Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-02-14

were even greater than the preceding head bearsrs
and his situation even more critical than theirs If
a head was discovered at his house, there was no
doubt, in his quality of Christian, he would at
once be lmpaed. prey to the most violent fears,
and in state almost bordering on madness, he sell
zed the head and rushing forth from his house into
the streets, ran as If demon was btfsiinp him.
Luckily 1t was not yet day. Fate conducted him
to the quarter of the Jews, where he arrived ont of
breath While running along in his haste he
struck himself against some object and looking at
what thus impeded his path, he recognized bv II
faint CLEAN of light, the dead body of man, The
head OF which was separated from the trunk. and
placed between the legs. Such is still the irnoblc
mode reserved for the decapitated Jews, the Mus.
sulmans enjoying the honor o. having the head pla-
ced under the right arm until the body is Inferred
Without considering that no man, even Jew. can
be possessed of two heads, the poor fellow seized
what he thought, a favorable opportunity of ret
ting rid of his terrible burden, by placing it close
to- aud in the position as, the other head and then
quietly returned to his home.
Day now began to appear in the narrow streets
OF Constahtinople. The Jews, aware that one of
their number had been decapitated the preceding
evening before their residences did not dare to oo
out, but viewed from their windows with astonisIl
mcnt the sight of the two heads. At the same
time the Mussulmans who commenced passing
along the Streets beheld them, also, with similar
wonder; and soon an immense crowd collected
which completely obsructed the passage of the
street. AT the report of this tumut bo(y of Jan.
iSsaries was seen to advance 10 establish order
but, oh shame they beheld the head of Mnssul-
man laying next that ola Jew. "Tho Israelite
dogs have committed this sacrldge Down with
the cursed racew resounded ON all sides I'm a mo-
mcnt they rushed in.o the Jews houses, and com
menced burning and pillaging all they were ona-
bled to lay hold of; but their vengeance increased
to still greater degree, when, on examining, the
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aga. Their rage knew no bounds and several
bodies of the same corps arriving to Join their COM
rades formidable revolt menaced the whole city,
when the tumut at length reached the ears of the
Sultan His Grand Vizier and principal officers
were Immediately dispatched 10 the spot and
upon the Janissaries being promised in his name
that Justice should be rendered to them. thew were
with much difficulty persuaded to retire to their
quarters.
AT the first nows Of the tumult, the Sultan dvin-
ed It's cause, and dispatched the taiIors guide WHO
was no other than faithful slave, to inquire OF
Hussen what he had done with the head that he
had borne to his house the preceding evening. =
The tailor Immediately related how his wife had
taken it to the baker. The slave then applied to
the latter, where he learnt the manner he had pas
sed 1t on the barber; and the latter, in his turn
owned the way he had disposed of it and lastly
the Greek recounted how he had placed it by the
side of the Jews head
upon The report OF the slave, the Sultan wished
to have the different parts of the story related to
him personally by those who had been actors there
in. The tailor and his wife, the baker and his son
the barber and the Greek, were all summoned into
his presence, and after each had given his relation
were, with the exception of the Greek, dismissed
with rich presents in testimony of his satisfaction
at their ingenuity. The unfortunate Greek was
sewn up in sack and thrown into the Bosphors
to punish him for his audacity in placing the hcat
ola Mussulman that of IA Jew
As to the head Of the aga, it had been struck of
by the order of the Sultan, in consequence of The
great inhuecc this officer exercised over the
Janissarles. Many times had the order been giver
to that effect without being executed; and thi,
time to make sure of obedience, he had command
ed the head of the aga to be brought into his pre-
sence, and TO prevent the discovery of his decapta
ton, Hussen had been thus conducted by night tc
the Sultan, and the head of the aga placed in the
packet delivered to the former. Fate ordained the