The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-30
LIFE IN THE ORIENT.
now A TURKISH PRINCESS POUND A
HUSBAND.
An Apethecary's Clerk the Fewer Behind
the Throne.


Princess Emineh. daughter OF Abdul
Mild. and sister Of the reigning sultan,
Ia q very self-willed young person and o
cause OF great trouble to her parents.
Her servants declare that she renders
their life burden to them by her ca
prices. Under Add I'LL ziz she was not
OF much account politically, as this
sovereign had minded him to introduce
the European system and transmit the
caliphate TO his own son, instead Of fol.
lowing the usual traditional rule Of
choosing for q successor the eldest male
OF the house Of Gilman. But she had
escaped all the pelils of infancy. AS
the child of Cadine, she had not
been drowned like young kitten or a
blind puppy; no deleterious bonbons or
medioated coffee had been administered
later and she had arrived at the age of
puberty, when she must be provided for.
Now, as q rule, this provision is made
without much consultation of the lady,
and is generally In favor of some meri-
torious officer OF the palace, who. al.
though he In reality thereby becomes a
slave to all intents and purposes.
becomes also great parsonage, and
Ia held forever afterward In much es-
TEEN. But neither beys nor pashas were
to the fancy Of the fair Emineh, who
declared that she would choose for
herself, and, after much storming and
persuasion all equally In vain-carried
the point. If she could have ventured
on such direct violation of the laws of
the Prophet, she would have followed
the example of the great Haroun-al-
Raschid, and would have gone in quest
OF her ideal. incognita but this was not
to be dreamed OF, and 30 she was forced
to contlne her researches TO what she
could see from the windows Of her car
riage. in which she drove about every
day, and always with the one great end
In viewa husband. At last she found
him. He was not a great man, not even
OF great family. He had not won
name and fame by deeds of courage or
OF intelligence, but was q poor itineraDt
vendor Of drugs.
A SPECIES OF APoTHECARy's ASSISTANT,
Who prowled about the streets and
sold auack medicines and talismans
against the evil eye. But he was young
and good-looking and stalwart, and he
pleased her taste, and 80 she drove
home forthwith, and sent word to her
emek that she was suited, and that
Mahmoud Damat was the man for one
OF her eunuchs had found out who he
was and where he lived, and had ascer-
tanned that he had no membranes in
the shape of an already existing wife or
child. the which Is never tolerated to
one who IL to be allied to descendant
OF the caliphs.
Now, Abdul Aziz was good ma tured,
gasy-going prince, and, although he did
not much like the connection. was so
anxious to get rid of his ungovernable
niece-tbe other sister, Fatima, had be-
haved very well that he jumped at the
chance, and had the chosen one brought
in, and told him of the high destiny in
store for him. To hear was to obey.
Mahmoud &C ,epted with thanks, was
ineontinently made hey, then pasha,
and In the course of very few weeks
husband. For some time all went as
merrily as marriage bell, and the new
conner became favorite OF his wfes
brother, Abd-ulHamid. then O not much
more important parsonage than himself,
He took no prominent part in politics.
offended nobody at the palace, ingra.
tiated himself with the Old Turkish
party, and
GOT CONTRACTS FOR HIMSELF AND OTHERS,
In which people pretend that he made
no end of lmoney. But q change came.
Abdul Aziz was deposed, and suicided |
Mourad went mad and was sent to rus
ticate at Tcheragan, and, as the wheel
or fortune went round. the once obscure
apothecary found himself the trusted
adviser of the Sultan. He never sought
oitioe: indeed. he was too clever to be
willing to accept anything which bore
With 1t any positive responsibility. But
le was ever at the padishan's right
1and. and without his consent nothing
Vas done by land or on the sea. Unfor.
like Jeshuron, he got above
llmself, and as he grew in Importance
orgot that he only shone by reflected
'plendor, and that, after all, he was
only the husband Of the princess" /
ion't speak much of his scandalous
or of the evil counsels given
n the medjiiss, whereby Add III Kerim
oasha was forced to abandon the de-
ense OF the Danube, and Suleiman was
iriven to lose his thousands in the pass
II Schipka and the safety of Erzeroum
s imperiled. Doubtless he Is to blame
or all these mistakes and disasters. but
would have been overlooked as pecca-
illoes IL he had not quarreled with his
vife. And this is
HOW II HAPPENED.
BY the laws of Mohammed each true
'elieyer is entitled to four legitimate
wives, but the privilege applies only to
husband of a princess must be content
d with her alone. For more than year
Iahmoud was constant, but then, pro-
ably on account OF Emineh's temper,
e took under his protection three young
aides from Circassia, whom he set up. :
ans le,rS meubles, in pretty little !
iosque on the heights above Beschik I
ascne. This intrigue was not much of i
secret to anybody except at home, but s
last the "Missis" found it out from
ONE kind friend, and very lively do l
lestic scene was acted in the conak, s
in the summary expulsion of /
ne Grant one from the delights of the t
arem. But this-it happened only 6
1ree months ago-was followed by a |
and by promises Of
be broken almost as {
BON as made. |
On Friday last the same kind friends {
rought tidings Of the backsliding, and y
mother domestic jar took place, at the s
nd Of which the Princess pronounced {
THE FATAL PHRASE,
Nav the Prophet withdraw from mo l