, 1876-09-30


conquerors repeatedly pushed As far as Con-
stauttnople and laid siege to the city. and It WIS
In one Of these encounters that Eyoob or Fob, d
companion-in-ar1ns Of tho Prophet, and bis
standarl.bcarcr lost their lives, In the year Of
our era US. Seven hundred and eighty-hve
years 1atef, when Mahomet II. took Constanti-
noplc and chose 1t as tho seat Of his Empire, he
looked for the gravo Of tho old Arab hero and
saint, and, Oil spot revealed to lin In dream,
built uusque Of wlitc marble, where all his
SUCCESSORS, except those who, like Mural ",
met witt, premature death or deposition, re-
ceivcl the
1nvEsr17uRE or TIE SACRED sAbR..
This snlvMnlty, without which the Sultan can
scarcely he said to be legally Installed or &C.
knowledged, invariably prccetles the tntroduc-
tion Of thc represontati.yss =. q the foreign Pow
religious anl military ceremony, anll only tho
pricetly and warrior eastcs Of the eonqucring
raco sre allowed to witness tt. Eyoob Mosque
is forbidden ground to the non-hfussulmats at
but sumo European Christians ore said to have
smugxic4 Themselves in more than once, their
curiosity making them reckless Of the danger 20
their lives. It Il striking evidence Of the little
accoint in which quite oat+half Of shs Ottoman,
subjects aro held that the presence Of any Of
them at the conaecration Of their Sovereign
woull be resented ~ q contamination and sac
ritcge.
l,,blEc curiosity, raised by tho oltcrepeated
announcement Of the investlture Of hlurad ",
and baillcd In the end by the lingering Illness
aud the cyentl1a1 deposition OF that unfortunate
Prince, might be expected to rcvfye Oil the az
eesson Of his successor. Early in the morning
] went down the Dosphorrs III cafque With Nh
English gentleman, and We were
TIE ONLY TWO EuhopEAN8
privileged to await the Sultan'a arrival at tho
landing g-placc Of Eyoob On the landing-place
were drawn up tho sutan's halbertilcrs, Il, liam
inn int n
mounted by enormous plumcs, soma Of them
with fan-llkc. fcatl,cry nppendages ut
the baIk, 70 heavy that they could
oaiy with the greatcst dtne%nlty b bal
ei,arSor, 2 superb Arnb, morc than f5 hands
high, milk willie, aud exceedingly we'll broken,
WAS being WALKED to and fro. Both sides ot tho
street were lined with troops, tho post q honor
s1echenyts Fire Brigade. Further On were
oi tie streets groups oi Pashas Of various I ranks
were swar!niile, passing and repassing before
vllanous square stools with which frcquentcrs
Of Turkish cafcs un1 coastlng steamers become
only too soon acquainted TO their cost. for this
art Of sitting Is still iu Its Infancy IN this coun-
try, and your true Osmanll
Among tho Mlnlgters I noticed Ahmed
Kalsserlt, -, Of the, Marine, RedIt Pasha,
Sf of thT H. W r,n 9S T.1 a9 pFssssty d
Round TIC Ministcr,s rcis IN th.t dalE lois Il
shop, barcly ninn feet bY ak feet, stood ter
tdn stripping raganiuillns, most OF them III
their shirtsleeycs, listening to, i not actually
tclegrnpl!c message was handed to the Seras-
kitr, who, after opening # and readlng It, passed
1t over to aiidl.at, the two exchanging Eiauces
and smiles which struck ua as mutual congratu-
THtf1tlG rrrRfyt1 1'fsn xvnt ,un
lung, aud tho Pashas, tired of tlle delay, pro-
ccclcd to indulge In smnls jokes and oven mild
"chai! !" neither more nor less thau II they had
bcun European schoolb0ys.
their ranks; the iaIhcsdcrs cayo list tap 10
their rebellous caseues; tho hand struck Up \
lively march,, and thu sutun's calIucs, unal,-
nounced by The eanne1,, probably owing to con,
by their wh!te-clad crcwa Of s.alwart Albanians,
two Of them surrl.ountcd BY . gorgeous golden
canopy, from tho lust Ut which
THE SULTAN ALLOTTED,
and Was BOOB tn the saddle, pacing lei8ure1y
Dctore us on llls way to liz Mosque. Ho Ind
On brown mantle, between tho folds Of which
shone the rich gold Ut hls uniform, sparkling
with diamonds. On his head he wore tic plain
es as ~tsu III xss asti gstv ., M ivy ivy ySs S9;
every feature ot his 1ace-a long, narrow head,
stern. resolutc expression, Indicative Of cuer-
gy, intelligence, nj, earnest and not very placa-
Bile disposition. 1t seemed to mo thu eotlnte-
nnnee OF ruler capable Of much good or much
evil, but knowing his own mind aIll letsrmned
TO haye h!s own will. Then Tiers WIS an a!r
besltting q hlgh-bred man, conscious Of himself
gazing 70 right and left lifting hla right hand to
Ills bsaress chin and strokingit for coin11oa,lye
anu avoiding all acknowledgment Of the cheers
with which the soldicrs anl the Pas!as greeted
him. lie rode on I'LL alone In tiiu multitude
which 1l14 lInFSA1N hH..lA anil f,11nxRI