Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-08
A HAREM COQUErTE.

When the Department Of Fine Arts
Sent me 70 Persia TO write up the province
OF lIdk-AdJemi began by taking up my
quarters in lspahan. At the end of three
months l had finished my task. but if
had returned home at once the Depart
menJ would never have believed that
was man OF any depth. I was just
ABOUT bored 20 death, when, lucidlv there
was change of governors TIL. Shah
sent in place of the former governor his
cousin alcoim-khan. He had Travelled
IN France accompanied by Mehmed-Aga.
nus oilcer or ordnance. Mehmed-Aga had
the rank of general, or, rather that of ser
TIP, 10 use the Persian term
one morning / was dreamily riding
liiioIsh thG city, giving myself up for
the nunqredth time TO the feeling that
was a. ialryland. Imagine immense av
uues, bordered on the right and on the
leIl Win arcades, and shaded by gigantic
OF running water / was nearing the
Kiosk OF Ichechel-SutOun. when / saw at
the street corner a woman IN a lite
As general thing. Persian women on frl
street are yelled, Of course or. rather
they wear upon their heads a kind ~
SIiped curtain, winch covers the face.
ODDLY enough the woman whom / met
dlu not enurely conceal her fgure, which
was slender and graceful, and i could see
her large eyes cleaning like Goals of fire
My horse was walking, and 1 made l.r1
follow very slowly the litter. II seemed
to me that the unknown looked bao,.
once or twice; but. after all, as adverN -e.,
of this kind in the East are someN at
unsa .ist3,ctory, ! paid only slight att-u-
l had almost forgotten the occurrerro
when, TWO days after, I again met .lc
litter. This time | was not alone. NJ De
med-Aga was walking with me AT No.
first glance / recognized the yelled lady
and especially remembered those extrt orr
binary eyes As before she looked baer.
hut this time the action was more pro-
nouuccl. glanced at the AGA, but He
pretended TO nave noticed nothing. Ne
walked along i'm this way for about ..U
minutes when the litter suddenly tur
toward the Djoulffa Bridge This bri
s one of the most beautiful sights I'm
world Ii has thlrty-three enornour
arches. and spans that caprlclous stree
the /eud-DehrOud. The bridge is some
what of a popular resort for ever
promonades, and so / hesitated about l-
lowing my unknown openly, for fear lf
compromising her But there was no D. 10
tftion on her part. Suddenly she lea D
half way out OF her litter and dropped
handkerchief upon the pavement. / pi b .t
A. up.
During the rest Of the walk the Age
was silent biting his mustache Wl..
tre,.cnuioi air When We reached the
palace he said. Come in. aud when $50
were alone in his study he began;
My dear friend, , made no comntn
q little while ago. But, instead of k-'-
ing that handkerchief pressed tender
against your heart You must thrJ"
into the fire.
IOU wish me 10 90 so
"I do not wish that you should ha
your throat cur and be- thrown mo
river. ] am in charge Of The police oi
citv and I am responsible for you .o
French Legation. You are ast-Hi'i
neouie YOU parisiaus You thint
solves always upon the hOuiefaf ir
ana fp the orient. my friend. and H
Orient husbands are not 10 Do li!.r'
AT Paris 30 may he different oA
known Is not unknown 10 me. lie-
Is Nissa'
"If the name Is charming me nl
ie not at an so. He is AsLoGila'
yeaIthv merchant. famous Tor o.
cnra and HIS jealousy. lie OCT .pi
house ON the river bank Just M
+ ~ The hriIce. His mother was OF
rcecent but his own manners ti'
oriental Ile would Kill you Ike 7'
..ISSol.r I said the Aga. "rlts. .ailI
wives used 90 De sewn 5r W. o me civil
thrown into the river. huI "t -5 d.. T.
.4 ,ov- Once a 1--we cat -N H-l
r.r ruf in tine sack. when - H.
+r -ra+a- the cat Won tc".
,..,gn's face. This Us no i5.l -
A. Tcqst the cat is LEFT ouI -''
~ Europe" he added org i,,- .,,,e,,ed 4 ~
rrLfs 1irtle conversation d.lllelt,.l r.
JUS i,Ioreoycr. Nchmei-Aga had ine
cod taste 20 drop the uai.CL Il,,
,be evening I was zone 'PYuL ut
1909 i'm the rear n my npuaqs w "a
--it,1a looking old woman S"u41N' |e"
tered from the lower l-id
leii ~. ,-0f1 hrave2" she saiQ.
-er1iied with self-cOncelt when ahah
,lr-ave feels when asked scum iueS-
tfon She continued. 80, n ,.at T.
! u..I came to propose 10 you wa II