Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-06-11

coarse cotton robe thrown over one shoul
der left free the arms, neck and breast
which were exquisitely moulded. Thei
bare feet and ancles were as slender ant
delicate as those of the Venus of Cleome
mes. Owing to the skirts worn by Ameri
can women, I have nc recollection of eve
having seen an entire female foot anon.
them, and therefore can make no eompari
son; but l doubt if one N a Thousand
stands on so light and beautiful pedesta
as these wild African girls There werC
two or three old women in the company,
but they contented themselves with sing
ing and did not venture into the lists with
the younger ones.
Several Of the men, who had followed
in rear of the women, came and sat neal
us on the sand. They were all evidently
delighted with the occasion, and sncour.
aged the more timid of the dancers by
their words. One Of them was an old
man, with 4 long gray moustache and
beard, carrying in his hand spear, point
ed with iron. My rails and sailors we're on
the ground, and one of the latter, splen-
did fellow, whose form was almost perfect
in its manly strength, took bis station
among the women and acted as master of
the ceremonies. He drew line in tie
sand down the center of the ring, and
another along the edge of my carpet, end
she who did not dance down tie lire until
the final toss Of her head threw her hair
over the Sultan's cap, was obliged to per-
form her part over again. Ny sailor
clapped his hands, joined in the song, and
moved with such entire and absolute grace
in the dance, that he almost drew away my
attention from the women As the cere-
mony was prolonged, they accompanied
the dance with hard, gutteral breathing,
in time with the music, and some of the
old women, in their anxiety to encourage
the younger and more timid dancers,
leaned forward with csgsr eyes, u.tering
quick screams at intervals. 1t was most
remarkable scene the tigurac and the dan
GERS were unlike anything ever witnessed.
For the first time, in fact-re-hars because
l have hitherto seen few women unveiled
Il find undoubted beauty in the Arab
female Countcnancs
The last d.rcec Wa TIE vile of tie
ohelh, who came towards tls close, with
'wo negro slaves behind her. She was :;
woman of twenty, and the most beautiful
'f the group. Making allowance fc- the
Inference in complexion, che had a strone
resemblance to the Cleopatra Of Guide. (.
Her eyes we're large, blsc,; ani lrstroNs
ier face the full, ripe oval :scs of tie
'outh, with L1oad, round forehead, per
ect li2s ard most queenly ncs'i aod chin.
She were 3 diadem Of white h,ads, urGer
which her thick h2ir-unfortuna,ely plas.
cred with butte--harg to her shou,dels
n at least fifty slender braids. She wen:
through the monotonors Eovemcn. o. tie
lance with the stately ease CT swan and
20 pleased my sailors, that Sic was
obliged to repeat her salutation .era.al
lines. | bowed lover to her thar 10 the
'thers, but took care to keep he- uuc.icas
raids from touching my face. When all
vas concluded, l directed AcEr1et 20 cis
ributc few handfuls OF copper money
mong them, whereupon they returned to
he village, uttcring sharp yells ofjoy as .hey
rent. After they had left, I asked the
nen whether what l had heard in Nhar
oum, concerning their peculiar conireal
ustoms, was true, and they replied that it
Tas.
AS we were about leaving, one of the
'hekhs, or holy men of the tribe, came
own to greet US. lie was ar cid iaan in
cotton mantle, and had with Kim two
ttendants. After touching my hand twice
nd asking many times for my health, he
ommenced singing passages Of the Koran,
n loud, resonant, and not unmugical
one, somewhat resembling the sunset cry
f the muezzin from his mineral. The
wo others responded, and thus this rali-
,lous entertainment vas kept up for scme
inc. But the rails was ct his post ana
he wind had fallen, SO l acted MY dsspotio
haracter of Sultan by leaving the holy
aan in the midst of his chanting and 60
ng on board. When we left, he was still
tanding under the mimosas, singing of
iohammed, the Prophet CT God.
TnE AGED PAsToE's DIsMlssIoN.-A
ew days since an Ecclesiastical Council
onvcned at Sheffield, Mass, for the
'urpose Of dissolving the pastoral relation
'ctween the Rev. James Bradford, and
he Congregational Church and Society Of
hat place. OF this Council, the Rev. DR..
odd, Of Pittsfeld, was Moderator, and
he Rev. Mr.. Clark, of Egrsmont, was
'cribc. The grounds on which the expe-
iency Of this dissolution was placed were
Olely and entirely the age and mfr. !