The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-30

There was good deal Of interest mani.
tested in Colonel Audcnricds sketch Of Gen.
Sherman and Fred Grants tour in
Europe, in the August lIarpcr's, but it ended
abruptly and unsatisfactory. A continuation
of the narrative in the present number, there
fore, will be welcomed Fred and the General
of course called on the Sultan of Turkey, and
this is how il was dOuc:
when the party had once entered the hall
the order of precedence was announced to
them by Servia Pasha through Mr.. Brown,
the dragoman Only at that moment was it
discovered that Lieutenant Grant was to 90
first, and rs the son of the president of the
United States, be received as a prince royal.
1t was too late to do any thing by way of eI-
PLANTATION, and though Fred went forward
very reluctantly, he's accepted the situation,
and, followed in order by General Sherman,
Mr. Boxer, and the rest of the party, ap-
preached the staircase, where, on the landing
IT which it divided, was standing Abdul
ASST, Sultan of Turkey, who, shaking Lieu
tenant Grant by the hand, turned, motoncd
him TO continue up the stairway, and walked
by his side, without paying any attention TO
the rest of the party. The Sultan conducted
looked out upon most beautiful scene, en-
bracing the BosphoruS, Golden Horn and
city of Stamboul. After entering the room
the Sultan received General Sherman very
COurteOuslv, and seating himself, motioncd
the party To do likewise. After a short pause
he began the conversation in Turkish, which
was translated 10y Mr.. Brown Mr. Boxer
made short speech rcCOunting the history
of the visitors The interview lasted about
fifteen minutes and at its termination the
Sultan accompanied the party 10 the head OF
the staircase, where he shook hands with
Lieutenant Grant and the general, simply in
Clining his head to the rest Abdul ASST
is rather stout about five feet eight inches in
hcigh, has large dark eyes, grcyish hair aud
beard He was dressed in loose snuff cOlOrcd
pantaoOns, black coat cut like that of an
Episcopal minister, and patent leather shoes
Under his coat he wore Il white flannel shirt
on his head the tcZ, and on the little finger OF
his right hand an immense ruby ring. He
assured the general and party that they
should have access 10 every object OF interest
Few magazine articles will be read with a
more touching interest than Il. II. Stoddards
sAralivc a Leoncra Christina rcmskabl,
twenty years Imprisonment in the Blue Tower
ol copenhagen, inlbttHt 81 al tllilt save
love for her brilliant but crratic husband, the
sister of the King the victim of another
woman jealousy and hate, she bore her help
less imprisonment until the death of her per
secutriX alone brought her release.
! After the death of the quccn.dowagcr the
name of LcOnora Christina was muchiOn the
| lips af the people. Some thought she would
obtain her liberty, while others thought that
she would he removed Ia some other place
ana not sci free. She waited and hoped, and
about a month after the funeral of the queen
dowagcr hethought herself that she possessed
/ a portrait engraving of the kings grandfather
Christian w, and proceeded 10 illuminate il
with c0lorS. When il was finished and framed
/ she wrote these words on the back
MY grandson and great namcsakc,
Equal To mc in power and state,
Nouchsafe my child hearing,
And De like mercy great"
The portrait was presented 10 the king
The people talked more and more of her
They were certain that she would soon be SCI
free, and some went so far as Ia say that Sh,
was already. and asked the warden OF ia,
tower al what hour he had released her. Sh,