Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-07-13
AMERICAN ORGAN.
From the Paris Correspondence of the Courier anc
Ennuirpr
The Zouaye.

Enquirer.
The Zouaye.
Much as you have read about the Zouaye," il
would be difficult for you 10 conceive, as ind II
for me 10 convey an adequate idea OF this very
traordnary being Fancy TO yourself fellow Of
some twenty-five or twenty-eight years of age-oi
from five feet six to five feet nine inches in height
His brawny shoulders four feet square,
His cheeks like humping red potatoes.
His forehead, neck, and chest, bronzed with ex.
posurc to the sun Of Affica--his beard and nous.
taches thick and bushy. His eyes restless, spark
ling with intelligence, and the organ of frmness
marvellously developed. His look bespeaking I'M
mistakable audacity, yet without rudeness. In
condition, too feshy, you would say did you not
recoect the life of activity and of uninterrupted
training that he leads His muscle obvious. His
dress consists of blue, close waistcoat, over which
he wears loose short-slecved blue jacket Of the
sailor build but scarcely touching the hip. A sky
blue sash confines the waistband Of pair Of scar
let trowsers, made so full as to ou.Herod the ira
ditional pettcoat neither garment of the Greek,
and seemingly tucked up at the knee in order TO
display
A leg that would make chairman stare.
Forced into a coquettish yellow logging, with
many buttons, and terminating in white gaiter,
the whole surmounted by the ugly, unbecoming
scarlet Fer, of the Turks, in undrcss and beau
tiful Turban, when en- grdnde tes,ue. The perfect
freedom of his movements in this costume may be
conceived, but not the look of combined daring
irrepressiblc efirontcry and confidence with which,
"a have already said without particle of impu-
dence or swagger, the "Zouaye" meets your re-
gard. The pay Of the French Cairqasiers and
CaraJiniers is said to be insufficient for the board
of those gigantic men,, (who are rather pale, GER
tainly, but this is attributed good deal to the
\ ha Dft no aypO al ha
on most generous scale, for he is a "high-bred
fcllow"-a picture of plumpness and of ronndness,
implying robust health and sound constitution.
Add to these appearances the knowledge that the
"Zouave dc la Guarde" is man of tried mettle, in
whose vocabulary the words fear and danger are
not to be found, and yet he is watchful, patient,
cunning, cautious, as the Tiger Cat.
The Zouave is, If may say so, of all countries in
the world Here and there a niauvais SUBJECT pos
sbly, in his previous civil state--that il, while
still chrysas The Zouaves are, further, of every
rank OF intellect land many of them scholars,
inathematicians, and men of science,) of which,
possibly, you will endure proof A British En-
gineer officer, Captain Burgoyne Ia lineal descen-
dant Of the renowned Roger" endowed with
"Sutton and Potten," by that mad wag, John of
Gaunt,) passed through Paris lately for England,
70 recover from the effects of wounds. He told
friend here that in the Crmea one day last April,
he was ordered with an escort of hundred men
to reconnoitre the country and endeavor to dis
cover spring or well, the scarcity Of water in
both camps having become most distressing.
The expedition being about to start, and its OBJ
iect generally known, Zouave, among the idlers
ffor the moment) who had assembled TO take per-
haps last glance at the exploring party, pro-
posed accompanying it. The offer was accepted,
aud they set out An hour or two were fruitlessly
spent in traversing and surveying the country,
when suddenly the Zouaye, who had chosen his
own hunting ground, shouted out a well A
Welt" Captain Burgoyne approached him and
asked "where ?" "There, Captain, / have no
need Of Baqnettc diuinatoire to tell me there is
water there" Picks and spades were accordingly
put in motion.
The earth on the spot indicated by the Zouave
was found soft, and some of it being thrown up, a
well was discovered; but instead of water, the dig
gers came upon mass of oats that had been shot
into il by the Russians before their retreat from the
station-onc which they had long occupied.
Cest mne 7rouroitd,' cried the Zouavc. Then
stripping himself without loss of time, he tied each
sleeve of his shirt at the end, and filing the whole
garment with the saturated corn, threw the
impromptu sack over his shoulders, and bid Bono
Johnny good-by, observing that it was long since
the country had had such treat as this would af-
ford them.
CHILDREN HAVE LUNGS The fact Is either not
known to parents, or very little regarded. The
first thing baby wants is fresh air and plenty of
il. From the moment a child is born, it should
have air and light; and neither be shut up in a
dark room, nor have It's head covered up in blal-
ket.
The other morning, making my first call ona
lady with an infant saw heap of blankets lying
in rocking chair beside the bed but there was
no baby in sight. When l inquired for the newly
arrived, the nurse came, and after taking off fold
after fold, there at last was the poor little half
smothered baby, gaspng for breath Mother and
nurse got lecture that time.
Returning in an omnibus, pretty woman got
in, with her baby completely enveloped in It's ban-
kets. Pcrhapsit was none OF my business but
think IL was The babe had as good a right to
breathe and have the purest air TO be had as any
body; and as there was nobody else to take its
part, did.
Madame, said ], "you arc smothering that
child"
She smiled and shook her head-she did not be-
lieve a word Of IT,
"You are making Il breathe its own breath over
and over again and no air is ft to breathe but
once. ! am physician, and can't let you make
your child sick.n
She uncovered the baby's head, It took long
breath, and II 1t had been old enough TO talk, and
been up in It's manners, II undoubtedly would have
said thank you doctor"
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