Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-09

IIted Sea Correspondence Of the London Daily
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Suakin is, for this part of the world n con-
siderable place. The harbor, entered by a
deep, narrow, land-girt channel, allows
steamers OF heavy tonnage to anchor within
less than 100 yards of the coral beach, The
principal portion Of the town is situated on
an island connected with the main laud by
narrow causcway. On the island ere the
custom house, government offices, and stores
for merchandise. On the mainland is the
the bazaar and native town, the latter
consisting Sof rude huts, in many cases
mere sunshadcs of tree branches and mat.
ting, the more permanent buildings being
square, flat-topped mud structures The
natives, who throng the bazlr, though IN the
most part in color quite as black as any
negroes, are far from having the same type
OF features as the latter. On the contrary
the Haddendowas, as they arc named, are as
rule remarkably handsome and spcndidly
formed. The nose is either straight or
aquilne, and except in some cases where
there has bcen an evident minglng of negro
blood, the mouth and lips arc as well formed
as In the best European types. In all cascs,
however, the hair seems to partakc more or
less OF the woollysnNturc characteristic of the
| western Africans. Both sexes almost in.
variably have the head uncovered, the hair
in the case OF the men being dressed in the
peculiar fashion of the Zulus, namely, made
up with gum or grease into a towering mass
on the centre of the head, hanging down
behind, and 0ankcd by similar masses on
either side. Through this is stuck long
bone pin, running travcrscly. The hair of
The women is plated into nnumerable little
tails less than quarter of an inch In width,
the ends slightly frlzzed and rarely reaching
lower than the bottom of the cars. Both
men and women bear three long vertical
scars on either check by way OF ornament,
the backs and shoulders Of some of the wo-
men being symmetrically SCARED go that
their skins resemble 80 many Elizabethan
slashed doublets of black satin. Outside the
town the dress of both male and female cs-
pecially of the youthful members OF
society, is of the scantiest nature, the little
girls wearing nothing but tincture OF slen.
der leather thongs bound round the loins and
reaching half way to the knee. The weapon:
OF the adults are broad-headcd javeins
swords, and occasionally bows and arrows
Behind the left elbow is fastened small
leaf bladed sheathed dagger. Jas defense q
circular shield of hippopotamus hide, @
| couPioo VI ieet ~ ulaincter having u larGt
conical boss in the centre, is carried 1t is
not worn on the arm, the handle being
graspcd in the hand only. The swords,
long and straight, with cylindrical handle
and lengthy cross-guard, seemed modelled
exactly after those of the Crusaders. War
dances are among the favorite amusements
Of the Haddendowas, Two or three hun.
dred form large circle, in the midst Of
which sit on the ground couple of men,
hammering away monotonously on small
conical drums. Each person in turn takes o
shield and spear, or sword, and putting on a
most serious expression of countenance, goes
cutting right and left with his sword oil
stabbing with his spear. Meanwhile tho
female portion of the spectators encourage
and applaud the actors by emitting a loud
shrlll, gurgling cry-such as have heard
used elsewhere by Arab women.