Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1907-10-06
B|SBEE TURK HAS
SPENT $1,000
ON BRIDE
Returned Home And Married
To Please His Father.-Will
Send For Bride He Left After
Three Days.

From the many foreigners working
in the mines of Bisbee may be Sc
cured STONE curious stories linked to
the customs of their native land. The
/ training Of oeiituTi les Is not easily
driven from their blood, and the min
Cling of the ideas impaired to them
in this country and their tendency to
retain the customs of their home land
often leads to some curious complica-
tons.
| A case in point is that of well ed
ucated Turk, who was at one time
worth over $1,000, but is now working
in one of the mines here in order that
he may send for Turkish bride upon
whom he spent $1,000, all the money
he had, and whom he left three days
after his marriage to her, with the
understanding that ne was to send for
her as soon as he had earned enough
in America to do so.
He has been back from Turkey only
few weeks. and is now at work in
/ one of the mines here. At his own
earnest request we withhold his name
but will tell some of the circumstances
leading up to his marriage.
About FIVE years ago, after gradual
| ing from one of the leading schools
of his native land, he decided that
| Turkey was too far behind the times
to suit him and so he babe goodbye
to his countrymen and came to Amer.
| 100 tho Iand of nrop,fSo Arrival hare
he mined awhile in the northwest and
| finally took up a section of timber
| land. This he sold to alb ig lumber
| company at prifit of $4,000. He then
| decided he would go back to Turkey
| and visit his people. This he did and
while there, his father, who was the
| high priest of the Mohammedan re-
ligion in the town in which he lived,
urged that before he returned to this
/ country he marry a Turkish girl This
| he reluctantly decided TO do and in
| six weeks he had met and married her.
| Upon his wedding he spent the whole
of his savings, which amount was r
quired, according to the customs of
his people, because of the rank of the
woman he married. Three days later,
after having talked matters ovr, he
and his wife separated, he coming to
this country and she remaining there
until he could send for her.
On his way to Constantinople to
take a ship to this country he fell in
with a Turkish gentleman to whom
he told all his experiences, and who
invited him to dine with linn when
they should reach ConstantinopIe.
This he agreed TO 90. When they
neared the city his companion excused
himself for few INMATES and then
appeared in the uniform of a high of.
ficer in the Turkish army Our friend
was now thoroughly frightened, for
he had spoken of how out of date
Turkey was, etc, and tried to break
his engagement.
This he was unable TO do, but be-
fore leaving he told some Americans
whom he knew that IL he did not show
up by a certain hour, to institute a
search for him. His fears proved
grouldless, however, for the officer
showed him over the city and told
him before leaving him that he under
stood his fears. but that what he had
been told would go no farther.
Arrived in New York, the subject
of this story was taken down with
fever, hut was cared for by distant
relative there, who nursed him until
he was well and gave him $3.50 and
happens to be here working in the
mines. Some day he will send for ais
Oriental bride. and together thy will
live out their life in the land of their
adoption.