The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-02-10
A Sly IIit AZ Fashto0al,ir Uhurrhss.

The New York Evening Post has pub
lished the alleged translation Of Mohammed
Pacha's Letters On America In his last
letter his ilighness visits one Of the church
o. in New York
"On q sunny morning Of the first day Of
the second week OF my sojourD here, | re-
quested my young fellow lodger at the st.
Nicholas 10 conduct me 10 one 0f the nu.
merous sauctuarics. lie proposed that We
should visit the Church Of the Shining Ka.
leidscope, and We went thither, On our
entering the sacred edfice. the sexton re.
ceived US qai,c cooIly, M il to say, What
business have you In this establishment =
But when my companion opened his coat
and displayed diamond breast pin Of inor-
dinatc size, the face Of the official blossomcd
with smiles, and he conducted us 10 an ex-
cclIent pew in the central aisle.
My attention was first attracted by tho
unique decorations OF the walls and ceiling.
The principal colors us,,i IN the work Of
adornment were light blue. bright yellow
and deep rcd, each cndtavoring to display
itself tO the best advantage. Their effect,
when combined with oil the other tinis OF
the rainbow, shed through the stained glass
window, wns somewhat remarkable and !
observed that portly lady just behind mo
had, a. q resul, Of tho play oi light, green
forehead, blue nose, yellow lips. purple chin,
orange hair, and patch Of deep violet over
the left eye. Indeed. ] had observed no
such sterling style Of ornamentatiOn any.
where else, except in the brilliant restaurant
Of Mr.. Taylor. in Broadway. Wonderful,
o my Lybian lion. Ia the power OF associa.
,ioD-for such was the influence Of this paint
upon my imagination, that ! came near
asking the usher, who was proInenading the
aisle, TO bring me lamb stuffed with pis'
tachic nuts, and "a vase Of iced shcrbct
"T'hc services commenced presently, by
reading on the part Of person who occu-
pied room 10 the rear Of the building, and
responses IRON portion OF the congrega.
tioo The reader pitched bis voice ~ that
i aeeined To issue from his toes, and you
NAV Judge therefore that his iDtooations
were hardly natural lslDcc be did not stand
on his head but as il WAS his Office 10 deal
with the supernatural il may bs presumed
that such sepulcbral ut,erances were appro-
pirate 10 the occasion.
Next came a sopg Of praise by four per
sons 10 the organ lott. How beauti
faly they warbled I was carried back 10
the opera with iis pride and pomp Of scenic
Illusion, intoxicating sounds, brilliant eyes
briIlian, Jewels, dazzling Olleites. immscu-
late kids. The soprano led oH with
splendid staccato passage. in which the high
notes danced and csFered like lambs on
hillside. Then she ceased, and the tenor
took up the strain and prolonged il with
clear trumpet tones then be stopped and
the cOn,ral,O sung q few SWEET Dotes /;
and Iastly the bss-o added his voice 10 the
o,bers, and the whole party commenced
vnifc struggle for the supremacy in
the final foyue. The coBtst was exciting.
and the result doubtful for few moments,
bat a, last the soprano was victorious, end
ing with Tremendous thrill. which entirely
.lleuoed her antagonists. ! lifted my hands
% applaud bu, was checked by rny friend,
who informed me- that. however delighted J
might be with the performances, must not
expfes. my qualification ia tle same way
that ! would at the Academy N Music.
Though this disliDctiOn seemed 10 be rather
nicely drawn. Of oourss yielded 10 the sog.
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