, 1877-03-10
EUROPEAN GOSSIP.
Howling Defvishes in Constan.
tinople.
How Their Ceremonies Impressed George
Augustus sala.
Fcte.DaJs In Parls...0n Spanish Rail-
rOnd---Pcercsses In Full Dress.

Fcte.DaJs In Paris...On q Spanish Rail.
roatl.--pcercsses In Full Dress.
IIOwL1NG DERy1snEs.
George Augustus Sata writes from CONSTANT.
nopu 10 tl,c London telegraph as follows: "
found tic entrance to the 1fuwfers' Convent
situated in fttAr black lane, infested by dogs
that seemed 10 hare caught something ot tho
ep,rit nf their turbulent human ncIGhbors, for
they yelped more frequently and mora snappist-
~ than the ours Of Pcra-a very oood-hatutcd
race In the main-arc apt to do. There was the
CUSTOMARY portcr's lodge in the porch Of tho
monastcry-a dark little hole, where ragged
bearded old concierge took charge Of onr boots.
Incrcr thought last autumn that should como
to the pass OF having to pull OF my shoclcathcr
in or,!cr TO hear llcathen Turk howl himself
iioarte; but wo never know TO what VIC may
conc. We arc duly ln1uctcd into tho usual
wooden cutlery or cstrade running round thrco
sides Of a long, low, Qladrangn1ar apartment,
the floor laid with ragged uniting. There, rs
Ntaours, unworthy OF admission to tic pcnc--
traln, We wcre privileged 70 stand up; but, 40
full view Of tho performance, I cen s4uattcd
down on my launches q Ia Turauc.
had not been five minutes In tho place be-
for eeean t1 unJeFstana tat there were
mcana necessary to wear out the leather OF ones
own lungs in bowling in order to get very
good living out Of the profession. There wero
well. favored, m!ddlo-agcd gentlemen, fn fur.
lined robes, and wearing either green turbans
OF tho high confcal 1ambs-wool cap. l noticed
that ono reverend parsonage, produced
gold watch, attached to one OF the buttons Of
Ls caStan By solid gold chain, and most OF his
colleagues wore on their fingers s'gnct r!ngs Of
80, marched up and down tho matted area. chat
ting among themselves, OF with their hands be-
hind their backs, telling, in a mechanical way,
go II seemed TO me, tho beads In their cflaplcts.
ing the movements and conducting tho uproar
Of the Uiuldntes, who, whatever mny hnvo been
their actual SOCIAL status, did not, to my think
Ing, look like Dcrvlshe: at all. They hatl muef.
vagrants, inlIsuiminatcly picked up from tho
nearest gutter, OF recently discharged from tho
casual war1 OF n work-housc, c,-supposing such
N appliance q ndyancea civilization to exist In
IN number, brawuy, unwashed, ragged. raga.
bonds Of all compilations, from pasty whito to
a. deep chocolate hue; and among them MOTTO
shiny Black. His uufiaved ebony was most
artistically set OIL by ILLS apparel, which con-
sisted solely OF smock and q short pair Of
drawers Of whlto linen, glrt about his waist BY
muscular arms md legs bare. liz vas, Ia due,
that which, In the old days Of American slavery,
would have been qualified ut an auction mart d
~ fult-gTown buck nlggcr, up to wedding, hoe
headlng-up casks, mud rolling bales, aud would
Anvc bGcn cheap, I takc 1t, at 81 zoo. / fancy
shat he was Nubian, net very long, caught.
A1tnyway, l!e vas =. tbs liie and soul Of tno M
wall in tho place where tho Mthrab was, or
should have been, and, following tho fuRlc-
manshlp Of tho sheiks, recltcd tho La1,-i -illah,'
ioIahi' tic principal movement q thcit parts
seemed to be violent stamp on the ground;
md, Us they went up md down, NaaGging their
prcpo:tcrotls llca.ls, waving their bony arms,
alternate tn,1ds on the, ground eou1a
not help muaing upon Tho benefit thoy might
DRIVE from say hnlt m hour's exercise every
,n.rni,,g on the trcadnltl Of ~ English county
Jail, with 4 taste OF the cato'-ninc-tatls after
ward, lust tn equal!zc tito circulation. The
rt.ro mud Ills seventeen associates continued to
tramp md to intont thetr psalmody Tor about
,,wsnty,n's minutes; mud thsn they began to
one IN Ills own aceount. There wero thuso who
lawlel basA md those who growled treble.
Some Cruntcd Ike swine, some barke1 like
.l"Gf, some lowed like knc, soma beloved Ike
bulls, some squal1cd like cats, whtlc others
,urrcly yelled atsd shIiekcl like tho human Bed
latnitcs they seemed to llave been temporarily
turned into. In this sereechiaug, watllnG, snarl.
'tull-grown buck Iiggcr waa always prcdomI-
nant, lie was the frat to begin and tho Inst to
leavo of this dlabolical clatter, but showed
,s i. as ss kc 90 gc eS he s,e sG S9stt.sry tey
enjoyment from the performance. Where could
1t bu tilat last saw such q scene, ind listened
70 tho ptous tacar'ns Of such q black hull Of
surely II was IN tho United Btates many years
since; but tho howtlng dcrvjsh heard Iii the
Slate of Massachusetts said nothing about tLa-
illal,iiah lah!' ne .lid nothing but shout