The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-14

again. and, swaying the body, give. a
series of energetic sounds ike
''hump," while one kept up prolong-
ed howl. similar to the drone OF the
bagpipes, through the variations
proper. Suddenly, at a sigma. the
chorus ceased and a weak nasal solo
gave an obligato; then the chorus
Struck in pianissimo, with, every few
seconds, the favorite staccato grunt,
which sounded somewhat like a short
bark. This chorus seemed to repeat
a thousand times the words, 'Dirna,
darip d'Allah," When this had con-
tinued nearly an hour, they then rose
and ranging themselves against the
wall, latter some had received caps
and white scarfs), and placing the
feet apart, so as to brace themselves.
and sWaying the body as before, they
continued in all, perhaps, three quar-
tors of an hour more. But there
were sundrT variations Ia the grunts.
and these were now accompanied. Dy
all turning their heads to the right
aud barking at their right hand neigh
bors, then all to the left and so on
alternately, until apparently some
were quite exhausted. Occasionally
one. who seemed to be kind of choir
leader, and also a soldier, stamped
his foot to give Lew life to the choir:
And now the hump" and stamp of
feet. and crack of hands replaces, for
a time. the yoiees, except the oblIgato
howl. while the bobbing of head
works with break-neck rapidity.
Nov the obIigato choir leader gives
renewed stamps with the right foot,
and their fsgging spirits age again
urged to 6 tremendous series OF voclf-
erous staccato grunts, until 1t seems
as if some members Of the choir
must drop. Meantime q whirling
Dervisb, apparently excited by the
scene, stands in the center and
performs his eyrations. With a
white skirt flying out to a circle, ex-
ceeding hoop skirt Dimensions. Even
some children of eight or ten, in their
enthusiasm, stand up and try to i'm
itate the movements and sounds of
the hoRsing chorus. During part of
this scene, the High Priest was bless
log infants by rubbing his foot over
their backs as they lay on the ground.
When the older ones came. and grown
men, be stood with the right foot on
their limbs, and rubbed his left over
their back, and, sometimes, aiterward
over their breasts. They then rose,
kissed his hand, and he blessed them.
When the sick were presented, he
blessed cup Of some liquid, and gave
it to them to drink. IF their eyes
were infamed, he placed his hands on
their temples and rubbed his thumbs
repeatedly over the eye lids. From
even these singular proceedings, going
on Immediately under our gallery, my
attention was now irresistibly drawn
by the increased energy of the hevl-
ing chorus. AT the risk of being ex-
PEELED from their mosque, / took down
the proceedings rapidly, thus chorus
men turn to right and left with con-
tinued grunt and prolonged howl.
Now side by side, sustaining each
other from falling when exhausted,
they, orehestralike, bring on the
grand crash toward the last. With
an asthmatic Wheeze, a dimlnuendo
and then eFeseendo howl, varied by
the staccato grunt, almostin fugl pnr-
suit of each other, they bob like sup
pie jacks, perspiring at every pore,
until. with a chorus of twanga, and
shrieks, and grunts, and last fearful
howl, q concerted stamp of the foot
brings 6eaihlike silence, and the
band glide, like ghosts,
a raw hide door, and the SER
vice is closed. AS they seem earnest
and devout, this apparently Iudicrous
scene does not arouse laughter 10
most persons, but rather solemnlty.
TIE BAZAAR AND OTHER TURKISH
ITEMS.
OF all the wonders and Orientalism
n Constantinopie, perhaps none
seemed to US more striking than the
Bazaar. 4 great underground city
Of commerce, a vast series of arcades,
stores and shops of every
variety; the idea of Fleet Street, Lon
Ion, transferred to the Thames tun-
bel, or the Palais Royal, In Paris,
sunk to the catacombs, may serve to
1--WE some realization of the busy
scene In the Stamboul c0vered Ba-
.aar, besides which there is also an
,pen one One covered street is de.
7oted to the Exchange. and has
booths fitted up as miniature banks.
Another displays jewelry, toys, and
ancy articles; a third besieges you
With runners, and tempts you, by
he unintelligible Turkish, TO buy |
beautiful veil for your wife, mag
Efficiently embroidered slippers for a |
laughter. or a burnus for yourself. |
Passing safely from this labyrinth of |
oofed streets and this babel of for
ign tongues, you are led under a
ong straight arcade, where nothing
3 sold. to right and left of you, but
rugs and dyestuffs. which in large
ins regale the optical and olfactory
eryes of the passers by with rich
ints and pungent odors. From this
GU emerge to the light of day to
bread your path, as best you may.
trough booths of vegetables and
ruit, old and new hardware. second
and furniture, and Jews old cloth.
1g booths, tinker's or blacksmith
hop, shoemaker seated Turk fash
On behind his awl, and every other
heterogeneous juxtaposition that can
-ell be imagined. All this wander
1g through these crooked and mar
ow streets is rendered more difficult
y the fact that the untold census
T dogs in Stamboul, whose
umbers must be mary thou.
md, occupies the centre of
be streets; and from the Difference
aid to these canine quadrupeds by
ne Mahometans (who / was told, OBJ
ct to takipg animal life, even refus.
u TO kill vermiD, and only slaugh
ring TO eat) they seem to consider
lemselves privileged to occupy the
est part of the street. and do not
owe out of your way; scarcely no.
cling even the few vehicles that
,metimes almost cut off their tails,