Litchfield enquirer., 1860-03-01
PORTRAIT OF THE SuLrAx OF TuRkrY B

IOkTRAIf OF THE SULTAN OE 1UBkEY BY FREDR1KA BREMER.-A little man in dark coat, dark red cap with long black tas- sel on his head, and pale, unpleasing coun- tenance, comes down the steps, with as little dignity as shopman. Can that really be the Sultan 2 Yes, it must be the Sultan, because the elderly military personages by his side reply with an expression of deep rev ereDce to some remarks of the little man, and the stout lady with the children steps hastily forward into bis path, as if she would stop his further advance. He starts, makes . half step backward, and contracts his eye brows most threateningly. Yet he listens to what she has to say, but listens with a gloomy expression, and then casts an nquir. ing glance upon his brother in-law, the high admiral. He utters few words of expla- nation, struggling his shoulders, and then an- other word or two, which seem to say, w hat do I know about your husband l'-motions the stout lady out of the way, and walks on to the shore, talking gaily with the gentle men who attend him. g He steps into the ca iques from which the canopy has been remov- cd puts on his gloves, distorts his face in looking up at the sun, and so doing exhibits his tobacco-stained teeth :; while his plain. uninteresting countenance assumes most dipgreeable expression. This, then, is the man who is called Gods Shadow on the Eatth.' and who rules with absolute sway over the lives and happiness of 35,000, 900 of human beings I have seen many crown
 cd heads, but none who seem to me so de- void of dignity, so devoid of any thing re- markable as this Shadow of God on Earth , Nevertheless, the throne must produce an effect either for good or evil. Travellers who see Abdul Medjid only at public audiences, usually observe merely the lifeless, automat- ic character of his exterior. l now saw him under other circumstances. s He was lively, and his countenance, although pale, indica- ted more youthful strength and health than l had been led to expect. That is,' was told, because within the last few years he had drank something stronger than cham pagne, end this had given him strength. Be sides, he was to-day in good hnmor But he generally looks very gloomy For the rest, Abdul Medjid has the Turkish family features, the oval countenancc, with some what prominent cheekbones, the nose broad ct the nostrils and acched, the dark.brown. welIsnt, but not large, eyes !; and the finely penciled eyebrows. They struck me as flu est when contracted with their threatening expression, and the conntcnance then ep- peared most significant If they could con. tract with grave carncstness, Abdul Med Jid would bc man of high character. Nat. urally mild of disposition. n good son, good brother, unwilling, although despot, to sign death-warrant, Abdul Mediid is not want. ing in the softer feelings That which he wants is real earncstness, real strength. Sd at least, it seems to me- He does not throw himself seriously into anything, but lets all
 go as C may and will. Allah Kerimp
 A RExARxABLE W1LL.-The will of MT John Rose, retired merchant of New Yorl city, whose deccase was announced some
 weeks ago, makes conditional beouest O
 $500. 900 to the city of New York, for tht
 education in agriculture of indigent whts
 children. The condition is, that a cores
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