Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-16
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MONDAY EVENING, JULY lG.
Turkish Dinner.

This was given at Widdcn 10 several Pashas
and some Christians, and think deserves
chronicling. One of the Christians asked per.
mission to use manufactured knife and fork
instead of natures Iassan Pasila shrugged
his shoulders and said he Thought Dame Ma
tire knew what she was about when she made
fingers" The Christian softly calculated. "and
toes" No reply. The first service was II wt.o.,-
lamb roasted, dished in large copper basin.
Hassau Pasla plunged his hand inside. like IL
cook drawing chicken, and drew forth some
kidneys, we'll lardel and ironically handed
them to the asonshed Christlan on the point
OF his yatagan. With shudder tho kidneys
were received, and, upon ea!mness being re.
stored, tasted and found delicious Then came
fowls, carved lgitalIy, like the preceding
lamb. The second service was dish called
''sarmale," Of haslcd mutton, with pimentos
and rice, rolled up in Fix leaves, which You
take up with your fingers and bite Oft; and this
also was good. Third service rice and milk.
The Christians spoon essayed to take some,
but the amiablc PaSha made q scoop OF his
fingers and insisted on filling the spoon il it ar
preached the dish. The next dish was basin
of boiled rice with hole in The middle filled
with strawberry preserves. This was more dIl-
hcult OF assault as you must IN taking the rice
take also your quantam Of the sweets. The
Turks did it most dcxtcrousy y with their Gugcr
scoops. Fourth service, cakes, branded olives,
etc. As TO drinks, although j Nlussulman l.
forbidden by his Koran 10 touch wine, yet the
white wine Of Hungary, well iced, was served
prousely, but mixed with water. I ou caunol
help shivcrIng at tho punging OF SO many lin
gers 10 the always solitary basin, yet it Is not
so nasty as it appears to be, for, atcr each ser.
vice. tho Pashas throw their hands behind
them without turning and the servants WASH
them Immediately This is the usage Of high
society; the common people stick both hands IN
and gulp. The food for the soldiers seems t'
be principally rice; their luxury Is coffee, 81
which they consume enormously. Formerly
they had plenty oil meat, but that. owing /"
the pcnury OF the treasury, Is seen rarely now,
and they are none the "rrsc Tor 1t. They are
badly shcd or not at all. llassan l'asl'a. The
Circassan General, is adorcd l,y his soldiers;
he often fills his pockets with sugar rlums,
which he distributes among them, playing with
them like children. 1t is wonderful to otselv"
the familiarity between officers and soldiers p
tent holds gcuerally ten men, and its only fur
niturc is not Of red earth, in which is alway4
a bunch of flowers The Turkish soldier has
passion for flowers; each tent has little rar
Lcu borIered by three rows ot white stones I"
equal size, inrprisoning tnlirs. reonies, r"srs.
hllics of the valley, ~ VIM says these peN-
pie could not be civilized after this ? WHY
this trait oil love for flowers prorlalms them
half SO already. and il they can look up thronEh
Nature most beautiful works To Natures God.
they ouly need Holy Writ TO uuseal the res;
Beware to those who govern them, i"r tie
Creator Of these SAME Turks and lowrrs may
Question them solGt day AZ Ia tl.cIr ntewar'.