The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-03-17
Adventurer in Egypt.

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Egypt for some years past, during which in
tervnl, until his recent apprehension, he had
enjoyed the reputation of being an honest, be.
nevolent man, leader OF Alexandrian fash
ion, and patron Of field sports and all kinds
OF public amusements.
Signor Chevico-for so was this person.
age styled-had made his appearance at
Alexandria, from the decks of one of the
monthly steamers, and had come supplied
with properly vised passport, which pur-
ported to represent him san opulent jewell
Ter of some city in Austria, travelling for
pleasure and the benefit of his health. He
was furthermore supplied with q plentiful
sum of ready cash, besides letters of credit
to some considerable amount, and this at
once proved passport to the hearts of Alex
andrian tradcspeople and the halls of Alex
andrian aristocrats. He landed and took
possession of his suite of apartments at the
most fashionable hotel. He called upon his
consul and was charmed at his reception
He visited the bank and displayed his au'
thorty to draw. The bankers were delight
ed and honored by his acquaintance. The
knowledge Of his wealth and Importance
spread with telegraphic speed from house to
house, and the fame of the stranger was
established.
Merchants on change, deeply engrossed
with mercantile specuations, paused on the
very brink of positive bargains, to inquire
who that elegant-looking stranger was that
had just ridden by on magnificent pdlfry.-
At coffee houses, in private homes, dnong
rich and poor, old and young, Greek and Jew,
Arab and Turk, surmises " ere rife as to
the object and intentions of Sighor Chevi-
co.'s visit. Matrimonial speculations were
File {for it was ascertaned til at the stranger
was Bachelor1, and match making man.
mas rivalled each other in their attentions.
Chevico was really of handsome face and
person, of courty manners and address,
He dressed simply, but elegantly, aud his
Wel'ingtons were The envy Of all the Alex
nndrian dandies. The old Pusha at bis dur.
bah would stroke his beard and pronounce
Chevco's s,eed the Best in Egypt after his
own. In short from the highest to the low.
est this wonderful stranger was The theme
of much conversation; com ttett, Jealousy;
quarrel. or admiration. He was rich man,
and that, perhaps, was the keystone of his
greatness.
Months rolled by, and things settled down
into their old monotony again. Chevico had
purchased himself splendid villa on one of
the most picturesque spots about the banks
of the Nile near the aristocratic quarter, and
he was duly recognized and admitted as a
member of AlrxaDdrian haut ton. He was
second D'Orsay with tuilors and boot
makers, but what established his reputation
more than anything else was his great liber.
ality and benevoence. Was any one in dis.
tress, any poor widow laboring under pecuni-
ary difficulties, any helpless sick stranger
any orphan, any destitute exile unable to gel
employment! only let Chevico hear Of thu
case and his purse strings were loosene'
b imttiediatey. Not only by gifts of money
o BY supplying needful garments or nourishint
food, but in friendly, affectionate, sympathiz
i ing visits, did Chevico reap golden opinions
i, and he wus in the acme of his fame wher
we leave him fot time; to see what is going
i on elsewhere!
y 1t is we'll Known that Alexandria ar,
:, Smyrna are the two great resorts Of the vag
:, abonds and vagrants who have been expell
:, ed or have fled from their native County TO
b crimes whose catalogue would be fearful t.
i recount; amongst these refugees, OF course
o there are many who for solely political mo
tives have been compelled to seek refug
in any country that will harbor them. |
, was very curious thing, but then people
attributed it to pity, that Chevico bestowe
great charity and much pains upon this class
His whole retinue Of domestics, to the ex
clusion Of all natives, was composed OF thi
class. BY exerting his influence with on
merchant or another, with tradesmen o
y wealthy native residents even with tn
Vceroy himself, he had contrived to fin
employment for some scores Of what h
termed miserable outcdSts, and what was YER
at singular their conduct and bearing were il
in reproachube; in every case almost they man
n- aged to ingratiate themselves with thei
r. employers, so that at the end Of year Q
TX eighteen months unlimited confidence wa
z. placedin these refugees, and one or two hars
W people felt secret regret that they had er
I'd tertained different opinions Of these exileI
g. Two more yeats passed. and in that intel
o. val change came over the aspect of affair
~ in Alexandra. The chowash bashee, G
~ head of the Pasha's police, was fit to 60 cr'
~ zy from the frequent. nay daily recurrenc
ke of the most outrageous and daring tobberiel
Q. He had his private suspicious, but they wer
is hooted at both by the Pasha himself and b
" all the residents. 1t was a very remarkabl
thing, he observed, that at several low ia,
erns in the Greek; quarter these refugee
'st daily assembled, gambling for and spendin
- more money than their salaries amounted
II. in dozen years. He was positive Of thi
m but he had no convincing proof, and the
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