The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-07-12
COnstantlnOple.

Here, every within may be INDUCED.
One can light cigar In Europe, and
go and shake off its ashes in Asia.
Getting up In the morning, we can ask
ourselves the question "What part of
the world shall see to-day?' There
Is choice of two continents, or Of two
seas. Saddled steeds stand waiting
our behest in every little open space;
little sailing-barks, in every cove;
steamers, at hundred quays; the
frisking caique, the flying talika, and
q host of ciceroni speaking all the Ian
guages Of Europe. Do you wish to
hear italian comedy, to see the Derv-
ishes dance, hearken to the drolleries
of Caraghenz-the Turkish punch
inello-listen to the wantOn ditties of
third-rate Partisan play-houses, wit
ness the gymnastic representations Of
gypsies, get an Arabian legend related
by wandering minstrel, go to Greek
theatre, hear an imam preach, behold
the Sultan pass by? Then ask, de-
mand. All nations are at your service;
the Armenian, to trim your beard
the Hebrew, to put polish on your
shoes; the Turk. to guide your boat
the Ethiopian, to rub you In the bath
the Greek, to offer you coffee and the
whole body OF them, to cheat you. To
quench thirst, whilst on walk, you
will find cooling beverages made from
Olympian SHOWS; be you dainty
mOuthed, you can drink Of Nile water,
as the Sultan does; ifweak of stomach,
water from the Euphrates; If nervous,
water from the Danube. You may
dine like an Arab OF the desert, or like
an epicure at the Maison Moree. To
take q midday nap, you have the GEM
eteries to get stunned with noise, the
Bridge of the Sultana Valide; to
dream, the Bosphorus; to spend Sun
day, the Isles of the Princes to view
Asia Minor, Mount Bulgurlu 10 see
the Golden Horn, the Galata Tower;
and, for beholding everything, the
Tower of the Seraskier. But IL is q
city yet more strange even than beau
tiful.
Things that had never been coupled
in our minds there presented them
selvesin company to our gaze. From
Scutari the caravan sets out for Mecca,
and likewise the train for Brusa, the
former metropolis; amidst the myster-
iOus walls of the Old Senglio, passes
the Iron road leading to Sophia; Turk
ish soldiers escort Romish priest
Oc8HluA tnO hOiy NnO
people make holiday In the cemeteries;
life, death, pleasures, all intertwine
and lose distinctiveness. There Is
found the stir OF London, as well as the
drowsiness of the lazy Orient an i'm
mense public life,a and an impenetrable
mystery In private life an absolute
government, and a liberty without
bounds. . t
During the first days, one compre-
-hends nothing whatever; It seems,
from hour to hour, a. though such dis
order must cease, or revolution follow.
Every evening, going back to our
lodgings, weseem to be returning from
q journey each morn one poses the
question, " Why, is STEAMBOAT really
here, close by?n There's no telling
what you are about to run into; one
impression cancels another desires
crowd together; time flies; and one
would stay there all ones life, or else
depart the very next day. How 10 IL,
then, when comes the task Of describ-
ing this chaos? There are moments
when 1 am tempted to gather all the
books and all the sheets Of paper on my
writinr-stand into bundle, and to
pitch the whole concern out Of the