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ih' Sul'an's character which are less discreet
table 10 humanity. The country had beer
carrying on war with Russia but feebIy; the
armies of the Empero, had driven the Turk:
: Eout of the provinces and followed them across
The Danube. and the Gland Vizier had re-
treated beyond the Balcan, and taken up q
Position at Aorianople, leaving nothing tc
obslTuct the march of the enemy on the cap.
iEal, but garrison in Shumla and the Balcan
mountains, witch they were preparing tc
pass. AT this critical moment, the young
Sultan erected the stal dard of Mahomet al
Daud Pacha, around which the people speed
lily rallied-20O,000 men were suddenly
raised; q new Vizier was appointed, who par.
took of his masters energies, and the Rus.
SLAMS instead Of passing the Balcan as was
expected, were compelled to recross the
Danube, and the peace of 1912 ensued.
From this time the Turkish empire remained
tranquil, Till the Greek Instruction burst
out and again called forth the terrible ener-
gres of the sovereign.
Meanwhile the heart Of Mahmoud had
been hardened and elated by habtual rigor
and success. He did not temporize withre.
VOTED pachas or disafected bodies, as his
predecessors had done; but he saw them fall
one after another, until none remained with
the semhlance of power, save Ali Pacha, of
Yanina, and Mehemet Ali, Of Egypt, and they
were fain to be regular in their payment of
tribute and testimonials of respect and sub
mission.
The Sultan had now acquired the character
of man of extraordinary activity of mind,
and uncOmpi OmIsing severity of temper; he
governed not bv his ministers, but by him.
self; he knew what was going on better than
any man in his Empire, and was always able
to anticipate his Vizier's reports. He fire.
quented the streets at night in disguise, like
Haroun Alraschid, entering coffee houses,
mixing with all ranks, and hearing their OPT
MONS; and though persons often recognized
the Imperial spy, they dare not divulge the
detection.
PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
DR.. Walsh sketches the Sultan as "a tall,
iIl-made, mean looking man; his countenance
as dark as mahogany; his beard very full and
as black and as glossy as jet; it is said he
used artificial means to color it. He was
remarkable for the smallness of his hands,
and The length Of his body: the latter being
that of a man exceeding six feet in stature,
though he was not more than five feet seven
OF eight inches He looked always to most
advantage sitting or riding, and in fact he
was seldom seen by strangers in any other
POSITION On the occasion of an interview,
the DR.. describes the SuItan's dress, dark,
dngy red robe, and we thought there appear
ed nothing brilliant about him. His head
seemed immove able, sbut his eye was contin-
ually rolling, and the white of it, something
like the color of white glass, cleaning new
and then under his mahogany forehead, as he
glanced sideways at US, gave him, | thought.
a most demon.lik expression, according well
with the cruel character had heard of the
man, the melancholy state of the country,
and the gloomy cell in which he received u.s.
The Doctor saw Mahmoud on horseback, in
European dress, boots, and pantaloons, with
military cloak buttoned unGer his chin; and
instead of the awkward and contracted posi-
ton in which he had seen him before, cover.
ed with long dress ike woman, he had a
manly and firm seat, with long stirrups; he
wore the feZ, or red cap, having laid aside
the turban.
Macfallane relates that the Sultan had got
rid OF the slckly hue of the Seraglio in his
military life and the field: his complexion
was excessively sun.burnt, and a manly
brown; he had lofty and orientally arched
eyebrows, large coal.black eyes, thick beard
and mustaches, and lordly carriage of the
head; his stature was not tall, but fine
| breadth of shoulders, an open chest, and we'll
set arms, denoted robustness and great Bodily
strength; and he boasted of pulling the long.
est bow of any man in his dominions.-The
lower part of his frame was not SO good, his
legs being ungraceful, from the Turkish
| mode of continually sitting with them under
the body. He wore no gloves, (Which, in.
deed, no Turk has yet worn;) and his We'll
lngton boots were not of leather, but of black
velvet. Mahmoud's constitution was always
good; and his military life improved his gen.
eral health; he mostly wore the cloth scull
cap, with nothing to shade his eyes; and ex-
posture to the glaring sun, in 1927, did con-
siderable injury to his eyes. He was the
! best horseman, a Ia Earopeenne, in bis army;
on his visits to the mosque, he rode horse
richly caparisoned with housing of silver,
and gold bit and bride set with jewels, and
surplus of massive gold. After prayer, he
emerged an altered man: disencumbered of
his costly tulban, plumes, diamond aigrettes,
and flowing robes, he appeared in simple
military dress--a plain, dark blue mantle,
cossack trowsers, and boots with cavalry spurs
fastened TO the heels; his only head covering
common fez, or scarlet cap, with blue silk
tassal
Slade describes the personal appearance as
i favorable and Characteristic. more in accord