The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-08
Miss pennybnn seeks Light ora the
S. Eastern QuepstOn.
.TFron the Omaha Republican. ]

EHSterM Question.
"a IRON the Omaha Republican,
b Miss Pennybun is not strong minded, and
does not want TO vote and hold Office, or any
OF those horrid things, you know; but she.
likes to keep postedson current topics, and
she reads the, daily papers like hero, or
martyr, or both. III sfss.
She had waded patiently through all the
accounts Of the war In Turkey, and almost
dislocated her jaws and dazed her brain in
attempting to keep up with the times, but
in spite Of all her efforts she could never get
at the bottom OF the affair, and had not the
least idea what 1t was all about. She shed
many tears on this account, and wondered
how 1t must feel to be q man and be able to
comprehend such deep and complicated sub
:jects, and talk on them as fiuently as she
heard some Of her masculine friends do.
One evening last week some gentlemen
callers were discussing the g Eastern ques-
ton with great deal OF warmth and dit-
ference of opinion, and Miss Pennybun,
binshing FOR her ignorance, looked .meekly
mp aud said: ssGentlemen, will some OF
you be kind enough to tell me what the
Eastern question IL, and what Turkey is
making all this fuss about"
Instead OF the chorus OF voices that she
had expected there was dead silence for
the space OF three minutes, while five gen.
tlemen stared blankly at her with dismay
written on their faces.
At last the wit OF the party recovered his
breath, and said: I" Oh, Turkey must either
gohble or be gobbled, and she naturally pre-
iers to gobble; don't you seer"
CT don't think understand" answered
Miss Pennybun, looking pathetically at an
other Of the party.
The individual appealed to fdgeted I'M
easily on his chair and glanced hurriedly at
the door; then his face frightened, and he
turned to one OF his companions and SAID,
"Here's Brown, Miss Pennybun; he has
given Us half dozen solutions, so OF course
he can state the problem"
Mr.. Browll grew exceedingly red, and
ierked his collar as il it felt too tight, but
managed TO articulate a reference to Mr..
Green. ia-
Mr.. Green looked alarmed, but CALAMITY
responded that it should never be said that
he encouraged woman TO desert her
sphere, and positively refused to enlighten
her.
Then quiet-looking young man in the
corner saw his opportunity, and began
50 It's very simple question, Miss Penny
bun; very simple indeed. You see the
Turkish Provinces belong to Turkey. and
the BOSpnoruS DelnS Tue Key OF Ine = lte,
the Car Of Russia thinks OF abdicating III
favor OF Czarowitch, which naturally makes
England and Germany anxious about the
balance OF power, and excites the suspi'
cions OF Austria with regard to her semi
italian possessions. Servia and Montenegro
being in revolt, and q hope you follow me
Miss Pennybun) the Spanish succession
being doubtful question, Constanti
nople is in an exposed condition anC
England is uneasy. Roumania is over
run with Russian troops, and, France
remaining neutral the while, the Shah O
Persia Is at last waking up to the import
ance of the affair, which will undoubtedly
deprive the Ottoman Empire Of the Balkan
peninsula, thereby rousing the Hungarian
: and involving Greece and the greater par
: of Asia.
tsI think the matter is very clear, and
believe in enightening the women enough
to make them companionable,' concluded
the quiet young man, leaning back in hi:
chair, while the tears came into Miss Pen
nybun's eyes in admiration OF the stipend
Gus intellect enshrined within that noble
form, and four unhappy young men arose
to 20, inwardly denouncing their own stu
pidity and wondering where in the mis-
chief Jones found all that out