The New York herald., 1870-05-23

lew more heavy storms wiIl complete ner dessruc-
.ion But me Joke Of the thing v that although tne
sisted on. and whom Mshomed sbmew hat iinpudenty
the Resident closed the dispute by
turning him out OF the shetkd0m Of Bahrein. ana
putting up his brother, All bin Khuleefa In his
stead
stroll through Bushire should certainly begin at
ana hustle in the place naturally centre The sea
wall % simply pile Of rough, unshapen stones, held
together by very weak cement, which yields readily
70 the action Of the waves At presentlt Ia IN pretty
good repair, but few months always brings about
ITS partial ruin. Protected by this Fragile structure
deep, bounded by the entrance to the bazaar and
row Of mean looking houses. This spaces serves as
the bonded warehouse, the exchange and the SHIP
Bales Of c. ton bags Of wheat raIls Of dates bas
kets or sugar chests Of opium and . choice assort
OF the various other articles OF Bushlre trade
lay piled up irregular heaps on It's uneven aud not
over dry surface. One pile IL awaiting tne mspec-
ton OF the clearing offlcer OF tne Gus.om h0use
Of merchant while yet third Is Dldlng It's turn 70
be shipped or In the steamer, whose ugly BLACK
good four miles out at sea. But just note the motley
crowd moving about yOn. Here Is an Arab mer.
cnant, with long beard and pale brown SKIN anu
huge turban; there ID q Persian peasant whose
cheeks are as fair and ruddy as your own and VINO
10 clothed IN dirty blue rags held about his form BY
pieces OF string ana crowned with high cylinder OF
coarse black felt for headdress; now a gang OF
negro coolies, half OF whom are slaves, while tne
otners have been manumitted by the last wili anu
testament OF their owner, stagger along with nuge
basket OF sugar weighing ave hundred weight, ana
suspended from stout pole the ends OF which rest
accosted by an Armenian IN European clothes with q
courteous "Go0d day. In q corner you may come
across professional story teller. who Is unrollng
ms STOCK or brightly c0ored paintings, and descro.
my TO an admiring crowd OF Bushire loafers and
boys the wonderful adventures OF some prince or
lucky you may hear some exciting political crisis
discussed by the more daring local Dusybodies But
whatever and whoever your eye may rest upon
merchanL naAcapf
c1andise or houses they are all alike begrlmed with
art, and are perfect examples OF sIoveniiness, nth
his finger wears a ragged abhas Tor long camel's
hair cloak; another man, arrayed In sphndtd robe
fce Bales Of cotton That maSs with little trouble @
be stacked up In neat pile, heaped toge her in
the most artistic confusion, aud trails OF dates are
allowed TO stand In close proximity drove OF un
cleaniy caravan mules.
The bazaar Is long, narrow lane protected from
tns ane Are INES n one y, ved eI from each
other by brick partitions. The goods are displayed
on wooden stages; and in corner of the store sits
bubble). Before accosting this gentleman, 1t Is as
well to clearly make up your mind what you intend
Would curse yo reely Should yeT declare yoUr
self dissatisfied with THE wares he offers you. be
never rises to any appearance OF activity except IN
bargain, and among natives the haggling over
cloak or a lamp pipe Is well-nigh interminable.
But European can cut the matter short By Offering
half the price demanded, and adding:-'Say one
word yes or nO.u The lone wordn Is invariably
yes. In fact many native dealers ask a European
.Shall say one word, SahihY" So far as the goods
displayed In the bazaar are concerned there Is but
little TO interest one Coarse printed calicoes native
clothing rOsewater, sweetmeats, pipes and tobacco,
are about the only merchandise exhibited Tor sale.
After seeing the bazaar one can wander through
the crooked uneven streets OF the city In search OF
the various mosques, passing every now and then
as he saunters along woman, whose close veil pro.
tects her from the profane gaze OF Feranzee and
MuSSulman alike Wnat curious creatures, by the
ahr0uded I'm dark bfuA
ments from head to foot AS one passes them the
veil IL drawn closely over the halEaverted face but
the eyes fash brightly out and seem to protest
against the enforcedservtude Of their MISTRESS But
the mosques are an altogether different matter. OF
Shiyaee sect of and though none Of them
very large beautiful they are worth visiting.
Who, indeed, can ever tire OF seeing MOslem archi-
arches; the open screens, whose tracery shows
forth some or all OF the hundred flowers
carved in the stone or stamped In the chu-
man, In those mystic looking but beautiful
Arabic Characters what traveller In eastern
sons of the pfety and faith Of Isam9 A good Mus
sulnan Is forced TO keep the commandment "not TO
unto tays Or 6e oy se
deadly sin to even possess photograph and OF
course his houses OF worship are destitute OF carved
statues OF saints or prophets, or or sacred paint
ings He Is therefore driven to ad0rn his temples
only with beautiful forms; all his imaginative ccn-
ceptons OF beauty are forced to adopt that means Of
utterance.
RELIGION.
Persians are almost exclusively Shiyaees; that Is,
they count Ali the lionso OF God, VINO married Fatima,
the sole surviving daughter OF the Prophet as
superior In merit to the three caliphs who I'm
Omar aud Othman. The story OF the massacre
OF Ais grandson, Hosein. by the orthodox
saiph s well Known nc and va his me memory Is stili
nually his sad fate. Practically however, the differ
ence now existing been the Soonnee and the Shiyaee
Is quite as much matter Of national customs aud
temperament as Of belief. The Persian is IN his
theory OF life an epicurian, the Arab stole. Tue
former marries four or five or In fact an unlimited
number OF wives; the latter restricts himself to
couple, though OF course he sees no improperly In
taking unto himself also any number OF concubines
he can at1Ord to purchase and maintain. Then the
Persian until he nears the grave DRINKS wine-whO
has not heard OF the Shiraz vntages ?and IN other
respects he lives life OF pleasure; it is only as he
feels the approach OF the Angel OF Death that he
mortines the flesh. But the Arab, naturally In.
clinsd to Puritanlsm. confines himself to the
orthodox enjoyments Of the chibouque, the coee pot
ana the harem. He is not a wine-blbber, he does
not sing or dance. and he ever preserves an air Oh
sober gravity, wnict is always dignied but is apt
also to become almost fnereaL The Persian ls the
cavalier; the Arab the cropeared round.head OF the
East And perhaps It is this wide difference OF tenn
permanent which makes the hatred between the
Soonnee ana the shiyaee so bitter. No wise traveller
ever carries Persian servant through all orthodox
country for whenever the two sects meet there are
frequent and often bloody braws; while In all the
outlying religious dependencies OF Islam where the
two scctS are OF equal strength-in India or the
Straits RAJ for example foreign government finds It
lhroats. In Bushire, however, the extreme weak
ness OF the SOonnees keeps them quiet and 1t must
be admitted that OF the two the Shiyaee is much the
more tolerant.
On Fridays, the holy day Of the week with Mussul-
mans, no European can enter the mosques, but on
any 0tner day he Will find no difficulty IN doing 30 If
he consents cheerrully TO take of his shoes-an act
Of respect among Orientas equivalent to our taking
O1f tns hat. Generally the mosque Is used on or
linary days as school. 1t Win be long, indeed,
before forget the scene saw In the first Bushtre
mosque l visited. Seated cross-legged on the floor
was the schoolmaster, an OLD, old man arrayed in
well-wOrn and slngularly uncleanly garments with
bis beard dyed bright auburn, as mark OF respect
to the Prophet, whose hair was, according to trad
ton, OF the same hue. SO far as one might Judge
from superficial examination, his character was
happy combination OF inactive benevoIence, placid
Incidence and confirmed slsvenliness. Around him,
squatting on little mats, were some thirty or forty
scholars, OF them In age above twelve, who were
anguidy turning over the pages OF their only school
book-a manuscript copy OF extracts from the
Koran. Many Of them were slave children or the
offspring OF an African mother; for Mussulmans be-
lfeve in and practice absolute equality Of educa-
tional advantages between the two races. The
schO0lmaster as entered, was buslly engaged in
the manufacture Of some new blank books, and
before him was a large box, not unlike a tool chest
aA vii Qrin for ding