Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-06-22

the mischief of the whispcrer. the devil.
who slyly withdrawals. who whisper.
/ eth evil suggestions into the breasts
Of men. and from genIi and men,"
"Eut should this faily' asked Ma.
hoinct
"Ah. we shall then have TO try oui
strictly human remedies. This ailmeni
Is called by the Latin disciples of
, Gaicn demcntn. which signiiicth tina
! Tie mans mind. his natural thoughts
have gone away from him. We mus;
recall them. For this we must hav.
| sonc strong appeal to that which was
| his hottest passion or interest before
| lis mimi few away from Lin. DO you
know the absorbing humor OF this
| man? Was he n lover? lf 30. we mus;
! find the fair one who has robbed him
| II his better part. and. restoring her to
him. we shall restore him to himself"
"Nny." snid Mahomct. Captain BAL
'nban was never enamorcd Of woman.
| lie is n soldier-from tassel to shoc
| thong n soldier.
"Ah. then we have the remedy nt
| hand" said Murta. rolling his eyes ~
u reading the prescription in the mir
Give him command. military excite.
n,cnt. honors OF the field. When the
sclmitcrs glenn. then will reason flash
! again. And my science IL Mt fault II
| Tie simple summons to some high duty
! work not counter charm to break the
spell that Is on him. though II were
woven by the mystic dance Of all the
! gcnii and devils"
1--WE will try this last remedy first"
said Mahomet. DISMISS him. Let
him go as he will without hindrnnce
or seeming to follow until my orders
be brought him by his aga"
: The following day was not far nd.
vanced when Captain Ballaban was
| summoned to the sultan's tent. the r,l-
NOR Of his restoration to royal favor
! having been made to precede the sum.
mons. In fact. after the afYnir of the
! preceding afternoon Ballaban had MOI
tone to the seashore. but retired to his
own quarters. where he loyalty await.
I'd either his death summons or an I'm.
vitntion for some wild frolic with the
|
thought about neither but busted him.
self over plan for new gun carriage
he was going to submit to Urban.
With assumed stolidlty he entered
the royal tent. As he rose from his
obeisance upon the earth his majesty
embraced him with boyish delight.
"Your old self again. see your soul
| In x,nur fana ia ,yi,.a balf tho .,o,a,
ais In the empire rather than lose that
shock Of hair from my sight or the
glowing brain that is under 1t from my
councils"
There is no need tn lose II except by
cutting II or ut my shoulders" said
Ballabnn. falling in with the humor
Of the sultan. yet watchful not to be
taken unawares II In its fltfulness that
humor should turn.
II have u grand service for you II you
have skill and courage enough to exc.
cute It," said Mahomet, watching the
effect on his friend.
The captains eyes flashed with the
prospect us he said:
81 wait your plan. sire. Only let II
be bold"
II have no plan. You must make
one. would see II your brain IL as
square rs the pot YOU keep It in" said
the sultan. tapping him on the head
with jewelcd whip staff and adding:
1T II evident. captain. that we must
get possession Of the Golden Horn. for
so long rs the enemy hold that for
their harbor we cannot prevent their
-cprovisioning the city us they did yes.
terday. AMI few more such auxilia.
res Gs they brought-indccd. another
such leader as the Genoesc Giustiniani
would compel us to raise the siege.
How can we take the harbor? Our
boats cnn never raise the chain ut the
mouth"
THAT has been my problem since the
siege began" said Ballnban. II re.
member while In Albania as l lodged
one night In village l met with some
Italian officers who had come to offer
their swords to Castriot. They told
how they moved their fleet overland
several miles on n roadway Of timbers.
We can use that device The thing is
not impracticable. for there Is u de-
preston to the north of Galata through
which from the Bosporus to the inland
extremity Of the Golden Horn is but
five or six miles. Our vessels are not
large, could be transported with the
multitudes Of our troops. and on the
still water OF the harbor would soon.
by superior numbers, capture those Of
the Christians"
| "A good conception" said Mahom-
ct, "and II my reading has not been
ut fault the Roman Augustus did
something similar. 1t shall be done.
Let 1t not be said that the Ottoman
was surpassed in daring or difficulty
Of enterprise by pagan or Christian.
You shall perform 1t, Ballaban. The
woods above Galata will serve for
planking, and the engineers can be
spared from before the walls until It
is accomplished"
| A few days later large fleet Of the
Moslems was conveyed overland by
| means of q roadway of creased tim