The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-01-15
Visit of a Yankee 10 Turkev.

"r'~"'n' appearance. 'ILr .>''.a,.-is,,: =
n. Fa'ir, a,d H,~.m o,' tguJ Ir.,l,
s&r iio'r.sr "' ii,,sir" .tlto,r< -
w w"r,. '"nlar;.-d throagh two >uc~,.>
>i,r hall 10. liz. rl',c... both furnished in The
most real and Eastern s':le, in IT,. frs o;.
....... ..-.na u- ia dp4l.e roluu,r-. we. the
..r..- .h. >:''ln. W.. ,y.,h ,irr-.tr. Dr,-
mr;- ar feathers. lyoa"1 ,c-, .rana end
.'..I.'>Ily Entering INTO The - ri rhsn,-
h'r, oar eve rr.I uprn h. r,aj~~;,. he ~
r..'. "'la ~ ,r,:.!r:.. with 10 one r..,a. L;nr
>av" H. Minister "t' Foreign Aiiair>. In IL.
frm"te>' part Of ii. awaiting our approach.
"" advanced within three wards Of his.
and then maic tn. usual Turkish suburban
which Che hand lrin. fr-, ,arri,i yer, low
and then t:.-"-ht Ycly near the liI,~) j. IN
rude imitation OF kissing the earth on wli,.l
fh' sovereign rrcad> Wh;lr maxim. thc>,.
>aiaamS. Ii, imperial majesty ara iou>,, COZ
d'>''.fcd 10 le-tow ionk, calm and aprar-
,n'.r !na,iicren, IL ii MS. ui,on n> Various
''!'.rc>>,> We. rhcn delivered 10 which IT,.
>n,raa f,i,lly ; l-w
Durin. ihr ru,r.,als which Gcrurr ID IL IT..
>!'rrchc>. lac cast ,,n occasional lan.uii l,oh
npon .ir>' ore. then another o,'u> which .a,r
u> fine opportunity "t scanning h. features
Tie i 'arhrr Iow in stature; has dark. mel
anr"l ~ ewes. which exhibit an almost total
lack of ruergv: bat which have. AT rll,. >;.,ls.
time an amiabic ard benevolent expression.
Ih" tolr su>Cn,j'e ot his face Is Good. tut ON
Ioaking at 1t CLOSELY. discovered lhat il was
pittei with the small j.ox. Like mu>>ulm.n
he wears fail beard, He had tla, K cloth
rloak thrown over him, which was fastened
IN front with rich Iewellcd clasp. His coa,
was 80 richly embroidered. braided an! >rp,l-
drd with diamonds e.. that ,o attempt a ,,,-
srrP'I"n ot 1t would Ice vain AMI >l;pcriiuo.s
! he collar and cuiiS were coni'lrrr, enr;.s-a
IN ,!Ilnum,i>. lie more i s.,ur6 .!.,h r..I,..s
ed IN one Of fhr :tost ,'.-ani.- ,h,-,,i ami
Jrwcl!cd >cahbariS hat th, i!iy~i rxai,cd fan
{. could r"mrei,e of, Un his head w,> the
red icz. winch i universally. wura hy Ligh
ana low throughout IN" ,:rIirt 1o,,.r .....-
der, h., rcmainri >rai.,iin- ,.il The r;ui,. W
were in hi> rn,ai prt~,H.r. the unusual ,xcr-
linn attendant upon MA. h must have t,cn
quite ft'i-uin. &" hi hi.hu..>~ II> feet a..
very mich inverted. la; such i the cas-. wi,h
tio>r IT nro>' "t tie Turk. oNirr TO the pa
slii"n IN whIrh 'h'y III, and their bcin. So
constantly ID the saddle.
4 few ,lavs AGO We visited the hn;.>f If
Frrl Ef,.n,li. the Minister Of Furci.n. A.
far. and having inspected the grounds ami
cnioycd coffee and pipes. 4 ennuyh black -
moon',>s midnight, clal in 4 s,-ar!.., .nn. lin
Cd with fur, sat,icmly made his appearance.
lik, the "onii II Old. and anuuuuc.,i that be
was ready to coLdrr: ,.ur i,.lnale friends with
in the sacred rre";nc,s OF the harcn H..
led them tar,GgL several lar"e apartments
in;o ole comparatively small. Here th-r
were r,rrivcd bv two Turkish women rather
advanced in lit.', who wc-c surrounded hv a.
bout dozen CircaS~ian slaves +, q Nave
Of the han!s, th,y were requested u. h,- >.-at-
ed, and We're informed that, q. account Of her
ladvshin hcinr indisno>"fi SIR wonl'i hc hrp-
rv 70 sec her friends i'll her own chamb"r-
In short time th> little daughter entered
the room ana s,id that her ma was rs;,'iy 10
receive thesl. With some Of the SLAVES !'.e-
cvding. others following TN, ihcy as-.nded
:. wii.. cirtuitous and s!'.a..tI s,i-r"ay, a.a
-ere usaers9 mo ar atsr-mrnt An,f.. RI