Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-05-11

earned Editor!-May you find every kind Of prospe-
MY; and your SINS snd errors Of press be pardoned
Sending you in this humble letter the NEST pre-
cicus pearls of my compliments, and diamonds OF my
salut atoms, permit me to ask thousand times for
your desirable health. hope you may never have
any thing which requires thought; and that you Will
lines reach your charming hands of such beautiful
productions learn that am Turk, living IN the
great Bazaar of Constantnople, and have heard OF
you by an accident which you will know more OF by
and bye.
keep a shop for the sale of soap, and when it
suits my fancy shave the heads and boards of my
friends and visitors. My nearest neighbor is seller
Of razors and razor strops ne is Frank-a Ghlaoar,
though pretty useful man wlthal. should COM
mence my correspondence with you, by giving some
account Of the history of my life and my ancestors;
bat see by your Herald, that you write with such
beautiful metaphors, embellsh your pages with such
emeralds and sapphres of pompous hyperboes such
extensive epise matter, that tear to be beat In The
presence of your scented eloqueHce. am therefore,
compelled 10 retain the elixir of my ideas In the wal
of my heart by the stopper Of silence. Yet cannot
altogether refrain from offering you few words on
the origin Of my passion for soap, which now re-
commend to your angelic fingers, whenever soiled by
the juice of speech-for this subject may throw some
light the history of the humble individual who ad
dresses you.
NV deceased father-may his tomb be illuminated
by eternal light-was born in the house of which
my shop yet forms part; where was born also my
grandfather great grandfather great great GRANDPA
ther, and his ancestors; all Of whom since have
been able TO learn am told, carried a commerce
of soap; and formed with my neither and grandma
theirs, q most enviable existence. My father, as
have already said followed their example, by engag
ing in the soap business If you have ever been at
the Bazaar, am sure you have heard of my father;
his shop was just at the same corner where stands
that of his son, and in front of the shop OF Haggee
Berber, the model of coffee sellers, and the cream of
BARRIERS; dexterous in the of the razor that he
once won wager TO cut off mans ears and nose,
whilst shaving him. at one blow; which he did TO the
mans great astonlshment when he looked into the
mirror My father and Haggee Berber were most
certainly the greatest philosophers in Consanhnople,
and their shops consequently fequented by all
the Eunuchs Of the Kizaraga in our Suan's harem,
who have charge of the mstresses OF the master of
the two seas and two continents, as well as brother
Of the sun. Among other learned gentlemen, came
several Janlssares and other philosophers, TO enjoy
the conversation of my deceased faher-may whose
rest be undsturbed My father used TO be seated in
one corner Of his shop, just where his son sits,
lesurely smoking long pipe Of jasmin, contemplate
ing with calm dignity the philosophers who came
to enjoy his conversation; enjoying his Keyf
real souTse Of reflection, in silence. His respected
vlslters did the same, and thus they spent the
most agreeable time imaginable, contemplauve of
grave and learned philosophy. Can you form any
idea of more happy existence My father was Of
soft and gentle nature seldom ever Hurried by pas
sion, If not when the Mallas and Imaams, TO whom
ne declined giving any credit for soaps, tested his
patience by grave and lengthy dissertations on the
subject of smoking, which they assured him, was
contrary to the precepts of the Koran. Indeed my
father had more talent than all the Imaams and NAL
las in Constaninope; he often borrowed books from
LAX Effendi, who had shop in the book bazaar,
read them with much attention, and often either
copied them himself or made me copy thcm at night
when the shop was closed Ii was therefore under
ais own eve that acquired all my present knowledge,
which in after life obtained for the title Of phiIo-
gopher; indeed so well known became my learning,
hat was called the zenith of sciences and the
all Of the great bear of Bellies Letters II is true
hat have in great measure forgotten the precious
literary atainmens to which then had claim, since
commenced selling soap for myself, you readily
conceive, very grave editor but am not altogether
gnorant. You will by and bye see that remember
much Of the philosophy of my deceased fathsr-and
the instructions l received from him.
But let return TO the sale of soap. You have
heard of course of the Cad of quarter the most
faithful just, liberal, generous, clement and flower
Of Cadios; the mine of nexhausthls virtues, Abda-
lah who for the good Of the souls OF the rich and
stngy American merchants, confsceted their pro-
perty, taking the proceeds into his safekeeping,
because they gave little aims disrespecting the
Koran which orders one tenth TO be bestowed on the
poor. One Cadi who was unwilling TO burden the
people under his charge with heavy taxes carried on
an innocent commerce Of his swn. Hesends orders,
for instance to myself for ten okes of SOAP and
money was scarce, left an impression Of his seal, as
prsmissory of the amount This note | usually get
rid of so possible, net TO the risk of pre-
sentng it to one Cadi, when through the multipll-
city of his affairs the rubbing it receives passing
from one owner 10 anotner, ne might forget IL was
genuine. Circumstances as you already know must
materially alter cases. and liberal Cad often per-
ceives a very important one between the time he
sent for the soap and when its payment is requested.
BY other similar innocent specuanons, Cadi sup
ports his dignity and family. IL by an extraordinary
occasion a sum of meney falls into his hands, for
which he may not have present need with his usual
bera,y he lends it to his friends, always in obedi-
cnce 10 the Koran without requiring any recompense
whatever, very quietly supposing that il is the time
from the furnishing condition of the shops when
they will feel less the extraction he expresses his ex-
IRENE Of its repayment and sells their merehan-
disc HIMSELF other friends always being the
purchasers, both 10 save tune and any irregularity
which might otherwise enter his accounts Sudri-
ter IN mode, fortuer in re. De not be surprised
very learned Editor If make use Of latin proverb
learnt several and your alphabet frem frere Anto-
Inc, one Of your Franks Imaams resident in Pera;
when used TO go with my deceased father-may
his tomb be Illuminated forever-to drink in secret
the edlous liquor mentioned by the prophet
Two years ago next moon our Cad sent sum OF
money to my deceased father, begging him. as one OF
his best friends, make Use of il until he needed il
and this act Of beralty towards my deceased father
and this show Of confidence on the part of our Cadi'
quite overcame him. My father Immediately set
about filing his shop with the very best OF SOAP suf-
fcient to wash both Europe and Asia, and your own
little island to boot remember well with what glsw-
ing meteors Of eloquence did my father of comforta-
bic memory express his gratitude noble and IL
beral Cad, who did not ask his money until after
paying heavy sum to insure himself agans the evil
designs of wicked Imam who aspired to our cad-