The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-19
yu$uf bey'$ $ofa Cushion

two men smoked cigarettes and slipped
black coffee. while the conversation roll
ed easily from politics to the latest pal
ace scandals. and from scandals to the
appointments gazetted in the morning pa
pers. AT last Selim Effendi said
Yesterday you were good enough to
gime me hope. If have found favor
Yes. yes" interrupted Yusuf Bey.
your children are in need, and you want
&3, which you will repay in six months.
IL there is any there / will lend it to
you. Just turn up the end OF the cushion
on which you are sitting and see if there
is anything there
Selim Efendi lifted the end of the sofa
cushion, and behold. on the mating un-
der 1t lay three shining pieces of gold.
With quick clutch he thrust them into
his pocket. saying: 20 my benefactor.
You have extended my days, Day and
night / shall pray God to reward you
a thousandfold.'
He made plunge at the skirt of Yusuf
Bey's robe to kiss IT Yusuf Bey tried TO
draw away the robe, and Selim Eff
fendi got hold of his hand and pressed
1t to his lips and TO his forehead with
appearance OF great emotion. For Selim
was punctilious In outward practice of
decorum. Then, saying, May God be
content with you. May God give you all
SUGGEST" he went away.
IL CHANGED TO be characteristic Of Seiim
EYendi that his praiseworthy emotions
often Jagged behind the mental effort TO
express them In response TO some ywinge
of conscience. Such a habit makes well
balanced course In life far more easy than
where the emotion comes first and forces
the outburst of hot words and perhaps OF
hasty action which reveals ii. But IL had
with Selm the curious result that 10 ex-
press a good intention carried with II
glow OF INSTRUMENTATION. This In turn
made the effort TO express the intention
In vigorous words vaguely impress his
mind like labor to execute 1t. After an
ardent declaration of purpose. therefore.
nothing remained TO be done but to en-
balm il In memory n good deed COM
pleted. BY the time that he reached the
street after leaving his friend, his mind
felt no remainder OF need to pay his debts
and to provide for the coming winter.
The only thing that pressed was to sill
ence the baker by giving him pound on
account, together with certain unsavory
epithets due TO a man who posters for
money government officials occupied with
grayer matters than a bakers ledger ac-
counts. The rest of Yusuf Beys three
pounds followed the easy going rule OF
many windfalls of wealth. God is good"
said Selim 70 himself. as he bought
gilt watch chain and some theater tick
cts III have luck with the Rumelian
Railway lottery will then get the winter
supplies, and Yusuf shall have his money
back. too
Six months passed, then a year. Selim
Efend! was still hard mp for cash. and
the loan was still unpaid. BY foresight
and alertness he succeeded in avoiding
his friend. Then he met him unexpected
~ face to face Yusuf Bey was cordial
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They met several times In the same
friendly way. Little by little Selim
learned TO say TO himself: This man
has So much money that he does not know
what he had two years ago. Why should
l remember what he has forgotten What
God has put in my way / must accept
with Thanksgiving. ate it w. and II is
gone That is the end Of It,"
In 1894 a grea; earthquake shook 20 IS
foundations the lazy Old city OF Constan-
tlnopIe. II cracked the walls az houses
and brought down about the ears Of the
shcpke.pers In the baEaArs huge masses
~ antique masonry. 10 say nothing az the
stones from lofty corBiCsS or from sway
Ing rninarets. which IL hurled at the heads
of passeTs IN the streets. During terri
BILE tao weeks people lived IN tents hastily
pitched In gardens ~ tn public squares.
After the earth ceased its caracolins and
the dead we're buried. the living began 10
venture back TO their houses. and learned
the extent Of the calamity. SSi.n F.1ess3i
found that a chimney nal crashed through
the ro.st - his house, and that every east
ard ves; gSaI n 5he upper story was 20
cracked as 10 shed much Of It's pgax,asfug
The family swept oyIt Tbs crusnhlei lime
aua mortar ant .tve.i IN the shattered
EooTns whsie Sezl1n was hagaiinE with the
officers In charge - tse relief tansi "a 20
the percentage Nhieh he ought "a pay
them Coz Inscription on TIE roll ~ tAe sur
fercrS Then the September rAinStorgr
came pouring through The gap in the roof.
and RS wife art. cAilsTen had 20 raise am
hreilSs In their hT>3s AZ midnight. This
showed S>4tm lcAt Ats flosase mast ~. ~
paired before IS eCGlG arorys shelter from
tae .uter The money wF4ng from the
relief commission vas net enough v ma.
mora natural tbaa thai he should reuseTn-
kcr the Kindness - hts fr{snd Y8sas Bey7
'Sgsuf has forgotten the affair - three
yvar~ age s4sd SallFn u A3gns~gf, and
sA3S s.sae all certainly repay tlru
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shotgnt rs saying May God ssssr@ y1u.
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