Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-04-18
IA BELLE TuRQi L.
The story of The Princess ceoilo.

OF all the wandering claimants to
ROYALTY. scious of kings "retlred from
ut,jness." S0idi8uH regal pretenders,
sI-cur real-whether like Pcrkln War
beck. or the six Demetrlses OF Russia,
some more recent pseudO heirs of the
Lou-e Of Stuart who figured in Austria
after the Quarterly drove them ont Of
Scotland, "the Duke Of Normandy
in London, and 50 forth, who had APP
reared from time to time, none have
had so marvellous a story to tell as the
Princess Cecile, Z" la belle Turque, ''as
she was named, who announcing her
self. i'm two volumes octave, to be
daughter of the deposcd sultan Ach-
met Ill. took the Needless world of
Paris bv surprise, about hundred
years apO, and whose narrative has ire
0ueutly been classed with romances,
though it came forth rs q yeritable his
tory.
The editor, who guaranteed its truth,
WAS q man of vcracity and credit IN his
dav; and he urged upon the public
that however extraordinary and roman.
tic her adventures might appear, they
were, ne rtheless, strictly facts; and
II, u letter addressed to the editors Of
the Journal de Paris, in l7S7, he add
ed that in that year, the lady was still
alive in the French capital, "and, not
withstuding her advanced age, IN the
enjoyment of good health
II is singular that her narrative,
whether false or true, as given by her
sell and IN Buissson, Litterane,
Hotel de Mesgringy, Rue DIES Polite
WINS, as it would furnish ample ma
tcrials for the largest threeyolume
novel, escaped the eyes of Alexander
Dumas, or Niscount d'Arlincourt, us is
full of adventures of the most stirring
Kind, aud told briefly runs thus
TIE introductory part OF her story
iu which the names of persons OF rank
are concealed, contains, necessarily, the
adventures OF her goycmcss, or nurse,
by whom she was FIRST abducted from
her home and brought to France.
II would appear that about the year
1900, u MademoiseIie Emilia (Sec),
daughter of surgeon in the French
seaport town OF Genes, was, with her
lover, young Genoese, named Sal
mon. in ploasure-boat upon the
Mediterranean, little way from the
coast when Notwithstanding sta ter
roue du nom dc LOUis NiE,' they
were punuced upon by some Turkish
eorsalr4--a common enough eyOn in
those days, and not one uufrequeut,
even after Lord ENmouth demolished
Algiers
This occurred in the dusk; and the
voice of Samoui, who had been sing
ing, is supposed to have first attracted
them. Being armed, the italian de-
tended his love and his life with cour-
age. but fell severely wounded, and was
lett for dead in the bottom of his boat,
which hoated away, the sport of the
waves. while Emilia was carried off, and
in consequence of hcrgreat beauty, was
ultimately sold, mt Coustnntinoplc I'M
der the name Of Fatims, for the service
aud amusement Of Achmct Ill, who,
i'm consequence of her accomplish
meujs, made her a species of governor
to his children, instead of retaining
her among the odallsQues in the ser
aEho THIS must have been subsequent
a. l-13, when Achmet began his trou-
blesome reign.
She was IN this situation of trust,
ten nar after a long and unsuccessful
scar through many seaport towns in
Che Lcvaut--a yeritable pilgrim of love
accidentally discovered, 10y casual
conversation with Turkish seaman,
vhne She was, and how occupied for
this man had been one of the corsair's
crew.
Discussed as a Tank, and giving ont
that "he was the father of Fatima, the
Trusted slave Salmom found means to-
communicate with her through an
icbaa'au. one OF the slaves or pages at
t4rhgi to the scmglio, and they were
thus embed 70 see each other and con-
worse, their husty meetings being but
stolen moments Of tenderness AMI Joy.
En- la was now in attendance upon a
lt'e daughter Of Achmet H.. born m
l-lO. and then slX months old Her
mother was the Sultana Ask, formerly
Georgian Slave, ana then one If
rae kadiues or wives of the sultan. la
ii rs whose number rarely exceeds sew
en-. Emilia was high in favor with
both Achmet and this Sultaua, as She
had been particularly Sorylcoahle 10 the
latter at the birth Of the child, through
some little skill he had acquired from
her ianher. the surgeon; thus the con
d1ence they reposed in her, aud the
authority she possessed over all the
people in and about the seragao, taeil-
tinted the execution Of those plans for
IN escape, suggested and urged by Sal
moni,
With aview TO this end, she desired
tba 5aStoRahi, OF heUd-gardener, 70
make A see-saw. which was in the gar
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