The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-13
THE BEAUTIFUL GREEK.

poet in its most inspired ecstasy i'm
agine type of beauty more pure and
perfect.
This young Greek belonged to family
of moderate means. All of the mothers
of the little city of Xanthus were jealous
of the mother of Isea, this lovely child.
The young girls regarded her with u
secret spite; the men lost their hearts
and repose; young and old-all were
enamored Of her. The old woman said:
"Isea possesses charm, that is certain.
Her beauty is unnatural.
The Pasha, or Governor, of the prov
ince had son who lived i'll CONSTANT
nople. During one of his visits to his
father at Xanthus he encountered lsea.
1t is hardly necessary to say that he
loved her distractedly. In his enthusi-
asm he cried:
"This young girl can only be houri
escaped from the paradise of our great
prophet
His mother, good mother to him, was
disquleted by the singular state of her
son; she questioned him, and made him
confess his love for Isea.
Her son told her that the parents of
Isea were not rich, and that large for
tune would, without doubt, influence
them. His mother promised to make a
trial the next day. Consequently the
wife of the Governor was announced to
the parents of Isea.
The lady made her demand, and Of
fered large sum of money. She
promised, in the name Of her son, that
Isea should be the only and well-beloved
wife of the young Mussulman, and
should be at liberty to follow her own re-
ligion. The parents replied that their
daughter could not espouse Mussulman,
and nothing could induce them to change
their opinion.
When the young man heard this his
despair so affected his mother that she
formed plan in her mind, and, bidding
her son cheer up and return to Stamboul,
and before month had passed he would
be in possession of the beautiful 1sea.
Fifteen days after boat carrying the
Austrian flag touched at a city situated
few leagues from that in which Isea
lived An old Turkish woman and two
eunuchs, accompanied by lady, who
seemed young Notwithstanding thick
veil which concealed her face came ON
board the boat.
The commander of the ship had been
excited by the resistance which the
young woman seemed TO make to her
companions. He passed and repassed
near the place where she was, and was
convinced before long that she was
guarded by these people.
Something in the Captain face seemed
to show the yelled lady that in him she
had friend, and short time after,
while the Captain was on the lower deck
talking to his lieutenant, he saw the lady
pass, leaning on the arm of the old
woman; she had calm and resigned air.
She passed twice; then at the third time,
by quick movement, disengaged her
self suddenly, and springing down the
steps, fell at the feet of the Commander,
crying: "Help and protection am
Christian II
At her cries and the noise of her fall
the passengers rushed from the saloon
raised and surrounded her; but the old
woman, recovered from her surprise
came quickly to the bottom of the stairs
followed by her eunuchs. Then an ami
mated dispute commemorative eunuchs
took out their sabres and tried to seiZt
her; the Infatuated old woman was be
fore her like harry. holding her by
the arms and garments. But the Com
mander took revolver from his pocket,
and signitied to the eunuchs that he
would blow out their brains if they
touched the young lady.
"She is a Turk, said the old woman
"you have no right to her"
The young girl, tearing away the vel
which covered heI face, and, casting i
from her, cried: "They liel | am ;
Christianl'
The face which she now exposed to tn,
gaze of the commander and passenger
hnnVtifrI that nAttlA M i'm
agined. A Greek priest on board, hear
ing the discussion, came forward Or
pcrceiving him the young girl cast her
self at his feet, saying:
"Save me, my father; | am of Greel
origin and religion; they have PREACHER
ously stolen me from my family
Madam designs me for the harem OF he
SON."
The Captain spoke to her in Turkisl
and told her that the boat represented
Austria, consequently the young girl la,
asked protection Of this nation, whicl
should be given to her; that she had n
more right over her since the Austrian
flag protected her; furthermore, sh
must retire with her eunuchs or he woul,
be forced to deal severely with her.
When Isea was recovered from he
violent emotion, the priest told her tina
10 protect nef eIeCllNely nc must KNOW
how and why she had been enslaved.
circle was formed around her, for a yer,
lively curiosity had been excited. Sh
told, in the first place, what we alread
know; the demand which had been mad
for her hand by the son of the Governor
and the reply Of her father.
my mother is acquainted with sey
eral Turkish families, and one of ther
invited me to spend the day with then
While there domestic brought me Gu
of coffee, which, after l drank it, CAV
me a violent headache, and final
robbed me of my senses.
"When i awoke / was in carriage
seated beside the Pasha's wife an
guarded by two eunuchs. ] tried to Gu
for help, but they threatened to gag N
if / made any outcry They final
brought me on boat, and how | @
Oeped them you all know"
When the boat reached Conslantin,
pie, the captain hoisted the Austria
flag He put the officers under arm
and gave express orders not TO perm
any one to leave the boat. The your
girl he locked in his cabin, under guar,
1t was well that he took these preca,
alons, for as soon as the anchor was ca
the young Mussuiman arrived, escortC
by several important Turkish persoI
ages. His mother told him all that ha