St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-30

were friends of his youth in Eastern
Ohio. Many campaign and many
bloody political battle of their early
and renowned were the names recalled
incidentally; poignant and amusing the
stories told. Congressman Cox is a
magnificent exemplificatiOn of what
taking life easy can do in the way of
preserving perennial youth. Though
called by his friends, ''Sunset," he is
apparently little nearer the end of his
life's day than when he first entered the
Thirty-fitth congress. The fact Is that,
however complex the political problem
he was called upon to solve, however
long the years of waiting for victory;
however disastrous the defeat, the con-
gresham from New York has always
made 1t principle to allow none of
these things to worry him. His smile
has always been of the brightest, his
wit has always been keen, his view of
life has always. been optimistic. The
sparkle of the blue eyes that made
many Turkish maiden sigh when he
left Constantinople, in the jaunty
step and sparkling brilliance Of the
conversation which charmed kings
and emperors. His grey hairs
do not make him look old.
His life has been one of hustle and ex-
citement, but his principle has been
that which he says should be that of
every wise man, to get ''the most
rational. healthy pleasure out OF lite
that is possible" The men who stood
beside him in many a political fight,
the men who were withered by
HIS TRENCHANT ELOQUENCE
in battles fought before most of those
who will read these lines were born,
have gone long since. "Of the Thirty
fifth congress-" said he, 81 am the only
men who have served for longer con-
tinuously than have, but not one man
who sat in that congress is living to-
day save myself" Mr.. Cox evidently
dwells upon the two years he spent
in Turkey, as the representative of
this country, with much pleasure.
In speaking of his departure, he said:
''The sultan, Abdul Hamid, could not
understand why I wanted to go. He
had done all he could to make my resi-
dence pleasant, and succeeded as we'll
as was possible in strange country.
But man who has been born and bred
in America gets hOmesick after being a
year OF two in a place like CONSTANT
nople. l used to sit by the hour and
tell stories to Said Pasha. He is very
stories. You should have seen me
when went out. A Turk all covered
with scarlet and green, embroidered in
gold leaves, walked before me carrying
a big sword, with which he made room
for his excellency through the crowd.
Fancy that sort of thing for fellow
who was brought up in place like
GAINESVILLE! l could not stand 1t very
long. They are all slaves in Turkey.
The sultan himself is slave. born of
slave woman. When he goes every
year down the Golden Horn to kiss the
robes of Mahomet, the whole populace
turns out to see him. They line the
streets, and soldiers are everywhere.
Dead silence is preserved as he gOes,but
after he has kissed the robes of the
prophet, said his prayers and starts to
return, the whole crowd commences to
Great is Abdul Hamid Great is Abdul
Hamid! But there is one greater! Ma
homet? Allah il Allah! and MahOmet is
his prophet! The missionaries have
not made q single convert
among the Mussulmans, though
they are spending hundreds
of thousands over colleges and schools.
They are trying to make Presbyterians
of the American Christians, and the
good mussulmen look sly and say: Let
the dogs fight. among themselves!
Allah il Allah! and Mohamet is his
prophetY 1t is little use trying to con-
vert them. They worship God in the
name of Allah. They reverence Abra-
ham, Moses and Christ, and take care of
the tomb of David. There is great
mosque dedicated to Christ at Damas-
Gus. The sultan was a nice fellow
when he got used to my style, and
used to hum a little tune as left him
something like this:
Porte, Porte,
Fair. fat and forty
Come not on me your manner haughtyr'
Mr.. Cox was asked about
HIS TRIP SUNSETWARDS
and what he was going to talk about to
the Huronites. He said: 81 am not 60
ing to give them dose of politics, but
am just going to tickle the great Amer
ican wal. eagle up so that he will shrek
and scream and make feathers fly.
Those fellows out In Dakota feel very
friendly to me, am glad to say, as they
are good fellows to have for friends"
"They have good reason to feel