, 1877-12-17

How Slaves Ara sun soll at Tanta an'f
A1c1nnt,rla.
Csfrn corrtspondrner FAstadttnafs frais.
Notwithstanding tho treaty lately concluded
by Mr. Vivian, on tho part OF Orcat llrIsaiu,
with the khcdive, for tho suppression Of the
stayc>tradc, slaves nrc yet sold in the public
market. They arc not exposed to tho general
eye, but they arc on sale III tho private apart
n,cnts Of tho stave.dcnlers during tho spring
md autumn fairs at Tantn. on The railway i!ncto
Alexandria. They arc ot various hucs. from
sable black, through every grsdation Of color,
to perfect white. Tho inter, who are atnnys
Ctrcasstans, at U the must pr!zcd: They arc held
At such high psIces that only Psshas and rich
{uncttonatIcA Of the Government can buy them.
il tlcro ID any rare beauty on hand she fs offered
10 tho khc1ive 1rs., through one OF his conn"
addition to Ills harcn, lo nays in proportion to
hi. own cstisnate nt tho value Of tte eaatscl.
shou1d sao hc q ttazzling beauty, of finely
nodded figure, with sonlc feminine accomplish.
expressing his satisfaction md demonstrating
his guod taste. flc Is cAprlrious II, his !lkfnEs,
and docs not eontlno himself TO any partlculsr
color. Ills children represent pretty much all
physical citaractcristics. They nrr NIL IT differ.
ont mothers. Variety of nature IN liouscl!old
Is, pcrfups. as pleasing NJ any other Kind VI
ukeleit1s kScEtANhl4 1IA0a ~ 1hoHk \oH'AtA"'"
notony which. might otherwise exist. THO
stranger at first tintls 1t leult 10 make herself
understood In her bnroa1fc speech, but TINT soon
wears utt, a,l she learns to babb}o Arabic ~ II
she had been born Under tic shadow 0f tic
Pytnnlfls. This year l doubt II the khcdlye
hAs made nnv large Investments Of this kind.
Like everybody else, to ls "laru-mp." At tho
Taita Fair tic general impecunl0utness wns
tnost tlnrlcasantlT proven tU the slavc-mcF-
chants. Although 1t lasted six weeks, hut fcw
sIlorktnGly inv. Fair CIscussians, VINO In tho
tlrst wcrks wcfe firmly held nt 1900 frants,
before tho close wyIo offered at as low ns ,CtV
frnncs, and no bidders at these tempting fig
urcs. Tho r,crrhanta In tholr despair cursed
both Turk mud Russian for tho Interruption
they Ind rauted to their trade by tic war which
they arc warning 10 furtoustY aud recklcssr. It
n,akea everybody poor, from tho Sultan and
bis vassal tho klicdivc, down to tho lowest Fel-
lall, for all alike hare to submit to constant
drain on their resources that. compcls tho
atock on hand, tic dealers disposed Of lot Of
soma|i girls 1t 800 francs each. It was, tako
IL all In a1, thu most unproltablc market they
ever had for their merchandise. Whom l suE-
gested to an otvial persuAago that tl,esn tram
saestons wcFo contrary to law fe replied that
| the Government could not be expected to take
| c,gutzaucc Of what wa8 done behind tho 1atttccd
| Windows Of hascn apartments, for tl1cse were
| the Accommodations which had been rented Tor
tho human trallfc. Treaties may be inado and
utt kinds of pronseh given for ths dfsconttnuaucc
! OF Tic slaye-tradc, domestic and external, but
It will not really cease until tho wlole coustttu.
| tton VI society In the East Is changed. It ID
ono Ut tbs iIscparablc features oF Mohamne'
dan pQ]rVatuy,