The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-10
BRIGANDs OF TURKEY
They Rob the Prince to Helm 81
Pauper.

FROM the Boston Post
The story Of the bandit Kattiegap; s..
justly famous in Asia. The pess.,.9
who know this Turkish Fra Dia ,o1o ..'
very proud of it, They regard hin, u.
the model OF his kind. He was int.r,
gent, educated and full Of wit TIM ,.-i,
of Smyrna exhausted every device :.
catch him, but the band Of Kattia...'
would not be trapped He had Iova;
friends among the followers of tha g.s 90
eInor, whose friendship he paid for viii
gifts of gold ' Win
kattieganis was a fantastic nature u.
was very hard to and without nite ~
the rich and powerful, but nobody srr
passed him In humanity and charm, ~
the poor and fee bic. '''
one day in the mountains, when h,
was wandering alone, he met an oI1 ~
gatherer bent uLder a load of wood a.
heavy for his age. Eth why do yon no,
have donkey?' asked Kattiegaui "ro,,
can carry more wood, and you win hot
"Ah! tchelebi. I am so poor!' answered
the old man. 1T is only a few piasters
that l make, with all this trouble t6sf
L may provide bread for my family $3.50
There are ten pounds" said KstHa.
gam, handing him a purse. "To-morrov
you Will go to market; you will buy iva
donkeys and you will find the wood n
the mountains. '
The old man. stupefied by this uDex.
pected fortune, wanted TO thank the zen
erous man and to know his name, but his
Denefaetor suddenly disappeared He
trudged homeWard with joyful heart A
little later he met the men of Kattieganfs
band. They waylaid him and took his
money. Crying loudly over his loss. be
made Ior nome. Chance put Kattegani
Why are you crying? Are YOU not sat.
lsnedF Alas; tchelebi, they robbed me
OF that which you gave me-" Kattiegani
Whistled. His cut-throatS quickly answered
the call. When all were gathered. he said
to the ola man: who stole from vouY'
This one" Miserable one" said Katie
gam, are you not ashamed to rob a poor
devilI Give him back what you took from
him. And he would have killed him were
1t not for the applications of his com
rades.
The old man knelt before Kattiegani.
thanking MIN and VOWing his eternal graf
titude. The next day he bought two don
keys an ak, went to the forest cut down
the trees. and came back. to the city with
a large load.
Conducting his two donkeys. he went
around the streets, proud and Jolly
screaming with all his strength: Those
are kattieganfs donkeys; look at the ex-
cellent wood which have to-day Thanks
to Kattiegani 1 have itr' Thus he baWl-
ed out at all the corners the name Of
the redoubtable bandit. As he refused 10
Keep stu, the zapties arrested him. He
was conducted to the bin-bacha, who
sent him in to the Pasha.
Why DO you scream so? Don't you
know that kattiegani is a criminal, and
you praise him?' said the Pasha, with
severity.
During thirty years" answered the
wood gatherer, Il have sold wood. l
could not make enough money TO buy
one donkey. My shoulders are sore from
carrying the load. Look! Nobody ever
gave me twenty paras to help me N
my misery. On the contrary, when |
sold the wood, brought from afar OIL,
everybody wanted TO beat me down in
my price. / met a man who pitied my
misfortune, who aided me to give my
children bread. 1t is kattiegani who Is
my 'benefactor! And you want to forbid
me to proclaim my gratitude to my good
angelr'
If you continue we will put you in
prison"
You can hang me- answered the old
man obstinately. Even under the rop9
| viii cry out: 'Kattiegani is my bene-
The pasha was softened and gave or
ders to discharge the old man, who was
so grateful to his bandit benefiactor.
tfitcm Osman became bandit only
on account of many unmerited injuries
lie attacked only that which was UNJUST
according to his ideas and did not moest
ahW who We're good men. By him the
poor were always respected. lie protec--
ed them and defended them when neces-
saty. lie was the type of a benefacJoT-
bandit toward those who had nothing
II one possessed more than IS he took al,
but when his men assaulted a man win
make Turkish pound.
They sent against this bandit detaea-
ment after detachment of soldiers, but
the troops were always defeated. An
Albanian officer asked the honor 10
march against him. He organized banl
OF determined people and went TO meet
the outlaw. FINALLY he met him and SUI
rounded him. But scarcely was he Win
IN hring range when he saw advancing
against him a Kurd woman, who was tie
/ companion of Pritchi Osman.
''Cfncer, what do you want here?' she
asked him, loading her carbine.
To take all your brigands!' he answer
ed. lie aimed at. the woman; he fired, Inc
hurd was not touched.
'Ohcer, take care of the butt OF your
carbine! screamed the woman. She irea
and the butt was broken by the bullet
Officer take care of your hand. Shs
| fired again. The Albanian fell woun1e-
in the hand, and his men escaped. -
only when wearied of his business U.
Pritchi Osman ask for grace, under tnt
( condition that his life would be safe, iA-
also his liberty They granted his reque7-
From that moment they lived very tran
Quilly-his wife and himself-on a ldI-
farm not far from Balouk-EzZir ana lHri
/ became as honest as any people in the d.
the world.
-Magistrate-If you were there for d.
dishonest purpose, why were you IN you
stockinged feet?
Rurglar-I heard tbara was sickness y