The daily gazette., 1883-12-05
slJVes Of ()mer PaSha.
pY a. Z. W.


About Is or 20 years since, Q young man
nresented himself at Widdin, and asked for
Husseln Pasha, the commandant OF that
pIace. This young man was as handsome
as woman, and as imposing as demigod.
Uis complexion was white and clear, bis
eyes soft and penetrating. and bis form slen-
der and vigorous. The Turks, who are su-
perstitous about countenances, received
him with cordiality, and pointed out TO him
the Pasha's dwelling.
Hussein had encamped before Widdin In a
superb tent. They0ung unknown presented
himself for an audience just as Hussein
awoke In very bad humor.
"What do you wantp asked he, roughly,
Of the importunate solicitor.
"Fo enter the service Of your excellency."
81 have too many servants already. GoW
In Turkey men Of the most humble condi-
ton may offer presents TO great nobleman,
without Infringing upon eustoms. The
young map drew from bis pocket email
package, essetglly snysloped, which he
handed p the FaHhA, ehHestine him 70 a.
SWhAs are thsas /" saId the Pasha, when
he had opened the package. sats ~.
"3loves, your excellency."
"And OF what use are they ~
"When you march In the snn, its rays will
not burn your hands, those OF Husseln were
very white) and when you hold the bride
ofyour horse, your fingers will not be
wounded by the hardness Of the leather"
"And how are these gloves put or I"
The young man put glove on the PAsha's
hand. f,..l-t +
"Now the other"
The young man complied. Hussein then
clapped his hands three times, and held
them over his head, while the officers Of his
suite entered and Looked Wondcnngly at the
gloves. tsafs - a,sN ees.e-. ~.
the admiration Of the Pasha and his staff,
the unknown was admitted to the service Of
Hussein and became his confidential al il-de-
camp. st-s... t4u f...E
Now this unknown youth was Michael
Hattas, originally from Croatia, formerly
sub-lDspect0r Of bridges and causeways In
Austria, at present Omer PashA, general In
chief Of the Ottoman army. How came this
Young man without country, this fugitive
without resources, this German turned
Turk, to risk his future destiny on pair Of
glovesi This historyis not less curious than
that OF his audience with HuAsein Pasha.
The fourth son Of Peter HAttas, poor
and noble Austrian lieutenant, Michael was
10 his childhood so delicate that he lived
only by prodigy Of maternal love. At IS
he was appointed superintendent OF the
bridges and causeways Of Carlsbad. At 20
be was nominated sub-inspector at Faro, In
Dalmatra. Compromised In o political
affair, he exiled himself and gained the
Turkish frontier with a few sequins In bis
pocket.
The first Ottoman village which he trav.
ersed being Omer- Unas he took the name of
0mer with the turban, and advanced at ram
dom into the province Of Bosnia. Some
wagoners met him, attacked him, robbed
him, took away even his clothes and left
him almost naked ON the public road. A
peasant furnished him with Q garment and
little money. He arrived thus at Bouja-
louka, where he entered the shop Of a mer-
chant as clerk. sf rv
Here u consolation awaited him, which
nearly turned him from the arduous paths
which lead TO glory. The merchant had
charming daughter. Omer perceived It by
the beatinRs OF his heart. The young girl,
on her part, could not see without emotion,
this exile pursued by fate, this brave and
skilful engineer reduced TO the condition Of
a clerk, this white and delicate but energetic
aud valiant hand, which trembled at hold
ing a pen instead of q sword. The two
young people understood each other with
out speaking, and the father Comprehended
them in his turn, without needing their con-
fdence.
One fine morning he sent to omer two
NhbhNhc-Lh6 OuN NpubhlAS0 u MOd0AuR Aluk
aud the inventory of his business, the other
purse full of gold and Damascus saber.
Omer OWNED the choice which was offered
to him-the fortune ofthe merchant and the
hand Of his daughter, or departure and
military life, with the expenses Of the jour
ney to the nearest camp.
0mer kept the book and the ring, and re-
stored TO the merchant the sAber and purse.
The next day the two young people were affi-
anced amid joyous family festival. But on
the day after the young girl, overcome with
happiness, fell Ill, TO rise no more. The
father and lover watched over her eight
days and nights, and tearfully received her
last sigh. Then the merchant, taking the
ssber and the purse, offered them again to
the young man, saying to him;
"God has willed 1t It was decreed !
May glory be more faithful 10 you than
happiness 70
This time Omer accepted the arm, and,
kissing the icy hand of his dead bethrothed,
took his way toward Widdin, where he be-
came the aid-de-camp Of Hussein, as we
have seen.
After the death of the Pasha of Widdin,
Omer repaired TO Constantinople, where he
rose rapidly from rank to rank, and was ap-
pointed in 1859 and 1854, by his merit and
success, to the supreme command OF the
Ottoman forces against Russia.
See what pair Of gloves may produce
In good handa