The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-05-25
The Turkish Generals.


tenat-General Sheridan's staff, has in
his possession a number Of finely exc
cuted photographs of distinguished
Turkish Generals. Gen. Forsyth pro-
cured the pictures while travelling in
Europe with his Chief during the Franco
Prussian war, when the American Of
ficers had good look at nearly every
army Of the old world. According TO
the portraits the Turks are very intel
lectual lot Of fellows, except the facial
organs are much impaired by the use of
black coffee, strong enough 10 float an
iron-clad. tobacco, and not unfrequent-
~ that most demoyalizing Of drugs,
opium.
Hassein Pasha, the present Command
er-in-chief of the Ottoman cohorts, is a
stout, stern, handsome man in life's late
prime. He may be about sixty, but he
has a vigorous face and looks ike man
that could do good work on fair-fought
field. His rank is really that Of mar
shall, and his decorations are numerous
and flashy. Hassen will, no doubt,
make the feathers fly from the double
headed eagle before that audacious bird
succeeds in planting his feet on the gold
en- horn.
Ismail Pasha, Khedive Of Egypt, has
all the aspect Of Chicago Board Of
Trade man-fat, forty and flatulent.
His son looks like boss newsboy in d
fancy suit. When the picture was taken
the youth was about nine years Of age.
He i now sixteen, and has nominal
command Of the Egyptian contingent
sent 10 aid the champions Of the harem
Half Pasha, chief Of the ..rcd artil-
lery," was trained at the Woolwich
arsenal, England, and looks every
square inch soldier and a gentleman.
His face j. good humored, with strong
military expression, such a. may be ac-
quired by squirting wickedly along the
barrels Of death-dealing guns Half
will now have splendid opportunity
for blowing the intestines out Of Alex
ander's devourers Of oil cake.
Ersad Pasha, a young and strikingly
handsome Saraccn, used to be chief Of
council of war under Abdul Aziz. 1t Is
presumed that he holds the same rank
now. Judging by his appearance he
ought TO be able, with fair opportunities,
TO increase the Turkish population at
prodigious rate. He is said TO be a boss
Of the harem, and devil in general
among the women. Such u man will
not be likely 10 let the Russians have il
all their own way.
The portrait Of the late Sultan shows
an aristocratic face, without much force
in any Of the outlines. He might easily
be mistaken for an English Lord con-
templating from his parlor window the
breaking in Of an obstrcperous colt.
His little son, Zonssof Effendi, hercdita-
nv chief Of the regal house Of Gilman,
looks like an urchin that might be sue
cessful in blacking boots or running a
one-horse peanut stand.
Murad Eifendi. nephew Of the late Turk
ish ruler, looks likes q man recovering
from bilious fever and involved in the
intricacies Of red night-cap. His right
cyclid droops. and his general bearing
suggests perpetual somnolence. His
capacity for snoring with right royal We
hemencc must be truly prodigious. Mu-
rad ought to thin out his coffee and linn
it himself 70 fifty pipes Of tobacco day.
He ought to avoid the harem until fur
Their orders.
And then there j. old Abdi Pasha, who
has got eyes like those Of male pig
squirting with suppressed wisdom and
flaming with naughty instincts. He is
marshal. too, and might, judging from
his facial expression, be easily credited
with the peculiar military operations
Of the Bashki Bazouks in Bulgaria last
year.
Hobart Pasha, the gallant English adj
vcnturer and famed naval commander,
i about fifty years old and carries the
load with vigorous grace. lie is a good
type Of his race, but makes very clc-
giant Turk, being like Mickey Free, fond
Of tobacco and ladies. Hobart will, with
out doubt, blow up goodly number Of
Muscovitcs before the business Is through
with.
The average idea Of the Turk in
America Is that he is fellow with
long nose, greasy complexion, sooty
hair, and general tendency toward
running unprotected females. None Of
the gentlemen mentioned have long
nose. Not one Of them has typical
Moslem face, in the American accepta-
ton, but all have got some kind Of
beard, and bewildcred expression Of
face, indicating that they have either
slept too much or have hardly slept
enough. Chicago Times.
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