Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1851-05-10
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~ sTANTIEoPLE, i849.s. /.
Splendid, Procession, inclydfiiag. The
Sultan--complcaioa sffhe IMrks.
% ''Inthis poriioa of this snowy pro-
cession, marched The body guard of
the Sultan, forming a hollow square.
lhe breasts oftheir long scarlet frock
coats were ablaze of cold lace, and
their high square caps OF the same
color Were Sdumonnted byk loftv
Eplumes sof bird-ofparadise Fathers.
s'oEEse three oElfour4feet kigls, and
shaped hke7the uppeIsp portion of a
IhelmetD Each man was armed with.
a'laTge doubletbladed axe of silver,
and IN thece of these glitierinr,
fbutHsaless weaponsgrodc the Sultan
Ilhlmself half concealed by the tower
Ilng plurnesof his guards sSIe4islal
man apparently about thirty, aItho'
NJ = much y@angeFss ;4s.gith melan.
'choly, but most pleasing expfessief
Eot countenanee, b His dark eve CLAN.
iced iced ,liss3es SLY around, as if he was
weary oflthe unnleaning poinp ,bSI
.whlelThe was lsurroundeds aud theTel
was look of deep sadnessaan lsa-
tiety aboutthe man, which was sur
pfisIng ~ one SO yoang,g who was
surrounded by SO many sources of
acknowledgements His short beard
and moustache, are OF the richest
Eauburn, almost black (; his nose IS
straight t;and well shaped, but his
handsomely formed oval face IS slirht.
ly pock-marked. His personis slight
and elegant, and be saihis horse with
INFINITE grace; but. there was some
thing half scofnfdl III his bearing,
that seemed TO say he despised all
this glittefing pagade.b The mobile
horse which he rode in returning from
the mosque moved, as If conscious
OF bearing the chief of this splendid
band, ia short springy tFot, ais If be
scorned % tread the eaftlG and only
waited the relaxed reinfofiy. Flakes
OF snowy. foam spotted his richly
lJewelled breast, and his eyes glanced
tylth almost human inSslliaente.. -
| Ills swelliag veins, his silEen coaf.
his beautifully 3taperfng head, and
slender limbs realized aIimy roman
TIC IDEAS Of the beauty Of the Arab
stud. He was a. rich sorrel, and as
he stepped proudly by. / Thought I
had never seen anything in nature
half so graceful and beautifss The
horse which he rode to The mosque
I dld not like SO much indeed the
Sultan's horses generally, although
large, were, 1 thought, much less ex-
quishely formed than the little bean
ties Of The PachaS, FISs
y The Sultan wore a short black
coat which was confined by a Jewell
ed clasp at the throat, but Eell with
pnstndied elegance from his should.
ers, leaving exposed the breast, the
cuiis, and the collar Of his coat,
which were covered with diamonds.
He.too, wore the red cap, with a
single straight plume Of the bird.of.
paradise con6ned by q large dia-
Fiaond. Although the color OF his
coat was dark, and only ornanIented
by the jewels, yet, sparkling dazzling.
ly ln the sRnbeams, they gave his In
other respects, simple costume, the
appearance OF the most tasteful rich
ness. ir th2s NQliGN tas EiB Y}fE SO
6 After the Sultan, eitling alone, fol.
lowed tho chief black enach, who
was dressed in the uniform worn iby
the other high officers Of State with
bis diamond hilted sabre, and was
followed By a numerous train of AT. |
tendants.ss The rank and cotlsiaeras |
ton eejoyea by this black fAhctiogias |
~ Of dopbtfal gender, IS next 10 that
OF the Grand Viziefs he precedes alE |
The ministers on State occasions, and |
IS entitled iil is9oeessiORs 10 alla place |
lleaFest fhep peFsen Of che Sulinus No |
hIldeons genii, jogs disgusting s.rsysss !
'''at 1s! eyer rss;i rcss;s imagined Oh agsb Res.
crihed, could eonIpage ii exaRgera.
ted ugliless with ilEis Sable CE1ef Of |
the royal hafet1. EsgeTy "a s,,gA 90
delaFnaily. ls..s,.s. j =, 4. q : ], ~
; winch J. ne dad been sesIncel, appoars
asItfeyelopa ali the naofe Disgusting |
pecuilarilies Of the African features. /
k1is lace was Hasier, his nose broad.
or, aEId bis lips much thicker tllan / |
had .s,$s..ss--ssssSs.eI So llsSst nassid ka 1ti
eeaksykss y, i !, s n Z :, q N Y.isl