Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-05-06

EMehmed, q said Melek Hanum. 81 have
told the imam to recommend you to the
captain Of the guard for the place The
work viii not interfere with your other
business, and twill bring us in at least
enough to pay for our clothes. z 4.
Mehmed Agha look ed rather ruefully at
this new develop Of his good luck,
but the very next night saw him installed
az night watohman. He had to sally forth
about two hours after sunset, WIZ ned in
his brown hOmespun OvercOat and with
his feet incased in enormous boots, with
toes sharp and upturned, like the bows Of
a caique. All night long with the iron
shod parochial club he had to pound out
the hours in regular, succession on the
rough cubblestones of the pavement. A
short time before day break be would re-
turn to his abode and take short nap
until 1t was time for him to begin new
day s work with singing his tray to sell
his beurek cakes about the streets.
The good old imam was a true friend to
Mehmed Agha. Before very long he found
new way to help him. One of the muez-
Gins Of the mosque of Mihrimah, near the
Adrianople gate in Stamboul, was going
back to his home at Aleppo. "You have
good voice, = said the imam, "and' you
might just as we'll do the work of this
muezzin. Happily the Bezestan closes
early. There will be plenty of time. All
you have to do is to run over to Mihrimah
after you get through at the Bezestan.
There you give the call for afternoon pray
ers from the minaret and sing in the choir
at the service, and then you come home as
comfortable as cat that is licking her
chops over the last of the little chickens.
This was becoming serious, and Meh-
med nearly said that he could not under
take any more work. But as soon as his
wife heard of the proposal she said: "You
are already in STEAMBOAT in any case, my
lion, and you might just as we'll earn this
money too. 1t will provide for our tobac-
90" So Mehmed Agha became muezzin
at the mosque of-Mihrimah in addition to
his other duties.
) One day after the Bezestan had closed
Mehmed Agha was making all speed to
reach the mosque in time, when in cross
Ing the square in front of the mosque of
Bayezid he squarely ran into man. What
was his amazement to find that this COLI
sion had brought him face to face with
Osman Agha, a friend of his boyhood at
his old home in Loveha in Bulgaria. Meh-
med Agha had not seen his friend since
the war, but he saluted him and hurried on.
Osman Agha called after him to stop a
moment, but Mehmed Agha answered,
"No; am in great hurry, and I can
not STOP"
"Man alive" cried Osman Agha, II
have just come from your fathers house,
and you pass me like cabinet minister,
with wave of the hand!' These words
VIC 11ftoro1 in "a 1icioi tar nd
jerky fashion. for Osman Agha was run
ming after Mehmed When he had caught
him firmly by the coat collar, Osman add
doing for living?"
away and replied: II am all right. For
some time had no work, but a woman
married NE, and she has found work for
me, and now let me go and do it,
"But what kind of work is it that will
not let you even stop to have cup OF COT
fee with your oldest friend?''
ooh, it is many works. First thing in
the morning am beurekji and sell beurek
cakes at Beshiktash. Then I am school
porter there and have to take the children
to school as soon as the beurek cakes are
sold. AS soon as the children are safely
E at school have to hurry off to Stamboul,
for I am broker in the Bezestan while that
is open, and sell auction goods about the
bazaars. AS soon as the Bezestan closes I
am muezzin at the mosque of Mihrimah,
and now must go there to call the people
to afternoon prayers. After the service
go home, and as soon as get home I am
night Waterman until it is time to sell
the beurek cakes again. My wife has
found me work, you see! Why, man, I do
not even have time to eat.
"Well," said Osman Agha Indignantly,
"all have to say is that if had wife
who made me work like that would d.
vorce her before sunset"
"That is what I would like to do, said
Mohmed Agha, now for the first time rec
ognizing his grievances. Eyes, it would
be best to divorce this woman. But then,
I would have to go 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 least two
hours time! I>really haven't time to be
divorced!'
So saying, Mehmed Agha broke away
from his friend and rushed off to the
mosque of Mihrimah to call the faithful
to prayers.-New York Tribune.