New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-11-29
ut. II you wsnt any thing With q man who,
o Frangistan, is as good as Effendi. state your


ont. II you wsnt any thing with . man Who,
in Frangistsn, is as good as Efendi. state your
wishes3'r f48 tEeS& &{s8ti ss
'The ships, siavei the ships I"
The first two stuck in the mud" said the
| Greek, and the third, with the blessings Of
Heaven, and St George, Of Cappadocia, viii no
more float than cannon ball 2 =,
"You lie,.dogi you lie II ssaid the Effendi.
"'Tis you who lie, Efendi Y answered De-
metrius the Diver; g and moreover, IL you give
| me the lie again, BY ST. Luke, will break Jour
| unbelieving jaw"
As the Efsndi happened TO be alone with
Demetrius (for he had dismissed his interpre-
ter) and as there was something exceedingly
menacing in the stalwart frame and clenched
teeth OF the Greek, his interiocutor judged it
expedient to foveEhis tone / II
Scan you remove the spells you have laid on
the ships''' he asked
for.n 4, =
"Wi1l the next foats"
eff / choose
"And the next 2"
g choose
Name your own reward, them said the
Efendi, Immensely relieved How many
piastres do you requires Will ten thousand
do!n
ssI want much more than that answered
Deuetrius the Diver, with q grim smile
More What rogues you Greeks arel How
much more - {. a5sss4 VIA q
.Iwant, pursued the diver, g my wife Ka-
thinks back from Stamboul. She was torn away
from Scio, aud Is in the harem Of the Captain
Pacha. want my three children: my boy
Andon, my boy Yorghi and my girl Eudocia
When have all these here, at Massalian Mar
seillesJ and twenty Thousand piastrss 10 boot,
your frigates shall be launched in safety p
All we'll and good said the Efendi, / will
write to Stambould tonight, and you shall have
all your brood, and the piastres as well. within
two months But what security have that
lyon will perform your part Of the contract 4
The word Of Greek is not worth q para"
/ &c You shall have o bond for double the
amount, which will hand over to you, from
two merchants of Marseilles You can not give
me oil / should like concluded the diver, with
q vengeful frown- g Tou can not give me back
my aged fathers life, my sisters, my youngest
child's; you can not give me the hearts blood
Of the Albanian wolf who slew them"
Il Within qusrter Of a year Demetrius the
Diver was restored to his family He insisted
upon receiving the stipulated reward in ad-
vance, probably holding az poor an opinion Of
the word Of Turk as the Efsndi did of the
word of Greek - e''s' ss-t-'S.s E a n
The momsntous day arrived when the third
frigate was to be launched; a larger crowd
than ever was collected every body was on the
tiptoe Of expectation. Demetrius the Diver,
who, during the past three months, had had
free access 10 the ship-builder's yard, was on
board. The dog-shores were knock away, the
frigate slid down her ways, and took the water
in splendid style. The launch was completely
successful. The Efendi was in raptures, and
believed more firmly in the power Of the evil
eye than ever. Afew days afterward the fourth
frigate was launched with equal euecess
ssMarvelous $ mani" cried the envoy Of the
Sublime Porte; s by what potent spell vert
thou enabled to beWitch the frat two frigates =
Simply by these answered Demetrius the
Diver, in presence of a large company assembled
| at banquet held in honor Of the two successful
launches. t Five years ago my father was one
Of the most extensive ship builders at Scio, and
was bred to the business from my youth. We
were rich, we were prosperous, until we we're
were ruined by the Turkish atrocities at Scio.
arrived in Marseilles alone, beggared, nv
father murdered, my wife and children in cap
tivity Howl lived, you all know. While the
first two frigates were being built, watched
every stage of their construction. / detected
several points of detail which l was certain
would prevent their being successfully launched.
When, however, had entered into my contract
with this noble Efendi, conferred with the
shipWrights; ! pointed out to them what was
wrong; / convinced them,s by argument and
illustration, what was necessary TO he done.
Ihey did it Ihey altered, they improved.
Behold, the ships are launched and the evil eye
had no more to do with the matter than the
amber mouthpiece of his excellency the Efandi's
chibouque! I have dome. ;.
The Effendi, it is said, looked rather foolish
at the conclusion Of this explanation, and wad-
died away, muttering that all Greeks we're
thieves. Demetrius, however, kept his piastres,
gave up diving for q livelihood, and commenced
| business on his own account as a boat builder.
prospered exceedingly with Katinks, his wife,
and Andon, Yorghi and Eudocia, his children,
As to the two frigates, they were equipped for
sea in good time, and were, i believe, knocked
| to pieces by the allied fleets at the battle Of
| Nayarino. \, M