Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-08-02

door of an apartment, where at a given
signal the door opened and Yohannis
was at once brought face to face with the
Grand Vizier.
" This is our sublime master, the
grand vizier," said the officer. Yohan-
mis- Immediately prostrated himself be-
fore that august parsonage, and com
menced pleading very earnestly for his
life. "Spare me, sublime master, spare
me, j" he CALCULATED: "spare me for the
sake of my innocent and dependent
wife and children, if not on account of
my innocence of all wrong-doing. Why
should be brought here to be made
the victim of the bowstring or the axe
1 have been a good and peaceful sub
iect of his majesty have earned bread
for myself and family by honest labor;
L have wronged no man. Let me go,
and you shall have their blessing and
my prayers in return for your mercy.
If am killed they will die, for they
cannot earn bread to support life."
"You cannot go back to your busi-
ness, )" said the grand vizier, calmly.
Then, sir, responded Yohannis in
a more resolute tone, "the blood of an
innocent man and his family you are
about to murder be on your garments :
the avenging power of Almighty justice
pursue you, sir, to the end your crime
shall not go unpunished."
Yohannis," responded the grand
vizier, "arise and answer my ques-
tions." ..i'- 3-."E Z
I" Yes, sire, sublime MASTER" - q. ..
"When boy you served as bread
seller for your father close by the Egyp-
tian bazaar %
{" Yes, sire, and I now keep that same
stall. " ..- --...
"You had friend named Ibrahim,
who attended his fathers tobacco shop
very near you ?"
"Oh, yes, sire oh, yes," answered
Yohannis, nearly overcome with emo
ton. ...... ...... b..
And you and Ibrahim, on parting,
pledged each other to friendship for
life Ibrahim saying that he should re-
turn some day with the honors and
wealth of pasha, and he would share
with you the benefits of his position ?"
"Most truly you have spoken, SUBJ
lime master but this was long ago,
and poor Ibrahim-I shall. soon meet
him in better void than this-has
been dead this many, many years"
"1brahim is not dead," said the
grand vizier "he lives and is in good
health he remembers Yohannis Giros
he never forgot the pledge made to him
at the time they parted and now he
has the ability and determination to
make good that pledge. Yohannis
Giros, exclaimed his excellency, rising
from his seat and extending his arms,
"Yohannis Giros, behold in me your
friend in boyhood, Ibrahim the tobacco
seller"
The two embraced and kissed each
other tears flowed freely. Yohannis
was almost crazed by the mental reac-
ton. He sobbed and cried like child.
The great heart of the grand vizier was
illed with gladness. AS soon as the
emotion awakened by this exciting
scene could be controlled, Ibrahim said
to Yohannis :
"Now you are appointed to respon-
sible post you will be my sarof
(banker). You will at once receive your
outfit of dress. When properly attired
go hence with the attendants of my
staff to your home and tell the good
news to your wife and children. The
horse and equipage suitable to your
rank are ready for you. You will at
once be provided with all the means re-
quired to place your family in q posi-
tion becoming the dignity of your
situation. Attend to these duties to
your family first of all /; close up your
little business, and then report to me
for duty. Yohannis and Ibrahim are
reunited; the pledge of boyhood is full
filed. Great is the Lord God, and
Mahomet is His prophet"
Yohannis was then arrayed in the
glittering uniform of his rank beau
tiful Arabian charger handsomely Ca
parisoned was furnished him, and with
personal servants and guard of honor
he rode rapidly to his humble dwelling
in Stamboul, having been absent little
more than two hours. The family could
scarcely credit their own senses when
Yohannis reappeared 80 wonderfully
changed externally, and with his retin-
ue of attendants. They were overcome
with Joy. The scene can be better i'm
aglned than described. From that day
forth they enjoyed happiness and pros
perity.
Ibrahim's course had been this !:
From the humble position of tchiboukgi
Cor pipe bearer) so the Pasha of Bagdad
he was successfully promised to be
clerk, secretary, and Keyha Bey then
as Pasha, subsequently as Pasha of
Bagdad, succeeding his former master ;
then as Pasha of Aleppo, and finally, in
recognition of his great ability and sue
cessful administration of affairs, he was
appointed by the Sultan as Grand Viz
ier of the Turkish Empire. H'- E3
"And this" said the old gentleman
to my friend at Bebek, "is the true
story about my father, which I promised
to tell you, and which, think, presents
an example of sublime fdelityin friend
skip. AS bless the memory of my no.
BILE father, so also do bless the mem
ory of his benefactor and friend, the
true-hearted Turk Ibrahim, once the
boy tobacco-seller at Stamboul.
1 have given this narrative as related
to me, without establishment. The
property owned by Tchelby Yorgaky at
Bebeck was inherited by him from his
father, and the latter became its possess
sor from that pledge in .boyhood ex-
changed between Yohannis and Ibrahim.
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