Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-04-05
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CHAPTER Mi.

ulii OH AEOHidS zoe, representa-
tive in this country OF King James of
England. Your passports and your let
ter Of introduction accidentally came
into my hands last night, and you may
thank God that it was so, for had it
fallen out otherwise it is impossible to
say what might have become of you.
The causes which have produced your
recent experiences are quite clear to
me. You have not been so unfortu-
nate as in the circumstances might
pain further, console yourself with
the knowledge that your ten chests OF
seQuinS are quite safe and SO il your
2ird!e, yoUr passports and your Eng
fish money, and that YOU are free to
take them when and where you choose.
Know then that we are in the second
week OF September. and that less than
five months ago Constantinoplc was
the scene of a bloody revolution. The
JaHi@Saries, inccnSed by deferred pay
mcltS. broke through Ill restraints of
authority on learning that Sultan 9th
man CONTEMPLATED pilgrimage to
Mecca. the expense of which they con
ccived hodcd IL for the Satisfac ion OF
their claims. This turbulent and pow
eriul military body broke down the
outer gates of the Sierra clio. and with
angry demonstrations demanded III"
heads OF the Sultan's Ministers VINO
had advised the sacred journey. For
the moment the discomfort of the jar
iSsariCS was appCased with fair words
but The Government was IN pad way,
with an incompetent Sultan, dire lack
of money. and but feeble support Of
any sort, it was necessary that some
vigorous measures should he adopted
The rlema met secretly and resolved
to Ccposc Sultan Gilman, who was
soon afterward decoyed into one OF
the seven towers which compose this
building, where he was strang!ed by
an eX-Vizier assisted by three pashas
This step, while it effectually disposed
of the pilgrimage question, raised
other questions vastly more momen-
tOus to the State Mustapha, who was
Othman's predecessor, and had him.
self been depoSed is again installed
Sultan, though he cannot, think, hold
his high office for long his conduct
being that of a lunatic. The treasury
being almost empty, ana money ur-
gently needed, the Admiral Pasha was
instructed to make rcpriSg.s ON Nene-
tan vessels for indignities inflicted on
the faithful by Venetian traders at
Rhodes and Cyprus. There have been
no complaints to the Porte Of any
such indignities-for the reason, rs |
suppose, that no such indignities have
been committed, but the Admiral
Pasha understood his orders in the
spirit in which they were issued, and
hence the capture of the Venetian fri
gatoon in which you came hither. 1t
was seen that YOU were not of the
Italian race, and you and your effects
were set aside for special considera-
tion-a consideration delayed by the
turbulence of the times, which en-
crosses the attention of all the officers
Of State. 1t was last night when the
Grand Nizier put your English papers
into my hands for Interpretation. |
perceived within a little. what had Oc-
Cured, and exercised such power as l
have for your benefit. Your property,
uninjured and complete, is at my
house, and there it is that l would adj
wise you to come and stay for the pres
emit With regard to the captain vino
has your ring I could by my word
cause his heau to be brought to you at
once on dish, but you have not been
in Turkey long enough to be indiffer-
ent to the sight, and indeed his fault
scarce merits the penalty"
No words can adequately express the
transports Of joy with which l drank
in the generous declaration of Sir
Thomas Roe. When l was a school
boy at st. Edmund's Bury | saw n
thief standing on a gallows, his arms
bound and his neck in a moose, with
the hangman at his side ready to turn
him Off, but the kings pardon at that
moment arriving, the halter was re-
moved from his neck, his arms I'M
bound, and he was led back to prison.
Nothing can efface from my memory
the expression of that mans face
while the kings pardon was being
read out to him, and / think | must
have felt somewhat as the Suffolk rob-
Der felt on that occasion. My thanks,
however briefly expressed, We're very
fervent. and l felt faint with pleasur-
able excitement when Sir Thomas rose
to leave and babe me accompany him.
The two young Turks who had guard
ed me threw wide the door to allow OF
our departure, and bowed to my pro-
tector so humbly that their fOreheads
touched the carpet. ! would have re-
warded them for the kindly treatment
/ had received at their hands, but |
had nothing wherewith to do so, and
the opportunity passed.
After descending n great number of
eteps and threading our way through
some paved courts not much unlike the
courtyards Of an English castle, my
protector and at last reached a pub
lie street, where awaited us six ne
groes with two fine horses. SirThomas
and having mounted the horses they
were led by two negroes, with negro
walking on either side of each rider
And in this manner VIC proceeded to
Pera, where Sir Thomas Roe's house
was situate. Our progress through