Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-05-10

AN EVENING WITH A WOMAN WHO
HAS TRAVELLED ROUND THE
WORLD


WORLD.
had the good fortune TO pass en- even.
in company With the celebrated female ,rav.
eller, Madame Ida Pieffer. She interested
me exceedingly, not only because she is The
frs, woman who has had the courage to
travel over the whole world, alone. unat.en.
ded, and unpr otec,ed, bu, because her char
sc,er OF itself is Q powerful and remarkable
one. In person she is slightly and delicate
ly formed, of scarcely the middle height
Her features are quite small and regular,
her complexion darkened by exposure, sp-
paren,ly, and her expression worn and aged
BY fatigue. And here allow me 10 remark.
how strange i, is that differ en-, individuals
see the same objects with such different ap-
preciative vision. Madame Pfeffer has been
called plain. do not understand how one
who has ever seen her smile could say so.
Her smile is wonderful and extremely fasci-
mating. Her soul beams ou, of her face
with amazing brlliancv and sweetness.
could compare it 10 nothing bu. the genial
sunshine breaking ou, from among dark
clouds on dull day. My friend said, when
Q brilian. thought excited hery her eyes
were like stars, and with smile playing o.
yer her face it was like a meteor passing a.
ihwaIt an evening skv.
She is very unpreiending in her manners
effsble and easy in conversation, although
speaking English imperfec,ly. OF course
she talked of her travels, and her thoughts
often passed in moment. from one par. of
the world 10 the other, in illustrating s,o-
~, or 10 comparing traits Of character
She has been where a white man has never
dared TO penetrate, in the interior among
cannibals, in both hemispheres and placed
my three fingers within wound-now ci-
catrised-on the upper par. Of her left arm,
made by huge negro and cannibal in Pa,s-
gonia ] said, "How did you escape the per-
lis Of such an expedition ?"-bu, need no.
have asked-tbe regard Of her eye wss so
calm, strong. and resolu.e, her smile so
swee. and winning, ,ha, saw how she
overawed those wild, untutored savsges.
YES" said she, laughing; "when they
threatened TO kill and eat me, pat,ed them
ton the shoulder, and told them ! was old
and tough"
, in the course Of conversation she spoke
Of Russia, of its mobiles and officers 'sTbey
are~all'' che said. ':incs psble of truth they
know snot honor in it's high and chivslrous
sense! Ab," she continued, 'sthe black
slaves at the south, in The United States. are
net so unfortunate, nor SO cruelty abused
AS the serfs in Russia-,he white slaves n''
She paid q warm tribute 10 the followers
of Mahome,, their noble o.pi,sli,y end
truth. Travelling among ihem-,ha, is, the
Turks, Arsbs, &c.-she said:
81 was apparently poor, but the women
treated me like a mother; The men with
honor and honesty but in the ssme ci cum.
stances aud condi'ion among Christians
quite differenl--qui,e different!" with goot
deal of emphasis.
"Of all The countries have ever visited ,
said Madame PfeIffer "of all the vile, i'm
moral places ] have ever seen or heard o
in savage or civiiised lands, The gambIin,
saloons in California ere the worst. wen
there in company with friends; the door
were open-everythI invited en'rsnce.-
Splendor in every form, temptation mos
subtle and powerful, combined TO lure .h
soul and body 10 destruction ; splendid cur
,sins, carpets. exquisi,ely painted pictures
whose subjects were 50 impure that inv ol
pn,srily placed my hands over my eyes
wines, liquors Of ell k,nd-, free. aud to b.
bad for The sskine, oil combined 10 lure tn
poor mor,sl to sin and death. Yet oil We