Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-11-10
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BRIDES FOE SALE.


\ VISIT To TIE SLAVE MAEEEFS II CAIRO.
We had learned one fact. namely, that "a
good number OF Georgian and other beauties
were lodging in Il vast house in one Of the
principal strects-Of course, under the care
of Il merchant. After il serious constitution,
therefore. we resolved to do business on our
own occouut. Atthot time of daythe streets
Of Cairo are very quiet and lonely. Every
body Is taking his siesta after diuncr. and
even the co!lGC-houSeS are empty. There
happened to be one Of these establishments
exactly opposite ihc great house ia question.
We entered and called Cor pipes and Mocha
paid cXtraYaguutly for the first supply, and
ordered second. The kawaIoe was delight
ed, and gave ready ear to uur conidence.-
We told him what we wanted. The great
wall, striped horizontally with lcd aud white,
rising to the height Of some twenty feet, with
out windows, and then having only sort OF
range OF bird-cages projecting, but lcalously
closed. stood between MS and mystery Which
we were resolved TO investigate. The worthy
coiiec-man, whose cOuntcnance was rs brown
as the berry in which he dealt, grinucd and
winked, hut at first uttered that absurd word
which had annoyed us all day. Ii was impos-
( slhle. he said. The only means of entrance
was that narrow thick door opposite. There
was a wicket in it. If we showed our frank
faces and pleaded for admission, We should be
/ laughed at. That was indeed probable. but
we did not give up in despair. We waited
for events smoking, and drinking coffee to
the imminent danger Of our nerves. At last
the kawaiee, who really took an interest in
/ us, drew our attention 10 a great, brawny
lellat woman, who was coming down the
street on the sunny side, with great pitcher
on her head She was going, he told us, into
the sealed house, being servant thereof
and il, he added, retiring with a cunning look
toward the back part of his shop, we chose to
go in with her, why We should lind only de-
crepit old porter, and a lot Of women TO re-
sst rs,
We thought not q moment Of the Disagree
able consequences the act suggested which
had somewhat Of the character of a burglary,
might entail. All means of satisfying our
legitimate curiosity appeared to us legitimate.
The door was opened. The bgawny fellat
woman entered. We made rush across the
street-a hop, step and iump--and before the
old porter had time TO understand what had
happened, We're scrambling up long fight
OF narrow, dirty, shattered steps, as iiercely
as II we were taking town by Storm
Where they came from, We did not know, but
by the time We had reached broad gallery
on one side. overlooking a vast courtyard,
We "S'O ultouhueu oy NUMBER ol women,
not the beauties we We're in search Of but old,
ugly women, of nondescrpt appearance
How they screamed, aud shouted, and gestic-
ulated' and threatened, and put their half
Velled faces close to ours, and asked us what
| we wanted, and where we come from and
where We expected TO go to Our answers
consistedS Of handful piasters and parabs
which produced most complete effect TbeiI
gestures calmed down, their voices became
gentler, they began to understand our curl.
osity. After all, where was the harm? The
merchant and bis men We're away-the old
porter, who at length came up, lad received
a dollar in the hand that had been stretched
out TO grasp one Of our throats-order was
restored, and then came explanations aud q
sort of bargain. by this time We had made
out an individual figure in the crowd of oul
tquondam female assailants. II was that Of !