New-York tribune., 1883-12-17
TIE JOLLY ISMAIL IN LONDON
AN Ex-KHEDIvE's PHILOSOPHY.
From The London World.

From The London World.
From his retreat in No. 46 Portland-place the exI
lied ruler of Egypt watches with the sugdafGd f,a
amusement of shrewd. good -natuTed cynlc me
growing perplexites of the diplomatic game IN the
Valley of the Nile, and the confusion between Eng
lish ColOnes and False Prophets in the S0udan;
"If | was King Storkp says Ismail-" which l
was not, you will all some day admIt-my people
are worse of with their King Log" KING Log Is
Tewiik, and the comparison shows that MS appIe,
catve father does not consider that he bestowed
upon ms country an unmixed blessing wnen, ~ the
cost OF bribing every official IN the Imperial palace
from the slipper boy 10 the grand yzleT TO thc eX
tent of three million pounds sterling, tor the hSt
time in the history of any Mahometan state, he
introduced yice-Tcgal succession by prlmOgenlture.
" However" adds Ismail our Egyptian prOyerb
saws that What God does not SOW yoH can't reap
if my boy is foolish, the reason is that the Almighty
did not give him brains Tdrrc didbtc &C. Hest pas sa
fdHte but long NAV his shadow endured" And with
this paternal qualification, lsmall shrugs / Is
shoulders, puts his right leg engthWse on MS Skeh
sofa, cmits long, cddying, blue current OF TOBACCO
smoke, coutempates the ceiling, and thrusts out ms
lower jaw IN the peculiar manner habtual with MN
whenever lac unreservedly delivers his soul lsinai
unquestiOnably has n keen sense Of humor; ana
with a sense of humOr monarch IN retirement
need never feel miserable. The November fOgs en-
yelop no chcerer mortal than his Highness lsmalI.
Lsmail and his court are somewhat crowded IN
their present quarters. Only the Second Princess ac
companies her husband 10 Our misty isle. Except
ing lsmail and his lbTahim the Second Princess
is what the Duchesse dAugOuleme was among
Bou1bOns, " the only man in the family" She was
the diplumatist who ste.red the primogeniure us
mess among the corrupt shutters at COnstantin
Ople. Although the Princess is never visible TO any
visitors but ladies' she is recluse and ~ fond OF
exploring iHcOg. our marvellous metropolis. she
has done the Tower of London she has done Mad
anne Tus,auds. Her stepsOn Icwhk holds her IN
unmitigated dread. visit which she once paid to
Cairo nearly threw him into tit, and caused him to
Danish his domestic Witch Of Endor. This captiv-
ating creature was the Lady lSha llanlm. IL was
her custom to burn incense according TO a Tiuai,
the faithful Observance of which brought good luck
20 the kLCdVe. One night she capSiZcd the censer,
and. in an abseat mood. tried to light candle the
wrong waF. Next morning came the dreadful news
brought me evil luck!' growled Tewtk; and
forthwith poor lsha shipped across the Red Sea,
or, as some thought, under IT, But Consul Mon
Grief, who was killed nj Sual,in The other day, be
lieycd ne saw her at Jeddah OF lsmall,5 other
three wives. one is in Egypt, another IN Naples,
the contrary the Khcdiyal household in Portland
place is one Of the merriest in the world.
n is at table. and with the coffee and cigars
which follow. that lsuail appears at ms best ms
lignes-s choice little dinners prove that the chel
d, an artist in his calling. Though not gorgeous,
the cv-Kh,diyc's silver service is tasteful. save
for the red fcl and the colarcss frock coat, lsmail
aud As Or'lEal guest, are dressed IN the LuIoPtdh
The faithful attachment Of his servants to their
old master saws ~ much for the khcdlvc ~ Tor
th"m II i- q common saying lu Egypt that no one
ever left lsmah presence uhlrheNSl VINO h'1ucl
Ll, L,Ip l-Iualis overthrow d. thing which no
frll1h can understand. l@mglIs generosity dld not
alvay. produce gratitude M the recipients. 10 one
firm in It's extremity, ha one. lent very large sum
of money without interest direct indirect. Years
aftcrWard he asked the same hrn, then strong on
it, legs and fat. to lend hun few thousands. But
che active partner had suddenly gone 20 th'
c,uutrv and nothing could awake the sleeping
ditto. ihrn there came a shuing excuse. at the
recollection of which lSmatls eyes twmhl', as ne
.irug- li- shoulders. Non IIcW he cNrlaliuS,
" didn't want the money; / was "uly trying
flrm'' After a similar experience oi the EiAiltuuc
of mankind Tunon ol Athens became misan-
thrppc Bat nothing can make nisanllTOpc OF
l-uall uf Cairo: and with o Keen sense al iuh ne
hits off the oddities Of unstable friends aud even
tho rascalitirs of money lenders. lsinai II never
sentimental except at the mention of his mother,
whom IL, Nur-hip7. OF course lac II not permitted
20 visit her at Cairo. They viii not permit even
her gra-d,pn. Young IbrahIm. he adds. And then
h,, lIuu,hcS OH INTO another amusing story, now
Tcwnk would not even allow lsuails house-scrv-
ant. tn f,furu home. " Two Of my people died, he
SAWS 90 their dying request sent their bodies 10
Egypt The news reached the palace; the packages
wen, kent for duy at the custom house before my
~Ou-HiOH poErrt nts-could Dc Lluuced 10 IeI tAo
CuIp,cs pass Oh.
Itmlii is a man Of great tact. Some years ago,
tLc Egtptian frontier was invaded by bands Of
S.uou,-i'. fpluwer,-ihc same who, like the Slahdi
War Minister advised a counter INVASION, dld
nothing of the kind says l,mal wrote INN
friendly letter, as ono Mus,ulmIn gentleman %
another: sent him some pretty presents; sald
that | knew the marauders had killed and plum
dcrcd without his knowledge, aud asked hlul, rs
fellow king IN Islam, to inquire INTO the matter.
The Offenders were punished, the booty restored
and Scnou~si sent mc, by special ENJOYS, the most
hattcTlhg letter and gifts.
l>inail has little or none of hls lannon's sire IDA
hm's ambition and daring. l'inall, with h'S
ruddy face reddish yellow hair aud beard, auI
short rotuud figure. active a. a boys aud straight
az q ramrod. j. only hity-two; and 1t he llyeS an
other htty-two, hr will coutcutcdly pass them IN
making trips 10 the Continent, giving nice Iltte
parties and telling odd stories about hIs number
less and very mixed acquaintance.