the ingenuity Of
thinkers has been haillcd IN seeking for what NAV
bc called the phy'lca excuse for their existence
Hut tie desert, IN It's larger signitiraou is simply
"A region oicompIratyc barrenness, where scatter
ed tribes of men find it II true. scanty sub>,t-
euce, yet eth subsistence sufficient to enable
them not only 30 form natoas, but to be tue pa.
rents Of nations
The most celebrated inhabitants of the desert
are without doubt the Arabs. commonly called
Bedawlus. Their manners form nm interesting
object Of study ana although much has been
SAID about them, much more remains to saw.
have had opportunities Of seeing them under some
oi their aspects, and was especially led to notice
the way IN which they provided for the support
ofhfc.
When first started from Egypt n.o the vills
Of Lydia, and left behind Inc the lat uutuos, Ut
what perhaps may with some courugp be called
civilization represented bv n cluster of mud
huts, sheltered by large old ruined wall, could
not suppress a slight feeling Of age. Ny mind
seemed to lose is firm footing Of reality and to
move with ialterlng steps towards ile vague and
the Infinite. But familiarity, if il did not breed
contempt. soon consolidated as il were my ideas.
allowed them to assume definite furm. and fear
and mystery vanished together There Is moth
mg really dreadful but the uncertain and the un.
known soon o,nJ ,hot ,h, Je.,r, 81, IA. rr,,,,
being di.arrcruhlc rl,ce haze ,nap,. f,scipa,p.,
clar,,,,,i.,;rs M. ,'r,..,,,,. ,rI. 80, ,'..,7
vailed. IN. eLv i. rd,yLcre o,.c o,,,ia,. 49,,
sun sn magnificent tv.iii.b, so Ior,i,, D,,,,L ~,
n,inr pi,.lt 81 tropouil nr tl,c r,,,, ,-,Il ,c
HOLT JJ,. c.,rrs ,, ib ,,, b.. ~,
means rnyori.d va.t Ieyc ,r,r,s ~, .,,,,,,,,,,..
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nv ,f th,.a .rnis al cr,,rsrati.. f.,,,li,r y,
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in rh. dr.cr, must I.y, a,r,ri,I 'e,r ,,,i.t,,,.
a'mo.t entirely ON the dew. ofr,,,l, Which src
lave been sr.or,,,,l, Jrrncl,sd \, m. ,ti, .f,,,
having PASSED the rIylt in NV clo.l On ,l.
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gr,,t measure, rr .urr.rt an fl,. ,rI,'. ,f,I..;r
il.cks and that thrjr handy .Lc,n and ,,,,t. 49,
we'll Il. tLcir camel. C,J ,ra;.,,,t n,,,,i.bu.,,,
in tho .v,r,r,iti,. &c fla, L,,,,,,,- ,,ro,,s f;Lov
cryyyI on. ah,urd oven tIo t,',.,s r,as, ,l,s,.
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bl.nIs with ,i-. e,r.h i'm brr In, ...I,, L.,.,,
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,f ui.la,i,r ,.,,l. c..,rt.J ~, cr,t.,in urn,L,r
- ,o..,,, Il.I.,.I,. ,,, H., ,,, >, A.,.rl,i, T.,
rri,.,rr "A .,,r,Iy E.r,l,. nov, ,a..,,,. mad ,l,
,.,...,. .,,,,t.,I,
w., soon b,,,,uc wall acn,,i,,,.I Mi, en-. h. bt.
and manner. oftbcsc cxi,uuora I'm .lcrs They
arc ,.u4r,ll, tLr sons ~ ,Io oil, mon of H.,
trile. who send to E-ynt on tbrir own ocrn,,nr
80 many camel. a,cnr,,inc to their wealth and
their wants. pnd do mt ,ou.ilcr il nrrd,ut :,
trust hired drivers with 30 important care. The
ramGls are the most valuable portion, Of their
property and none are Likely 10 defend them with
so much viyur rs those who are to iuhrrl; them.
Generally speaking, n certain portion of the pur-
cha'es are made in Egypt with d,llirs-whcn,e
procured it's difficult lu s.,y--,he remainder with
the prcc ola few blankets, woven beneath the
tents. or of q camel colt reluctantly sold The /
Bedawn, are not good bargaincr-, when pttod
against those who drink the water, of the Nile. /
and they are often cheated and laughed at over
and above. They console thrm,eyrs however. /
10y staring with barbarian curiosity al the won .
lrrS oi the city, walled III formerly against them.
aud 10y rejecting, no doubt that whole bazaar |
Iul. q, Nupefc'''"n' l,Nehdcr"nrh' would ily like /
i noe" "' s'''e at ''s"' @, one OF thc'' N"'e onr
n''scs IN the desert men they nave hlied I
,ner SACKS ana seen enough "I cINlliAiIi"n' lheN
h"s"n 10 escape ifom place Wherc they are cS' /
P>v" 90 u''s"h ana lhrHti ana casting aside,
"' "'S ISSUE hHM 'hr g'''s' '"t'r somewhat as.
'oni'hrd ana GIoWh''h look. resume AZ once 7il
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