Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-27

"Here, you take it, cost nothings"
Such were the words that we're addressed to
the correspondent Of TIE STAB in the Midway
Plaisance few days ago. The place was the
Turkish bazaar and the person who said it was
. big, brawny, blonde Turk. in loose trousers
and turban on has head He thrust q pretty
souvenir spoon in the writer's hand and looked
e though he really meant what he said.
'Whst cost nothing? You give it to me2"
''Yah," said the Turk, ''no money for dat"
Then his English having deserted him, he
threw in few words OF French and launched
into various queer sounds presumed to be the
language Of the sublime porte. This discourse
meeting with no response, he seized card on
which was written % in plain figures and below
!. % cents. He pointed to the spoon
and to the card, from which 1t might be In
ferred that he considered either sum mere
nothing, and that the exchange of the spoon
therefor constituted gift
Two dollars for the spoon" said the writer,
holding up two fingers and shaking his head,
TOO much, too much, take the spoon back
NO. no, no" came from the Turk, and he
pointed to the figures 20 cents. His gift
having been accepted at that price, he appeared
grateful but 1t seemed rather an unusual sort
OF back down to first charge of s2 for an ar
tcle and then part with it for rs cents.
Text to the Turk couple Of pretty women,
presumably also Turks or Greeks, greet a visitor
in French and urge him to buy This they do
after the manner Of the orient They do not
walo Tor you to speak and ask the price of an
article; they do not lean haughtily against the
counter and kindly condescend to answer your
inquiries, but as soon they see YOU glance
longingly at some piece of bric-a-brac they
thrust ~ IN your hands and at once you become
BOY s1~,, - al. -.
tell you where 1t came from, extoll its virtues
IN every conceivable way. and then begin 10
compliment You on your personal appearance
and manners. They tell you you are a rentie-
man, that they Ike you. and that at a great
sacrihce OF their own interests thew will let
you have ii for a certain sum- provided Won
VIII not tell anybody else. The probability IA
thar you buy. Go on TO the next booth and
the same thing happens. If you merely stop
for an instantsand look at their wares ron ara
seized and ciamorously urged to become a mr.
chaser. In point of fact, a brief stay in the
turkish bazaar awakens in your mind doubt
whether the American hackman is not of
oriental ancestry.
EASY RIDING.
Now, after Won have gone away from the en-
ticing spot you have only to cross the road 70
find yourself among the Sedan chairs and more
Turks These fellows are evidently of low
CASTE Tor II Is not too much 10 say that they are
hard-looking subjects. They cannot speak a |
word that the visitor can COMPREHEND hui tbev
urge HIM, principally by signs, to get in and |
take ride should he decide TO do SO. they |
eNnce 'ne nsehest delight, and at once they /
nave hoid o! the handles OF the chair and have |
put the straps over their shoulders They do \
II all with many grins. though it was lust as /
much run Tor them as IL is for you. AWAY
they go at curious little dog trot which 4
iooAs 70 oe quite an unusual rate of speed. but |
~nSn IN Ieah's aoou, as slow as fast-moving
of ffa hair
yeLow or green, and they are caught by the air /
ana wave OUTSIDE. producing the liveliest effect
Inc scat Is thoroughly comfortable and the /
motion OF being carried in this way is about !,
.a' vi an easy pacing morse The only objec- /
toh 10 ,he chair Is that 1t Is rather conspicu- |
GUS. ana although visitors In the Plaisance ex- |
Pect 10 see anything, they are apt to stare at |
inc man who comes down the street in the |
SEDAN CHAIR borne by couple of ambling |
turks when you have arrived at the end Of |
your journey you can pay for your ride. but
you pay boy who acts as interpreter and not |
she Turks As for the latter. they are so
grieved at your departure that they implore
you ior Few COINS You cannot understand
their words, but there is no mistaking the
before Won.
THEY ARE BEArrrrs
The first thing vor .., -,
the Midway plsissnce ia tbe lar. he. ,,,;,S
ing with a Iarye sion s.v;na e., :. =
worlds congress- Of hean,v or ;n,a-,.,;o.,
-. Va uAHonAa
600 tba -hois ,h;s .a ~. Iou can go In and
AL. I;~L.ns .us ior 20 Gents. large hall
niattorm. whi.n a.a e ue,e su.r1unoed by
hobts Tnon ,has. ,,a.sNN oiLian' oy electric
70 the canarass s,,. SIT .ne delegates
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Low har -, feu. eenerauv Is So As
as 70 uha, cnns,;,n,a, y. eouise; tastes oiner
the ;udces N ,h;s 60. sn". L Woman, ana
tarnr,s,ng nron,;atn. a. ne peen me en-
reclining IN orian,sI a,; cue neaa % tne haii,
Fat,ma snrronndad - olentai
women in Turt,sh trorsor Iuoer OF o.het
Intended TO- b. - ~ie uouotiess
two fair creotnras in a. oa.a mere are
Tho TTn;,o5 S,a,o "a =. tu.eus aaoetea
~ thair .omn' "u .ne nane OF tne maker
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hut n i fa;r 20 sprPS, ~ oe N nnn peauty:
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