Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-06-10

ano'her of corn, his only provisions, |
whose only furniture was wooden plat |
ter, his couch the earth, aud his canopy
horSe.hair tert, We see how nearly pomp
is allied with weakness, and simplicity
with strength.
The SUI of the Oltoma n empire. rose.
in splendor, when, in 1900, the rJbber
Emir Osman ravaged Asia Minor, and
proclaimed himself Sultan reached its
meridian, when, in 1853, Mohammed the
Second crossed the Bosphnrus and estab
lished his capital in Slambou and now
when Abdul Megid turns pileously for
aid against the invader to the Sovereign
of distant isle in the Northern Ocean, it
seems about to sink below the horizon.
Whatever may be our Sympathles with
tie Sultan, WIN sheltered the flying Hun
garians, we canno, forget that the Turks
have been for centuries the btterest ene-
mics of Chris endom, that the Greeks
long groaned under a rule far more CALLING
than Austrian tyranny, that the Mussul>
man who embraces Christianity is dooued
to lea h, and that this very Sultan is even
now the oppressor Of millions cfChriSIlan
subjects.
The Frank who has had stones cast at
HIM in the streets, and tongues thrust out
at him in derison as the "Christan dog" 4"
who as seen the worse than anarchv of
the Turkish empire, who has been driven
with contempt, as an inidel, from the
mosque of 81. Sophia, once temple Of
the tru@ tith, will never regret to see the
sceplre TORN from the hands of the descen>
danl Of the Caliphs and the last Of the
0ttomans driven from the territory wrest-
ed from Europeans by ruthless conquest,
and forced to seek refuge in the desert
plains of his Turkoman ancestors.
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A SEA CAPTAIN "down easl'' relates the
subjon,d as one of his many fishing expe.
rienccs:
Once with a friend he went out to catch
haiout. His comrade prlded himself on
his skill in The business, and rivalry
arose between the two friends as to who
should capture the first fish. Having
dropped anchor and lines, they waitet
with shemen's patience for bite bu
for long time nolle came. At length
the countenance of the captains com
panion began to Tighten up, and he calIet
out:
"pve got oue!" He commenced haul
ing in with great vigor. "lt must he
! large one,' said he, "a hundred pount
- fellow at least He pulls stoutly, | tel
you"
1t was indeed evident that big fellow
. was at the other end of the line and
=. was soon discovered that it was no cas-
matter to capture him.
y ii must let him rum" said he, "an
. tire him ou."
y Accordingly, he gave him line, whc
i was rapidly carried off. Soon the excite
|, fisherman began to haul in again, maxim
sure of his victim this lime.
! "Stand by captain - said he, "wit
=, the boat hook and ho,k him in the gill
~ when he comes up. Get we'll braced, 70
-, he's a rouser.'
. The captain accordingly braced him
y self for a tug, boat hook in hand, an
- waited impatiently for the moment {
! capture. His excited comrade was VI
= pulling carefully and slowly at the line
!. les it should be broken, and eagerly watci
~ ~ ing the first appearance of the priz'
- when suddenly a "sea-chan ge' cam
n n over his features, and dropping the lin
he exclaimed:
y "Jerusalem! Captain, it's the anchor!
Il The captain went down in show,
"a of laughter; and it was long day befol
the fisherman heard the last of catchir
"a an anchor, "paying it out" and "letsin
-, it run until il got tired"