The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-19


Mahmoud Pasha was a very progressive
Turk CT the new school. He spoke French
whenever he had an opportunity, read
French novels, hadfonay one wife, and, in
short. aped Europeans generally, He was
a good-natured, ,well-rnanrered fellow
withal, and intelligent, as Turks go; so II
one day same to pass that he was semitic
st. Petersburg on n special mission. Al
though no love is GENERALLY lost between
Turks and Russians, Mahmoud Pesha
Soon became popular IN the diplomatic
circles Of St. Petersburg. ewing 70 his
He caught eagerly ct every new idea, and
was always discussing theMpossibility of
introducing reforms into Turkey. The
Of exciting his wonder n, Showing him
planning to him the system OF work in
vogue IN their different government de-
paItments.4 &FA4 49,
One day he was at luncheon with a few
guests at the Quarters la russian en-
had turned on the supteet OF the splendid
discipline to be found In every branch Of
the Russian service Birnsdoa suddenly
example Of the mef6odloity Il my Or
derly,S' sad he to 5Mahnnoud Pasha- An
instant later a Thanksgiving young officer
stood quietly awaiting orders. Birnedoff
took a bunch of keys from his pocket,
and selecting one. gave IT to the or.
go to my office" said he. and open
the upper right-hand drawer You will
see there a package of papers tied with
directly" ST
The maj saluted and left the room.
Birnedoff took out his watch. Keeping
IS going dow the stairs-he IS IN he
si # has n Teach sasn tlns s's Var o 5faS eSssi IS
rrnfno - ~ + cfairCA6A hos ~ ar,forod ~ N W
rcom-he has the papers. and has started
to come back-he has reached the
street" Another long pause. He is
stairs he is here At this moment the
door opened n the orderly reappeared;
Salgtng,, he stepped forward, and placed
age of papers tied With blue tape. Gen
tlemen" said the Russian, with a bow
and a smile of triumph.
Soon after his return to ~Ccmstantinopie
Mahnoud Pasha was appointed TO a
'tph rcet in the Ttsrt+ieh Foras I'm Ofico.
The opportunity for introducing the, re-
now come, and he. Went to work with
an energy quite pncriental to oil the
government machinery, that was under
something like pr~edictable certainty.
A. year passed by and the Russian was,
in. his turn, sent 70. ~Constantinople as q
week after his arrival. was sitting over
his coffee as the guest of Mahmoud
PaSha.
Count BlrnedoT," said the Pasha, TAX
ing advantage of an opening In the con-
versaticn, Il want to show you what I
have accomplished in the way of disci-
pline during the past year, thanks to you
teaching: | a to prove to Y that
the Turk is as capable of m~ethodical
training as the Russian"
AT the sound of @ bell &C liveried servant
appeared. The fellow was a thick-set
Kurd, with yellow skin and black eyes,
dressed in baggy. trousers and short
Jacket of dark blue CLOTH. Mchmoud
Pssha gave the man a key at the same
time respecting to him some directions in
Turkish. When the man had lef. the
the Pasha took his watch from his
pocket and looked steadily at the face.
Now he is going down staIrs-he Is in
the street" A long pause. He has
reached the building where my office is-
ne is going up the stairs-he is in my
room-he has the papers-he is coming
back" e
AT that moment the door opened sud
denly, and the heavy Kurd reappearei.
~.Effendim." said he with a low salaaIn,
y can't find my shoes."-Harperss for
WARREN. TLaEFL ~