The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1882-09-29
GENERAL wALLAoE's PRESENT.
HOW THE suLrAS's GIFT OF c1RcAs-
SIAN BEAUTY WAS RECEIVED.

MRS. wallace was sitting at the front
window Of her Constantinople house, on
the verge of going down to the bazaar for
some embroidered stuffs to send home,
when q cavalcade drew up before the
door, huge eunuch, arrayed in the Snl-
tan's livery, knocked at the door aud sa-
laam-salaammed, and then two eunuchs
size smaller brought in aud deposited
upon the inside doormat big eyed, aud
beautiful Clrcassiar girl. whose lustrous
orbs and sparkling jewels we're but little
obscured by the filmy game yelling that
covered her from bead to foot. Mrs.
Wallace stared at the girl in dumb
amazement.
"What do you want 2" she said.
The girl shook her head.
"Mustaby, Mustabyi" cried Mrs.
Wallace, sharply. "What does this
mean?"
Mustaby came from the floor below;
where hehad been polishing some knives
with Bristol brick. He dropped knife
and brick when he caught sight of the
visitor
"Ah, hn,' he calculated with satisfac-
tion, as he saw the imperial insignia. lit
is magnificent present. His highness
has smiled upon my master and has sent
him his choicest slave"
"And what is his choicest slave going
to do in this house. would like to know?''
continued Mrs. Wallace. with a vinegary
CLEAN Of sarcasm.
''She will bring my masters coffee to
him when be awakens in the morning,
and affectionately superntend his
mornings aboIutions."
,'She will, will she /" remarked Mrs.
Wallace, as she gritted her teeth very
hard. "She will affectionately superin-
tend his morning abluhons, Will she ? p
and she steadily fingered bric-a- bras
cymetar and glared at the offending pres
ent.
Then she walked straight mp to tht
beauty on the doormat, pointed her in
dex finger out the front door and re-
marked: "Go way 4"
The present stared at her stupidity.
"Go 'way. fell you. You're shame
less hussy to come intrnding on re-
spectacle family in this way"
The present didn't look as though she
had done anything particularly infamous
and showed no disposition to move.
Mrs. Wallace could contain herself nc
longer. She flew at the present, grabbed
it by the shoulder, and was hustlng il
down the stairs, when Gen. Wallace
came around the corner. rather flushed
from rapid walking. He took in the sit
unticn at glance.
''Oh, Lewis, cried his wife with ac.
cented horror; did you ever hear o.
such a thing q"
Lewis did not look horrifed, though
be evidently was. he evidently hat
heard of such things. for there was
doubtful look on his face. Finally ht
eaid:
81 don't think, Maria, that would
put it into the street. It's not to blarl,
you know"
| There was faint snap in Mrs. Wal
lace's eyes, but she nodded and luret
him ON further.
eYou see ies present, and you can
give away or throw away present, yol
know. II we could send it back, saying
we had no use for 1t, or that we had on
already, and couldn't he make it some
thing else, it would be the best way
You have TO consult cnstom and Ell
quette in these things, you know, dear.
Yes" said Mrs. Wallace, with sin
istei sweetness in her compliance.
Besides" be continued, as he care
lessly took hold Of the presents han
and began stroking its brow in a yentl
and fatherly way. II don't really knol
: If it would be safe to send It back at al
You see these foreign powers are might
touchy, and don't know, but if we'
to send this present back and turn n
my nose at it in such way they migt
be mad enough TO declare war on til
United States right off and massacre u
ALL"
3 lyon would. would you? ?" remarke
Mrs. Wallace, in voice like the FRI
5 rumblings of rising typhoon " 'Frai
, TO send it back, are yon. you bald hea,
3 ed old fraud Fraid OF internasioni
complications, are you. you old wretch
Now you can just understand this. 81
4 and right now. II that present dozen
: go back to that old beast that gent il,
4 less than ten minutes, I'll show yon VIII
kind Of Bulgarian atrocity you're ma
8 ried to- I'll show you, she hisaed,