New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-23

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and all sorts Of exaggerated happiness hsd eomnis-
sos ed the banker 20 send my passports and ne
had promised to fulfill every order Of mine With the
greatest speed and puDcualiy. The day liked Tor my
departure arrived, and no passports; still this lmPui
ed TO the sow mode OF doing things in this country and
determined of notwithstanding leaving directions
home TO send me the passports at lehertess rnere
intended make short stay But instead OF the pass
porte strange reached me there. As soon as tue
barker informed Of my departure he bad Set up
erest noise; screaming crying, tearing his hair and
beard ing that had gone after refusing TO set
tie nv with him, and though he had lent ME
twenty thirty forty fifty sixty thousand piastres Every
hour added ten thousand piasres more 10 his total As
for NV passports be declared should not receive them
.nce they had been delivered him aud he should take
good care robody should cheat him out of them. All
this sounded extraordinary TO that, knowing as
lid the rascal To be usually drunk thought he would not
persist in bis tale but deny and excuse bmself as be
had sreedy often done soon the fumes OF wine or
BRANDY should leave his poor brains TO only their natural
deran, ement.
Thus convinced pursued my journey to Angors, where
! bad no doubt should find my passports aud very
humble APOLOGY from the banker. | vas mistaken in
both my surmises The banker persisted in his story,
detained my passports and what was far more refused
10 paw any money 10 my employees al the Tchifiiik
I be poor people wrote TO me in their distress They
had large family Of vorknen. servants and animals 70
feed and no money to be had from the person who kept
mine: they entIeated me to send them some of the
Thousands had taken with me for my journey to enable
them 10 wait for the arrival OF other sums which should
order from Constantinople thought their demand so
Just that did lot hesitate single moment TO grant il
but vet il was not without an inward pang. | had
With ne the sum deemed necessary To reach the town
where knew that NY banker had sent money for NE.
But had already that my travelling expenses would
be greater than had reckoned saw, TOO, that was
very likely 10 be detained the road from fatigue
from illness Of my travelling companions. was not
without fear already Of having taken an insufficient
and now was obliged to cut OF part of IT, and send
back
Twas sorrowfuy considering all these circumstances
when the Ksmakan (GOyernor) was announced coming
to pay me visit. tie was an old man. with sunken
ewes and an air of fatigue and expression bat laughing
face and sweet voice He absolutely crushed under
the weight Of his compliments proesations of friend
ship expressions of sympathy and offers of service.
They we're gone Thank God the days of mutual sds-
pcions between Mussumans and Christians We knew
better now There was but one God. Was He not the
Father Of the Eastern as well as of the Western man
The Cross good the Crescent; honesty phlan
thropy, these are the springs whence comes Gods
blessing. And on he went for some time, preaching
like aby missionary answered little, kept bowling and
noadpg in acquiescence, and wondered how
generally known for his ianstical tendencies Che
actually banshed from COnstantinOple) should express
such philosophical and piOus feelings
After having thus dscoursed upon generates. he
came again to me, and begged me to let him know what
lie could do to obige No positive answer, but
thanks and thanks lie had, however point 20 which
be was Diet ermiued guide drive Travellers some
times find themselves in embarrassing circumstances,
said be: after having reckOned upon certain expense
they find the real much more considerable; all ac-
cdtu deplyes them in moment OF what ought to last
for some DAYS and be hoped would consider him as
~ cashier, and dispose of his purse accordingly
Though accustomed to underyalue, a. they ought TO
he the Eastern offers Of service the expression seemed
genuine and the proposal came so very dPropos that
| drtt rmined TO put the Kamakans veracity 10 the
test | told him NY tale: spoke Of the distress OF my
agents their request and Of the nconvenlt noes vas
likely TO suffer from my granting it, On hearing this,
nv KaImaksn seemed the most happy of Turks. He
thanked me for my ayOwa and begged me TO name the
sum required. / stated that three thousand pastres
(sx hundred francs, or thereabOuts) would enable
NY agents to wait the arrival of funds from the capital
Nothing was ever more easily settled was obliged to
stop him three times, ard 10 interrupt him as often To
explan that should leave him order upon my banker
at Constannope who would Immediately repay the
new He would hear no such thing should do just as
liked Il had only 10 send next morning TO receive the
money explained to the kind old man the stoppage
of nv passports told him bad written to Constantine
Ie for travelling ii man. which should be transmitted To
me kaisarea and asked him 10 give me passport to
that town. should have It as soon as the money God
bless me We were friends brother and sister in Al
lah / ought not TO forget him; he certainly never
would nor could me.
At last he walked out of the roOm leaving me in real
flush Of gratitude embarrassment confusion and humi
", Yes felt humbled for my fellowclyillZees; for,
thought l. where is the Christian the philosopher the
pbiIanthropisi who would behave in such manner to
stranger and person of different nay a contrary
creed
still have before my eyes my drsgonans face when
be came back next morning from the kamakans pal
ace vbers bad sent hm To receive the money aud give
NV order upon nv banker This dragoman was a very
silly man. silly 10 exercise perfectly his profession
he would rob- however now and then "hen the Robbery
was very easily effected and would never deny t. Bu
his cbi,f pretepsiou was on the political side He
ddly spoke of himself as of the most proper man TO
achieve a delicate negotiation and pqued himself par
ticuarly on his soothing faculties He could deliver the
most impertnent, offending message without awaken
inc In the receiver the least spark of Indignation. lie
was the Bit Of cloth which could take away all the ven
ON from tie yipers bite And his principal means OF
operating such wonders was certain smile OF his TO
me well known and replete with the most lnspd siayity
On his entering my room sOo0 detected tne onllols
smile and Was rather at loss "a reconcile Il win the
message thought he was going to deliver bul was
soon set right The Ka.maksn, said he, wished me
coed morning and all Of happiness be had return
ed 10 his palace she night before, but his heart he
left behind The money was ready and waiting lie
only regretted | had named such small sum. But
be wished me 10 make Insignificant alteration IN the
order of payment l bad sent hm Tor NY banker III
stead OF y,, thousand he should put eighteen thousand
"Wby sofn said ! =" don't want that sum 3" Ibe
Ka.mskan knows il well. but the other fifteen shall
4" be repaid 70 you ID i very snort tins Am 10
understand that while the kamakan appears % Lead
ne three thousand piasters am II reality 70 lend HIN
fifteen tlousaud Exactly "a, returned my
drscoman. widening lis smile. delighted with my
per.ticaciry aud perfect temper " Tel the kama
hap answered l. that AIN Very sorry not % o. able
10 comply With bis request, my money being sent 20
Constsntinope from Italy. and IRON Constintnople y
the place by designed, without stopping much IN
ny banker. hands that this peculiar case, having
written to the banker TO send my money % different
Places through which bad g. pass, be Is likely % be