The Jewish advance. (Chicago, Ill.) 1878-1881, 1880-06-11

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secures for me the position he desires.
She allowed herself to be persuaded to
use her influence in behalf of the latter,
whose present was of much greater
value than that of the former" The
result was mutiny. In the insurrec-
ton which followed, the Sipahis, the
proudest class of soldiery, demanded the
head of the Jewess. The Grand Vizier,
fearing that if he refused it would be at
the cost Of his life and that of the Sui
tana, sent for her to come to him. Up
on reaching the steps of the palace, the
Sipahis fell upon her and her three sons,
dIlacerating the bodies, which they then
hung upon the doors of those mobiles
who had attained their position through
the mediation of Esther Chicra Only
one of the three sons saved his life, by
means Of confession Of belief in Is
lam, After her DEATH March, 30, 1900
her fortune, five millions of aspers, but,
in consequence of fraud, worth only one
hundred thousand ducats. was confs-
Gated by the State Treasury.
Cotemporary with Esther Chiera was
the Portuguese Jewess, Esperanza NAL
chi, a favoMte with the mother of the
Sultana, but concerning whose life not
much which is definite is known
When the mother Of the Sultana sent
various presents to Queen Elizabeth of
England, Esperanza accompanied the
mission, carrying a letter antiquarian
in style and written in an Italian which
it had been endeavored to render into
Spanish; we present it to the reader as
a characteristic composition:
To the Hustrious Quecn Of England,
Scotland and Ieland:'
AS the sun with its rays illuminates
the earth, thus do the virtue and great
ness of your Majesty spread their radi-
ance over the whole universe and, in so
and Of different faith wish to serve
your Majesty. This do say of myself
as |, although a Hebrew by law and of
different nationality from your Majesty,
have. nevertheless, since the first hour
in which it pleased the Lord to put it
into the heart Of our most illustrious
Queen mother to avail herself of my
services, been anxious for an occasion
upon which | could prove to your Maj
esty my willingness to serve her. be-
sides this, your Majesty has pleased to
send His Serene Highness, her messen-
ger, into this realm, with a present for
our most lllustrlOus Queen. When she
wished to employ my services she found
me willing. And as now. when His
Most Serene Highness. your Maiesty's
messenger, is about to depart. and as
her Majesty, our most illustrious Queen,
wishes to manifest the love she cher
ishes for you, she sends by His Serene
Hlghness. the messenger. to your Maj
esty, a dress, and a girdle. and two
cloths wrought in gold. and three cloths
wrought in silk, according to the fash
ions of this realm. and necklace of
pearls and rubies all this does her IL
lustrious Majesty, our Queen, send to
Ills Serene Hlghness. the messenger.
through the hands Of Mr.. Bostanegi
Bashi And through my hands she has
herself sent His Serene Highness, the
messenger, a crown of diamonds the
most precious kind, for your most gra-
cious Majesty This, she asks, it may
please your Majesty to wear as token of
your love for her. and to notify her of
its receipt. And as your Majesty is a
lady without false pride. | would like
to expires to her the desire that. as in
your realm there is an abundance of
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