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THE PERRYSBURG
J0UEM17
A Republican NewspaperSuccessor to thePort Meigs Reveille,94 and " Perryskrg Star
VOL. 2.
PERRYSBURG, WOOD COUNTY, 0?IO, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1854.
NO. 31.
From Chambers's (Edinburgh) Journal.
Visit to a Turkish Castle.
We started at ten o'clock, one fine morn
ing, a small party of four, for a stroll through
the woods to the castle of Pacha Sheflie, a
venerable-looking old gentleman, whose ac
quaintance we had previously made, and
who had promised to show us his farm when
next we honored him with a visit. We
provided ourselves with sundry bottles of
Tenedos wine, one of cognac, some kid-pies,
reindeer tongues, &c, and we took our guns
and servants, intending to bivouac under
the shade of the tall trees during the heat of
the day.
We phot a fine hare, and several head of
game, and a brown bird very much resembling
a bird of puradise, here called a2)0OpDO,which
was stuffed on our return to our ship. But
shooting is thirsty work, and we looked in
vain for a stream of water to cool our wine
in ; so we thought it our best plan to pro
ceed to the pacha's castle, and ask for a j;ir of
water the exigency of the case beinji a fair
excuse for breaking the noonday r?pose .of
the inhabitants. On arriving there, we
knocked and shouted very uneer?.moniotisly,
considering it was at the castle-gate of one
of tli.; nobles of the land ; but Englishmen
do strange tilings in strange countries. At
length the pach;t himself answered our sum
mons. Instead of the. rich and picturesque
vestments in which we had formerly seen
hitn, he now descended in a morning dress
( white linen, and demanded in a surlv tnni'
the cause -,t our intrusion. It was evident
ihat l.e did not at iirst recognize me in mv
thooting-jiicket and broad brimmed sombre
ro, but he recovered his composure on being
reminded of our former visit, his own hospi-
tality. and the portrait we had sketched
himself and his pretty little daughter Fati-
ma. lie then disappeared, and. to our creat!
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surprise, returned speedily in full costume a
gorgeous sifk dress, with a scarlet sash,
it splendid diamond ring, Jcc. Going through
the ceremonies of a courteous reception, he
invited us to go in and see the ''castillio.'' In
we went, accordingly, and all over it he took
ns. No sign of life was in it all. He took
us into one room full of magnificent Turkish
saddlery ; and then into another in which
he kept his arms. There were some beauti
ful Turkish ci meters in silver scabbards, with
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nich razor-like blades that I felt as if biy j
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were also some pi-tols of rich and curious
workmanship, and before the doors, in each
room, hung a verse of the Koran. We as
cended by a dark and narrow staircase to
the top of the castle, which commanded a
fine view of the Dardanelles, and the forts of
Sestos and Abydos, so famous in classic
story. Upon examination, we saw that we
were in a stronghold, a sort of Blue Beard's
castle, which idea was rather increased by
the report of one of the servants who had
l;een sent down a trap-door to draw water
out of the well, which was in the centre of
the building that "it smelt as if half a
dozen dead bodies were down there !" And
there was a strange, distrustful tone about
the whole place. There were iron doors to
pome of the rooms, into which our host did
not introduce us, and these, we concluded,
were the doors of the harem. The entrance
door was in the center of the building, some
twenty feet from the ground, and the only
way to reach it was by passing over a nar
row bridge. When this was cut off, the
ylace was inaccessible, for all the windows
were small, and iron bars crossed them in
every direction.
Having obtained a supply of water and a
vessel for cooling our wine, we proposed
adjourning to the fields to discuss our pro
visions. We asked our friend the pacha to
accompany us, and he promised to join us
as soon as we had finished our meal. Under
the shade of a broad spreading oak tree, we
arranged our feast, the bread-bags in which
we had brought it serving for a table-cloth.
As we were reclining upon the grass, the
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paha's two wives, closely veiled, and his two
children, passed before us, attended by sev
eral black slaves, in a sort of procession.
They were either going to or returning from
the bath. Shortly after, we saw the old
pacha himself with his son, a fine boy of
about eight years of age, his little daughter
Fatima on a donkey, and a retinue of biack-
ies, crossing the fields and coming toward
us.
lie joined our little party,?and sat cross
legged by my side, with the little Fatima
and his son. Fatima was alovelv creatnm?
she was not in the least shy ; she only smiled,
and looked inquiringly at me with her large
fawn-like eves when T took herlit.t.le. hanrl in
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mine to examine the coloring of henna, with
which, according to the custom of her coun
try, her fingers were deeply stained. Her
eyebrows were made to meet with something
that had very much the appearance, of burned
cork. She had been decorated for the occa
sion with a turban, in addition to her usual
costume. The little boy was clad in richly
embroidered silk ; and altogether,! think we
must have formed a verv mct'tiresnue pro mi.
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with our background of peak-like trees and
woodland slopes.
We offered wine to our guest, which he
smelt, and then, shaking his head, said, with
evident
disgust
"Sensatemi, signore, the
Prophet has denied it : the Mussulman may
not taste of the juice of the grape.' But
when we offered him brandy, his eyes spark
led, and he tossed off about half a tumbler
of it Taw, although we recommended water
with it; and then he took another and an
other pull at the same generous liquor, until
he ended by finishing the bottle a feat he
ofjanhour and a Kilf. Of course he became
very "royal" and very amusing. In a short
time the statelmess nf lhp nlrl Turk hjulnnito
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The old Turk had been a soldier in his youth:
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'departed. He 6ang and danced; slapped
me repeatedly on the thigh, which he made
to sound again, and which seemed a favorite
amusement with him; then, all at once,
making a dash at me, he would have be
stowed on me a most affectionate kiss, had
I not cried out for help, exclaiming: "Take
him off! take him off!'' upon which he turn
ed his polite attention to another of our
party, who, however, pulled the old pacha's
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uearu so naro, mat ne at lengm aesistea.
and military clorv. "the mine passion
strong in grog,'' returning upon him! he
seized a loaded gun which lay beside us, began
to figure away with it. But when he came
to the word " present," 1 made a rush and
dispossessed it of its cap, and then I did not
care, but " fell in " with him, with my stick
shouldered ; and we marched up and down
together, calling out our different words of
command, to the amusement of our friends.
But the sun began to get low in the sky,
and little Fatima grew tired, and cried to go
home ; so I took hold of one of the old pa
cha's arms, my friend seized the other, and
between us we almost carried the old ruffian
home, for walk he could not. He would
have inflicted on me another drunken kiss.
but being a little man, could not reach me,
and I was easily able to ward off his polite
intentions in that way. Arrived at the castle-gate,
he shouted loudly, and out came
slaves, black and white, and children too,
and much they marveled to see the old Turk
drag us all after him into the old den again
Turcomans being very tenacious of admit
ting Giaours under the same roof with their
wives. The Giaours were wicked enough to
wish to see these said wives, and presently,
while the pacha was grinding away on the
stairs unon a broken-winded old hand-orpan
of singular construction, with an, attempt at
song, two very pretty heads were thrust
out at the icon door we had before noticed.
Very young and very beautiful were, they,
but they quicklv disappeared ; and when the
youngest and most indiscreet of our party,
with boy-like curiosity, tried to peep
through the keyhole, in order to get another
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glimpse of the fair inmates of the iron-door-ed
chamber, the little Mussulman, who, as I
said before, was a fine bov nf about pfpht
years old, placed himself before it, and shook
ins nsi most vehemently; nor would he
move away from the place he had taken ud
on himself to protect. As Mrs. Blue Beard
and Sister Anne appeared no more, and their
urunnen lorauid not seem inclined to intro
duce us to the ladies, we at length beat, nur
retreat amidst his repeated shouts of " bravo !
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bravo! Inglesi
bravo ! bravo !"
HOW SHALL WE GET INTO SOCIETY. The
Philadelphia Ledger, in a recent spirited ar
ticle, speaking of Americans who do all
thev can to nourish a feelins of social castp
in this country, which they dignify by the
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name ui bucieiy, inus nappiiy nits me
follv :
It is principally with the female sex that
ims mania rages. i. young man marries a
half-educated eirl. both beine. uerhans. not
worth a thousand dollars. In time, partly
by good luck, and partly by good manage
ment, the husband amasses a fortnnp. TCnw
all at once, the wife, hitherto anxious only
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ior money to bring up their children proper
ly, and to smooth their old age, begins to
talk about " position." Bat, instead of
seeking that position by cultivating the
mind and manners, she thinks to obtain it
by securing admission to this or that set of
arbitrary exclusives. To be invited to Mrs.
Flummery's balls, or to have Mrs. Preten
sion on her visiting list is what the deluded
woman believes to be getting into "society."
What slights she endures, what meanness
she descends to, what intrigues she under
takes in order to achieve thesft p.nrJa ! Shp
follows Mrs. Potiphar to Newport, and takes
a box at the opera behind Mrs. Dash. She
puts ner coachman into livery, hirps a Krpnrh
teacher for her children, and purchases a pew
ai me cnurcn ot the Kev. Mr. Uream Cheese.
By and bye she flatters herself, because she
knows all these silly people, that she has ob
tained a "position," that she has got into
" society." And yet she is, perhaps, just as
illiterate, as mean, and as vulgar as ever;
for her French dinners do not make her less
selfish nor one whit more polite at heart.
In truth, she is often more hard to her ser
vants, more the slave of envv. and nltopptb.
er less worthy than when she was compara
tively poor, and when she thought more of
her husband and family than getting into
society.
While at Toledo mv attention was drawn
to a very large new stately-looking building,
standing on a rise of ground in the western
part of the town ; and on inquiry, I learned
that it was a union school house. On eoinp
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q it, anu, Dy me politeness ot Kev. Anson
Smith, superintendent, passing through its
several apartments, I found it not only the
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largest duc me Dest arranged building of the
kind I have ever seen. Its cost is about
forty thousand dollars, and it is said to be
tne oest scnooi nouse in tne 5uckeye State.
In the basement, aside from two large fur
naces and rooms for the ianitor. arp ti.n
spacious apartments for play grounds on
rainy or otner cnsagreeaoie days. They have
well laid brick floor, are free from damp
ness, and most admirably answer the purpose
for which they are designed. On the next
floor are recitation rooms, and at either
end is a wash room, as well arranged as any
thing of the kind in our best steamboats and
at first class hotels. On the next floor
above, is a hall capable of seating comforta
bly a thousand persons. Though designed
exclusively for the use of the school, it
would be an excellent place for public lec
turers. Still higher uo is a bell which
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weigns 4,oiJU pounds. All the rooms are
very hizh, studded and of ample size, and
the arrangements tor warming and venti
lating them are seemingly perfect. The
play grounds without are large and Well ar
I ranged, though not finished. Cor. Buffalo
'Commercial.
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Viri
of
Killing of Aubrey.
A correspondent furnishes to the St. Louis
Republican the annexed
cumstances under which Mr. Aubrey, the
noted traveler, met his death :
Major Weightman, hearing of the arrival
of Aubrey, and that he was at the store of
the Messrs. Mercure, merchants at Santa Fe
crossed the plaza to see him, and was one of
the first to take him by the hand and greet
him as a friend. When Major Weightman
arrived at the store of the Mercures, several
persons had already arrived to nav tbpJr re
spects to Mr. Aubrey.
Aubrey and Weierhtman metklnr.lv ehnn
hands, and conversed pleasantly for a short
time, when something having been said by
a third person about thp. mni .,-
Aubrey had arrived from California, Aubrey
asked the Major if he yet published his paper
in Albuquerque. The Major said, no; that
it was dead; had died a natural death from
want of subscribers. Anbrpw than .;,
should have died, because of the lies with
which it was filled. This was said without
excitement. When Weightman asked " what
lies ?" Aubrey remarked, " When I return
ed from California last year, you asked me
for information in respect to mv route, and
afterwards you abused me." This Weight-
man denied, saying: "No, Aubrey, I did
not abuse vou." Aubrev th en Said mnro nr
less excited, " I say you did, and I now re
peat, it is a lie," at the same time bringing
his hand down with force upon the counter.
At this. Weihtman. who was cinlnn
the counter, five or six feet from Aubrey,
sprang down and approached Aubrey, who
had been standing near the counter, and
taking a glass from which Aubrey had been
drinking a toddy, threw the contents in his
face. Weishtman immpr..atpW eto.i
back, when Aubrey drew a pistol, (Colt'3
belt pistol,) the first shot from which took
effect in the ceiling, (supposed to have gone
ofiT while cocking.) Weightman then drew
a knife, and before another shot could be
fired, closed with Aubrey and stabbed him
in the abdomen, and soon after cpvoA a
brey's pistol.
Ihe Messrs. Mercure rushed on and seiaed
the Tjarties. AnhrPp'rarM'lw e..,l, -.-J
- '"j .ujjiui caui, aim as
soon as he relinquished his pistol, Weigh t-
u.aii aam : - i (ua ,t m my own defend arl(j
will co and surrender mvsplf tn tko
thorities," which he did, accompanied by
his friend Major Cunningham. Aubrey died
in a few minutes. He received but "the one
blow. Major Weightman has carried a
bowie knife for his protection for a year past
believing it to be necessary for him to do so'
This was stated as the cause of his bein
armed. Aubrey was not of the number of
those who were inimical to him. The rela
tions between Aubrey and Weightman had
been heretofore of the most agreeable char
acter. Teniers, perceiving that the works of
painters sold much better after the death of
their authors, wisely determined to antici
the reversionary nrofits of talent an,. .,
effect this, thought he could not adopt a
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ucl-ci cAjjcmcm man 10 cease to live to the
public. In order to everiits .h?s ci r mi low
stratagem, he absented himself from the
town of Anvers. and his wife and children
counterfeited affliction bv Till t tin (T nn hlalr
The trick succeeded, and in a very short
time all the pieces of the pretended deceased
were bought up at very high prices, which,
besides relieving his nrpsent n-antc cn..
him to realize a handsome sum for the fu
ture.
The Largest Hog. Martin Pnhprts. whrv
resides on the river some six miles below
.Madison in Kentucky, informs us that he
has a I102 that weighs nnwards of innnibc
which he has sold for $200. This unexam
pled hog was to be on exhibition at the In
diana State Fair, on the 2d, 3d, 4th and 5th
October, and no doubt excited as much'
curiosity as any other object. Mad. Ban,
