The Lake Charles echo., 1876-08-17
THE TREA THrENT OF 1EURAD BY 3HE
LATE SULTAN.

THE TREA THEENT OF MURAD By 4hN
LATE SULTAN.
Prince Joseph Lubomirski gives some
interesting details, says a Paris cores
pondent of the New York Times, respect
ing the new sultan of Turkey, and says
that of all the brothers of A Abdul Medjid,
Murad was the one upon whom the most
hopes were based. This was because he
had been tried by adversely. Kept in
confinement a long time by his uncle, he
spent his time in study and obtained
better education than any other member
of the family. He was thoroughly inn
bued with civilized ideas also, and in ia
vor of introducing western progress into
Turkey. He writes French very well in
deed, and probably knows English also,
since he has an English wife. During
period of fifteen years Murad had to re-
main at the eorders of his capricious uncle,
and prince Lubomirski gives some do
nestle scenes to show what their rela-
tions were. When the sultan was in
bad humor he sent his nephew away
from the palace, and ordered him shut
up in the kiosk, where he was closely
watched. Suddenly Murad would be
sent for.
"Why was it" said Abdul Aziz, on
one of these occasions, "during your
exile from the palace, that you looked
constantly toward Scutari?
Murad made no reply.
'"I know" said the sultan; cit is be-
cause you expect some one to come from
Asia to dethrone me and put you in my
place. went of my own free will among
the infdels (alluding to his trip to Eu-
rope), but you tried to make people be-
lieve that I led you about by force. I
am a Giaour, am I not?SS And you are
immaculate"
Murad still said nothing, and Abdul
Aziz glared at him until he trembled
with fear for his life.
"And why is it that you never goout?
You want to make people think that l
have shut you up. And why, hey? Why
don't you reply?" he cried, angry at
Murad's silence.
"I am always at the orders of your
majesty, but thought it was forbidden
for me to go out"
Not at all Go out Take your
promenades in public; order it."
The next day Murad went out in a
carriage, and had hardly returned to. the
palace when the sultan again sent for
him, and said sharply; {" You went out
with four horses ?'
eyes, sire, they hitched up gala car
riage."
"And you knew very well that Ialone
90 with four horses. You wanted to show
by that that you were my equal"
"Me, sire, your equal" 1-ss -
"SilenCe, and show yourself more mod
est in the future"
A few days later Murad received an
other order to show himself in public, fol
public rumor said that the sultan was
keeping him a prisoner, and he went out
with only two horses. Abdul Aziz ther
accused him of going in this modest way
to make the public think that he was
not allowed enough to live according tc
his rank. For fifteen years Murad was
subjected to such treatment as this, anG
he wrote his complaints to a sympathetic
friend, who has his letters to-day, Lately
he gave way..to despair and was prepar
ing to flee from Turkey, when taken ou
of his bed by force and pushed upon tn,
throne. Abdul Hamid, the second sol
living Of Abdul Medjid, is now heir t.
the throne, and there are three othe
brothers. Youssouff Izzedium Effendi
the son of Abdul Aziz, is therefore tourtl
in the line Of succession.
A man recently died in Zurich, VIII
for thirty years made a remarkably BIZ
fool of himself. When young he fell il
love, and then became jealous Will
in this condition he offended his sweet
heart, who, to punish him, mad
him swear that ne would not speal
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