Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-12-15

We side with the latter but tastes
/ dllter; aud may evcrv syrian continue
to ENJOY his mixture of dried boiled
wheat, suei, meat, pepper, salt, and
red chiies, and fancy it uncquallcd in
/ the world
But, people do moi spend all their
lives eating kahbeh in the mountains
of Lebanon. Business calls them To
Beyrout sometimes Risk Allah is
there with his father one night, when
a lumult arises, -shrieks and lament
atoms, mixed with the startling
sound of firearms. A Greek pirate
vessel has landed its crow for the
purpose of slaughter and pilage and
the whole timid population, without
"A thought Of resistance. begins to ny
away by tho Bale Yacoob. No one
4 pans"s ia inquire tho causes of the
alarm. 4 u the people huddlo on ,ho
summit of one of the neighboring
bills until dawn, and then dispense
throughout the country. For the
mex, few weeks, the Lebanon dis
lrlcl is inundated by the scared refu-
gees from Boyrout. The pirates
plundered aud murdered 10 their
hearts content, and on leaving fired
the town IN several places
These matters are soon forgotten
in the East. where there are no
newspapers 10 take the government
10 task for leaving 90 important a
town IN so deienceless a position
TRADE soon revived. and young Risk
Allah was to Damascus in search
OLA profession or employment The
Eastern mercantile classes are essen
TALLY a nation Of travellers. In the
course Of the early part Of their lives
they generally manage to see more
than one country, and several capital
cities. The Moslcms 90 rs far as
Arabia the least cnierprising OF the
Christians make excursions To Da-
mascu> and Alcppo. To the former
city young Risk went, and of that
city he says, no pen can give an adc-
quatc idea WHAT matter lis dark,
narrow, and intricate streets, MS con
fused crowd ofpeoplc. canels mules
and donkeys perpetualiy moving to
aud fro What matter 81 disap-
poinlment Open one Of those
rough and unpublished wooden doors,
aud ynur admiration viii be great
Wealth hides itself in the Eas, tie.
bind dirty walls. Here is a spacious
quadrangle paved with MARBLE
splashing fountain 10 the midst. alive
with gold fish, and bordered hy pref
~ flowers An arcade surrounded
10y elegant columns runs round three
sides, ou the fourth are me lower a
parIments If tie house. The cor
nice is ornamenleG with Arabic in
scripllons-texis from the Scripture
or the Koran for the manners Of
the Christian inhabitants, except in so
fir rs their religion directly influences
them, are direct copy of those Of
the Moslcm. In most CO, RI wards
grow orange and lemon trees, with
roses and dwarf geraniums round
their roots Ia hle beds edged with
marble.
Let as enter the Mstnba Two
lre,lishd windows overlook spacious
garden behind the house. The
floor Is Of marble, bat hid hy a car
pct; the divan IS covered with velvet:
pretty ornaments are disposed here
and there. Every thing invites YOU
to recline and slp Il cup of coffee, or
lazly taste one of their saucers of per-
fumed and candled sweetmeais -
There is bubblng sound in the adj
lpluing room. Some one learned
IA the cnloymen's of life is slowly in
haling narshleh. The fragrance
fills the air. You are allured lhiiher
aud having refreshed your mouth
by glass of lemonade, YOU
dream away, and Enormously ac-
knowledge that Damascus is indeed
a delightful place.
The ladies are ungracelul enough
IN the streets, too, as they are all
over the East, but if they deign 10
lay aside the liar, and the odious
black handkerchief, -M ashalhh, how
lovely Beautiful dark eyes; eye
lashes, eyebrows, hair, all black
Grecian noses; red, but Rightly
pouling lips, dimpled chin, oval face,
rosy complexion, all the elements Of
an Eastern hour are there. The
figure, almost always good, is admir-
dUiy svt on ny the coatomC adopted.
On the head, the maiden wears a
small red cap, encircled by a hand
somely lowered handkerchief, over
which strings of pearls and pieces Of
small gold money are tasielully ar
ranged in lestcons. In the centre Of
the red cap is diamond crescent,
from which hangs long golden cord,
with blue silk band, usually orna-
menied with pearls. The vest fits
tight, aud admirably displays the IN
laced figure. In summer, this vest
is Of blue or pink satin, border
ed AMI lrlnged with gold lace in
winter, of cloth edged with fur
/ Over the vest, is worn a short gray
Jacket, chaslely embroidered with
black silk braid Then, there is the
elegant shawl with the long lappets,
and the large loose trowsers. No
wonder that Mr.. Risk was enchanted,
aud remained disposed rather to exali
the costume of Eastern women as
compared with that OF their Western