Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-01-04
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interesting particulars are gwen IN lesara
70 Omer Pusha the commaader-in-chisf vi
! the Turkish forces:
;, About fifteen years ago Young man ar
i lived At Widdin, and asked TO Hussian Pa
.h.. the conan andsr OF the place. His psr-
1 soaal appearance was unusually Prepesssss
lps. bsing 1T once handsome md majestic.
j His complexion was fair and clear, his eyes
| soft and penetrating. and bis limbo plant
| and athletic. The Turks. who hare a su
prr.titious vencration Ter fine Physiegno-
nv, and to whom, therefore, good looks are
,re-em nently. ~ Queen Elizabeth said. an
excellent letter Of Recommendation recsv-
ed him with great cordially and respect
Hussian was a. this time eRcamped before
Widdin, and living in a suberb tent. to
| which the young stranger WAS directed
He happened unfortunately to get there just
a. Hassian was waking up in no gasd hn-
NOR.
aWha, do you waat!' said he, impatient
| ly to the intruder.
TO eater your excsilency's service was
the reply.
II have too many attendants already. Go
away
In turkey it 10 allowable for people in the
humb.est condition TO offer presents to
distinguished psrsonages without any OF.
fence. Accordingly the young man pulled
snail parce! carefully done UP, out Of his
pocket aad presented to the pasta, begg Nc
| him to aceePtit
| .What is this!" said the pasha, VIXEN he
had opened the parcel.
Gloves. your exceliency."
aAad what use are they"
.syhsn you 90 out into the sun, they will
preserve the color OF your hands. lths pa
shs's were very white) and when you ars
riding, they will prevent them from b ing
blistered BY the bride"
Bat how do you put them on!'
The young man answered by putting one
on the pxshx's hand.
Now the other
This was also puton. Russian then clap
ped his hands, and raised them shove his
head Jus, az the officers OF his suite were
catering the tent. Thanks to his pair Of
xloyss, which were the admiration OF the
Pasha asd his staff. the stranger was admit
ted into Hussian's service, and became bisl
confidential aid de-eemp. Now this strang
ar was no other man tasn Mchaol Hsttas.
4 native OF Crotia, formerly inspector of
roads and bridges in Austria, and now Omer
Pashs, the heroic and llus trious command
er Of the Turkish army.
How was it that this young man, without
country. this fugitive without resource, tais
C German who had turned Turk, thus made
his destiny turn upon pair OF glovss. The
answers no less curious than what has
bsea already stated.
Michael, the fourth son Of Peter Hatsas.
poor Austrian noble, was 80 weakly in his
infancy. that, but for the greatest efforts OF
maternal affection, he must have died loag
before he reached the age of manhood. Al
eighteen, he was entrusted with the super
etenaence OF bridges and roads at CARTS
stadt, and al twenty wa appointed sub in
spector at lara, in Dalmatis. Having been
comprised in a political affair. he fled from
ale country to the Turkish frontier, with
only small sum in his pocket. The first
village he came to after crossing the from
tier was called Omer Unis, SO he assumed
the name Of Omer wife the turban, and pro-
cssded OF random throus i the province of
Bssa..
Here hs WAS waylayed BY robbers, VIII,
stripped him Of everything not even exceptin
clothes, and sit him BAKED on the road
| A peasant happening to pass BY soon after
wards, and plying his destitute conditien,
| received him into his house and gave him
some money. He was thus enabled to-
reach Banalouka, where he obtained sit
uation in shop. Here it was his good
fortune to meet with favorable tsrn I'M
tho current Of his history. His employer
had a charming daughter. Omer was not
inssnsibls TO her attractions. The young
girl could not without emotion see this e.
| lie pursued by misfortunc-,his brave aad
gallant engineer redscsd to the position OF
clsrk-that hand 50 elegant and white,
vet 90 energetic and nsaly, doomed to the
| ingiorious occupation OF holding pen in
stead of welding sword.
The two young people understood each
other without speaking together, and the
father certainly saw VIII at was going on be-
tween them withou; bsing admitted to ths
confidence Of her. One moraing he
sent Omer two presents, one consisting Sf
marriage ring, with an inv atory Of his eff
fects, and the other of purse full Of gold,
with beautiful sabre. Omer at once un-
ders,ood the choice that was offered him,
the fortune Of the trader and the hand OF
/ his daughter, or departure and . military
/ life, with the msaas ofgottin. to the near
est comp He hesitstsd q while, but
at length dsciasd to keep the ring and
the inventory, and return the sabre and the
purse.
On the following day the two young pso-
pie were bstro;hed amid great family rejais
iHgs But the day after, the young lady,
overpowersd by her good fortune, was ia
ken i'll, never to recover. For a week or
more her father and plighted lever watched
eve, her with the tenderest soiicitude, and
received her last sigh with tears. Then
the merchant once more presented the sa-