The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1880-08-11
Gazette.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST II. lsso.



the New York Tsmes learns that the ex-
Khe2ive q Egypt is in an unhappy state Of
raind BY care and industry, accompanied BY
: large eotlay, be seeceedea While in Egvpt
in collecting very hne harem. It was Is
recfAlly rich in what art critics would call
"ehoice examples Of CiressSian and Georgia.
ard it Included the best specimens of Egypt
ian, Turkish, and Syrian girls, besides sraall
amount Of select French moral bric-C,-Sree,
whec, in compliance with the enthusiastic de-
sire os his felIew-eoansryrsn, and the foreign
ccnsnls. the Khedive ahdicated, no took his
harena and such valeables as be could Law his
hands on. ard went to Naples, Intending 10
live quiet life o. study and meditation, sur
roerded BY his harem and his portable pro
pe-ty. At Naples bis troubles began. The
6everunert recss1 han kne pslace-pop.
ularly known as the Esserita--cn the shore
q the hav. and at the foot Of Tesnvius, where
be took up his residence ard arranged his col
lection Of wives IN = series Of pleasant roomS.
Il fo-usea decidedly the best collection Of the
kind thar any Italian city bad seen since the
DAYS Of the Roman Enpirs. sni the ex-khe-
dive was naturally proud of ie Before very
long, however, be found that hareui can not
Re kept together 50 easily IN Naples as in
Giro. The windows If the palace were not
latsicsd. AMI the ladies Of the harem could not
be prevented fron looking ous at the people
in the street Neither was II practicable to
prevent ssrsy Italians fron seeing an oeca-
sional wife at window. The eungchs did
their best 20 keep the hsreu in subsection. but
their efforts were Un2vaihRs. and before the
ex-khedive had occupied his palace many
weeks be was compelled TO notiee that his
harsm was gradually craving smaller. He
f.hs - Z,
usnGeG 70 know Il several Of his wives were
not missing. The s1nueh maintained that,
beycud the usual loss Of wives By the wear
and tear incidentals to dressing, no losses had
occurred. The ex-khedive could net thus be
deceived he WAS confident that seven or
eight Of his best wives had vanished. aud al
though, owing TO the want Of trustworthy
catalogue, he could not prove that he was
right. be resolved that no more losses should
occur withou. his knowledge. careful
watch Sooa showed tho leak In the ha=em.
Every night ! throung Of handsome young
Italians would appear under the window Of
the place, aud few wives would Jump into
their aruls. In this way CONSTANT drain of
wives was IN progress, and the alarmed sx-
hhedive saw that unless il could be stopued
he would soon be wifeless.
Tie Italian Government showed itself cold
ard heartlesS. When appealed to by the ex-
Hhsdiye. it explained that there was no law
under which an Italian could be beheaded for
taking one Of the ex-khedive'S wives, or the
latter prevented FROM jumping cut Of the win
dow. In these circumstances be decided 10
take severe measures, and ordered his eutire
barren to be tied together by the arkles and
chained TO i post. To bis great dismay, he
found that his servants had been corrupted BY
l.,
that would bring them into difficulties with tie
Italian police They fatty refused 20 lay il
legal hands UPON i single ankle, and the ex-
hheGiye sadly realized that be was living in q
tree and Christian country. There was Moth
ing for bin to DO but to sit up at night and
watch his family. He walked up and down
the corridors Of the palace, bursting into i
rvoui whenever he heard i noise, and occasion
ally catching wife IN the act Of climbing
out Of the window But this could not last.
The want Of sleep soon told upon him. More
over, his wives resented his conduct in watch
ing them: and, whenever he put his head out
OF the window, the Italians that stood below
II the street. watching for wives, and making
bets Is 70 who would catch the next one, ad-
dressed disrespectfII language TO him. Thus
he WIS forced 10 see his harem melting away
Day after day lie would walk through the
ruouls IN which he bad arranged his collection,
and note how many valuable specimens were
missing One day L would be his must costly
CircaSsian who had left him, taking all her
back hair with her; and another day It wuul ID
be favCrtte Egyptian who had gone, after
pletEtnS herself never 70 leave her lord and
master At last 1t became more than the ex-
khediye could bear When no less than fifty
seven valuable wives had been lost, the ex-
hhedIve abandoned the palace and fed to
Rome, leaving the remnants Of his once uni
que harem behind him IL IS said that the five
wives which be left at Naples will probably
prove faithful co him, as they are the most IN
attractive Of the LOT. and have hitherto failed
TO ind any Italian who would consent to take
them The ex-Ehsdive, however. has ex-
pressed the opiuiou that be does not care what
becomes OF them He has definitely given up
the profession Of wife-coIIector, and be Is
row living AZ Roman hotel as i single man
Perhaps he will EEy 70 console himself by col
Letting postal stamps or other objects less
elusive than wives. Meanwhile, the young
SeapoliEan dandy no louger blocks up the
street N front Of the FavoTita Palace, and his
recent athletic sport Of catching the ex-Kbe-
dives wives as they threw themselves from
the windows Is az an end