Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-12-04

and fastened together at the sides The belt Of to
lax and sintiyan which is ordinarily cashmere sbar
known yulgarly in America as cameIs hair ,ya In
gathered at the side with the star of briants a., hnn
arms were eweed sepents and the only covering Of ho
bosom, which was exposed as have said consisted r
strings of pearls that lay it, each string sborte
than the one ADORE and whose whteness was rivaled
By the neck they adorned
Her hair was bound together under q small oo, -
crimson velvet that rested only on the back of her hood
and of which the velvet but the material on which
were clustered as many pearls and diamonds IS I re-
marked to Miriam, would purchase all the iewelrv that
the most gorgeous New York saloon could exhibit in
crowded evening assembly.
have described the adys costume as literally ne
for the benefit of my lady readers but thouob
little of her costume then, when was looking at her
splendid beauty. Miriam in ecstasy herself. and
would interrupt her caresses constantly bv turnnn 70
me with the demand, Isn't she beautiful?
| Narghies, on which they placed perfumed wood from
Mecca were renewed as constantly we finished them.
and coffee and host Of delicacies were from time o
time presented by the slave girls who seemed to enter
into their mistresses enjoyment most keenly.
| When VIC rose to go-and am bound to admit tb
hour would have been thought late even in America
they would scarcely permit Miriam to leave them but
again and again embraced her. and kissed her ON each
check and on her lips, while the Nubians would sozn
her at the same instant from behind, with one hand Oh,
each side and give her sympathetic squeeze in accor-
dance with each kiss of their fair mistress We lett her
with them while we stepped back into the room among
the men, where the smoke was so thick that do moi
think our absence had been noticed
The little old bishop still talking about the M
trarch the wine and the coffee circulated as before and
in few moments VIC took leave of our kind host wifi
sincere respect for his hospitality.
Her hair was black as the clouds of December niob
and swept away from fine forehead in heavy tresseS
Her face no cold Greek countenance. If was fI
of life and passion her eyes black and Aashno with
fun the red blood tnglng close under the skin tfrouo
her cheeks and sometimes flushing her forehead with an
exquisite glow her lips were red and laughing her
chin the smallest Imaginable and her form slender YET
full and graceful us the form of dreanl-land
Miriam had, as we came from the tents laughinglv
asserted her intention Of procuring admission to the
harem and had pledged myself to one of the gentlemen
that if | entered he should go as well.
Mr.. DcIeons high position with the Greeks which
he earned by his noble conduct when they were threaten
ed with expulsion from Egypt made his name sort Of
household word in all parts Of the Levant and having
broken the ice by allowing ny presence, there was no
difficulty in procuring the assent Of the ladies to admit
one whom they knew so well to be man of honor and
a friend to their countrymen.
The same imp of darkness was dispatched to bring
him. and when he came the fun of the whole thing was
complete and the fair prisoners as romance has called
them seemed to be delighted with the novelty of their
company.
The old man, who had come in, entered into their iov
completely, and looked with a smiling face for few
moments, before he returned to his guests in the other
part OF the house. He left us to rafting conversation
with the ladies, in which my Arabic was amply sufficient
for my purposes since they did all the talking and con
stanty repeated their warnings that not to re-
veal in Jaa the fact we had seen their countenances