New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-22

ton. did not feel quite at ease TIL the matte
was referred to the shekh, who decided it IN
way that sllenced the men, if it did not satisfy
them As we orcroached the village, good-huno
was restored, aud their demeanor lowarD nS wa
tbenceforth more friendly. They looked at mi
with curiosity but withsut ill-will, ana couo SEE
that NV dress interested them much more thai
NV persou. Finally we reached the village, whici
contained perhaps one hundred tokuis OF sLra"
bu;It in c;rcu,sr forjs, with conical roofs They
were arranged so as TO incEose an open space IN Tue
center. which was evidently intended as ioid III
their sheep. as il was further protected ny renee
of thons Guards were stationed at intervals .
about twenty yards, along the siue Hon'"i5 ,.'
river. each leaning back against his spear WIN n,'
legs crossed At the principal entranI { VI '"' ""
lage, opposite which | counted tweh.} 80 -
canoes drawn up against the shore, we made "ai'
and the shekh ordered seat to be brought. hN
ongareb. the frame of which was covered WITH
network of hippopotamus thongs, was p'acea u
the shade of majestic mimosa tree, and the sncNi'
and | took our seats. Another angareb was
brought and placed behind US for our respective
viziers. The warriors all laid aside tn .lr spears
and sat on the ground, forming a semicirce in
front of us. swarm of naked boys, from eight to
twelve years of age crept lodging behind the trees
till they reached convenient place in the rear
where they watched me curiousy, but drew back
in alarm whenever turned my head. The village
was entirely deserted of its inhabitants every
having come to behold the strange Sultan The
females kept at distance at first, but gradually
few were so far overcome by their curiosity tina.
they approached near enough for me to observe
them closely. They were nude, except small
piece of shcepskin around the IONS, and in thei
forms were not very easy to dis .mguish from the
men, having fiat masculine breasts and narrow
hips. They were from five feet eight inches to six
feet in hight. The rails informed me that the
dren, and that boy or girl can be bought for
about twenty measures of dourra.
After undergoing their inspection half an hour,
began to get tired Of sitting in state and had my
pipe brought from the boat. | saw by an occa-
siona sidelong glance that the shekh watched me,
but smoked carelessy till the tobacco was fin
nished Some of the men were already RECALLING
pipes with immense globular bowls of clay, short,
thick stems of reed, and mouth pieces made of
variety of wild gourd with a long, pointed neck.
A handful of tobacco first placed in the bowl
and two or three Goals laid upon it, after which
the orifce was closed with clay. The vizler, Adj
i6b-Seed0o, who had something of the Yankee in
his angular features and the shrewd wrinkles
about the corners of his eyes, chewed the tobacco
and squirted out the saliva between his teeth in
the true Down-East style. bargained for his pipe
at two piasters, and one of the ivory arm-rings at
five, but as had no small silver money 1.-THE only
coin current among them did not succeed in get
ting the former article. | obtained, however, two
of the ann-rings of hppopotamus hide. While
these things were going on, the shekh, who hai
been observing me closely, saw the chain OF my
watch. which he seized. | took out the watch
and held it to his car. He started back i'll sur
prise. and told the men what he had heard, inita-
ting its sound in most amusing manner. Ihey
all crowded around to listen and from their looks
and signs seemed to think the case contained some
bird or insect. l therefore opened It, ana showed
them the motion of the balance-wheel and OF the
hand on the smaller dial of the face. Their aston
;shment was now changed to awe, and they looked
ct it silently, without daring to touch It, l pro-
flied by this impress SION to make move Tor start
inc. before their greed for presents should grow
into resolve to rob us by force. ! had asked
the shekh two or three times to have cup
water brought for me, but he seemed to pay no at
tention to the request. Soon, however, one OF thu
men brought large earthen jar, stopped with
clay. and placed it at my feet. Ihereupon the
shckh turned to me. SAYING: " Ihere u PiehIy
of water in the river and here give You honey to
mix with IT," The jar was taken on board. and
contained. in fact, nearly gallon of wild honey,
,b;cb had rich aromatic taste, like the odor of
the m;mosa flowers The tradng-vessels on the
White Nile purchase this honey but as the ma
t;ves in their hatred of the Turks frequently mix
with it the Juice of poisonous plants, they are
OBLIGED to taste it themselves before they can sell
If. did not require this proof at Their hands,
nreterrine to trust them unreseVedly, at least IN
my demeanor. Trust always begets kindred
tynst and am quite sure that my safety among
those sayages was owing to my having adopted
this course of conduct
| went on board to get the money for the arm
rings and after Achmet had paid the men, direct
cd him and the rails to return. Several OF the
Shillooks followed, offering articles for sale, and
tbe v;zier who had waded out, holding up his
now shirt So that il might not be wet, climbed up
ON the eunwale of the boat and peered INTO the
cabin. | changed my position so as 10 STAND De-
tween him and the door, gave him two onions
which he saw on deck and had an appetite Tor, and
hurried him away. The shekh and all the war
rors had come down to the shore, but without
their spears, and were seated on the ground, hold
inc consultation. BY this time, however, the
rails was at the helm and the sailors had begun to
shove the bow of my boat into the stream.
called out " o Shekh Abd-en-noor !" in a familiar
way, and waved my hand as token OF parting
He rose. returned the salute, made gesture TO
,. II .ho,, all MON. slowly hack TO the VII