The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-24

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played In the bazaars yet inhabited, and these ara
numerous Eacn trade has lts own bezaar lane. In
one you hear . tremendous DIN OF haInInering on
brass and copper; a Thousand hammers ringing tho
loud chorus or tin-tan, thousand arms aSk dlnly,
thousand heads bob up and down ~ the process 81
manipulating the metals into pots and kettles and
small es t. isay you ess AZ aaabs
rasping ripping sound. and here are thousand
through leather and worstea, extending a thousand
arms over their stalls and there Il chatterlng and
taking and laughing ana amusing story. telling all
about dicos and demons and Russian deeds and
Loklau wisdom ana .supersfltlous mythology going
on In the next, running out VI this shoenaker'a
lane are the Keen swords. the sharp aud curved
scimetars and The murderous RUNNERS being made,
with hammer ana Jorge. rasp ana file, and much
play upoa the dingy alcoyes from the slant OF sun
hgnt which ias on the FURNISHED blades In the
next are me weayers, VINO share their apportion.
use great deal OF carpet surin coverings for the
cumbrous but splendid Persian saddles, ANA here
phosphorescent blazonment as the ricn glow of tho
yari-colorod threats are crossed and woven ana
twisted and Knit by human hands into the durable
III q short bazaar lane to my right, the din OF
which brave, Is universal ringing Of hammers
upon anvis. Stout beirocked men laying on
to some sharp tune, with which the bacSsmlths-
disciples OF Go5ad--are acquainted, wnle redhot
sparks hiss and ny ike shower of meteors, as they
FORM the shoes aud nails and rods which seem 70
be all the articles factored here, save few locks.
h'hges ard latches. Returning again up this lane
ana striking OIL towards Tie left, the aroma from
hundreds ol spices surcharge my nostrils and start
me to coughing aud sneexlng Violently Here are
dates from hansroon and Bnahlrc and Chonchtcr.
raiSins from kasVccn ana kashAn, rice from Resht
and Mazanderan wine glass nasks FROM llama
dan, Teherau kasveen and Shiraz, not forgetting
tie VINO OF Ispahan, which Is supcrexcellent:
innnmerable spices oil all colofs ana all SORTS, from
India. Ai.hanistan, Arabia Felix Mesop0tamia,
Bokhara, ktoondoosh khorassan, kundlstan and
Beloocnstan They rise In linen bags and bowls
and boxes. one above another Ike the galleries Of
an amplilheatre.
Real the Arabian Nights Entertainments. and
instead OF Baghdad read isDahan ana the city will be-
before you. Have not described palacos oil Aladdin
Tor YOU In The Ispahan bazaar you will see Alad.
lin himself preceded by his handsome pages and
surrounded by his servants, ana ne On u atcles5
horse, with dozen superb creatures saddied in
gold and silver cloth alter him. You will see Nou-
reddih All aud his Queen OF Beauty, and may dine
with many ono such as the Pnrveyor OF the Sultan
oil Cashgar. The caenders are telling their stories
over again but This time not before Zobeide but to
q highly amused crowd. and the governor, who IS
the very picture or Gialar, has \ great mind 70
listen, too but he THINKS II would spC his dignity.
Ana there II Aaschar, launched, with Bonded back,
near his crochery dreaming no doubt OF what no
VIII 40 when nc gets rich, though nc does not re-
pea the wretched catastrophe winch ruined him
quite As Tor princes OF Persia deep IN love, they
are all about mo and are passing by the whole ime.
Ana Hadi ituba. Willy, there Is the carayanser8i,
ana close 10 II - the. old barber his father busy ut
his cid trade OF shaving heads. aud the graccess son
IL laughing at his beard putting the old fellow into
JuirA THE SUBURB
mentioned Julia. the Armenian suburb OF Ispa-
han. 1t was the conqueror Shah Abbas who I'm
ported this colony OF Arnieniana ana planted II on
the other side OF the zanderood, so that at least
there should he river between the Sheedks and
the Christians They came about 5000 families OF
them, rom julia, on the AraHe1, IN the south eau
cass Thcy were treated andy by the great shah
who knew their worth as traders ana Mechanics,
and during his reign they prospered. They were
permitted TO Dal churches and practice their reli-
g0u IN the way they were taught and they were
allowed the same legal privileges as the Moslims or
his capital. But TIE day came when Mahmoud, the
cruel Afghan leader, with drawn sword, entered
Julfa and lspahan. and then there was slaughter.
rapiue and spoliation Though Persian princes
were subsequently restored TO power the prospects
OF the Arnenlans were never repaired; for not ono
Of Them knew the ways and means OF government
Ike Shah Abbas, Tor ne coad sacrifice his
promising subjects: but Fath Ali shah could not,
Mohammed Shah an not aud Nasr-ed-deen Shah VIII
nat-t.le foolish despos The Arm .nians are now
reduced TO 900 iaales, While IspaLan has not over
10000 Mohammedals.
luila has i've Vi xix churches and cathedral, and
by lar TOO many priests. / went 10 see the caihe-
dral. md Tor lua IL is very superior church. II
contains number 81 large ana small pictures. but
nothing OF a.hi2h order mutt tudc or iargc.cycd.
loug-ha,fed saints iooS ont from the canvas with
anreoies OF glory playing round their heads the
atmosphere IL redolcnt OF iDccnse. The roof -
sneetcd with gold and the mystery OF the rclemp-
ton by the Holy one Of Israel b every where set
| forth in paint and gilt.
In the cours OF the church Is buried the traveller
Claudus James Rich, VINO died at Shiiaz, 1874, ana
| was Afterwards removed 10 his present resting
place IN 1876. There are nine other English graves
, there.
| rE ARCHBISHOP.
| While looking ABOUT the court was invited to 20
| up and see the Archbishop, who governs all tho
Arncnians IN Persia and India. HIS palace, Il very
new afair very handsome ana SPACIOUS is right
behind the cathedral. found him the lofty roof
which overloOk5 magnificent scene, q tai, stall
wart, majestic old man, most beneacenf looking
and venerable. My heart went Immediately towards
the Patriarch who seemed Ike very Abraham:
bur when saw aim cal, Tor wine and arrack, and
top the latter Ike veteran trooper, the mortal
stood confessed beneath that Jupitcrian aspect and
though he was Old enough TO be nay great-grand-
father felt myself elevated slightly Ut witnessing
this weakness
We SAT- on The housetop until sunset. looking at
hight over the PLAN and ocean OF greenness waning,
tie verdnre becoming deep green and ribbed with
lines OF saadows-tha plain losing its graysincjB
and becoming softer eoered; Iii peaks OF sed Him.
Atesil XIII and kustsas throne, flushing With
orange and purple then pa'ing and gaomlng in tho
fast recedng sunlight. fnen we rose TO 60 and, as
we tarIeJ 10 bid tie splendid old man Good
evening" The Muezloon across the river burst out
trlumqlantly, "La Allah, Il Allah. Mohammcd re-
soul Allah.n