The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-12
TGYPT-S SLAVE GIRLS.
Their LIFE COMPARED WITH THAI
or The ENGLISH DRUDGE.

IN, Scant Wages Of Civiiization-worL
Soud,ni servant In the Land Of Tho
Nue-Thc Tair Circassian's Usual Fate.
"a sense 81 Degradation.
Tho Tu-l,h drudge rises early and goey 10
I'll late. working eight or twelve hours a
- other Iu hes miserable garret or in a
. manufacturing hive. Punched with
..er aui cold. worn out with labor. ex-
,...I To- ,emptatiOn and degradation. her
.l.s h1e stretches behind her and before
t.r. ui,l uo pleasures L, look back upon, no
t... i.i.ok forward to. The WAGES she earns.
. wages which proudly separates her
l.mfl . slave. are barely sufficient to keep
D.. aal soul together, iii at last the body
..s sl. cog tae soul revolts Then comes
inevitable end. and a verdict Of Death
t.n- starvation" 90 Found drowned closes
t.-.uc
o.r,aui crl stakcn from her parental
.,aI.,s and mud and sold 70 a respect
al. family or perhaps "a very rich one. In
.-. case. she viii probably he alone: in
9.d size wil lind others like herself
$50 tn.>.u. $50 much capital invested. and
I...I ait.r. with equivalent care. She is
.r..lt whose ~sgcs have been paid twenty
1.., IA .1rre. 40 is true they have not
bon faIt tu aor. bat that is all the better Cor
.H4 N.o is we'll housed and well fed. and
wants f.r nothing She IS immediately pro
,I..In.lA lecent clothes and set TO house
u.. ahe hts charge 81 tie family wash
iu- and cleaning and II the kitchen. and
generally luIhII> those duties much better
t.l native paid ~IFaut would do. She is
u.I lY special restraint, accompanies her
M s hopping or does the marketing her
s.f.ani I,.ips her fi with Cine noisLbors es
N.u-- 0ut the linen on tie house top, or
s..,.s .ue front door step.
d.. work j. by no means hard, and after
o.. i..lIon OK Egypt. where every man isa
lr..er aud every woman % sister. sac is
.-ci upon 10y the family quite as one Of
.m~alves Speaking from personal observa-
t.u. we may affirm thet the black women
ar. almost Invariably treated with tho utmost
badness and indulgence. and arc often spoiled
iae cIilircn by the TOO great good nature Of
flcI masters or lnistrcsse> They constitute
very merry, harpy portion ~ the popula-
ton. and 10 b., seldom ono can find "a hlac. girl
without an infectious broad grin ou her pol
isucd face. 10 She chooses % marry. as she
often does with her owners consent. She re
ccivcs dover. and gpc. ioItha free woman
Duo the letter, though often. as sb, iiud. Co her
cost, a greater bond slave Iu the spirit than
lu tLo days Of hcr ser,itule.
Vow lci us got step higher iu the social
..le, ami place tLo middle class Eu1lIsh girl,
compelled 90 work for her LIVING. side by side
nltI the Circas..au. aul 1850 snail find again
tUlt al material aIvautJ cs. of which alone
res eaA. are uot ON tl- Ilc OF the free. The
t.ro. sian Is % ij;le fef haired la,, from Il
iH village in Turaei,m lp1ce Dr. Tauuerl.
Do. father is "a robbor or q herlsmau. and
s.. aH perhaps Dee % princess The Prince
,. ming. whom Oh. eov.rnces is always
l.H i'r. but who never comes, is a very
teutiality in thc future Of tho white
-Il
ODD. .4F a bearded and venerable old Turk
..a from STEAMBOAT and picks ont our
lt. -r| Sine Dis hot carried away y force,
I.t ..I i~ counted out. and Size is pcrchcd
OIa uuI. aui bids gool-by forever TO bar
tI-m The purchaser takes every imagin-
at. IluI~ with ler education and appear
sle is taught 90 read and write, TO
UIa. auI sing. Co cmhroidar in silk and play
t.. guitar. and further initiated into all the
mysteries 40 the toilet When She las
grown into budding wouauhoOd the dealer
l.'> host customers know that he possesses
utr sure almost priceless, and all her vir-
t., land l,autIg, are detailed with the usual
d.. entail eAa--eration. Finally. some royal
... orrIch pasha's wife expresses a wish
O. Oer and extra care having been taken
u.l.lr bath and dress. She is presented for
t .I.u Sine gives samples OF her accom-
a,a', musical, s%ylnua4tic and other
u- Accepted. Sine is 40 once clothed with
aI.l Sis dress. and receives u present Of a
ur..Il.. 0r bracelet as ma earnest of favor
t-,i. Sid. JOHN, her fellow slaves. Beyond
a- L.- mistress in the toilet, &C
hcl m her drives, ana
..r cuilee and cigarette. she has
Ir -.I. She is an ornamental append
than % servant. a household
.l. ut these Circas-iaus would enter,
ain "a crowd of men servants and
....I 60 DO the work, and perhaps
t.. F.. toe.tr other girls like herself, and a
y.. 4v tEo they have together. The
ladies are very fond 81 exchanging
VISITS aud giving musical entertainments, at
al. nd which some Of the slave girls attend
N le goes out with her mistress in the
La'.. little broucham, almost the only differ
,... l,,ue.u the lady and the maid lies in
ths lorueI taking the right hand seat. The
SD. u.s. dressed in a way 10 10 credit 10 the
l..e She belongs 10, and often sparkles with
Jn. chatting freely with everybody at
tte n.leDs .e visits. and enjoying herself as
l-It ., ADS Of the cmancipltcd
When tlc time comes for Der 70 DO mar
reI u.r owner chooses a suitable husband
a.i vos q rich dover. and many Of the
marriages Of slave girls eclipse in magnif-
c tlo,- of even the Weather classes.
Oh. .>'uLIle haretooted ragged little Circas-
s.r lom %Iurcoman's Land is now a prin-
c.- .r ra,has wife. with slaves of har own;
t. would laugh II YOU suggested to her
t- -lc was anything degrading in their
l. l- had been IN hor own.-London
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