The sun., 1901-04-19

rival. she came and offered to share her
room with me. She was delighted 10 ,
have some one to talk 10 in the English
language.
The woman in whose house my SER
want stayed was converted AIoslem.
That poor woman suffered for Christ's
sake. Her friends and relatives have
ostracized her: she is thought to he de-
filed, unfit and unworthy even to he
greeted on the street with the usual
.salam aleikum.''
| One day in Miandab. was watchinca
patient. and ms he was putting away his
medicine, I noticed that he took ont Of /
| his side pocket The four Gospels in the /
Turkish language.
"Agha Sayid .Ahas. where did you get I
that hook" I asked.
"Sayid give it to me-" he said |
And as soon as my eyes permit me. ]
will read ii. Ny home is in San Kaa.
in the maintains. My father was the
head Of Aly-Allahs. and after his
death. as his eldest son. took his place.
Once year We visit orr people. instruct
them. and gather whatever is due to
Ms.
This Young man is twenty-eight years
I.nld and his people number many thous.
ands AMI are scattered over many miles
Winter and summer he visits. inStrncts
!, and comforts them. What an evangelist
he wanld make! We went 10 the village
.of the converted Sayid. who had given
the Gospels to AhaS.
, Before sunrise the next morning the
yard was filled with sick people from
ronnd about villages. Poor things,
; Many nf them may never get another
chance of seeing doctor in their life
! time. During the next forty-hours !
, saw three hundred and fifty patients.
i mostly sufferers from eye diseases.
Among them were Sayid Ahas and his
+ brother. He gave me- as fee. heauti-
ful pair If hand made socks. Some
!. times patients bring me hens, domestic
q birds. nuts. grapes. eggs. handkerchiefS.
!, and even lambs These brothers--who
+ are something like bishops and priests
) for the Allnhs--were saying good
b by before going to their mountain home.
q All the people went out and each kissed
, the hands Of the departing ones, and they
: in turn We're saving something which
e suppose was n blessing. 1t seems that
e the Allv-Alahs. many centuries age
! were Christians. After many of them
heing slaughtered the rest externally
iuDHltl lIt MbSititi IaltI. bHt ulE HHl
mix in marriage with Mohammedans
They generally live in villages by Their,
selves. II is said they walk upon ivt
Goals and ,lo other wonderful things Il
increase their ..sanctty." Little by lit
Tie they lose the mother-tongue in which
their religious books were written. TIL,
Allys-Allahs like the Christians A con
/ verified Sayid is teaching the boys of tht
village. \ year ago woman paten
from this village came to Maragha
whore ! live. and said to me: "There il
Sayid in our village who has bccom,
3hr Of you' "a Christian. "Has he beel
worse man for tt.' I asked no
She said. ''hc has become very goo,
man. He does not beat his wife. nor re
vile nor swear. nor quarrel, nor figh
rs he used to do formerly, and hetcache
ve nnr boys.''
This converted Sayid's wife said 10 m
rather sadly: "Hakim. hanim dad
- doctorJ. yoli are blessed that you ar
moi married. My husband used to bea
me until | became unconscious and m
body was black and hlme. He used t
give me such black days ,hard times
~ But since he has become mash
fChriStianl he never beats me nor abuse
e me- used to work in the, fields frol
~ the time the snow left the earth to til
ON time when the ground was covered wit
aA Snow. my child ticd upon my back m
lof loals tied on my neck. | used to wor
llr rs hard as IN ass. aud i'll all this
ltl could not please my owner husband
M Since he has become n Christian.
Soi never take any loads. neither 20 to woi
~ in the fields
My next visit was 10 Kurda RaZaa
After q great Kurdish raid. twenty-oI
wears ago. the knils did not dare
y. come and trade in the Persian market
- 50 they agreed to 20 outside Of NIia1
~ dab. about two miles from the cit
~ H., 10 this bazaar and do their trading ther
,i1 Many nationaliteS gather there. ! hi
- hrrl told that Kurds brought their cir
\. here to he admired and to be sold,
wanted to see it myself. As we can
near the multitude looked like hill
ants Kurdish horsemen cAntered up,
their silver caparisoned horses: nj
~ swords and arms glittered and spark,
~, in the sun.
ROD Whenever | see a Jew. feel AZ hon
inst OF course there he was with long flo
~ ng clothes aud black beard. sitting 90
II t"nrr,iy among his many colorcl goo
,ini under his temporary shade. There we
, of Nnrttlsh men and women. who hi
s.n brought sheep. COWS, wool carpets, IN
,,. hall say. girls. FOO? Yes. there We
IA, girls brought Ia be sold. or cXchAng
ana for almost anything from hat to
will morse or ciiiifi. lhe NuroiSl aila Z
few iil"lilfh women We're uliNeleh' 2
/. looked graceful and happy. and camp
with the Mohammcdan women. Kur
inn only sell their girls to Mohammedai
thar = WV wears hso' a'iriiIs "iip ., ne ~
Ia 81 perate famine times Kurd sold lit
M, girl 10 an Armenian merchant. to be
osty servant to his wife. AZ soon as /
tbo Muhammedans heard about it they Sc
!, word 10 tile government that '.if the 9
) If was not sent hack Immediately tn
. ~ would attack and eXterminate the Z
menianS.'' and asked. Shall seed
III. Aehammed lie brought np and tang
,any in the religion of .hrmanyE" tChrstia
h;ny The mob dispersed when they were t,
nvnd that the girl was already with her D.
i,aa "ntS.
icldS Christians in Kurdistan sometin
are barter their girls in marriage. but.
rear like the Moslems, they never sell or
tion change them. The girl is sold to n IN
. to for u wife. ana he has no right to
,por vorce. sell or exchange her, as is
Kurdish custom. In Persia. boys ,
ring more favored than girls, hut it is i,
rude tho opposite in Kurdistan. Once X
men dish chief said to me- II will nav Y