The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-16

General Wallace, hero of the battle on
the Monocacy, author of the "Sun Dog" or
Sun God, or sun something, il the United
States minister to the court of st. Harem
on the BoSporus. As u dashing iIoosier he
caught the eye OF the sultan, the Sick Man
of tho East, never quite so i'll as AT present,
and yet able to he about. The sultan's
fancy for Wallace resulted in his frequent
appearance by imperial command mt the
palace, and in long interviews carried on
between them by the aid of dragomau
by wolul neglect in his education the sui
tan doesn't talk Hoosicr, and Wallace. of
course, doesn talk Turkey, or even French.
which would be quite ineligible to his i'm.
pcrlal majesty, for no American who knows
language other than that which obtains on
the stump in his own country ever by any
chance secures an American diplomatic
appointment. The cable was busy long
time before the bombardmcnt of Alcxan.
andria in Chrouicliug General Wallace's
daily appearance al the imperial palace
What these gentlemen have found TO talk
about through an interpreter has never
been reported, but the iUCt that the sultAn
sent u present OF n girl TO Wallace was a
striking evidence Of the high regard in
which nc held him. The announcement
that the sultan had no more respec. ipr the
| established laws and customs of Indiana
| than thus to make Il courtesy of traffic in
| flesh and blood, was received at lloosier.
dom with surprise aud disgust. This was
not the practice of Terrc Haute, aud the
| sultan ought TO have known
| where thew eat the missionaries and
| hymn-hook too. 1t is II onr-wlleOnd no non
sense country, and 20 General Wallace
| should have informed the proprietor of
the imperial harcm 1T ConstantinOpie,
| Failing in this spirited response, he should
have politely declined to receive the girl,
but he weakly compromised by refusing
the present aud yet Consenting to keep the
| young creature ut his home iorprcsent con.
vcncncc. Thisis simply making matters
worse. llooSlerdom is entitled 90 be heard
in violent protest.
The difficulty now causing serious en-
barrassmvut 10 Wallace, whose family is
with him Oh the Rospcrus, arose from his
expressing admiration Tor the girl in the
presence of the sultan, who immediately
declared that the prize should he his. Did
he fancy that Wallace was from Utah The
general with u wholesome respect for public
opinion ut home, would have declined this
addition to his domestic responsibilities
but the sultan was persistent, and
no sooner VAS the American MIN.
i,ter At home than the girl was sent after
him, and is now temporarily at Wallace
house, one of the American correspond
cnts has caught u glimpse OF this houri
She was clad in Oriental jacket and trout
sors, When seen by the correspondent she
was half reclining "in the graceful but
rostiul attitude which any Oriental In
stinctively assumes when cast among tn,
cushions of the divap,n The iacc is en-
chanting. The great lanoud eyes, III,
son curve of the cheek, the full red Of III,
Lip, Instantly storm the meet rugged hear
with a perfect childish beauty.n rrou,
withal, the girl looks you squarcly in III,
lace without for moment condescend
lnG to forget that she is child of tn,
house ut Osman," What, the sultan send
, INK to the Hoosicr his own flesh and blood
Those Turks ARE terrible fellows. Moth
, ing better can be expected OF the harba
rian who treats women US slaves, but whal
shall DO said oi the American who mad
nothing more than formal aud poli,
Q protest, and then received the poor youn,
. creature into a. apartment sacred to Mrs
, W. And rs at las, your eyes leave tn
u proud bowitching face continues the cor
. respondent, aud follow the plain curve q
0 the right arm, upon which she rests, yol
, are thrilled TO see for the first time tina
= under the delicate hand the crumplcd tiee
u ski" bears the head of the tiger. Glarinl
Q eyes, Snarling mouth, and cruel tangs dis
Z puto your intrusion upon the reposc OF tn,
little lady" The lion guarded Cndinc
y but this tiger can not protect this child o
the Orient, WHO'S transferred with prcciou
A little ceremony from the palace of the sui
4 tan IN the private apartments Of q noosic
. turned diplomat, who, being In CONSTANT
!, nople, ioggcts the virtues OF poScy count,
, aud does rs ConStantinople does,
i However let not Wallace I've JUDGED To-
. quickly. The temptation was great, tn
u frame alone on that raviShing picture beln
q worth d small fortune, .-tChtcago Times,