Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-02-27

! III IL ICulViil ) nUcln, some OF tnclr faces
bcamed with gentlcness and intelligence,
and no one could here think of his own Sis
ter exposed to such fate, without cursiug
in his heart the lust and tyranny which
have originated and sanctioned such a sys-
TEN. The ruling passion of the great Mo-
hammed seemed to be to multiply his wives,
and suppose, that among all the nations
of the earth, corrupt as it has been, and is,
there has never been a people so universal
ly impure, and consecratcd to impurity, as
mis- followers.
Though there were few other ladies
making display of their wealth, in spen-
did carriages and finely caparisoned horses,
yet the vast majority had found their way
here in cayiks, and moved around the
grounds ingroups of twenty or thirty, some
times with an eunuch black MS night and
strutting with his brief authority, leading
the way; but more frequently unattended,
and like a flock of scared sheep crowdiug
upon cac', other, and yet their curiosity and
love of freedom sufficiently overcoming
their timidity to hurry them to every point.
of interest. Among the carriages of mod
crn splcndor L was very glad to find the
old bona6de Turkish " "Arraba," which |
had seen in cngravings, and which now for
the first time greeted my eyes. The body
of this strange vehicle is very long and
| without much prctension to grace in its
form; and yet covered as it is most pro-
! h!scly wth carved work in light arabesquc,
and lifted high up above the wheels, and
drawn by large white oxen gaily adorned
with bright red strcamers, and filed with
women and children, it is as picturesque as
the most enthusiastic Orientalst could de-
sire. 1t must be the very bean ideal of
locomotiQn to lazy Turk, who can TINS
pass from place to place just fast enough
to keep himself envoloped in the cloud OF
his delicious ''chibouque," with just motion
enough to prevent his dreamy langour from
dcgenerating into insensble sleep
In different parts of the grounds were
amusements of more stirring character.
Some men of Herculean strength, and of
very remarkable muscular development,
were stripped to the waist and, bosmeared
with oil, were engaged in wrestling Ma
NY hundreds We're gathered in a circle at
another point, listening to a comedy in the
Turkish language; and in the midst of a
grove of oaks i'll the upper part of the val
ley were some Gipsey dancers, gathering
in the pennies from Turks and Greeks, who
seemed to be in the height of their enjoy
ment when these poor creatures sank the
lowest in their indecent gestures.
But the descending sun warned us that
we must leave this scene, and as we did so,
We could not but think of the power of the
Turkish sabbath over the morals of pco-
Pile. tits, however, in sympathy with their
whole system of sensual religion. 1t is,
too, just what the Christian sabbath is fast
s becoming with those who promote it to a
day of amusement, instead of using it as
originally intended exclusively as a day of
!. devotion Christian sabbath breakers
Z would make scnsualists of us all.
a Picture Of Gen. Walker by Brownlow.
Parson Brownlow, of the Knoxville
: Why, who is making the tour of the South,
was in Mobile recently, and heard the great
! speech of Gen. Walker, from the everandah
of the Battle House, delivered to vast
concourse of persons, which entirely filed
the vacancy between the hotel and the Gus
tom House. The Parson in a letter to the
!, Wig gunder date of January27th, reviews
this speech, alhding toits prominent fea-
lures in terms of high praise, and closes
with che following sparkling" picture of
the General: M
| AS man, Walker is modest, unassum-
!, ing, and retiring. Think him one of the
4 most remarkable men ofthe nineteenth cen
tnry He is small man, weighing about
i25 lbs, aud not so tall as was James X.
| Polk. Hl is young 1Iresses genteelly in
!. a black frock coat, and wears soft hat,
i, withjlow crown, and studies all the time to
avoid noteriety, even loving retirement. -
i His skin is very fair--his hair ID light, and
cut short--and his face is smooth, He has
! aremarkable a eye, a blucrgray eye, penetrat-
Il ing aud keen. Under tho excitement of
4 speaking, his eye flashes fire In conyer.
i satiqu, he looks every man full in the eye,
without batting his; He has a good voice,
and as a speaker, he is energetic, forcible,
4 and impressive, with an air of candor which
i riyets conviction on the minds of his audi
epce, He details the history of hiswrongs
--yindioates the justice of his cause 4allo
j demonstrates the propriety of his cause in
I. il way that wrings shout after shout from
i the Indignant freemcn, Of the South, ifres-
4 pcctive of parties. lilo is q ehaste speakor,
i a ripsssholar, and prohohnces we'll Aatter.
j ing noth.t 4; superfuous omitting nothing
i i itihus should py said Throughout the ens
4 tire crowd, when he was done. there was
A one eomnioa, enthusiastic prevalent fesliDe
j Ofs3mpathy, for the indomitabl 1grcysey6d
manof destiny, and the great cause Of Nj
caragaa ! y 's's.s si'f s.
4 Mas often weeps Ia his sleeps When he