New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-19
MARRIAGE IN STAnBOUL.
From anne Ye1r Round.

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without intelligent sympathy at home. forbidden
all amusement and diversion ont of doors ignorant
of boysh sports ever OF riding probably. the Turk
ish lad falls into dissipation. For any kind of vice
he finds liberty enough at STEAMBOAT. No Christian
have ever met - bold, even in imagination az TO
draw a picture of the dark places in that city. But
several of these educated youths have assured me
that the luxurious temptations Of immortality In
Stlmboul-not Pera nor Galata-arc uneqnahed In
their not incOnsidcrabe experience OF Europe. -.
The state of sOriey was revealed 10 me with
RAJ her startling force one day CA led upon young
Mahomedan whose English education has made MN
of ourselves in all respects saying that 10 mas
not shaken his religious faith. He held In his arms
@ lovely Guild of two years old or So who screamed
with passion small Circasslan boy, fair haired
rition Of the "Cheebi" was more successful
The children were presently dismissed to the
harem, and my friend Obseryed:
Il dread to think Of that boys departure, My
baby has the temper of a little iend, aud only be
Knowing the small Circassian to be a slave asked
y must send bin to Robert College SOON" was
t tRf GdeBly land get another play fellow LOT the
Robert College is the American school where so
many middle-class youths are being educated-WeIl
educated, too though perhaps the training IS not IN
all RESPECTS the best.
their slaves is well known to me- but / did not
think 1t far as to pay their expenses at col
HIe answered. laughing: Not as a rule, Of course.
But my intention IS to marry those two If Ahmet
turns ont well. lie Is clever and well disposed The
missionaries will keep him honest hope"
This such a novel view OF the relations be-
tween bondSlaye and mistress, that discussed the
matter at length several times:
Ny friend told me that such Matches never rare
in Turkey, are now quite usual Tho state Of morals
is such in STEAMBOAT that parents do not willingly
take a daughter or son-in-aw from families of
their own rank. They distrust all the world. 1t
has lately become a common thing to choose
slave, hoy girl, to grow up under their eyes The
first expense averages, perhaps, forty pounds, and
the female child costs little. She Is taught truthful
ness and virtue, fine sewing the mystery OF coffee
making and OF hlllng p'pe-the arts OF very
simple housewife. A boy Is vastly more expensive,
as in this case lie must be to school, launched
upon some kind of employ ment. and provided for
until the parents satisfied that he will mako
their child happy. Then the pair are married and
the eX-siayc becomes membeTOf the family though
that makes little change TO him.
NV MOsem friend is on such terms with me that
speak of his wife almost freely as should speak
OF a Christians. Remember that he was brought up
in England and speaks tho language well as We
Many readers acquainted with COnstantinople Will
know to whom | refer
To my question how the chllps mother regarded
this idea, he answered that it was her own conceiy
ing. Aud then he related various stories of dOmes
tic misery and crime within her knowledge, which
had brought his wife to liked resolve that her
daughter should not wed Turk of STEAMBOAT.
asked what she proposed to do If this little slave
died before marriage.
- I'm that case" said the father eve deter
mined to look out husband in Syria, where there
are still honest men,"
Such is the view which Turk educated in the
real sense, expresses of his countrymen-nOt the
elder but the generation, of whom so much Is
lOued