Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-02-09
Among the Turks.

The following story is copied from ad-
vance sheets of DIR. Cyrus Hsmlin's book,
among the Turks, soon to be published
BY Robert Carter, Of New York city:
The growth of the seminary necessitst-
ed y removal to larger premises, and l
hired, 10 the same village of Bebek, the
large house and grounds of Cheliby Yor.
jski, merchant of the palace under i've
tultans- Hamed l., Selim ILL.,, Mustapha
w., Mxhmoud H., and nominally, not
really. Abdul Medjid.
As the house was larger than would be
wanted the first year, Cheliby Yorjaki
and his family occupied one story and
the terrace belonging to it. His family
consisted Of himself, wife aud adopted
son Demetri. This latter was genius
in bis way, q fine mathematician and lin
guist. His first introduction to me was
with an slgebrsic equation for discussion.
He had many excellent qualities but NO
business tact. The old lady retained
signs Of the great beauty she once un-
doubtedly possessed, her husband loyalty
declaring that at the time Of their mar
Iisge she was the most beautiful young
lady the Greek community contained;
anu she was from one of their chief fam
lies. .....f. ...,. 49,. .....'
The old gentlemen, past threescore and
ten, was the grandest and best of the
Orientxls of the old school. More than
six feet in height, portly Is age drew on,
with large and well-formed head,
clear complexion, a majestic white beard
aud . continuance of singular dignity,
ca!mness and repose, he was an object
that would fix the. attention of any pass
or by. He was most scrupulously neat
in person, and in summer was dressed in
the most brilliant white; his large vest
and loose jacket being of French pique.
Nothing could be conceived of more
purely Oriental and distineue.
The old people were very social, and
as Mrs. Halnlin spoke the Greek with
freedom, and with unfreedom, my Ian
gage icing wholly Armenian, we were
often solicited to pass the evening with
them, and did SO as often as we could.
Our chief annoyance was the sugar
plums with which they persistently
stuffed the children, regarding all our
protests rs absurd, until we absolutely
refused to let them have the children At
all.
They were very religious old people.
lie read the Church service every morn
ing, and no word of the whole liturgy
was omitted. Notwithstanding the errors
that pervAde it, he seemed to find the
truth and TO love the truth.
We esteemed it q rare good fortune to
have such free and pleasant intercourse
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entail world Of the past and who had so
many stories, tragic, strange or humor-
Ous, illustrative Of q condition of society
that had forever passed away.
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