Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-06-27
Ge Captain
OF the
Janizaries
BY JAMES NJ. LUDLOW
Copyishs. 1886. BY Dodd. Mead q Co
Cosyisht. 1890. BY james NJ Lsdow
BY JAMES NJ. LUDLOW

= copvishs. 1885. By Dodd. Mead q Co =
\ Cosynsh,. 1890. ty james NJ Lsdow
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TO rcr nururai ingenuity, now 30
quickened by necessity and hope, there
at length appeared an end thread Of
the tangle. The women Of the harem
relieved the tedium Of their existence
by making various articles. the con-
Of which might not mar the
delicacy Of their fingers. such as nee
diework upon their own clothing. GOV.
srings for cushions. curtains. tapes
tried hangings. spreads for touches.
cases In which the Koran could be kept
SO that even when being read It need
not be touched by the fingers, bags Of
scented powders and the like. Many
Of these articles were disposed Of at
the bazaars Of the city and the pro-
Ceeds spent by the odnlisks at their
own caprice, generally for CONNECTIONS
and gewgaws. At the time there was
quite n demand for articles made In
the harem. The agents for the sale Of
thVSt N'iS thS hSihuIo
attendants ut the harem, who had free
association with the bazaar keepers.
Sometimes these women sold directly
to individual purchasers without 60
ing to the trade places. An officer or
young citizen was often inveigled into
buying and paying exorbltant prices,
too. on hearing that some odalisk had
set longing eyes upon him and wrought
the purse or belt, the dagger sheath
or embroidered jacket, as u special ev-
idence Of her favor.
An old woman who, formerly a serv-
ant In the harem, had been given by
the mother Of Amurath to subaltern
officer as wife, but had long been a
widow, was permitted freely to enter
the haremllk and engaged as conven.
lent broker between those within and
those without. One day Morsinia In
giving her some Of her handiwork for
sale held up an elegant case of silk
containing several little crystals or
walls OF altar of roses.
"Kala Hanoum, do you know the
young Captain Ballaban?"
AYE; the Knight Of the Golden
Horn?" asked the woman.
"And why do they call him that2"
Because" she replied, "his head
CLOVIS like one, suppose"
"Yes. he is the man. Well, find him
Tell him any story you please about
my beauty"
IL need not invent one. must only
tell the truth to bewitch him." replied
the old dame, with real fondness and
admiration. But that will be din.
cult. can invent lie better than
describe the truth unless you help me. y
We'll" said Morsinia, tell him as
much truth about my appearance az
you can and invent the rest. Tell hin
let me see-that my eyes are US
bright as the stars that shine above
the Balkans"
do they shine there more brilliantly
than here, where they make their toilet
in the Bosporus?' asked the woman.
"Oh, yes" said Morsinia, "for the
air is clearest there Of any place Oh
the earth. Tell him, too, that my teeth
are as white rs the SHOWS that lie In
the pass Of Slatiza."
where Is thatY' querled the mes.
senger.
"Oh, It Is n grotto have heard OF
that lies very high up toward the sky
where the SHOWS are unsoiled by pass
ing through the clouds. which. you
know. always tint them. And then
tell him that altogether am as queen
ly as-as-well, as the wonderful Eliza.
beth Morsiney, the bride OF the Chris
tian king Sigismund."
Elizabeth Morsineyf Yes. will re
member that name II some day you
will tell me her story"
"That / will" said Morsinia. "And
tell the young officer that the odallsll
who made this lovely case has dream.
ed Of him ever since she was a child"
"He cannot resist that" said the
woman.
but you must sell It to no one else
And see this elegant sash Of cash
mere! ! will give 1t to you to sell on
your own account, Hanoum. II you
bring me some sure evidence that he
has bought the case Of perfume. And
be sure to tell him that just when the
sun Is setting he must go somewhere
alone and look ut the sun through each
Of the little Walls and he may see the
face Of her who sent them, for you
know that n true lover can always sec