The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-11-04
GREEK STUDY OF SULTAN.
Picturesque and Dramatic Sketch Of
Abdul Hamd.


The following extracts are from
the Pail Mall Magazine. The article
is written by a Greek:
"The sultans nose of late has be-
come more hooked. A stronger nous
tache, dyed like his hair, which his
delicate. thin hand often caresse6
with a mechanical gesture, now con-
ceals almost entirely the upper lip,
which is thin and hard. The lower
lip has become slightly thicker and
has accumulated somewhat sensual
| expression The line of determine
ton which completes the character
of his mouth, so interesting for the
physiognomist, is also deeper and
more apparent The fattened tenn
pies, with the widely separated or
bits, have become more hollow, and
in the depths of the eyes, now half
hidden under the dropping eyelids
and heavy lashes, seems to be smoul-
dering the vacillating fame Of his
glance. The eyes are the most dis
concerning part of this GompleX ply
siognomy. Rejecting usually uneasy
melancholy, at other times they will
stare for long time into vacancy,
as though absorbed in thought, and
then, if flash of anger or fear light
ems up the dark gray iris--tbe color
of stormy sky-they instantly be-
come keen and alert, and cause those
whose glance they meet a painful i'm
preston that can be borne only after
long familiarity.
mot only is the life of man who
is troublesome to him of little ac-
count, but spilled blood seems to
calm and soothe his shattered nerves,
always stretched to the swapping
point At night, before going to
Sleep says one of his chamberlains,
ne has some one to read to him. His
favorite books are those giving de-
tailed accounts of assassinatiOns and
executions. The stories Of crimes ex-
cite him and prevent his sleeping, but
as soon as his reader reaches a pas
sage where punishment falls upon
the criminal, the sultan Immediately
becomes calm and falls asleep His
nature, judging from his acts, is not
a kindly one. When Neby Agha exc
cuted the unfortunate Grand Vizier
Midhat Pasha and Hahound Della
leddin Pasha at Taifa, the sultan,
wishing to see the heads of his vic
~ no ! nI n . n
and sent to Constantinople. In this
also must be- seen a precaution in
spired by distrust, Abdul-Hamid wish
ing to be sure that his two enemies
were dead.
"The Padishah's mistrust of every
one is sometimes carried to a degree
bordering on mania. Kadri Pasha,
whom he had disgraced and appoint
ed vail of Adrianople, died some time
afterward. His remains were to be
inferred at Constantinople, and the
coffin containing the body was on the
way when the sultan suddenly or
dered that it Should be sent back to
the place whence it came-a sus-
picion having suddenly arisen in his
mind that possibly Kadri Pasha was
not dead after all, but that he was
perhaps attempting-lying in a coftia
to gain admission to the capital in
order to conspire against his master.
Another time, on the day following
the attempt on his life by Ai-Souavi
and the revolt at Tcheragan, both of
which incidents greatly upset him,
Abdul-Hamid called his first secre-
tary, who at that time was Ali-Fuad
Boy, led him to a window, and point
ing to the Sublime Porte, some miles
away, said, trembling with fear: DO
you see them? They have met yOn-
der to proclaim my DOWNFALL 'Who?'
asked the startled secretary My
minister's, replied the sultan. NV
own ministers are, now in the act Of