Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1880-06-03

wife my Swiss frTend became gOvern-
ness and compapiOn1 was cent very
early in life 70 Paris. Receiving there
. liberal education, he formed ideas and
opinions upcongeniaI lOhis couptrymen.
Among them vas his desire for only
one wife. and bis determination to con-
tract marriage Of love. A difficult
matter this for Turk, who il not al
lowed to make the acquaintance Of any
eligible young ladies' before marriage J
However, Maamoud accomplished his
purpose 10 . way We might hesitate TO
approve of. He bought very interest
ing and youthful Ciresssisn slave; after
a year ofquiet domestic happiness. fnd-
ing her Of > loving and teaehable char
acter. he determined 10 marry her
She soon gave birth to child, and her
right 10 be considered his 6rst. and. %
he declared. bis only wife. were un-
questionable.
II vas soon aftershe birth Of her child
that Mahmoud Pssha engaged my Swiss
friend as his wife's companion and in
struciress. for though mott amiable. the
gentle Circsssian was wholly ignorant
OF even Ahe commonest French phra-
ses. In few months the young moth
er's health appeared to decline; the best
doctors were consulted; they feared
consumption; every ART that wealth and
tenderness could bestow was tried, and
for time the Toe was kept at bay.
Summer weather came; the young
wife's health seemed thoroughly re-es-
tablished; the happiness OF the young
couple was now complete-when
thunderbolt, launched by the paternal
hand of the sultan himself, destroyed It
completely and forever. Mahmoud
Pasha was wealthy and in the prime OF
youth; he was nearly related to The Sui
tan Abdul Aziz. aud the latter proposed
comforting upon him the highest honor
and favor, namely, the hand Of one Of
his daughters in marriage. Useless to
declare he was already married or that
a second wife was IN his eyes de trop;
in such circumstances to hear was to
obey. Etiquette demanded the degra-
dation Of the Circassian slave, her reno
vIa from the handsome residence OF Nah
moud, and the installation Of the Prin-
cess OF the palace into the mystical
chamber Of her predecessors. Mahmoud
tried The only resistance in his power,
and took a sudden journey to Paris,
where he remained many months. bop
ing the hated alliance might be forgot
ten, or some accident might come to his
aid. Futile hope; he was summary re-
called and some honorary post assigned
h,m. Everything was arranged in
generous and becoming manner; his
coldness was overlooked, his bride was
richly lowered: and Mahmoud. like
many q wiser and better man. submitted
TO The inevitable "kismet."
The last time my SWISS friend visi-
ted his palace. she learned that the
Circassian lived in retirement, not far
from the dwelling Of her happier rival. |
Unknown TO his wife, Mahmoud con-
tinued 10 visit her in secret, though at
rare intervals and with great precau-
ton. Upon seeing her my friend was
shocked at the ravages that grief and
disease had already made upon her per-
SON. The hectic hu-h and dreaded cough
had returned. Unconscious or careless
of her danger she was daily wasting
away, bue would hear of no remedies.
Not complaint as Tn her position ever
passed her lips. and she spoke Of "ihe
Pasha'' rs one 10 whom she owed ev-
erything, and to whom everything was
due. II would be well If | could con-
clude this touching story with some
account Of her last days, but as I am
writing truth, and truth alone, unwil-
lingIy admit that am unable TO give
any further clew to her fate.-Tempie
Bar.