The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-13

Oasilpsev l. the cAlsf Fsatars 81
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OhsiipecY q the cAief featare 81
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The leading feature Of The Turkish
character Is ohsilnacy. aAys Harpers
Round Table. There ls Cl.s one thing
that will induce q Turk 20 do some
thing be- does not want t0--ihat b
force. when that b applied of ~ fees
Il Is going % be-. BE- Win give in. II
be. however. ihiria che c'tef side is
not IN earnest ha glil Aaid out and
sometimes FIAT bglnra hll into irou-
bic. That = the secret o. Turkish d.
plomacy and q Is that wn ca gives 9TH
er countries co Eaea ifou 'e in dealine
with Turkey 4 fore 90 ilf.Cnai once
remarked thar 80 right uay % 40
hualneB With $50 Trfk was 70 take
him by the throat. give nisa 8 good
beating and then ic.i bin % sii down
and talk business. This was. however.
rather a rough and extreme way of
putting g. An old readeft Ia Turkey
] met on the iifE; cccasior was be- the
country once gave me the SUN 81 bis
experience 10 his dcallngr with them
In the form Of a story J did not think
at the time that ! should within o few
months have a practical illustrations ~
o. truth on my own account But thar
IL by the way This Is tcS the story
goes.
An old Turk. whom We W.ll call Has
san BAHIA. owed money which he bad
borrowed from Abduilah. who had ask
ed several limge Cor ~ return. A.
both were Muisulmans. DO inie7sst Vaa
given or taken. believers being forbid
den by the Koran 20 lend money 10 one
another on usury. Bur Hassan Baha
could never be induced % pay back bis
debt. and az last Abduliah. losing pa
tiencc had him up before the osdi -
Judge.
you owe this money" said the "a.
al.
IT Is even 90. Efend'm." replied ihe
] debtor
e Then You must pay o. back" ex-
; claimed the cadi. 'or : musi senienoe
81 you"
, BE u 30. Enendim Do not pay
q said the obstinate old man.
e Then sentence you &c pay On,
. money. and lf sou continue IN your r..
e fusal. Oh Hasfan BAHIA. ) give Jon ih'
e choice whether you win take twenty
J. Eve strokes o. the bastinado. ear {
b whole string Of onions. of pay the mon
Is ey. IN the name Of The Merciful One
q condemn you
4. "lnshailah EGendimi I viii TAI,
it the twenty -hyc strokes Of TIE bas,lha
j. do"
The executioner Of the couri and al
d assistants were called and liaf4an ha
ba. having been thrown on the iioo
Il and biz feet fastened. solcs uppermosl
10 the pole held By two men. the exc
O. cutioner proceeded TO lay on. nui b.
M fore the twenty-five strokes had bee
y. administered old Hassan BAHIA cried ol
I. Justify.
!, In the name Of the Most Merciiu
!, Oh. cadi. give the orders 20 cease b
IA exclaimed. "and I win eat the s;rin
u. Of onions"
- So. on the command Of The cadi
III was let down. and a man was sent Of
,u 10 the market place Tor a string of q
y, Ions. when be- got back with the
u, Hassan Baha went maniliiy % vofk
IN eat the onions. bat before De had 3
T.. 20 the end % them bis stomach reius
10 20 any further. and be cried q
LET q be a. you sax ~. crdii ] y
pay the money Then ttd0I1f>i
rirdlc which he had around his was
-, he produced the pieces. which he coui
-' Ell out 20 Abdullah before the cadi.
y, That. said my friend -Vill 81
ny you a better idea Of the character
=. the Turk than anythlng can think
re win take the heating. be vii Z
pa the onions. and be viii pay you
'eI money after an"