Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-19
fi1ial Cir)lo Disturbed by a
Sandal in the Household
of Said PaSha.
How an matte General
Stuff sred at Home Through
His Gallantries Abroad.
A Curious Phase of S oiOty in tho
Eat,

in Turkey, a scsndal has taken place
ia the household Of Said Pasha, a
general OF division in the Turkish
army, that would have been noissd TAR
and wide in times of quiet and politi-
cal stagnation. The event, neverthe-
less, has zone the rounds of the most
notable residents Of this city and will
no doubt shortly cause much comment.
S lid Pasha was welded to a young
woman Of great personal attractions
whom he sadly neglected, aud rumor
with its brazsn tongue added that he
was fond of other women's society in
preference to that Of his wife. This
rumor naturally came to the ears #
the young hsnoum, and she in her
turn seems to have determined with
out further proof to follow the game
course as her re oreant husband.
She happened to be making some
purchases one day in the grand bazaar,
at STEAMBOAT, when she caught sight
of q young Armenian merchant named
Dicran selling his silks in mi Of the
numerous stalls of the bazaar. He
was handsome and, woman like, the
young hanoum gave him the prefer.
ence when buying. From that time
forward numerous rolls of silk in the
haremlik proved how eften the young
man had been visited. Dcran soon
entered the palace privately, 50 that
their "rendezvou," might be more
frequent and lengthy. 1t was at last
decided that the lover should visit
the Pasha's dwelling as an itinerant
vender of Persian silks. Everything
went on for some time, and his Visits
would neve have been discovered by
the negleotful husband but for
a fatality that had not been
taken into consideration by the
lovers. The jealous eye Ct
an aga Of janissaries, who also loved
the hanoum, had been watching young
| Dicran and the numerous visits arous.
ed his suspicious. He placed a spy to
watch the merchants movements, and
their i'll concealed intimacy was dis.
covered. Unable to check their visits
on his own authority, the aga visited
the Pasha himself and told him of his
wifs's wrong doing. This aroused the
ire tf the worthy general, who, being
unwilling to give publicity to the mat
ter, presented the informant with five
pounds Turkish and ordered him to
strangle Dicran secretly. For some
time the opportunity to accomplish
this purpose did not present itself to
the impatient aga. His longing was
gratitied presently when 1t was report
ed to him that the lovers were once
more together. Taking five stout
slaves with him, n being furnished
with q lasso, the aga awaited the re.
appearance Of the lover, with burning
impatience.
When after Q half hour, the dis
guised merchants f,otstep was heard
as he firmly and joyously trod the
marble floor Ct the corridor all uncon-
scious of the coming danger, the mo-
ment had arrived. With a bound and
an accurate pitch the slave threw the
lasso, which alighted just over the
head Of the unfortunate man. A cry
of Joy arose from the delighted aga.
But his triumph vas of short dura.
ton. In throwing the loop.kuot the
slave had not taken into consideration
the length of the Armenian's nose,
which is the prominent feature of his
race, and the kno. stuck fast just over
the eyes. With a quick movement
Dicran evsded it, and drawing q re-
%volver, he presented it to the enragsd
capturers, who fad at the sight; no
time was to be lost. Dashing past and
overthrowing every Obstacle on his
way, he reach the window, but
not before an eunuch, who took
him for a burglar, had made a terrible
cash in his shoulder with a Ratchet
that happened to be near at hand.
The wounded man jumped out of the
window, a distance Ct twenty feet,
without hesitation, when he alighted
on the ground none the worse fer the
feat. He staggered along for a few
hundred yards, but finally fell to the
ground In a fainting condition. He
was carried by some passers by into a
neighboIing drug store, where the
wound was tended. On returning tc
consciousness Dicrsn took the precau.
ton to tell the surgeon that he had
bsen robbed and wounded by one Of
the many gangs of robbers that Inf ISL
this capital. With characteristic
eastern hospitality he was enter
tanned by those who had rescued
him, and thus he eluded pursuit.
Meanwhile the pasha was told of The
ill.success of the plot, and in his rage
he ordered his wife to be confined In q
solitary and obscure room and only
allowed an eunuch and a negress Il
tend to her wants, Independently o
the immense fortune that the Pasha'
wife possessed in her own right, hel
relations who are very influential, re
volted as such treatment of a wife, anC
efforts were made through the medium
of money and iEflence, to procure he.
a means of escape, The two guardian.
were successively bri bed to further tn
plans Of their loved mistress, anC
Dicran was made aware of his han
GUMS disgrace and sequestratioi
through one e them. After planniD,
several means Of escape, each more i'm
possible than the other, it was fnall,
deci2ed that the young woman
should escape by following the sam,
corrid or that had witnessed the at
tempted murder Ct Dlcran, and th,
young woman who wss to make tn.
same bold Jump for sucoess that he
lover had already accomplished s
happily. On a dark night the hanoun
wendell her way cautiously and silent
ly from the haremilk, followed by he
two frightened slaves. All went wei
until they reached the window, outsid
of which Dicran. Thoroughly cnred n