The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-03

enco; aud ourselves and The piratieal gang
tcck boats ana went ONT to The Steamer
There they were introduced ia tho CAPTAIN
aud the officers. The crusty steward was
persuaded TO bring out some hackers and
port wine, and the sultan and his tetainers
were asked To eat. His majesty nlbbed
with his black teeth at a cracker. bat he
refused the wine, for as a MoAammtdan u
Is against his religion 10 drink Col Hayes
then showed him over the ship, and at iae
close " the trip told him shat upon con-
sideratiun ne did not think this boat WAS
good enough for such a distinguished char
acter as his majesty He said that the sui
tan might 20 TO Dayao " he wished but
that he feared they could not make him az
comfortable az his station demanded. and
would wait Tor the next gunboat which
came along. In his ne could ,ravel 20
ZamzoRnRa and back. Whether the sultan
saw th.t he was not wanted or not / do
NOT know, but. nj any rate he concluded To
walt
PhofoG,aphno tbe Hsrsm.
shortly after hits the sultan left for che
shore with an his Tctinue. II was about
TWO hours later that WIS told his maies-
~ and his harem were assembled Ga his
royal barge. which lay AZ the dock. and
that ! might possibly set a photograph
Of them For this purpose Col Hayes and
myself took dugout canoe and pulled
hack 90 the mainland when We reach
ed the pier we found that the sultan had
lelt his boat and gone 10 his hat Ola the
shore He WAS about a mile away in
little taatchcd village. which was built
upon piles down close 10 the water We
could see rude tent which his retaineFs
had put up ia order that himself ana his
Ia lies might enjoy the fresh breeze on
the sand away from the RAYS II tho
suu. proposed 70 the colonel that We
80 over and bold a consultation with his
aJestF. and ~ possible get him 60 bring
his haTem with him back 20 the boat,
and finally The roIonol cJuscnt"d II was
indeed tlck.ish matter 10 deal with.
The wives 10 a MohRmmelan are sacred,
IN Turkey no man iH ever admitted 10
"a harem. nor does woman ever show
her face To a stranger Here the rules
are more la2 bat auy mAu who touches
a woman outside - those uf his own fam
iiy is liable 90 a hne. and " he assaults
nor it generally means death thought.
however, thAt w. could withdraw u any
lN feeling wae evident. ana with fhlE resp-
iutlan we again took eur duseut ana were
rHwcd across The aay go th" village
tllg majesty msT ua aH We landed. and
She Aarcm. e9usistlua ~ perhaps dozen
women. r3ue rut ~ 'rr Eute ADD atpel
ana Eazt1 aa us wit8 wonder I doubt n
rae of aem had ettg heeu so close 80
% HIlte Han before A. tsr Same time
tbr officers If ine suHnhH uuT ard
s'atfa ~ lri a.aut 500 wltH f4e kriF.n and
Iar.rks o. tH,ir waists Most ~ the
vou.rH vV.e practically uaks3. rib The
exception ~ une strip ~ cloth witch
each ea1 H.1 ab9at her chest guGer fhe
aru4lt. ana ahich ftU o. the knees. Or the
aukiot This stria waH 60 fhe form ~
tax upeu 80 Af.h ends. ana Wben on
was fastened hy twist go 'he breast
Sotae ~ the women merely hTid up tbe
cl8th attn their hAa4s NaN sua then
ous wou3 siv" her clothing "a ,ylioa. and
several Zines fcaued 3 w2Iif silp %
The ground
The chief wife ass a "a oid dame
who Weighed aaput 80 pounds she VAS
~ broad az che vas long and she wad-
alf3 as she walked Yer recK face and
has; were uH Weldon saffron. beg nst
fat. NaH as rputal 90 Bee fsU rnoau. hud
lnscr hsr Thick Rose VAS sally ~ 8.oea-
stained e.4e fro,raAinE 1898 sac Rad
Hak eyes sa4 aa.s rair. tnr latter
moee straight raek ard ted up 10 a
hu.t az tt.r ttsau.