The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-10-28

WEDNESDAY,. OCTOBER, q.
lx..l.,e ~ -. .gnnh - David.

W EpN ESUAI, w AObGns -
Axusllure L. ~ gsnb - David.
The fsllswiuk SksEL, FURNISHED by Mis-,
Barclay, daaGk6er o(js. 4. Barclay, 1,sAo'
Ct q forthcoming work, .Thc City af Oh.
Great King (now in coussslef publication
Sy DANES Chaiicn a. Sons, Phils } gives All
interesting account II her perib,us adses,
tnss Sa-gainsng aercss to the Taas, o. Daria.
Early 0lc mornsn.,. during the great
Mshomeslan feast 81 Rhamadan, was called
e. the @parleyn room, to see rny .te,enb
Mooss. This little fellow having become
rather freqsert visitor, ] wa@ first inclined
TO excuse myself. but remembering hc had
lately hinted II che possibility III my gain
sag an entrance into the Tomb Of David, and
In consideration, too, af the fact of being
their fasting SEASON., the everlasting tisjan
OF coffee and donecur II weetmeat---those
ciyitity--might now BE- dispensed. Ylt@l l
concluded to make my appearance. TN en-
tering the room, my pleasing suspicious
were confirmed by seeing him clasc the
door and mysteriously place HIS foreiinger
on his lips. in token &c profound secrecy
He laid his pondrous turban on ths divan
beside him, dotted his slippers, crossed hi-
lsgs, apd then. dWlssed. thu ssainre OF his
erraiid. In short, | was informed that hi
sister was ready for an adtcntere and, n
| WAS too, VIC were not long in reaching
s1Turfendah,n this sister, who immediately
commenced operations. Ny hair was taken
down, and braided in scores 1t little plait.
A red cloth cap. with = blue silk tasSei was
placed On my head, and around il n gauze
turban, with spoid tas-els and embroidery
Nv robe Ansi trowscrs were az the finest
Damascus silk, my grdlc Ut cssh,ncrc, and
tunic IL light blue stuff, embroidered IN
silver flowers, Nv hands were ALREADY
dyed with "hcnna," having undergone tbs
preSes~ on Oh. occasioh a a former adyen-
tire in Mosque " Omar, and still retained
the deep yellow hue: my skin Wa pretty
deeply tanned. too, irom residence 1t sey.
ersl years untT lburpisg Syran snn,
which was ifntt u, addition 10 NY Turkish
appearance. The sheet, veil and slipper =
came in due order and having secrcted
my pencil and sketch back Va the folds III
my girdle we Allied firth, accompanied nv
Turfendah's iayorit~ slave.
q The reputed Tomb n Davrli j. just ost
side Zion Gate, hard by the Csnscalum and
American cemetery, II N surrounded hy
II irregular pile u buildings, and kurmt Ata
ed by dome and miImret In the inter
sor ale some Of the most gro;-sque arrhltcc-
tural embellishments imaginable, ga the
capitals Of some remains u the Crusader
architecture. .Iust think IL 'tl,ei lrightfnl
owl occapying the place &c the classic a,an-
thus and the mythic lotus Wepss>si the
several halls aud evrfid,ws, evidently ~ ITO
vfSlSpf the. Qalx<tic ctA cfitle Ctusaicr-'
domination, beforr reaching ttr ron~eerated
apartment, wh.se cntranee is guarded by
double iron doors. We found here an oil
derwish, pn,strate Ia prayer, en- the cold
stone a-r. Not being privileged, A. We, to
enter the sacred precincts he Was content
with gazing at the tomb through the iron
bars for II j. a rarc thing Tor even Mus
snlman ecclesiastic Ia gain admittance ---my
companion and her family only enloyng
this privilege because the, are very near re-
lative~ of the curator ~ the tomb. our
slave was tiespAtricti Or the KEY, which
she had no difhculty IN ubtaiNlmg.. on the
plca ehms-' Nj mistress 'w,sli&d 10 pray on
the holy spit. But what was my eon-tels
nation on seeing another slave return with
her. confess that | trrmblcd, and wa
thinking ] had be-f beaye nav awkward SlN
pcrs bcls,nd, IN case ot retreat. r. diev
would greatly impede my progress, and
] insight tiRrch, .kse INV head. She lrcred
under my veil. asked who was, and seem
I'd satisfied with the careless reply al Tur-
f-ndah, that ! was merely friend 1T her.
from STEAMBOAT. She invited AS up stairs u
ste the old keepers harem and Dshadeah
Moosa's little wisel VIM j. always glad te
exchanec the pagatory Ut RESIDENCE with
her lnr,l and master for visit of few days
here; hf can testify fsHu liesspnal "b-cr.
yation that the young ettcndi lords il over
her in true oriental conjupal style rarten-
Dab regretted Shs could ma, sscs,a-hrr kind
invitation, and. ~ she was 40 much exhaust
I'd from fasting, she would prefer slsierring
i, Ia another tine The slave then ieit, 10
"ur mutual rclicf. and, having dismissed the
old ierwish. the doors wcrc closed and
ioubiy l,Tked. 10.
The ro,m " insignificant in IT'S thmen
-ionS, bat Is furnished very gegeoasl,.
The tomb Is apparcnfiy an immense sarso<
phagu- of rough stone, and j. covered by
green satin tapestry, richly embroidered
with gold. 10 thi~ piece Of black velvet
- attached, with few inscriptions from tie
korun. cmbrsaskrred aIsu IA gold 4 satin
eaaapy II red, blue, green, AMI yellow
stripes, hangs over the tomb and another
piece 1T black velvet tapestry, embroidered
IN silver, covers da.r Ia one end IT the
room, which they rsia, ieasis Ia u cave nn
derneath. Two tall silver eandlestieks
stand before this door, and a little lamp
hangs in window near 1t, which ]. kept
constantly bursine, and whose wick, though
saturated with aii---and ]. dare say, most
aasl.eous dosc-my devotional companion
eagerly swallowed, mutterina 10 herself
prayer with many arenuilesion She then,
in addition 10 their usual form, of prayer,
Frustrated herself before the tomb, raised
the covering, pressed her forehead Ia thu
stone, and rhsh Kissed II many times. The
ceiling n the rs.osn IL ,aultei, and The WALL
covered with blue porcelain, IN fiorsf iigaress
Having remained here m hour or more, and
completed my sketch, we left and great
was my rejoicing when found my self once
more At home, cut Of danger, and still bet