The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-11-07
A yERITABLE DRAMA.

We chanced while at Constantinople
10 be well acquainted with the lady whose
career has terminated in the tragedy des-
cribed below. The incidents are copied
in the Courier des Etats Unis of this city,
from the Semaphore, Journal of Mar
settles, which usually gives the news of
the Orient on It's first arrival at that port.
The event, that paper states, had made
powerful sensation at Constantine ple.-
Home Journal.
(TRANsLATIoN.1
A young Greek, girl of extraordinary
beauty, was married, some years since, to
an English physician, DIR. Millingen, who
had taken up his residence in the capital
of the East. After the birth of several
children, the husband having discovered
an intimacy between his wife anG Fethi-
Pacha. the nephew of the sultan, procured
divorce. Soon after the divorced beauty
made a conquest of Mehemet- Pacha,
pacha of Belgrade, who married her on
condition of her embracing the Mahome-
dan religion.
Although very much IN love, Mehemet
did not seem, after a while, TO be COM
pletely happy. One day, at last, he re-
preached his wife that she had borne him
no child. Discovering thus the cause Of
his sadness, she determined TO retain her
empire over him by deception. few
weeks after, she pretended TO a prospect
OF maternity. and, in process Of time, pre-
sented him with a noble boy-bought or
stolen for her by faithful slave who was
devoted 20 her interests. The village
which was the birthplace, gave spiended
fetes in honor of the event, the child was
named Belgrade -Bey, and the delighted
pasha had not the slightest doubt that the
infant was his own.
Soon after this, Mehemet was recalled
from his government of a province, and
sent 10 London (where he now isl as the
Turkish amba assador TO that court. But,
before his departure, he expressed the
wish TO have another son, a brother 10
the beloved and beautiful Prince Belgrade,
and his wife declared significantly, at
parting, that there was little doubt but his
wish would be gratiiied. Leaving her TO
fulfil her time at Consiantinople, the en-
voy took his leave, and the child was duly
born, the news sent 10 England, and the
name given to the second prince was
obey.
4 few days after his birth, Usnud- Bey
physician, he was sent with his nurse to
Pera, rural village on the Bosphorus
where foreigners reside. and where the air
is healthier than In the city The infant
soon returned in perfect health, in charge
of the same faithful nurse who had alone
assisted at the two births; but there was
one person in the household who refused
to recognize the healthy child as the same
enc that was sent away. This was an
old eunuch, who had brought up the pasha
from boyhood, and who was the con6dcn-
tial master of his dependents. In the
presence of the other servants, he said 10
his mistress: Madam. if that is Uunud-
Bey, he has miraculously changed while
breathing the air of The infidels al Pera ~
The mother said not a word, but, giving
the eunuch look of fierce hatred, she
seized her child and left the apartment.
But suspicion had taken possession of
the mind of the old slave, who had dis
covered the history of his mistress and
was well aware of the illegitimacy of Bel
grade-Bey. The excessive affection of
of Mehemet for that child had long pre-
vented him, hitherto, from disclosing the
secret. This apparent repetition of the
deceit, however, made HIM resolve to clear
his breast. He betook himself to Pera,
collected with care and segacity, circum-
stance after circumstance, and established
indisputable evidence that the veritabe
Usnud-Bey died of his disorder, and that
another child. bought of poor parents, was
substituted in his place. Returning to his
mistress; he took the changeling i'll his
arms and boldly addressed her: Madam,
send back this child, | beg of you, 10
Mossud, the fisherman l know all ~
The pretended mother, at this, became
lividly pale, and left him with the single
exclamation, at is well!'
Just before the hour of midday prayer.
the mistress enquired for the 'eunuch.-
AS steward Of the household and his
masters favoyite, be had sumptuous apart
ments of his own, and bath TO himself.
She was answered that he was, that mo-
ment, in the bath. Her resolution was
at once taken. The old man was attended
by two servants while performing his daily
ablutions, and these she found in ihr sn.
ti-room and ordered imperiously away -
She was alone with him. "You wished
to know everythingp she abrutiy SAID
Yes, and know everything" he replied
"To whom have you spoken OF ii?" ITO
no one yet-but shalt write o my mas
teri ''For how much will you keep tbs
secret" Il wi!inot keep ii viii write