New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-13

- with your other business. and IL VIII
NV" go IN at least enough to pay for our
bring Us III ~
clothes" o,,,u, ., ,,,S
wssmed Agha looked rather ruefuiiy at TINS
,oce,orment Of his good luck. But the
reyt night saw him installed as night
W. Aoen He had to sally forth about two
.,,o, sunset wrapped in his brown home
w. o,orcoat and with his feet incased in
,,s boots with toes sharp and upturned,
..o hows Of a caique. All night long. with
-. ,-on.shod parochial club. he had to pound
.,o hours in regular succession on the rough
.,,,,estones Of the pavement a short hme De-
,,o asvbreak he would return to his abode
-, take a short nap until ii was time fol- him
:, hac,n a new days work with singing his
,-.v 10 sell his Dcurek cakes about the streets
rha good old imam was a true friend to
uabmed Aeha Before very long he found a
NOW way to help him. One Of the mueZzins OF
,be mosque OF Mihrimah. near the Adrianopie
rate in STEAMBOAT. was going back to his nome
a, Aleppo You have good voice. SAID the
imam. and you might just as well do the work
4, this rouezZin Happily the Bezestan closes
..,,v. there will be plenty of time. All you
,,ve IN do is to run over to Mihrimah after
Give the call for afternoon prayers from the
nnaret and sing in the choir at the service.
and then you come home as comfortable as a
cat that is licking her chops over the last OF
The little chickens.
This was becoming serious. and Mehmed
nearly said that he could not undertake any
more work But as soon as his wife heard OF
The proposal she said: You are already in
s.ambou in any case my lion. and you might
tust as well earn this money. too; it will pro-
vide for our tobacco" SO Mehmed Agha be
came muezzn at the mosque of Mihrimah IN
sdition to his other duties.
One day after the Bezestan had closed. Meh-
ned Agha was making all speed to reach the
mosque in time. when. in crossing the square
h front Of the mosque of Bayezid. ne squarely
ran into a man. What was his amazement to
find that this collision had brought him face
b face with Osman Agha, friend of his boy
hood at his old home in Lovcha in Bulgaria.
Mehmed Agha had not seen his friend since the
war but he saluted him and hurried on.
Osman Agha called after him TO stop mo-
ment but Mehmed Agha answered: mo: l am
In grea, hurry, ard l cannot stop"
Nan alive" cried Osman Agha. Il have just
come from your fathers house. and you pass
ne Ike Cabinet Minister. with a wave Of the
hndr' These words were uttered In a some
what disjointed and jerky fashion, for Osman
Agha running after Mehmed When he
lad caught him firmly by the coat collar. Osman
iided We'll. how are you. and what are you
.ang for a living?'
Mehmed Agha made 10 attempt to break
sway and replied: Il am all right For some
tine had no work. but woman married me,
snt she has found work for me- and now let me
20 and do it,
But what kind OF work is it that Will not let
you even stop TO have a cup Of coffee with your
Oldest friend?"
oh il is many works. First thing In the
morning am beurekj and sell beurek cakes at
Beshiktash Then l am school porter there, and
have to take the children TO school as soon as
The beurek cakes are sold. AS soon az the chill
tren ar safely at school have to hurry off to
Samboul for am broker in the Bezestan while
that is open. and l sell auction goods about the
bazaars. As soon as the Bezestan closes l am
muezzin at the mosque Of Mhrimah: and now
must go there to call the people to afternoon
prayers After the service I go home and as
soon as | get home l am night Waterman until
Il is time to sell the beurek cakes again. My
wife has found me work. you see! Why. man.
% not even have time to swallow down my own
FDer
Well said Osman Agha, Indignantly. all
have to say is that If 1 had wife who made
me work like that / would divorce her before
Sunset
That IS what I would like to do" said Meh-
med Agha now for the first time recognizing
bis grievances. Yes. it would be best TO d.
'orce this woman. But. then, l would have to
80 to the court to tell the Judge that have
divorced her. and to give security for the dowry
money. Mercy, Don't you see. Osman? 1t
would never do in the world. 1t would take at