Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-08-02
Electriaing Howling peryish

Al EnbliSn physicihnt iOI sOme tiuit req
ident of Pera, near Coustantinople, relates
in his journal how be one day astonished one
Of those queer religious fanatics half priest,
half doctor, and always beggars, known as
bowling dervishes
A young slave belonging to the house
where for while we were invited to sojourn
was afflicted with yellanjk (toothache.) I'm
mediately on her desire being made known.
a messenger was dispatched for dervish
whom she named, and who was rather emf
nent in the cures he effected The family,
except one aged relative upon whom this
slave attended, were staying at their country
residence. Fitnet Hanaum, the slave, was
led into the presence of the dervish He
might once have been handsome man, bat
now his countenance had taken that sickly
and distorted expression which often follows
their dreadful ceremonies; and with his thick,
bristling moustache and his long matted
beard, it gave him by no means prepossess-
ing appearance.
/ was that morning amusing myself with
an electrical apparatus; and after he had
operated upon Fitnet, he passed me as stood
in the piazza making experiments, which
piazza was nearest his way from the garden
from her room He surveyed the jars for q
few moments with intense curiosity, and then
departing to short distance, slowly drew
forth small brass ladle, and murmnred
Buckshishl Bucksishl" (moneyl moneyl)
He made gesture intmating that to give
aims to bis order was the usual thing
No; cannot think of giving you buck
shish. You are young and strong; you can
work at your trade"
II do work--hard work.
"For whomY"
Allah"
"But your work is proftless to both Him
and yourself. shall not encourage it. II
is spokenlD pursued /, with the usual o.
manli expression Of decision.
was in the midst of an interesting expert
ment, and / turned to my apparatus. The
dervish quietly seated himself upon the
ground, doubled up bis feet beneath him, still
presented his brass dish, and there he sat.
motionless as an image carved in marble
Thus things went on for the next half hour.
But was determined not to be wearied into
giving him buckshish, and his imperturable
staring had become unpleasant.
Just bid him 60 about his business" said
to the dragoman.
He did so; but the dervish intimated that
he should not retire without the money.
"If you do not go voluntarily, shall be
under the disagreeabe necessity Of compell-
ing you" said l.
The dervish merely gave complacent
chuckle, which said that he de6ed me to get
rid of him.
Very good' replied /. Now mind,
if do what you will not like, it is not my
fault"
/ had large coil-machine on the table be-
fore me, which, as those acquainted with such
apparatus know, tortures the nerves beyond
the power of the strongest man to endure
voluntarily more than a few seconds. laid
hold of his dish with the conductor, and, by
way of sample, gave him moderate dose
sively, saying,
Allah Ell il Allah?" (God is Cody
"Then here he goeslp pursued /. putting
the magnet into the coil, whilst the attend
ants crowded round to see the effect 1t
was instantaneous. He rolled over upon the
ground with yell-like Allah-houp The
arms quyered in their sockets: the dish,
which now he would fain have let go il he
could, flashed about in his convulsed hands
like rocket; the countenance was distorted
with pain and rage. In few moments,
feeling satisfied that be had enough, released
him from the coil He rose, and nearly up
setting the dragoman in his fight, leaped
down the steps into the garden. There, be-
ing at what he considered safe distance, he
tnrned aud more liberal allowance Of curses
never fell to the lot of any man than those
which he bestowed on me. He prayed, his
face livid with passion, to Allah that and
my stock might be withered up root and
branch; that l might be, ere twentyfour
hours elapsed, smtten and covered with boils
and ulcers Now he turned his attentions
to the women in my family. These he cursed
from my greatrgrandmother TO my great
granddaughter; and finally he wound up with
a fervent prayer that my wife might prove
anything but faithful aud fruitful; or that, if
the latter petition failed, my issue might be
the bitterest curse that ever fell to the lot Of
a father Since then, | have often had q
hearty smile at the discontinue Of the yellan-
jik doctor.
Longfellow, at party in Boston, asked q
French gentleman, who happened to be pres
ent, why he seemed SO sad aud unhappy at
that moment? To which the latter replied
Me yer mush dissatisfy-me jus hear mon
fader is dead !"
Doing INTO Others as you would have 9th
ers to do unto you--that is, neglecting to pay
the barber for removing the beard from your
face, and thereby shaving him in return
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