Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-31
pIsRAELrs GAY YOUTH.
Amusing Letters from Him-A Drinking
Match with a Turkish BeY.

appearance in England, which is likely L
excite considerable interest even here
The Home Letters of Lord Beaconsfeld
written during his absence on a tour il
1S30-31, is the title Of the volume, which
is published by Murray, Of London. Som,
very characteristic passages are found il
the letters, and as they have less of the
ahectation and Macassar Oil flavor which
distinguish the late Prime Minister'S
novels, while showing n freshness his
earliest writings do not surpass. the vol
ume will be welcomed here. The we'll
known weakness OF the youth for an
effective rig-out is shown in the following
passages:
''Tell my mother that, as it is the fashion
among the dandies of this place (Gibral-
ar)-that is, the officers, for there are no
Others-nOt to wear waistcOats IN the
morning, her new studs come into fine
play, and maintain my reputation as
being great judge of costume, to the adj
miratiOn and envy OF many OF the suDal-
terms. 1 have also the fame of being the
first who ever passed the Straits with two
canes-a morning and an evening cane.
l change my cane az the gun fires"
Again: 1--WE have heard of the Kings
death, which is the destruction of my
dress waistcOats. i truly grieve." He
laments that ''hs hair is coming of Just
at the moment il has attained the highest
perfection" He rejOices in Andalusian
dress, in what was supposed to be "ths
costume of a Greek pirate-a blood-red
shirt, with silver studs as big as shillings,
an immense scarf or girdle, full of pistols
and daggers, red cap, red slippers, broad,
blue-strlped Jacket and trousers"
In Yanina his extraordinary costume
produced a great effect, "but the little
Greek physician, who had passed a year
at Pisa in his youth, nearly smoked me.
'QuestO YestitO, lnglese di fantasiaY he
apply asked. l Oracularly replied, In
glese fantasticO.
His servant leaves him and this he finds
annoying, because this wonderful retainer
wore a Mameluke dress of crimson and
gold, with white turban thirty yards
long and sabre glittering like a rainbow.
"a must now" he discOnsOately observes,
"cOntent myself with an Arab attendant
in a blue shirt and shpperless. How are
the mighty TALENT" AT Malta he wrote:
'To govern men you must either excel
them in their accomplishments or despise
them. Clay does one; do the Other-and
We are both equally popular.
''AftectatiOn tells here even better than
wit. Yesterday, at the racket court, sit
ting In the gallery among strangers, the
ball entered, and lightly struck me. and
Tell at my feet. picked it up, and oh
serving a young ritleman excessively stitf.
numOly requested him TO forward its
passage into the court, as l really had
never thrown ball Inmy life. This incl
dent has been the general subject of con-
VersatlOn at all the messes tO-daY0
How the future Prime Minister of Eng
land caroused with Turkish Bey on the
top OF Mount Plndus is a story worth re-
peating. The party was ravenOus, but,
there being no interpreter, knew not how
TO make their wants known:
$50 we smoked. 1t is a great. resource.
but this wore out, and IL was so ludicrous.
smoking and looking at each other, and
dying to talk, and then exchanging pines
by way Of compliment, aud then pressing
our hand to our heart by way of thanks.
Inc Bey sat IN corner, | unfortunately
next, so had the Onus Of mute attention.
ana Clay next to me, so he and Nj. could
at least have an occasional Joke, though.
OF course, we were TOO we'll bred to exceed
an occasional and irres stible observation.
Clay wanted to play ecarte, and with a
grave lace, as II we were at our devOtions.
but just as we were about commencing il
occurred TO us that we had some brandy.
and that we would offer our host IA glass.
as II might be a hint for what should fol-
l0w 10 SO vehement a schnaps. MashaIlahl
Had the effect only taken place /, S3Oyears
ago, instead of In the present age Of skep-
ticsm, II would have been instantlyVOted
"A hrsi-rate miracle. Our mild friend
smacked his lips and instantly asked for
another cup; we drank il in coffee Guns.
by the time that Meredith had returned.
who had left the house On the pretense of
shooting, Clay, our host and myself had
despatched bottle Of brandy in quicker
time and iairer proportions than / ever
did bottle Of Burgundy, and We're ex
tremeiy gay. Then he would drink again
with Meredith, and ordered some fgs.
talking, must tell you, all the time. In
dulglng IN the most graceful pantOmime
examining our pistols, oferingus his own
golden ones for our inspection. and finally
making out Gioyannrs trreek enough 10
misunderstood most ludicrously every
observation we communicated. But all
was taken In good part. and | never met
such a Jolly fellow in the course of my
LIE. In the meantime we were rayenous.
Tor the dry, round, unsugary fix Is a great
Whether. AZ last we insisted on Giovar-
mrs communicating our wants and asking
Tor bread. The Bey gravely bowed and
said. Leave IL 10 me; take no thought;
and nothing more occurred. Weprepared
ourselves for hungry dreams, when 10 our
great delight most cHpital supper was
brought ~. accompanied, 20 our great
horror, by-wine. We ate: we drank:
we ate with our fingers, we drank In a
manner never recollect. The wine was
not bad, tnt il Il had been poison we must
drink; II was such q compliment for a
Moslemln. We quaiied il ia rivers. The
Bey called for the brandy; be drank II an.
The room turned round; the wild attend.
ants who SAT az our feet seemed dancing
IN strange and fantastic ahlrls: the Bey
shook hauds with me; be shouted English
- Greek. Very good be had caught up
from us. 'knlo. kalO.' was ms reioindcr.
he rOared; ] -mackod him on the back. /
remember no more. In the middle OF the
night awuko. I found myself sleeping
on the dYan; rolled up In It's sacred car.
peti ne Bry hnd wisely reeled 10 the IRE.
The thirst felt was like that of Dives.
All We're sleeping except two, who kept
up durius the night the great wood hre.
rose lightly, stepping over my sleeping
companions. and the shining arms that
here auG there Informed ma that the dark
mass wrapped up in o capolo was q hui
man being. ! found Abraham's bosom in
q haEpn OF water. ] think / MUST have
drank gallon 90 the draught. / looked
the wood firc and thought Of the blazing
biocts 10 the ball Of Brakeman. and
seAeo myself whether / was indeed In the
Vnn,ain iastness OF an Albanian chief.
uno, struggling my shoulders. went 10 bed
'ha woke without headache.1