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MISCELLA A N Y.
Omer Pasla's Gloves.
From The Albion.

Tn recently published history of modern
Greece and it's instructions, the following
snteresting particulars are given with re-
gard to Omer Pasha, the commander-in-
chief of the Turkish forces.
About fifteen years ago young man ar
rived at Widdin, and asked to see HuSseln
Pasha, the commander Of the place. His
personal appearance was usually proposes
sino. being at once handsome and majestic.
His complexion was iair and clear, his eyes
soft and penetrating, and his limbs plant
and athletic. The Turks, who have su-
perstitious veneration for fine physIogno-
INV, and to whom, therefore, good looks are
pre-eminently, as Queen Elizabeth SAID, an
excellent letter of recommendation, recelv-
ed him with great cordlality and respect
Hussein was at this time eacamped before
Widdin, and living in superb tent to
which the young stranger was directed
He happened unfortunately to get there just
as Hussein was walking up ia no very good
humor.
"What do you want?" said he, impa-
tiently, to the intruder.
"To enter your excellency's service, y
was the reply.
al have too many attendants already
Go away"
In Turkey it is allowable for people in
the humblest condition to offer presents to
distinguished parsonage without any Of
fence. Accordingly, the young man pulled
small parcel, carefully done uP, out of his
pocket, and presented it to the pasha, beg
ging him to accept it.
"What is this ?" said the pasha, when he
had opened the parcel.
"Gloves. your eXceilency.
"And what use are they :"
"When you go out IN the sun, they will
preserve the color Of your hands (the pa
sha's were very white and when you are
riding, they will prevent them from beng
blistered by the bride"
But how do you put them on :"
The young man answered by putting one
on the paSha's hand.
Nov the other"
This also was put on. Hussein then
clapped his hands three times, and raised
them above his head, just as the officers of
his suite were entering the tent. Thanks
to this pair of gloves, which were the adj
miration Of the paSha and his staff, the
stranger was admitted into Hussein's ser
vice, and became his confidential aid-de-
camp. Now, this stranger was no other
than Michael Hattas, native of Croatia,
formerly Inspector of roads aud bridges in
Austria, and now Omer Pasha the heroic
and illustrious commander-ln-chief of the
Turkish army.
How was It that this young man without
country, this fugitive without resource, this
German who had turned Turk, thus made
his destiny turn upon pair OF gloves 3
The answer Is no less curious than what
has already been stated.
Michael the fourth son of Peter Hattas,
a poor Austrian noble. was so weak y in bis
infancy, that but for the greatest efforts of
maternal affection he must have died long
before reaching the age of manhood. AT
eighteen he was entrusted with the super
intendepce of bridges and roads at Carl
stadt, and at twenty was appointed sub-ln-
spector at Zars, in Damatia. Having been
compromised in political affair, he fled
from his country to the Turkish frontier,
with only small sum in his pocket. The
first village he came to after CiGSslng the
frontier was called Qmer Unas, SO lie as
sumed the name OF Omer with the turoan,
aud proceeded at random through the pro-
vince Of Bosnia. Here he was waylald by
robbers, who stripped him Of everything
pot even excepting his clothes, and lett him
naked Oh the road. A peasant happening
TO pass by soon afterwards, and pitying his
destitute condition, received him into lis