Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-05-06
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A. Anerican Painter's Experieaes
With the Police.
F. Hopkinson Smith contributes to
the Century q paper entitled "A Person
ally Conducted Arrest In Constants
nople." giving his experiences with the
police in that city. He was personally
conducted" by . dragoman Of the MIN
lister Of Police to see that he did not
sketch any forbidden scenes But he
managed to elude the vigilance Of the
official on several occasions. ~ some OF
his illustrations win show. OF his In
terview with the Minister Of Police. Mr..
Smith writes:
At the end Of flight Of wooden steps
crowded with soldiers, . long, wide hall.
and Q dingy room, found the chief
dragoman OF the Minister Of Police
Eot q dragoman after the order Of Cas-
imir, but dragoman who spoke seven
languages and had the manners Of .
diplomat.
In Constantinople there are Of course
Aragomans and dragomAns. Each en-
bassy has one as an interpreter. Many
of them are Of high rank, the German
dragoman being q count. These men.
as translators, are intrusted, Of course.
with secrets Of great moment. Every
consulate has q dragoman. who trans
htes the jargon Of the East-Arabic.
Turkish, modern Greek, Bulgarian pa
tois, and the Mke-into intelligent Eng
lish, French, or German; and 80 has
every high native oficial with much or
little to do with the various nationali-
ties that make up the Ottoman empire
and its neighbors. There are. too. the
modern guides called dragomans. who
interpret In many tongues. and who lie
In all.
When appealed to. this high-casts
dragoman Of the minister said evasively
that he believed he remembered CAST
mir-he was not sure. It was nee
essary, however. for me, before ap-
preaching his Excellency. to be armed
with a passport and a letter from my
consul vouching for my standing and
integrity. Something might then be
done, although the prospect was not
cheering; still, with wave OF bis hand
and q profound bow, he would do his
utmost.
instantly produced my passport
Always wore 1t In my inside pocket.
over my heart-and at once called his
attention to the cabalistic signature Of
the official who had vised 1t on the day
Of my arrival-three wiggles and dot,
sign manual bearing a strong resem-
blance to an angleworm writhing In
great agony.
The next day-there IL not the slight
est hurry In the East-I handed In my
second document emblazoned on the
seal with the arms of my country, and
certifying to my peaceful and non-revO-
lutionary character. my blameless life,
and the harmless nature Of my calling.
Seated at Q common folding desk lit.
tered with papers, surrounded by sec
retaries and omcers, sat . man perhaps
hfty years Of age. with calm, resolute.
clear-cut face and an eye that could
have edrawn the secrets from the sphinx.
He was neatly dressed in dark clothes,
with plain black necktie. The only
sp6ts 6f color about him were a speck
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