The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-12-06
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ARABIAN NIGHTS tale

beautiful Young Greek Widow Is
Being Held at Ellis Island, New
York City, With the Friend Who
Rescued Her From Her Slavery in
Damascus.
The immigration authorities al
Ncw York are in an awkward posi-
ten as to the course to be pursued IN
the case of a Greek girl Of unusual
beauty now prisoner ON ELLIS Is.
sand. With her Is q man who says
to is her protector and guardian,
rcthing more. The girl is Marie
Aopila. ....
According to the story Of her cous-
| in, Mrs. Half Hebella. wife of q
merchant, who lives at No: l7S At
Unite avenue, Brooklyn, this young
woman is refugee from a harem
II which she was held prisoner
Line years. The man with her, An
tonic Jahara, q fellow countryman
and long time admirer OF the girl
helped her to escape srom the har'
EN-.
Marie Hoplla and Jahara admitted
20 the immigration authorities that
:bey are not married, but they con-
tended that under the unusual con.
iitlons OF the girls flight her com
ramon from motives Of friendship
could do nothing else than escort he1
who had been the slave Of Pasha
safely to America.
The two arrived on the American
,.ner New YORK on Sunday. Ellis
Isjand is now investigating the case
Mrs. Hebella, the Brooklyn cousin oi
the girl, in letter to Commissions
Williams set forth the romance OF
the Greek girl.
Marie Hopila, the letter says
was married according to the custom
of her people when thirteen years
old Shortly after her marriage he1
husband died. The girl widow
skillful at needlework, then support.
Ell herself by sewing. She was sit.
ting In front Of tae place where she
lived In. Damascus busy. with hel
Ieedle one day as Pasha. passed
that way. -.
The Pasna was captiyated by the
beauty Of the girl widow. First he
attempted to WOO her openly, but
Marie did not like the Pasha, al.
though he was rich and powerful
She repulsed him, repelled all hls
advances and ran away from him.
But the Pasha was crafty. Deter.
mined not to be baffled In his pur.
suit OF the young beauty, he employ.
Ell a woman to seek out Marie, gain
Ter confidence and invite this girl tc
his home to be employed as needle
woman. Having the child widow
within his house, the Pasha took hel
forcibly and put her in his harem.
Marie Hopila had faithful friend
In Jahara, who had known her al
the time of her marriage. He sough'
her after her disappearance, kept III
his search for nine years, and al
last was informed by one of his ser
wants that she was an inmate of the
Easha's harem.
Jahara disguised himself. as ped
dler, called at the Pasha's house, SOL
his wares at loss, led on the greedy
Pasha to patronize him further
gained the confidence Of The Pasha's
servants and after three or founl
months succeeded In entering the
Iasha's harem, met Marie and quick
ty arranged with her a plan Of es
cape.
She Is communlcant of the
Greek Church. She begged her lord
az she had been a prisoner for min:
years. to allow her to attend church
! outside the harem. At last he con
sented. and in a month, guarded b,
two slaves, the girl started fol
church.
On the way she broke from he
attendants, Joined Jahara and will
him took a. steamer from Damascus
for Marseilles, whence they made
their way to Southampton, Eng
land. In southhamptop they com
rnunicated with Mrs. Hebella ant
following her advice came to New
York.
Mrs. Hebella has appealed to thI
Com missioner Of Immigl alton not t
deport her cousin to Southampton
as Great Britain will surely send he,
Lack 10 Damascus, where almost Ger
tain death awaits her.