Demoine courier., 1855-02-01
OMER PASHA'S GLOVES.
WHAT THEY DID FOR HIM.

looks are pre-eminently, as Queen Elizabeth
said, an excellent letter of recommendation,
received him with great cordially and respect.
Russian was at this time encamped before Wild
din, and living in a superb tent, TO which the
young stranger was directed. He happened
info. tu~nately 10 get there just as Russian was
waking up in no good humor.
"What do you want" sad he, impatiently TO
the intruder.
''To enter your excellency's service was the
reply.
81 have too many attendants already. Go
away"
In Turkey it is allowable for people in the
humblest condition 10 offer presents 10 a distin-
guished persoaage without any offence. Ac-
cordingly the young man pulled a small parcel
carefully done up, out of his pocket and pre-
sented it to the pasha, begging him 10 accept it.
''Whatti is this!" sad the pasha, when he had
opened The parcel.
.'Gloves, your eXcellency."
"And what use are they?"
"When you go oIt into the sun, they Will
preserve the color of your hands, (the pasha's
were very white and when you are riding they
,giil prevent them from being blistered by the
bridle.n
The young man answered by putting one on
the pasha's hand.
snow the other"
This was also put on. Russian then clapped
his hands, and raised them above his head, just
as the officers Of his suite were entering the
tent. Thanks to his pair Of gloves, which were
the admiration of the pasta and his staff, the
stral ger was admitted into Russians service,
and became has confidential aid-de-camp.-
Now this stranger was no other man han Mi
chael Hattas, Il native OF Crotia formerly in
spector of roads and bridges in Austria, and
now Omer Pasha, the heroic and illustrious
commander 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 a pair of gloves! The an
swer is 70 less curious than what has already
been stated.
Michael, the fourth son Of Peter Hattas, a
poor Austrian noble, was SO weakly in his in
fancy that, but for the greatest efforts of ma
ternal affection, he must have died long before
he reached the age of manhood. At eighteen,
he was entrusted with the superintendent of
bridges and roads at Caristadt. and at twenty
was appointed sub-inspector at lara, in Dali
malta. Having been comprised in a political
affair, he fled from his country to the Turkish
frontier, with only a small sum in his pocket.
The first village he came to after crossing the
froatier was called Omer Unis, so he assumed
the name of Omer with the Turban, and pro-
ceeded at radon through the province of
Bosnia.
Here be was waylayed by robbers, who strip
ped him of everything, not even excepting his
clothes, and left him naked on the road. A
peasant happening to pass by soon afterwards,
and plying his destitute condition, received
him into his house and gave hin some money.
lie was thus enabled TO reach Banialouka,
where he obtained a situation in a shop. Here
it was his good fortune to meet with a favorable
turn in the current of his history. His en-
p.oyer had a charming daughter. Omer was
not insensible to her attractions. The young
woman could not without emotion see tn is ex-
lie pursued by misfortune-this brave and gal
liant engineer reduced 10 the position of a clerk
that hand so elegant and white, yet so ener-
getic and manly, doomed to the inglorious oc-
cupat,on of holding a pen instead Of welding
a sword.
The Two young people understood each other
without speaking together, and the father GER
lainly saw what was going on between them
without being admitted TO the confidence of Ell
ther. One mosning he sent Omer two presents.
One consisted * q marriage ring, with an in
ventory of his effects, and the other a purse
full Of god, with a beautiful sabre. Omer at
once understood the CHOICE that was offered
Inn, the fortune Of the trader and the hand of
bis daughter, or departure aud a military life,
with the means Of getting to the nearest camp.
He hesitated. awhile, but at lengsb decided TO
keep the ring and the inventory, and return the
sabre and the purse.
On the following day the two youre people
We're betro,hed amid great family reio;cipgs.-
But the day after, the young lady, overpowered
by her good fortune, was taken III, never to re-
cover For a week or more her father and low
er watched over her with the tenderest solicit
tude, and received her last sigh with tears
Then the merchant once more presented the sa-
bre and purse to the young man, with the fol-
lowing words:
"It l. ths win Of God, n Wa 90 deereed,l