The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-02
THE LUMINOUS CIRCLE E.
roSDERFUL POwERs or THE d.
YtxTNg ann or D1MASCUS.

~o.nrRgUL POWERS or THE d.
YIxTNg gIRL or DAMASCUS.
, 1hco.orhicaI Tale Told BY an Old TraNrl-
i.,tut the Fur Fast A Magic Moon Nh"t
seen therein The D,rVishcr Of Cou-
,tuonle 4 Uvnrt's transformation
W. were a small party of merry travel
60. We tad arrived at Constantnutle week
,.n,e tou Greece, nd hal dcNo ed fourteen
,o,,.ad.yt running w and down the steep
sus II p,ra. visiting bazaar, climbing To the
,.ns If fl mar, t., and ngut ne our way through
.,r,ie. II hungry dogs, traditional masters VI
hs streets Ut stamboul. Nomadio NE Is inteo
49,. nav saw. and no civilization Ia strong
,nooeh to DESTROY the charm of unrestra'hed
tn, Whcn IL has once been tasted. For the
,.rce d. W nv sp.niel, Ralph, had kept at
- h,,i. ,nl behaved like a tolerably we'll
.1,,,ted q adruped. lie was nne fellow,
NV travelling conrauiO II and most cherished
,,ie,l. was afraid to lose him, aud so kept
.o,i watch over his incomings and outgoinrs.
,,.,,r, lr,pn,lent attack by lis Mohammedan
,.nov creatures, whether demonstrations Of
,,ocd.htn or ho. tilty, he would merely draw
,nh,. tail between hi. legs, and seek IN a deni-
a., and modest u. auucr protection under one or
cha oth,r win, 4 our little party. lie had
80, frotn the Orst decided aversion t. bad
..,,,,a,.,. and .o. having become assured Of his
1,.,,c,i, fl bv the end Of the third day l feln-
ou..r.lri, Vigilance This neglect was speedily
tu,v,d D., punishment. Ia an uuguaried mo-
mon, ns listened 60 the voice or some canine
slrsn and .Nc lt-t ! saw ot linn WIS his hushy
al V.ni.U az around the corner OF dirty,
SGgrg'stI, a,'n,.yel. mi determined TO recover
Bin ID, 800 aafafi-. PASSED me rsiu. ind,r OF toe
dawn d. win tc.r,a. offered twenty, thirty,
fort, fr.u,- r,waid for him. ABOUT ~ many
y,rah .nI VI ltu.c beEtu regullr chase. aud
trward iignt We were ass1iled in our hotel bv
10 Whole troop, every man of them with n
m. nsy ear ZOO lis arms, which he tried his best
10 col, nee me was the dog iad lost. Inc
n ore deilta the more solemnl' th'Y insisted,
one OF them actually going down upon us
ine,s snatthius from his ho-um an I'D cor
~ ell iiace ut 90" Nircin and swcHrine with q
,olenn oath that TIE Queen ~ Heaven herself
had aure rtu tu him and kindly -hown him
vllth a,.Wa. mine. The tumult had iucre lst
s14siu Threaten d riot. when intlv our l.nd-
lord bad to -.Hd Tor "a couple of kavaschcs from
The ueaIrSt poiirc station, WHO expelled the
army Il tiued. and qudtrupcts by main force.
Nv iu' more pm IeSt.r, as 'nr he"H ne', n
ten.i-ic- icctdhle old hriEani, wh"' ldtlhg bv
apftai.uct.. had not pa-st "a more ihan hMi
ouzru fcArt 10 the - NtNf, LrsNtN assurcd me
ina, rt O. ius were an useless. ~ my plticl
- un.ount,d'y devoufeu and half d. estei
By ti.- .i.e, thr Turkish dogs tctug very fond
other h- mc CMl-tidu brothers.
Tic ..-..i .-l g. Wis d. Ia ta tun street, ~ the
door % lle hoicl. ana was apout - ave up
the s,iirH fDr mat n.Lht, when an old creek
lady. o. hanari lte. who had hat.ncd attert veiv
~ th- S. r.s irNW tue stelH- 81 helah 'lint
house. ..l. ,lluru nur dlacuIsN "a. AZ "a !
tlgs sod to Miss lt'', one nf our party. that
vesno.Id .nqulre OF the oervisnes concerning
"And What can TIE dcrv,shes know about my
dosf imputed l. 10 no mood To joke.
1nE "HoLY MES"
"The holy mon know all. Kyrca tnadam)r'
lnavlrt suc, sou. cWt 10 uIy>t,iinu-lY. asst
wee, was r.hDci OF NV utv satin nellsse,
whiDn .ft .nr hil lrousht i've irnW Brou-aa,
sui, asNou all ~, there | have II GA Iny Doc>
"lnac,f? Then tie HOLY men have al-n meta
mop u-td so new utlis-t INTO an old one,
SHOULD -a'. rcU tard a -eatleuau ut our COM
~. .Yl.f If .'a I9e rent in tue b Oh, WI ch
hal hreu rlufn-., r .uded with utns.
" Amt o. Is precisely that wnicn l. the most
woude.iu.. qnc.p an-wet'd the Pn"nti'te.
MT Ia tie lta-. ui-c, neetto lhei rhvwed
no ~ the luminous ctrcle tho quarter ~ tns
to"er the house, sni even tue room 30 "uict
tn lew VS. stole II WAS preparing To riu and
cut nv garment into pieces. Nv son and bad
bsfcN the N.re 10 run over to the ksiindj lNuu-
lusr- q li.it'r ana We my oUettN. We caught
tit tuItl iu tue very at. ana tuth iN-iuuti
rcNlnl'd Tim as the man shown u av the
trls.-.e. VA 1 e magic moon. lie confessed
sn1 81. IA prison now
So. 4tO. r. .andin, what she meant by the ~
nlnonS crcie oni magic moon. hut not a httl'
u s.i"c4 ~ ner ."uni OF tne ul'ini!g power
vi tue - hti, men," W. felt ~ s,,iisu, tuat thi
story war not wuolh afalnoltiUn tnat we dc
eidtd TO 80 aud see Tor oursoiNes On the follow
i be mountainous cry Of the Nuezzin from n,
tou of intnaret had just reclaimed Il q moot
OF dan a. W.. drscendtus IL, m tue heights q
P~ra To- tue pot OF Galata. Wlth diincuit. eel
bowed our way through the uu-tNDry 81 NdS 81
tue commercial q0arter ~ tue iuNu. beiofe ~
fes, NE tie ut'h- Mc Lad been hlii zeal nr
bY the sAouts nj iucsssant, eat-piot,tns uui---
sud the babel Ike confusion of Tongues. /
tb,s pa, vi lhe ,itt IL H. useless 10 1p~ct to q
studded 10y 81 pa i"nse. numn "r names .
dc ted ~ IT'S /. .atve ptoNiu ltN t. some utf'
moe cJuspicuods bUiid,ng, such as mo-qu
bath. or T. upe n stOrehuuse; Tor the rest Oh
has to put his fdth IN Allah ana his pro. het.
DERvIsHEs AT HONE.
II was win the greatest difficulty. therefor
thar We nulllN tp nd the Britlsu sulqchAndlcr
store N the rear OF which We were to look (,
the place q our destin"ticn. Our hotel gui
knew about thr derNlshes - little as uurreivrs
but ~ last Greek utchin, ia all the simpll IL
Of primitive una ess, consented for a mode
GOPHER hpksrhi,h o lead us to the dancers.
We arriy at lat, and were shown into
gloomy and vast hill, which appeared to m
noor was thickly streWn with sand "a ~ a ma
nege, and II was lighted only through small "
dows under the coruices Of the ceiling. Tn
dervishes mad hnished their morning perform
Ances, and were EVIDENTLY resting from the ir p,
hBuHtine ltOOrs. lbey looked completely pro,
uated, some wing about IN corners, otneis FL
ting on Their heels, staring yacautlY. in mute cor
temptation Of the Invisible Divinity, as We wef
inform ed. lney appeared TO have lost all pow'
81 specch and hearing. for none OF them ~
,pouded 10 our questions until Cauit, gan
hmbvd fellow, IN tail pointed zap, which mao
hin ppetr over seven Feet higb, emerged irol
AZ OTIS ure nook.
Informing US that he was the chief, he r.
marked tnat the holy brethren, being Ia the u,
OF receiving orders for further renonies
tie day from Allah himself must not De di
tufhtG. But When the interpreter had explaine
70 him tie ouJ+ct 0f our visit, when concerue
himself al ne, he being the sole PROPRIETOR OF Il
the 81 iN' ing rod" his objections vanished, al
be ext'ndtd hi~ hand for The aims. Upon ueir
u.tihed, he beckoned two Of our party, signit
hg tLat be could not accommodate more
ence and led the way.
THE sIBYLs RETREAT.
Pluneing after him into the darkness II VIII
seemed hali sutterr mean passage, We were IT,
70 'he tNUt Of a tail ladder reaching to a chan
Der under thr ruDL We scrambled Lp after vt
gtlGe 4L4 found Durh-.Nes ~ a wretcued gdrre
o. moderate eiIr, destitute OF III furniture. ~
hlot. however was rarpeted with atuick law
Of du-t, d Id .hAets te-tOuucd the walls IN pr
iusl Nu, lu ue corner We perceived somethir
VIII % o. lstook. AT hrst, Tor II buuule OF oil
rag huf the hvHp presently moved, got on 4
leRs' adf ed 90 the middle Of the room, an
80 Do" n.r u-. the most extraordinary look if
eeh'uie that ever heheld. Its sex wis fem J.
bui 70 Wa iIiiu.-lUIe IT, decide whether she ",
WON ~ NJ a child. She was n hide 1us-iOpk In
uNhl' WIN head 20 mOusfr Iusly deyei. o.
ha' IL .ll have been TOO biz for d giant; IN
so Va. joys ~ Grrnadler; the bosom II a No
NANNY ""l hur-ei ana the whole supported q
tNo snort lean, sp.der-lpoking legs. whC
neWnled hhcrr Tue di,propOTtIonate size OF III
uunh as ste advanced She had a grirnif