South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-01-12

Circassian Gir,s Sod Jy 8nc'fon at Con.
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C;reassian Girl. Sod Jy .8ac,fon al Con.
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a correspondent OF tho Paris ComEois
DESERVES . recent visit 70 slaye sale
IN. Constantinople. Notwithstanding
tho nominal abolition OF tho slave trade
in Turkey. through the efforts OF the
civiiizss, Earopean governments. il stiH
4 continues in q. fnrtive. way. AS long as
the i,arem exists this tra,ie Will exist.
Tho salo was in house. All the win.
dows facing the street were closed. The
correspondents accompanied an Eyvutian
friend and his valet i'm n carriage to tho
mosque ofthe Sultan AIohamct, at which
point they turned into narrow and com.
( plicated streets. which finally became
: impassahte They alighted before
pile OF mnd which could be crossed ON
~ on foot. Reaching the house they
wcrc introduced into the selamlik, or
chamber reserved for male VISITORS
Here they found the slave.dealer stand.
, ing. short pipe in hand. lls was q
little old rripolitan, Gsssursi. Messoud.
Aga. by name. lie has followed the
business for forty years. After the Gus.
tomary salutations. pipes and coffee were
offered and taken with the silence usual
! 10 the Orientals before any business
transaction. An ebony young cnuch
soon entered AM whisperedin Nlcssoud's
ear. The latter made ssign of acqucs-
cence. and. turning TO the guests. said:
"Bouyouroun" (permit me.) The guests
rose and followed him into the room Of
the harem. A long dIvan. about q foot
and half higI. and four feet wide, sur.
rounded three sides Of the. chamber. An
excavation in the wall held the cushions
and coverings used ut night. The floor
was covered with mats AMI loose pieces
OF carpet. Upon tho divan was seated,
side by side, two white girls from Cir
cassia. in the dress Of their country
Opposite were three other women. one
of whom was white, from Georgia. and
the others black. All arose as the visi.
tors entered. One of the Circassians
seemed scarcely fourteen. She had
bright chestnut hair. long. dark evelasli.
es. which shaded eyes Of liquid blue; n
light. well rounded form and regulated
features, overcast with melancholl, -
She was n beauty Of tho first.class. Her
companion. aged eighteen, was slightly
less beautiful. but was n performer on
the kemeneja. or Turkish violin. In
addition. she was recommended as a
good cook, seanstress, and washer Her
brown hair fell TO her knees. She look.
ed at the visitors coolly, and fixed her
eyes on the Egyptian with an expression
that seemed to ask him to- purchase her.
AT sign from Messoud one Of the black
girls disrobed the Circassians. This
was not complicated process. as their
dress was simply n tunic. pair oftrou.
sers and a chenisc. The younger seem
ed distressed. the other simply fixcd
her eyes upon the floor. Messoud pass
ing his hands over them. called attention
to their good points, aud made them
show their regular pearly teeth. lie
dwelt also upon the strict decornm OF
their antecedents. After an examina.
ton of the Georgian and a glance at the
black girls The party returned to the
selamlik to close the bargain. The
youngest Circassian was quoted at f200
Turkish. the elder ut El3G, the Geor.
gian at 9l20 The Egyptian found
them too highed.prced. and took one Of
the black girls for E38. lie simply
wanted a house servant. The sale being
completed, the party were again served
with pipes and coffee, and left the house.
The preliminarics to this were conducted
with great caution. The valet of the
Egyptian was sent the day before To mn
nounce his masters desire, and ncs.
soul Immediately came to the latter to
assure himself that all was right by a
personal inspection Of his customer. As
mere visitor to the harem would have
been eyed nskance. the correspondent
was introduced as TaIir. Bey. Syrian
gentleman who wished to take cham.
bermaid homo with him.
~ Heretofore we gave an account OF
n coIoreh girl in Monroe county who
attempted 10 kill the baby OF her mis-