The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-09-25
sxpER1kxcr OF A xEcRoMANcEn.
Highly Arsrveilous Adventures Thvsueh
which H~errnssp. the Msgle,aA Passed.

Highly Arsrveious Adventures Thvsueh
which Hermann. the MsE'e,s. Passed.
icy Kind Permission OF the Hon. Lloyd Bryesl
PROM ne North american Rries.
1t Is certain that every prestidigitator since
the world first knew Of necromancy has met
with accidents. and. although l have been
sineularly lucky in this direction. I was fooled
once and In = very peculiar way.
paid q visit to the Paris Bourss before the
asphaltum pavement had been put down
around the square upon which that great
monetary institution stands. Tho square was
then paved with . regular block pavement,
which. owing to tho great travel. was fre-
auently out Of repair. While inside the ediAcs
l had seen the stock brokers and heard them
howl in their frenzy OF speculation, and my
mind had wandered of In altogether q differ
ont direction after I got out and stood on tho
broad granite stairs OF tho temple Of Nam
mon with n few OF the stock brokers. friends
OF mine. who had gathered around mo and
asked me to do something" A gang Of
workmon stood directly before us. and one OF
the stockbrokers said. "Why don't you play a
trick on them 2" Thought l would. walked
down the broad stairs among. the payers and
sxIt ra from under one Of the eo6biSstones
said. "p.ouis.". meaning hall. There was a
finder should. GsSs hall q anythlns found. /,
naturally, did net want % give up halt and I
s eeSere' soi IT. g sc as. at It i L ssea to 's ssow e the me- fsli low
that IT was a trick. and s%traightway ! put my
hand down ~. again and brought out q ays,irsns
he said. half" which would be .521
' Wepi. ss fat nd not se sSHa wii nInys to sa si !, up
hall. as he wanted. he began to talk loud. 1
thhse it S @ss Z arle %y s ssSt' to iiiii ast1ata is1 e nIe S,%
PILllirps IAN I'D pocket pises, ,,ssppeasd!o
loud talk having collected, more. than 500 or
eompromise with him. But, no. no would lis.
ten to no somrrqmise; he hung to hiS rights 1t
Eaii. not aIca nsu Of the tN55GrtlnS i plec S.'S but a' q
shs tlvS Spon Sal R isi sb IS te wesi; and pIee then he in
lt,takese either u stupid fool or all exceeding
! \ s' ana q p H. Z v ssi I s ann inclined q n asf 70 SsiiSSo
In 1863. when this country was engaged In
rs great conflict. happened to be in Constan:
5000 in good Turkish gold. which l inally;
made up my mind to accept.
escort Coward ssms sft TO mR hotel 8 fG ana i ass u a4Issn I'd
one Of the great palaces overlooking tho Golden
Horn, It was April: and one q those lovely
looks Across the beautiful waters tint a divide
Europe from Asia,
ond S1 at Sr SS hsn 1ntH e .SS~ an sGS IN e 's sse sss:
wss S Ssau Hss ; sSss / s sss4sSIy mot nSi,i nST , :
s AThss; s sssat', SfIss sssn RI S Sps ,s ss,'i SSt.s :
iTi tiis s9 "a ss S'Ss: u T%a Witch # ~; sere sf sits q !
e enpr sDd s asn,esa' 4 T Esl lux sGh earrpy G1; sp ahe 2 p tiny
moved it slowly from side. to side. and l saw
e % ID only ons'' come g, NJ; AFRO from au'n th sn i saH" grown Kne ON
No. A At tH: tho Gurest and most fragrant
ana Al t is,t t e course ! sssid vas rs, yHTy . beaptiiu MS tG Gm e,
the tobacco. but at the same .tims a lingering
DO Just q little BIT, Of orium or, some
sif my d dsSa . N ilt ms s R'Dsih ao of h snsf ior tic
Sultan. the Sultan was going, to do a little
known to amuse themselves In that way. My
mouth really: as l have said: watered for e
temr I'll vne w G9ldfn ts S s@ber sn liz .n and GG'pis its s01 boSl
beautifully carved with Arabic designs. I
made al ba kinds al q g Sa to the pip
trs%siy ' ne! hIsee ali pP1 the Sh aeo But ms st! Sf' asti Sas
something. After had taken one puff. which
| thought was sufficient, the other Turk
f hnode pdra %s from cum t iliIe S0l Iith s sEony q b yssy
Mocha coflee!' The tobacco was delicious. the
coffee very tempting. but for some reason my
Sehasa d inp 3 ny Yyu %ln% as 'f ihons Ess I a tsSf
then presto! change! both vanished through
tns 9 bsn and TSs s iook 81 spas smoz apDsafed 'an II
asttonisnment that settled on the faces Of the
two Arabs was ndescribable. They looked
up at the ceiling. maGnifcently painted By
the rug which was thick and OF the finest of
the Orient. then they looked at me with even
f@ oPe me es as theY Would ih have .d dene st bsiors their efi
sbnsi and dh b iskly Of them nnd got %aG 3st tG OF thu the w way
speedy Disappearance. one Of the chamber;
before his august sovereign. He led
t orst Siy Via Il a nj %irq tRs smble nn,i 81 ofisstali GsH.
and | r was shown to- to q raised aI piatiG9r ml, covered
ask drsperiss. The roc room was one 9! those
open rooms that are so we'll known In Turkey.
in which there are no doors. but great big cir
The flrst thing I did when ! got on the plat
but only one person sat in the middle Of the
r n1eeG; t az slasSrbIy YscE R9Sr tsrd s sna = esd Y faz z
return. with a twinKle OF his coai-5isck.A Brit
lihl't eoNo ihO q ptSi ~ " III VibiSh
supposed was. q signal for mo to proceed.
From every arch and opening in the walls.
however. came faint whisperings. which in
t%uitively told me that while my audience in the
front consisted OF only one. there were 4 num-
Der concealed behind every bit Of silk and
every pillar. l atterward found that had APP
peared before over, 800 persons. including the
entire harem. and ! did not like it.
There Is u magnetism that 2 large and en-
thusiastic audience fills me with. EVERYTHING
goes smoother under such conditions. while
to have q secret audience watch mo and only
one man in the front makes ma i'll at ease. 1
was a very young man. md 1t was my first ap-
went through a number OF experiments.
which seemed to please the Sultan very much.
He paid as much attention to me and was us
anxious MS n small boy. and l could sec in the
twinkle or MS eye that he was trying to fath-
however, aldk before left STEAMBOAT was
ty yacht, why usually, takes him every pleas
ant evening, Nm Constantinopie. to tho oppo-
ure vessel | also had an experience.
During the passage We became more iamil-
lar. and l was brought into close contact with
tho Sultan and noticed that no had n most