The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-10-08


hereafter" All present psomised Il
say nothing. Toby vas the only per
scu who didn't promise secrecy. He
says the party didn' t2ive him anything
t'r totin' up the whi.key and the ice,
aud the cigars and lunch. II gully.'
said he yesterday. chow III like tu
know what kind of keer,.s de ole
Judge held"
An RASTRRN ROMANCE.
The Maniac Lover Of Istamboul.
There" sail our companion, lean.
ing back ou the conch. after a long
aud huneye,i sipat his sherbei. There,
ON yo"der p'int at land. just ut the
tip Of the bay. where that little kiosk
seems dancing "u the water. there
happened u tragedy AMI ended u tale.
The caf;jee, one Of those poIygu,
Greeks. who speak half the language.
Of the globe. painted to the building
aud sh,Uk his head "rrue. Efeudi. y
he said. "there ended life. hut one
other remained behind"
lin the mad house II lstamboui,
said our friend.
True again.. answered the old
man: ''the>e withere'i eyes beheld
it,"
Tell Us the tale. good friend /;
though on- would S~ner vel love and
eternal youth To these bright scenes
than the tragedy Of hate or death :"
Love. said the old ,nan. lis cruel.
Ter than death; but it You command
it-iisten!.
He settled himself with the strange
familiarity characteristic III the East
ON the edge of our cushion AMI told,
as we'll ss we can recall it the following
tale:
''In yonder city d~elt a wealthy mer.
chant. u Greek Of Athens. He hal
houses and lands. merchandise and
ships; = wife whom he had loved from
youth. and everything that heart coul,i
wish. save one single possession, tor
which he would almost have exchang-
e,i lots with the inure>s ri his slaves.
tie had nO children. At length, on
the persuasion 1T his wife. he adopted
u beautiful girl at his own nation, and
she was declared the heir "a all that
he possessed. Years passed. aud this
child ii u happy star grew-up Z" be
the pride Of her old protectors. the
favori,e Of all her y"ung companions.
They called her the Rose of lslambuul.
At length the time came when noble
Ut our people sought her hand, aud,
As Is the custom Ia our Country, the
nuptials were Z" be Immediately cele.
DRAFTED. The FIRST two days oi teasling
passed the house of the old merchant
was thrOnge'i with guests; the wine
flowed. aud joy was in every heart.
The third day. ON which the marriage
bond is sealed, dawned On a h,ppy
threshold. The grea, and noble Of the
land were assembled TO greet the
beautiful bride and the rejoicing bride
groom. The holy patriarch waited To
conclude the csremo0y with his bene.
dictioD. when-the bride was IL ..,.,s
from her chamber. You know, PEE.
haps that it Is All oil ciston in the
East fr the betrothed maiden to ieign
reluctance AID hide from the embraces
of her bridegroom but The custom is
falling into decay with the better
classes. aud the guests wondered much
at this ill-limed jest. Search Sas made,
but in vain. Her waiting maids had
left her but an hour before, and nov
she had disappeared. All day they
sought, ull every one knew that il Was
I'D longer jest. The guests departed;
the oultans janisss,ri-s were seut
On the quest. Tor your excellencies
kmew perhaps that the old Greek MAS
high in the employment aud esteem
Ut Ills Royal H'gnness. But It VA.
II no avail /; NO lidings. no clew, no
lream even of the wherefore Of thi,
disappearance Nd bride
MAS to be found: aud even ut The
bridegroom Mt length Was
IOrced tn retire tn hide his chrag,n
and grief Us best he could.
That night storm came up--one
Il those dreadful sturms when nv
Sat dares trust the waters; but in its
height little caique sloie Out from
he pier aud dared the tempest. In il
sere two persons closely wrapped and
'ut one strong boatman. Towards
norning there was rspping at the
,ates Ut that old monastery that your
see Oh yonder crag; the
,O0d monks rose in haste and opened
heir doors tn the flying rair. Que
sas our beautiful Greek ami the other
handsome lover-a man Of the
'e0ple, whom che had seen and met in
he baxars. lis q thing often done, my
masters. aud the poor child loved him.
'ut light had BY this time began tn
reep in at the old Greeks mansion,
.welry an other things we're missed.
nd traces Of me,iisaie,i flight detected.
nd it was not difficult Ia discover. in
he public interest the affair had
oused. that . boat bad left the
'harves IN the midst Of the storm, AMI
be batman. who had returned, was
rought to bay. The storm had {:
'recked them. mt n wOrse storm wxs !
It u come. Il has always seemed to :
,e. I" said the old man simply. "thst ;
Heaven spared them man might .
ave done the same. but it rarely is
,! And now the police we're on
seir track, they had ofe.'ded the
Ugh authorities Of tie city, and there
- no mercy fer them even the
ultan himself swore that they should
E punished. They were dragged the
ext day from the sanctuary Of the
IN voOt The vOssnn man vwma thpOswss