New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-13

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send HIN greeting, but If they DO" ,"'l'''
thew are Of hl. own blood 1t is lnpoee'o'c i'' III"
! 10 know it--they are 80 many. O"' 80 many
children must have many mothers OA ueaf'
20. y ansvgered the old saIni, very many
Iet ne see-Hassan, help me 10 find II out
| and the two began TO look At the ceiling
! an one doe. when immersed III abstract anu
| complicated calculations" Five, six, eight
| YES. think had eight wives "All at once
exclaimed l. "No, no, only siT the other two
died before TOOK the two last But all my chill
| dren don't come from my eight wives. God oiess
| ed nv house, and each one who entered It, addeu
1t least one to the list of my children lnoush
accustomed 10 Turkish ways | felt rather aston
| ished at this saint this light OF the ChufcD
this pillar Of the Faith. | went on, however
inQuiring after the present state OF MS fanny.
| AT this moment" said he, " nave ohi' O'.
wife len. and she is rather old" "He" oiu
Thirty, perhaps, or thirty-fve.' cine OLD man
Vac eighty or ninety) ais she handsome
,Ch. but !, is gone" ado yeu think ofIak-
inc another" al dare say shall. y" Nat I'd"
do Nv last boy is two years old.
had an opportunity next day OF seeing the
rife of the Mufti. the old wife OF thirty years OF
the Young husband of eighty. She was really
splendd Asiatic too round, too fat, TOO heavy,
and too much painted for our notions OF female
elegance and beauty; but such as she was, she
seemed much too lovely for her lord. But to re-
turn to the Pachas and other Mussuman Kiche-
lieus and Lovelaces. Every one OF then must
have one child year at least, and this seems 10
be the sole domestic affection with whlchthey are
endowed. Friendship, companionshlp, are un-
known things for the followers Of the Prophet
Where their interest or their pleasure calls them
they 20, but they know nothing OF the heartfelt
| satisfaction of living beside one person, woman
| or man, who possesses our confidence, and shares
| IN our ,oys as well as in our sorrows In his fellow
| beings each Mussulman looks for himself; he un-
derstands sensations, but is perfectly unaware o.
| the existence Of sentiment. Esteem, respect,
! are words without meaning, since sacrlhce IS not
worshipped by the true believers, and nothing IS
worthy of admiration, and OF the sentiments
| derived from admiration, except sacrifice ac-
| comLhshed from virtuous and dislnterested
motive Deprived of such moral resources, oil such
moral food, what is left to poor human nature
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gross. brutal sense of the word Such IS the
| LOT reserved to the true Mussulman nay,
| even to the intelligent Mussulman who knows
| his creed, and understands the philosophy
| of it's doctrines Cease TO wonder, tnen' II
YOU see the most learned and intelligent
| Mussulman, tired OF the society and quarrels
of women preferrmg to them the less mono
| tonous conversation of GanyInedes Cease 10
wonder. then, if you see great number OF young
men. thirsting with ambition and not knowing how
| 10 reach honestly the summit after which they
aspire sell themselves, body and soul, to the ar
| biters of their future fortune And why do |
use the word honestly Is there such thing as
| honesty in world where disqualification Is the
only rule of life the only aim TO which every one
! dedcates himself Sultan Mahmoud showed
| the way his SOL follows him. vfa, can their
courtiers do but initiate them Good-Evil--
| what do these words mean Nothing, alas IN
this unhappy country.
Ihave not yet seen noble OF rich Turk--a
| Young Turk | mean-enJoymg a vigorous ana
healthy constitution. The youngest, the finest
are the very picture of premature decay INN
10 TRANSPARENCY or obese to lmmoblllty, pale
or suffused with feversh tint, their heads bald,
their low and trembling voices, their lusteress
| eyes all inform YOU that the two servants lend
ing their aid, and supporting them under
| each arm when they attempt TO rise and walk,
are no, a mere matter of ceremony, but OF neces-
slty. You can hardly see them before noon, TIL
which hour they recllne upon sofas IN their
harems, surrounded by female court, who
| neglect nothing that can ainuSe their masters
Twelve is the visiting hour and the applicants
| and clients who are in waiting III the ante cham
Der of his Excelency, see him arrive at last,
half carried by attendants, and followed 10y
! numerous suite. Chibouks, sweetmeats and col
fee, are distributed during the levee, and the
master of the house never ceases drinking ex-
cept 10 smoke. When the clock strikes four, the
visitors depart, and others come. These are
the intilnates and the gates are closed From four
to late hour OF the night, nobody dare mtnde
ON the oebauch of the Eastern Epicurean and
his fayorites They eat, they drink VINE and
liquor, they dance, they invent rehnements OF
debauchery What can be the day OF men whose
nights are so employed | must draw the cur
tain, for my heart is sickenng. In my next Net
| ter will leave the higher classes for the poor
and low, where human nature still exists.
CHRISTINE TRIyuLzIo DI BELGIoJoso.