Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-10-01


II a dependent prince. my wealth
greater than that OF any other pasha !
n the empire.
And thus circumstanced did 1 live
IN In 1910 the sultan died OF fever.
by terror At an eclipse OF
The sun. and was succeeded by his
brother Ibrahim,
Snail slow IN action. dull OF apprehension,
Rich IN delay and doubt, confusing al
things.
whose milder temper. though appre- /.
ciated by the people with whom he \
was in immediate touch, soon efTsced 1
the good effects OF Amurath's iron dis
c,pline. Ibrahim reigned but eight ,
years. and the power and wealth of ,
Turkey dwindled SO marVellously un !
der his rule that 10 save the empire I
from disintegratiOn the Mutt agreed !
upon an cdict 10 extinguiSh this feeble :
minded voluptary; aud he was accord
inrly bowstrunE. ana his sou. the pres
cnt sultan Mahomet ". then child
OF seven. set in his place.
The regicide Of i64S failed entirely OF
its object. ana the people OF Turkey
by the deadly rivalry for supreme in
Suenoe which ensucd between the
Sultanas Mahpeiker snd Tarkhan.
grandmother and mother OF the infant
sultan Nahomct. The feud was main
tauied with the utmost bitterness. and
each OF the principals attracted 20
herself : faction OF TashSs. The Turk
iSh treasury. always the prey OF Court
officials. was soou omptcd ny the host
OF thieves who saw in this division
On opportunity 20 enrich themselves,
aud poverty and dieanCction prevailed
in the land. Demands for money
from my province became larger and
more frequent. until az last they could
no longer he met IN q vigorous re
monstrance TO Sultana Mahpeiker and
hey advisers. 1 reviewed my conduct
during the whole term OF my pashalic.
insisting upon the impossibiiity OF in
creosi1g the tribute from Trebizond.
and requesting permission 10 resign
my office. Ny report did not reach
CouStantiuoQle until . few days after
the death Of Mahpeiker. who had been
assassinatcd by partisan OF Tarkhan.
About the time this intelligence WAS
brought 10 me. nay son. a charming 10y
OF ffteen the delight and hope OF my
life. succumbed to malaria and l de-
termincd TO return 10 England.
The corrupt czU1I then ruling at
Corstantinople would. 1 was sure op-
pose my departure from Trebizond. Tor
q like reason and probably 10y similar
means that Signor Battsta's depar
ture from Constantinople was opposed
in lc22 OF this / had no doubt. and
ordered my conduct accordingly. escap
in- ID q AIuscovite merchant ship TO
Tagan-og. when I travelled slowly.
and with no incident worth the telling.
20 London. arriving IN the latter city
on Christmas eve in the year 1851.
bringing with me a goOdly store OF
Turkish money and Jewels. and the
zen chests Of seQuius just as they were
nine years before. and as they remain
even 10 this day.
December 81 am disposed 10 think
there are very few men who can look
back upon a long life with unmixed
satisfaction. but 4 hope tho larger
number Cc men are more happily cir
cumstsnced in this respect than the
old man who pens this record. There
remains but little Tor me 20 ten. and
am weary OF writing about myself.
Al Holderlurst I found ny brother
Mathew alive and happy in the COM
QanionshiD az lis wife and sons and
daughters. as. thank God lie is TO-
day. And now twenty years have
passed since / returned 20 Enriaud
au o. which except q brief ana fruit
less visit which ] made 90 Venice n
1850 10 discover the heirs OK Signol
Pletro Simonal have been passed IN
this quiet English village where / wal
born. The alchemical Investigation.
with which have occupied my ieisur'
have failed 10 yield the results l haC
hoped for. and my only wish now il
) that ny life (Which By many sign
know Is now surely tending 10 III
3 close may be prolonged sufficient.
, 20 allow me % found a hospital for TIT
p poor OF ST Edmupd's Bury with th
. Venetian seQuins which Tor safetl
!. have lain 80 many years lmmured il
4. the AbbOtt-s Cell beneath this house
E Ia Il too much 20 pray for. that 10.
r Maker shall regard the charitable &C
b 1 contemplate as some slight atone
+ ment FOR my bitterly repented renur
b citation OF the faith Of my fathers an
r OF the rsotous excuses Of my youth an
. middle agef Truly do l now we
a perceive that Lust is a fame whic
b RACES ferccly and expires. while Loy
z endures forever and Is clothed wit
: immortal youth
: ROGER TRUEMAN.
= To be continued.