[18] “Hookah,” the Turkish pipe.
[19] “Simoom.” I believe I have good authority for the orthography of this word, although it is oftener spelled “Simoon.”
[20] “Houdah.” A covered or open divan, placed on the back of the camel, and either rudely or luxuriously furnished.
REAL COMFORT.
There! I have lock’d the door
’Gainst every senseless bore!
O! ’tis a blessing to retire,
And, drawing near my cheerful fire,
To feel I am alone—
Responsible to none—