The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-01
HOw THE VIEW sultan LIVES.
Hi Hours, Habits, and Inttmntes-A ner- Din
ner Talk. -Fondncs- for NJ sic.


The Sultan leads u quiet and orderly life,
IL Systouuiic in his habits, and takes cure OF his
h"htn. tie r"urrs early-gcn' rauy before ~
library or cabinet he hard Ia Ia, 1 III whi.l my
self am u frequent wtncssl. where he spends
the greater part Of the day. Here he recciy
these hc rcnde carcfullv-his unrlo never did
and never signs onD until he thoroughly under-
stands its purpOr. Among the people NJ likes
~ ~, ufv ,MoiS' farm, tho banker. ana Hobart
Pasha. With the former. u shr"wl old min Oi
10, well v, rsrd in matters of public interest hr
talks 10y the hour hs Ia what may lc dom 4" IN
prove the state ~ the country. With the Admiral
his relations are morr confident li; }. makrs
him the channel of his unofficial intercourse
with our embassy
In the cyenn, me Sultan frequently asks ono
or moro of the Ministers to 'it0, at the p1luao
and n'tcr they have iinrd On .ii,ns them In con
vrrsutiOn on public AFFAIRS, winch are often pro-
tract.d 10 "a late hour The day before VS.. r.
day Saivct Pashn mentioned To- mo- casually in
conversat ION that on the previous Sunday even
ing the Sultan had thus detained MIN IN a toto
Recently. too, Elhem Dlcvdct and kciif pashus
passed. the whole evening with the Sultnn di-
GUESSING public affairs. Again An Pasha teil
recalled from ms ms.ralhc GpNotnoishlp ol
Mo,ta- 10 b. Vail " Adrnnopls-thn All who
preceded Sadyk ~ Ambassndor at Pari--had ID
long interview With the sultan Dclurn gong %
his now post. ntlis interview the sultan ross
questioned him very minul Nv rsg1tdng 81
causes Of provincial malhdministi 4 on. Al
pasha explained 10 him the vice ol the whoio
ton. In taking "nvr of Aii tie SrItiu reuu vi.
Ell him 10 como to ConstHntnOplc cnce "a month
in order 10 confer Will him ON Observation-Disclosures.
Another person who has lately seeu the Sultan
* phOtiHdrs Boy. the Ottoman Minister no
Athens who says TINT the sultan asked HIM
number of very ns.tao qu stlJns about Crock
polit - and the so al and indu-ir al ronI iinn
Of Grc."e' rs compared with MAT of Tuh y.
All these men. vino have lately -ecn IN SunHu.
bar testimony 10 thc suundu, 30 ui his iuil.s
health AMI of his ~, ntal pONcte. No nn. -h!-
he is "a great gen Ms. hui all ugrN" tliHf hr ia
modest Intelligent. eager for Information. ANA
greatly Interested IA tho aifd IL % the eHpIra.
As rHguiti- Huu-rm nts. j llarn tIu Dee i'm
herts his fathers fundn - for music. and WAT
he has a turn Tor mechanics. Paul Dussap
was the music muslcr OF h.s boy hood, and hr "a
L. who conIu q the SutHu's mus. al eyruiu Is.
Hskcd u. how these evenings wrff pu.-.li
unless the sultan s very busy there IH always
nlusic-and Ia" replied, the Sultan hk, tIla.
piano with s'rng"d uuttuor. AFT 'r playlus "a ~
piece thus arranged. he gcn rally asks mo g.
sing. ana then he talks cd music H. iik the
quaint wlldn IS VII. Ia belongs g. Turkish
music and ~ lis moro CIVILIZED Hun .ai iHu
brother. A. hl- request composed "a march iO'
him, IN which he part 'ularly wished t. nave
the rhythm of The Marseillais," cptlLinri
with the rhura. tDTlstlc nodulutiuuS 81 Turkish
and Hungarian music He told m" a. hcop %
~ much like his ithcfs own march aS could.
-. IluNed the march Il M. adding that III"
Sultan had made several little chang - D. for
authorizing him t. have II ornd for Ia fun
or hestrL These little matt RS wholly unim-
uOrtant IL themselves. help 10 throw -ht upon
this question; and give an insgh. into tho Sui
tan . mode of life