Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-08-21
An Interesting Narrative.
BAYARD TAYLOR
ON TElE WHITE NILE.

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called inc "hlle N'e' 1'o ~
enh o'e' "'0'"u." 10 '"' - ~ w
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ie'u.l =. 1' 70 Wv - w.
the MISSISSIPPI II niaNes ono envy
him to read his description Of the great
and vast scenery. Hear him: =
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" We are going glorlonsiy down
stream, with a light west wind fll,'ng
tho little sail and the men all as 'hG''
oars, singing shrlll cl'orliscs Ill Inc
Dongolose and DJaIlcc dialects. Inc
White Nile, which IS here three mics
broad, is now as smooth as glass; ana
glimmcrs tar and bright under INC
moon. The shores are stll''l'i al l'c'I
dead level cXpansc' ana were IL not
for the uneven line winch thelr nel'S
of thorn.trces draw along the HORIZON
could imagine that VIC were floating
in mid.ocean.'
Customs and Manners of the Natives.
., j.,
tic 'ls''s a ''l'ase III '''o ''''"'"s :
Although the sun was an hour
high, not more than II, halt the ln'a''t'
ants were stirring. me Others men men
and women, thrust their heads from
under their dirty cotton ranties and
looked at us with aston'shment not nh-
mixed with fear. Ihc women' VINO
had already risen, sat ON the ground
kindling the fires, or spinning WIN Il
rude distalf the raw cotton which these
people cultivate. we found two or
three men, whom we sa'''tcn WIN, inc
usual peace be with you! ana 'ne
rails informed them that tue sultan "a, !,
son, returning IRON a WISH 10 '"c onll'
looks, with whom lie had made Il tfoa-
ty OF peace, had come to sec the'h'-
Thcreupon one OF them brought al
angareb and set 1t II! Inc s''aae 'or me,
while another caught a she goat ,na,
was browsing 1''.s tho e','''es. i,,. r.I, ~ ,,
soon returhen WIN u s'u'u ''a'' ''''
OF warm :,,A nnik' ': WINCH % aI guy ;, "r, ,o,,
AS sour n'iA Is eo"s'oe't % u s',",
de'leacy among lheso Pt"p'c' s%'.'' TI,''
OF II was a'so procure" ''' ''o. Lux w
woman VINO Drought 1t N''I'ta % a"1 ''ae, ,'s,
ca II u: my ,eJ;' n 'u' , u, " ~ rot's n'
u'a!A ,i: n :; ae a,1.a1 Wv ~" n,o ~ ,ho man 10
.IA ., S H.. Lnat u, hos;,,to5 ev.
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'.,.,,'an "'In.,y aa ,ho " ,,o,nan sail. 81 am
m"e.I." W.. e.a " ~ Wv, W u;,h ,hc Su,,,n: !
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w,'. III .an. Il, 49, ~, ,,.Laso so,so nr hr,yorv
, s"'''' ,a .ao ,na"' %;'ou III" ,oal',sr ,lsn wYs
."a l'I'I"', I,l ,h';. H.. .Jp,,nrL J c,ma Ike.
.o"e"eu y! '"sn II ,s ~ ,ho ,;ror
W,, W,1o a",, ~" "',o" roaahoI tho ,sssol son,
"e': I'm, W. ~ ioa. La.I a. . ,i,o s.;lo,s, nso
."o @ ''a.n @ VI, ,lo' ooa" aon w. @ ,mo n;,stors in
s'. anu sa'u o,ona,, ."e " a'I ha"Ir,l or tob,r.
ooppes: Gu ',;"v ~, ,, oI;a,", " W., h"r hnnd
.o: 10 ,os orv ,,on,h ,", ."d ,,,,srdd nicrr;nr
=" "o. 1 l.'o"," , a,. ,I;'h ~ ,,,o r.;s sa;I wsS
% p'on1" 81 e. -, "'..l' sross;n" t"s '"' Of o rrca,
;".e'ueI es d, ",' ,i';. 49,, W ~. ,Ircs
!oy. Al.e. iei'o".i' ','a ,s,' .I""' r"oas ' nuJ
n ,'es, si1e ] u.oPeG u" ',' Ia, " ;,,.",;an @
,;S noao'1 - . .uu'.. n"l a,;.a.s "n'm. "''
N'sseu NY 'eu '"rl'o'''
In a short time received word 'na'
the women OF the village would come
to perform dance OF welcome ana
salutation, II would allow them.-
AS the wind was blowing strongly a
gainst US and the sailors l'ad not mn
'shed sklnni',,g inc shecr' "aa my
carpet spread on the sand III Inc shaoG
OF u group OF m'moses' ana awal,ea
their arrival PRESENTLY we heara d
sound OF shr'I' singing ana ihe cap,
ping OF hands Ill measured neat ano
dlscerncd the procession aova"clhs
slowly through tho trees. hey came
two by two, nearly 'h'''S III p''' slaS
ing a shrlll' piercing chof',S' "'l'eh
sounded more ike lamcn'i''i"i' tnah
greeting When they naa arrived III
front OF me- they range" L. themselves
into a scmlclrcIe WIN l''''F races 10
ward me, ana sun c'apPnthS thel'
hands to make the rhythm "l mo song;
she who STOOD IN mine. lno eenate saai s'Ippeu a,a',