Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-19
"A HIOhs,nmcdan Love Story.


Manhouu isSAa. says iorelgn leuer' was
saut very early 10 Gf, to Paris. Receiving
there liberal education. he formed ideas and
or;, i,ns ,r,,,hor;I - his o,r,tr,nc, Amo,o
op'o'''' " ''' ~
tneu was MS a's'c 'of o"'S o"c "'c' aou Ills
determination TO contract marriage oil love.
A difficult matter this !or Turk, who is not
alowet! to m,kc Tho acnuajrtanoe Of anv ele:-
ii, -or Ioa;,. h,c,. u,n,,,.
Wv '0o's '''|' .'t' ~ '''''ss' 0"'''
Mahmoud accomplished his purpose 10 way
VIC might hesitate to approve ol. lie bouehta
very Interesting and youthful CircassIan slave;
after year OF q1lct domestic napplness hnd-
lIrg her OF ioV'nS and teachaoe CHARACTER no
determined TO maTT; hn:. She soon after gavo
oiten 10 q cn'ia' eh4 h'e r'Sn's 10 DC c'ns'uereo
his d Sc. aod, rs he dtc''r"a, h!S only wiie WerH
urquestiooaoH.
L. Was sona alter 'ho o,Ith OF her ohlld tina!
Mahtuoud Pasha engaged my Swiss friend a.
his w!tc'a comranlon ana inslrucIoas, for,
though most nmlabln, tho gentle Cllc's'lan was
wholI5 lgoorant OF even tho commontss French
phrascf. ln lev mouths tho young mother
health appeared to dtcilnt; tho best doctors
Wcre Consulted; they iGarcd consumption; every
art that wealth nrd tenderness couId D,sto~
was :rlcd, and. TOR time, tho Toe was kept "
bay.
SumEl2T w3asher csmc; tho young w,ir''
health seemed thoroughly rc-cstabshooi tho
hspplaoss OF tho young couple was now com
pieto-Whcn thnnderbcls, launched ~ tho
paternsl hand OF tho Sultan himself, destroyed
1t completely, and forever. MahmOud Pasha
was wcalthy and 10 primo ct youth; ho Waa
| nearly related to tho Sultan, Abdul Az,z, and
tho latter proposed oostorriog upon him tho
highest honor aud ievor-namcy tho haud ct
ouo Of bis daughters in marriage. Us.les, 10
| declare he WAS already married.. or that second
| wife was in his eyes dc trop; iu such circum-
| stances to hear wss to obey. Il iquetto de-
manded the Degradation oFihN CGC,ssin slave.
her removal from lhe hauusr1s residence Of
Of Mahmoud, and he Installation of tao rrir-
cess of tho palace nso tho m,st;c,l chamber Of
ner predacessor. Mahmcut tried tho only r..
s.staoco 10 nus p1Tcf, aau LOOK sudl'n
mooths. boniny. ih hated sI!i i,ncn mirht b
forgotten, or 5000 accident might como /,
nls al9' fu!lc nope le WAS summary
EUor.,b bns voO ,rr,n""J . r'"r ani h
coning manucr; bis coIdurss was overlooked,
| bis brldo was richly lowered. and Mahmou
| like many q wiser and better man. submitted TO
| tbs inevitable 'kismet.' Tho last tiuo my
Swiss friend visited his pslaco she laarucd ih.;
| the Cro4rsiso lived in retirement, not tar from
| the daolIiug Of her happier rival. Uoknown
| to bis Tifo Mahmoud continued to visit her in
| secret, though nt raro Intervals sud with grett
| precautioa. Upon seeing her !ny friend IVES
| shocked at the ravagcs that grief and disease
| had already lna g. pJn nor pers,n. The h"ouc
| flush and dreaded cough had reIuraad. Un
conscious or carcl 81 Of her danger. she was
daily wasting away, but you'd hear cfn1 nu
dies. Not complaint 81 20 het position ever
passed her lips, and sac spoke OF "ahe ra1ha"
as ono to whom she owed oVetything an to
uhom everything Vas du,. L. would bo we'll il
| could conclude this touahiag story With sama
/ account Ct her las: days bu. az | am writiog
| truth, aud truth alone un@llliog!y admit that
| am unable to giro any further clew to her
late.
| .p,su--r yor,c H., NJ,
=" = OoN' '1N'' 1'e' "auS n''e'
tr1m San Juan, Ca'.-not more than hltecn-
| resides youcg farmer who is not over twontv
.,,r II, ho, ,,,s;a,x,,,, r. ,lo
u'o ioa'' u oso' -" mas o'n',uo'"o'' u ''o
Hqulslte--the cNn. Up to Withio very short
time he had led v;r7 loacy life, bu', thanks
| to ,hs wear 1850. which has troved his saliva.
tion, youug lady has proposed to him and ho
is DOW cujoyiog her society a. his witn.
Tho young man had every qualification for q
,b;s tU@1 ss"r;rpmaIv h,shtnl snd hlnshrd c,car
.o'S; S "a' o.rs ,,,sra lima ~ c,usst .cbt ~ -
" n,s Gsta Isa ''t u.n'r ~, ;a";u,J Az ho vos
,GuISs .atn n"ho'J o,J ~ n;-, 'n'nij cc cnS,so.nJ
- l,ot 9Th favor nnon him. In rc' il was
MS oplu'2n t'si " Wv us',Iara ~ ~ ~ v. n.e
OF slus'o p'es'suu'ss d. .no u'y' W. " H. Iau
aer aoou' 20 LUIS y ~ ie'pi o.o 'as,