The semi-weekly miner., 1882-08-02

A correspondent Of the London
Standard says: by the M0l,a'nm'c-
tlsll law no man II permitted I" have
more than four wives, but there II no
limit hut that Of the pure to tn:
number Of female slaves that may ln:
added to his establishment. The
Sultan's ladies are numbered by hum
llrctis, II they do not, indeed, reach
he four figures. and In proportion I"
Ills ps,sitiDn aud wealth the we!l-t0-
d. MM,r, In like manner, l.as y Iarve
Or small harcnl establishment. The
Sultan las the privilege. Of comforting
the honor Of entering his hareml up
IN whom lie will, and amy girls In
the pr.,vinccs who arr more than or
dimarilv pretty are sent Up I" the
court for his Inspection, or sent t"
hin, IN q CON, plinlcntary present.
Men in higl, Positions, as the vizirr.
arc also often presented with ladies.
and, i'ei''x frequently very wealthy,
conn l.tc their establishment by pri-
vatc contract, paying. perhaps e:sS'
for u girl they may admire.
The ordinary well-tst',O MGDr. "f
whom there are . large number Of
the merchant class. have I" content
themselves lDy buying in til. open
market, and, consequently. the slave
market is u highly pa'r'nizest 'i'sti-
tuti,,,,. The court in whici, this il
usually held, on three davx in every
week. ope,,s out IN u layrinth Of small
uarr. W streets, which. form tho iaz,Iar
ar the general market Of tie city, u
plac- in which the higher class Of
Ms1,r. would not, an Otl'er M,:'st"iI".
,leicn T., ". seen. !As the afternoon
wears on. however, they M'ny !. seen
ambIing down on their EaiIy cMIaar-
i>o,.tsl mules, with u slave walking
behind them. to the cntrai'cr ~ the
count, WHERE they siisnI"unt and r.
cline In picturesque group. around
the iucl.s,,rc. Abs,lt the same time
arrive Ly two. and thrts.> ,li"-e who
are to In. >"l.l. lsciny placed hy the
salesman in some small rtar.ssc>
ar stalls opening on tO the court.
There ai.. alr,lit tifty or sixty Ter
ao,,s iOr sale Uf 10th sexes and all
ages. must Of then, black as jet, and
from their features evidently natives
of the s;.Nulan. some Of whom, were tn
lMs Ss0V OUsN ~ Vss"s " wv = WV - ~
children. Tit se were the di"'iges
for house and Il. Id work. tire price Of
whom Is always n.o.!crntc. and strict.
" commensurate to the amount a!
work they arr likely to be able I" per-
form.
hut besides these we're tw" hi''aIc
figure. vii" evidently ex"i:''l ~,
xmall amount nf iMterc~: III tn" gray.
bearded old M"Ors who l"ri',t'i u"
small l.roln.rtjon "f the purchasers:
One of t!,cn, was u cl,~rly-vrilc'l
N.Mri-h girl. wl,.~e features were r :
v.:,!.,i I" in. ,uirinx c,'st"'''ers: hut
y l,o from u lss.-inx glance did not
+: aprear to bt remarkable for their
/ lrauty. The other was {: really pref
~ girl fr,m the province of S"s.
whose rtsc- -colorttl caftan and green
silk head .tlre>s contr:,stesl pleasantly
with her olive complexion and long.
black ls>he~. They were all neatly
and ti,liIy dressed. NEARING 10 sign "f
jjl.treat,,lcnt or scant nOuris'n.ent.
and we're treated with all consislera-
ton ln,tl, l,y sale.Isen and purt.has-
%rs, though the examination made Iy
the latter Of the teeth, arms, etc. Of
those they lid lor was very re!nl.ive
to those unaccuston'etl I" such sights.