, 1874-02-08

degree Of prosperity. Everybody was highl.
satisfied.
The former Pacha was kept in chains III tho
prison OF the palace. but, with
ALL THE CONSIDERATION
due to his former rank, so far as this was CON
patible with the orders Of His Majesty the Sui
tan. He Was allowed books; and his friends
and relatives were permitted to visit him at GER
tain hours. Even shaldr Pacha occasionally con
descended to so and spend an hour in confabu.
lating with his prisoner, expressing the hope
soon to receive such orders from the Sultan as
to be able to bring his captivity to IN end, or
! further al1eviate it.
Things went on in this manner for very nearly
! year; and it WAS now time to sand to the Sui
tan the yearly tribute Of the province.
Shakr therefore gave the usual or1ers to col
lect the tribute. and prepare larSa caravan OF
camels to carry it. with IN escort Of horsemen
| to accompany it. When all was ready
! He WROTE LETTER, As FOLLOWS:
To the Only Sultan md Unique Hakan. Our Lord
Ahmad ~ ssLl Ahan' nay Go1 grant htm him victory
homage &C., sets forth that, according to what duo
to the honor Of our noble astsr the Sultan, have
sent herewith under the VI the Secretary Of our
hhazindar the year1y tribute Of this province; and
as mark Of our entire submission to our Lord tho
Sultan, We hare added 70 It twenty-five cames loaded
With The products Of the manufactures Of Hindostan
and Earsissan, which the personal gitt Of
! humility: And also, necording to the orders Of
your HfShneas, We send to you tho person OF
escort to b treated Lord the sultan shall Or
dain God make the Sultan vietorioust
When this letter reached tho Sultan, and he
found it sealed with the name OF Shakir
facha, parsonage Of whom he had never
heard be
DOUBTED AT FIRST Els nE1Sa AWAKE, ~,
nat having been assured BY his reliable wazir
taat ne was. and seelag, as confirmation, the
caravan aud the tribute which were all in order.
and the escort, and tho old Pacha himself, he
Thought that nothing was to bo hastily done1
before he thoroughly investigated this matter
so ho ordered tho old Pacha to lis presence:
the King having assured him Of his forgiveness,
and commanded him to speak freely.
tho Pacha began to praise his success
sor in the highest terms, laudng the
Government. and especially mis- Kindness to
prisoner. The Sultan again began to think he
was dreaming but all his counsellors, who we're
gray~bearded and wise men, assured him that he
was not ; SO he thought he would take their
word, and dictated
TIE FOLLOWING LErrEn:
tae 1uustrioqs the Wise, the Victorious. the Only
sultan and Unique Hakan. ths Glorious Padishnh and
King Of kines. Ahmad Khan,
prolonE his duration y
III favorable season etc, haye received ths let
Of your province, md Tho present from ronr H;s
neHs and the whole WAS as 1t should have been >ha
Nc ,oS hare al. s,q 5esssed the psrson Of
Tue matter concerning him has BY this tiys passed
from orr imperial memory, wa eo5.nand .asa. yos
documents in this affair, and VII ss mauy
Of our soldiers az will form soaaole TO SoEs
rank Be OF health!
rose from his sent. nh nlace7 tue letter upon biz
head as sign OF obedle-ce. and ordered it to be
read aloud IN prese-:e Of all his Court. He
then said: t.As or Lord the Sultan, in addi-
ton to al the ot ned 81 ng
noned to bis presence. let all the preparations
be made acrording to the orders OF His Majesty
the sult-a." So he started 3 few days after
with
MAGNIFICENT ESCORT
Of aorsemen, and with mules and camels aud
tsnts and servants, and tie richest pres
ant for the King Several weeks were
spent in the journey. When be reached ths T..
capital city; al the people went out Of
he gates to welcome him, and enjoy tbs
pageant. No such entry Of any one less than al
Emperor had ever been witnessed and such
yere the reports OF the magnifcence Of the dis.
7lay, that the King himself WAS several times
empted to leave the palace, and so in disguise
ng in his palace the EiBit OF Shakir Pach3, ~
vas becoming to lis dignity
Finally Shakr came, and, having left his
hoes at the door, entered alone into the divaR
:hamber. He ..
FRUSTRATED HIMSELF DEroRE TIE SULTAN,
md then stood before him With his hand&
:rossed upon llis breast in tho attitude Of az
tumble servant. All the courtiers sat on tho
lirans around the room, OF stood, according to
heir varlous ranks.
''We have heard" said tho King, s' of the
prosperity OF your province and OF the justice Of
Tonr administration, for which we express our
gratitude to Allah; (may he be e1altedD
nd we have summoned you to bear
ore We proceed farther" SAID the King with
earching look Of authority, "wo wish to
nov, nov by whose orders you hare been ap-
All the audience held their breatha. sbakir
'.As to the prosperity Of our Government, the
uie is the rule of God There is noruler but
lin, and, between Him and US His slaves, our
.ord the glorious Sultan.
" As to the witnesses and documents concern-
IS the conduct OF our predecessor, we have
rought Them according to the orders of mY
ord the victorious Sultan; and, 10! they ara
resent.
"And aa to the authority by which We have
cen appointed, 10! it ia tho
AUTHORITY OF OUR LORD TIE SULTAN;
i'd We possess his noble sign to this effect in
lis frman which We have brought with us in
lis gold casket, aud which sse will now have the
onor OF displaying before our Lord the Sui
Shakir then opened tho caskot, and took from
large envelope OF silk, which be opened, and,
!! in it another envelope Ct goldcloth. Ho
hscu IL, p1Aceu II on dis ue&Q, L1dn opened 1t :
I'd, 10! in it the smallest possible roll Of PAGER,
hich ha unrolled into a slip about si1 inches
ng BY two-thirds OF an inch wide, which he un-
He'd, and presented to the Sultan, who read:
TIE WORLD Is SHADOW AND 4 suAA AND A
GAME OF W1T9.-dhmdd''
{. This, said shakiz, sis the imperial frmAn
1der which have acted-'
The Sultan at first WAS surprised;
It be recognized his o.n Imperial
mud signature aud when Shakir
ID told him his whole story, and how he cana
to possession Of the frnan, His Majesty re-
embered On that occasion it lad beou issued-
here wss no doubt about it. It was leeiti-
ate frman; and Shakir was the legitimate
scha Of the province he had 70 we'll governed.
1 his conduct had been htricsly Legal.
The Sultan ordered Shakir to remain in the
lace as his imperial guest during two weeks,
fore he should return to his province, which
uld not spare him longer. During this time,
,akir Pacha received the visits OF all tho great
opic Of the capital, and embraced this oppor-
nifty for
SETTLING THE NCEEoU5 WLLs
ut be had left behind, when he firnt hoEored
e city with his presence. Ha made many
her purchases, for which, this time. .hein7a1iably
id cash. He departed with his escort 1t
q end Of tha fifteen days, loaded with the
csents OF his sovereign and the good HiateA OF
the peopIe All tho city accompanied him