The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-08-11

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OF AL the stampedes You Ever Saw.
ing up mat will let no foreigners with
+ a pockethook escape
IL took US an hour 10 go through the
harem, and il was more like going
through the quarters OF the working
women Of n home laundry in the tene-
ment district of a large city, than a
comic opera. as we had been led to
expect by what we had read OF harems
When we went into the harem I think
dad was going TO insist on having the
women dance for him, while he sat on
a throne and threw kisses at the most
beautiful women in all the world. but
before we had got around all the box
stalls think if any of them had start
ed 10 dance dad would have stampeded
in a body
We finally got back to the great mar
bic room where the sultan was sleeping
in a stuffed chair. surrounded by his
staf. and one Of them woke him Up. and
he asked dad what he thought Of the
home life of crowned head and dad
said il beat anything he had ever seen.
and he should recommend TO his govern
men that the harem system be adopted
in America. and actually the sultan
seemed pleased. He said as an evidence
Of his love for America he wanted to
present 70 the president. through dad so
OF his wives. and If dad would indicate
where he wanted them delivered. they
would be there. Johnny on the spot. or
words TO that effect.
At first / thought dad would faint
away. but I whispered to him that it
would be discourteous to decline a pres
ent. after giving the sultan q gold mine.
and that may be the old man would be
so mad, II he declined the wives. that be
would tie stones TO our legs and sinh
US in the BosphOrous. so dad rallied and
said on behalf Of his government. he
would accept tho kindly and thoughtful
gift Of his highness. and that he would
cable for a war vessel TO take the wives
20 his own America. and he would notify
the sultan when to round them up and
load them on the vessel.
Well sir do not know what possessed
me 70 make a scene before We got out
Of the presence Of the sultan. hut II all
came 10 me sudden. like an inspiration
comes 20 a poet. had been eating some
fruit that | bought in a paper bag. and
when had eaten the last OF Il. won
deTed what would do with the bag. and
then ! thought what fun it would be to
blow the bag M and suddenly burst it.
when all was still So ! blowed up the
lag. so It was as hard as bladder. and
tied a string around the neck. and
waited. ! did not think how afraid
everybody in these old countries is OF
bombs, or never would have done It,
honestly
The sultan was signing some papers.
and looking out of the corners OF his
eyes to see if anybody was present who
was suspicious and cad was getting
ready 10 make a salam and back out
Of the presence Of the ruler Of Turkey.
when | got behind some Of the officials
who were watching the sultan. and laid
my paper bag on the marble floor. and
/ IL was as still as death. and all you
could hear was the scratching Of the
pen, when | jumped up in the air as
/ though / had a 1T. and yelled Allah"
and came down with my whole weight
on the paper bag. and OF all the STAN.
| pedes you ever saw. that was the worst.
You know what a noise il makes to
bust a paper bag Well this was the
toughest old bag I ever busted. and IL
sounded like cannon fired down cellar
somewhere. and the air was full or dust.
and before could get up the sultan had
tipped over the table and run yelling
into another room. praying to Allah"
and all tho stan had lit out for tall tim
Der, and there was nobody left hut dad
and the unique and myself. and the
unique took dad by the arm and started
for the door and we were fired out
As went out of the room looked
around and there was a Turks head
sticking out Of every door. to see how
many had been killed by the bomb. and
as we got out doors. dad said: Now we
have to get out Of Turkey before night. or
we die. Ne for Egypt. boy. II We can
catch boat before we are drawn and
CHARTERED" So here goes for Cairo
Egypt. Your only.
HENNERy.