Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-08-28

oThiu 10 hDHWeF ITO arranged 10
pay two thirds OF his revenue to his
creditors md he Princess pledged
her estates for number OF years.
charging them with the sum Of
500 900 pr annam a. the price of
the loan. Her estates were after
wsrd, under the action of the Com
mission d'ELquete, ceded 10 the
State, and she was allowed Sl20, 900
year. S, much for the most ex
travagant and leas. rational OF all
the Princesses. She is in reality
the most reckless, for none Of The
others have ever been in difficulties.
Moreover. Tewfida Hanem bears d
name for gallantry which causes
her to be very highly spoken of by
the natives, who regard her az
second Messaiina
REDUCING THE HAREM
! During the past winter, under the
pressure of reform, an effort was
made to reduce the barren. Mar
riages were made, not in heaven,
but by wholesale Orders were
given to the ladies that ell extra
hands must be married, and that
very quickly. Lists were forthwith
prepared OF the ladies, according TO
their social status in the harem.
These were divided into categories.
So many first class, to be married
to Lieutenant Colonels so many
for the Majors, and so on down
through the army list, or its equiv.
alent in the civil service. Word
was sent to the Ministers, or chiefs
OF service, to send in the names of
likely candidates. The master of
ceremonies would take them 10
hand say that the Khedive had re-
marked how zeal) us he was in the
disc barge OF his duties, &c.. and that
as mark OF his satisfaction intend
ed to give him a wife. Possibly
the candidate would declare that be
Was already married, in which case
he would be reminded bow very
simple was the operation of divorce
and the enormous advantages of be-
coming q son.in.law of the modern
Pharaoh. He would be told to walk
about certain street at such an
hour. If the candidate was of the
higher orders, Lieutenant. Colonel
or Bey, the dowry was $500, two
eunuehs, two black slave girls and
one white slave. the bride being
freed by His Highness when sent
out of the harem. There was also
sort of trousseau sent with the
bride--a silver tray aud coffee serv-
ice, a plated ever and basin. A
list was given TO the intended hus.
band of the husband Of the furniture
he was expected to purchase as the
equivalent Of the brides dover.
Naturally the more esteemed of the
ladies fell to the lot IF the Colonies
and Majors kuow several men
who have been married in this
manner. Some of them were any
thing but satisfied, for when the
critical moment came of tearing
away the veil sometimes hideous
old toad would be disclosed. Nat
urally only the most intractibIe
ones are sent off, in revenge for
which they lead their husbands
fearful dance. Poor fellows, :hey
dare not divorce them, for an APP
peal to the palace would have
brought exile and disgrace upon
them. There are some amusing
stories about marrying his High.
ness women from the palace. One
case occurred some years ago, in
which very distinguished man
was the victim.
STORIES OF THE HAREM
The Princess mother had a
young girl who had been left her by
a very dear friend, to whom she had
promised TO take care of her child.
As the little girl grew up she was
attached to the old lady, who finally
concluded to marry her off. APP
plying TO her son, she Was informed
that there was clever
young Msjor at the young
lady's disposition. Achme.
Effendi was informed that the old
Princess. wishing to honor him,
would give him in marriage one of
her haDd-maidens.
He was promoted to tho rank
of Lieutenant Colonel. The Prin-
cess provided a home duly fur
nished, and everything looked
we'll for The young couple. The
proper amount of feasting was
gone through with, and the bride
entered her new home. She was
high and mighty dame duly i'm
bued with an exalted idea of all
that was due to her rank. After
the departure of the guests, when
the groom appeared, she treated
him with great coldness, refusing
to allow him to sit in her pres
ence, or even 10 touch her. Feel.
ing aggrieved, be retired to his
) own apartments, waiting for some
sign of contrition en- her part. A
day or two later she called on her
former mistress, and, on being ques.
toned as to how she liked her hus.
band, burst into tears, saying he was
wretch, a brute; that he never
came near her, but hid himself in dis
tant corner of the house, passing hi'
time in reading foreign books The
Princess was justly indignant, and
+, sought her son. The wretch, Ach
, met Bey, was unworthy the treasur,
: she had bestowed upon him; he haC
sighted her Highness' gifts, and wa
/. unworthy such a mark OF favor. 81
5 the unworthy husband was exiled t;
r the Sedan. Naturally divorce wa
/: at once declared. Had he not de
/; serted his wife?
TROUBLESOME PRINCESS.
g Another man was promoted AM
J, married to the same girl. The sam
: scene passed this time; the Princes
8 was high and mighty, and the hus
t band that fate had given her wa
# only the meanest of her slaves. Ap
J. parently he had other views. Mex
g morning he strolled over to the pal
g ace of the Queen-mother. Meeting
!. the chief eunuch, he casually asked
Is "What sort OF girl is that they hav
i given me for a wife?" The eunue
10 wished to know why. The Be
/. oo,Id oplv rav that ha uac undar N