New-York tribune., 1906-04-28
CASTER CASTLE. NEAR YARMOUTH.

'eaIs- Next you stop at little jewel booth,
ana before you can explain your wishes a shower
{" trnkets is poured into your hands silver fill
gree work, beautiful Jaipur enamel stun like no
other Jewelry under the sun. damascened gauds
that tempt one 10 spend a fortune on the instant
You buy Jaipur bracelet and jewelIer leaves
you with all his golden wealth in your hands
or within the easiest reach possible and disan
pears to make change He stays away quite
long enough for you 10 make off with all his
treasures thus displaying a childlike confidence
in your honesty which not one in a thousand
OF your own countrymen would dream Of emu
lating. Later, however you learn that the mer-
chants trust is backed by secret police spies
who know the exact number of trinkets left in
your care
You have not yet found the Bagdad poriieres
that you promised your friend AT home, so YOU
renew the search and are again inveigled into
buying some lovely fraud that you have no par
ticular use for II viii come in very Well as
GIT you say 10 yourself comfouinely. You are
really beginning 10 weary Of the endless array
or gossamer wares, and the noise of buying and
selling grows almost insufferable You hurry
past the next dozen shops stop TO buy pair
OF gay turkish slippers and depart laden with
three pairs instead Of one. Then there are rht.
amber ornaments from the Black Sea too beau
tiul 10 pass without buying and. seeing that
80, ic"lg want "A necklace, the merchant
doubles his price, calling Allah 10 witness that
ne Is an honest man and can be trusted TO do
the night thing. You reflect that 50 is rather a
low price for string OF fiaWless amber. and 20
away sausncd- Later you discover thar your
b,g gold coloIed beads are a Turkish delusion
Al last YOU ma The Bagdad portieres ana Sc
teel Milat fieases AOu most which is not an
easy TASK, Tor the display is so bewilderingly at
tts-ctlNt 10 your Sombre Western eyes thar Won
l"-l IKE buying the entire lot. Al the Very last
moment You discover that YOU have not enough
available cash left TO pay for your selection so
you ofdef TIE poltsrcS TO your MOTEL
lherebg causing your OWN undOing. as you learn
on The following morning. when YOU find YOUR
set healescr bN an army Of valuable tapestry
Nenders who submerge you with petitions TO
BUY. You learn from that experience never on
any account. 10 give your name and address 10
Oriental merchant
The shopping tour of the Grand Bazaar is
linaiiy ended After hours Of confused wander
ing you are conscious OF a sensation OF being
lost beyond remedy. and suddenly rush Cf tonic
atmosphere grects you and YOU are out under
The blue dome OF heaven. with the friendly sun
shining Ia your face just il does u home IA
the place Of your hearts desire All al once
your tired nerves react and you feel quite your
natural self you thread your way between
the ragged begsars toward the nigh carved gate
of the inclosur@. And there, IN q of a har-
row. lies human figure twisted and ma rred
in the making but with a soul imprisoned I'm
that shapeess clay A little Withered arm
reaches toward you and you drop a COMA
silver sOin this fime-into The upturned palm
and hurry Out, not SO hastily. however but that
you hear alien voice say Cod bless you"
Later you ask about the cripple the hotel. and
are told that he has heen there for many years
a. The gate OF the Grand Bazaar asking for
aims and calling Gods blessing upon the de-
n0rs IN many languages IL is his one accom-
plishment. tho gift Of tongues and he rarely
- - h-S judgment OF natiorLlity"