Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-20

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| Tiers Imprisonment, plays from time
to time with extraordinary talent and
readiness.
Many details of Adults life the dep
uty learned from a friendly officer Of
the guard who tcld him that the har-
EN- o. the eX-sultan contains at pres
ent II women. They nurse him and
attend to him With admirable devo-
ton. Two members vi the harem died
lately. The youngest wife is % years
old She is said to be Circassian.
The ex-sultan fell in love with her
short time before his deposition.
She did not care to share his impris-
onment but was forced to do so, and
since then she has never stopped
weeping and sobbing. From time TO
time it has been said that she has be-
come insane and that the rest of the
harem women deplore that she should
lie removed from the villa. The au-
thorities' answer, however. was to the
effect that no person whatever must
on any account leave the place.
The suffering of the women is said
to be great. Abdul is getting more
and more whimsical in his mood. His
fits of suspicion, of rage, of Jealousy,
of cruelty are increasing with his age.
He allows the wives to walk in the
garden only for short time and then
never together. They go out in turns
at certain fixed hours.
Ab6ul himself never leaves the
apartments. At first he used to stroll
in the broad alleys OF the beautiful
r,,aNan1ant "
cry noise. every whisper or subdued
cough, every rustling of the leaves
frightened him. and he abandoned his
strolls.
His young son leads sad existence
In this gloomy solitude. He must not
see anybody; he has no friends. only
rarely is he allowed to promenade IN
the garden. He seldom sees his IA
Their, for the latter mistrusts even him,
and receives only those who attend TO
his immediate needs. The son is PIN
ing away in desolation for the sins OF
his father.
The deputy heard the boy play the
violin. He is something of a vlrtuoso
and has mastered the symphonies OIL
Beethoven. He plays with much feel-
ing and shows a prediction Tor saa'
melancholy compositions. He IS very
fond of the "Elegie" of Ernst FIRE.
ouently he plays late at night ana the
immersion produced is exceedingly
sad
The person whom Abdul favors most
in his exile is a eunuch, the only one
who out of a host of eunuchs express
sed a desire to accompany the ex-sul-
Iisa j
served by him very faithfully and pa
tiently. Both master and euhueh arr
now very old and decrepit ana 'tei
DAYS of existence are measured
one evening the deputy was watch-
ing from the upper story OF ms mouse
Abdul occupies the upper story OF ,he
villa. and the Venetian shutters oil the
window were all down.
~ could see "a feeble, hickerliis
liehf moving to and fro, says the
panntv "Presently the shadow oil u
human figure stopped at corner
,,.;ndow The blind was lifted ana the
window opened. / saw first the piacK
eg,,re Of the eunuch. | could well
5istingnish it, as he carried lamp
which illuminated his features
..soor afterwards the figure OF the
e,rmer Padishah appeared 1t is an
| ee,,It for me to say what | eXactiS
| 80 ~ This moment. After all ne was
,at lrng ago our Khalif. | almost 1eit
,,,a1,ned 10 shout 'Padishahim tchoN
vasba,, dong live the sultan. bue
| that would have been fatal there
| earo only looked on IN perfect silence
usine also my opera glasses.
H ..AId,l was dressed in white. ms
.a,,ow haggard face contrasled
strangely with his jet black pearo. ne
&c tbe latter very regularly ana as
u.s,,a,,sIy could well distinguish ms
$50 rgure. his nervous movements
his unsteady step, his wanoerlne go rs
wes he thinking of fiioiz hiosA. u
,is former omnipotence, OF HIS VIZ
.imsq Who cold tell! .,u.,o
"I witnessed another charactei '..,e =
.ai. Of his. One day he saw from MS
u.indow poor trembling pessai oii
iieo ~. side of the road, and ne at
'i'e - . little silver coin ana Or
once So r. should be handed TO the
| beggar. 49,, obevpd. but he
| eava the beggar not the eoin =. ~.
a. hut an equivalent piece rom NJ, ~,
49,. ,ocket. The eX-eultah
oml yas sent to the chief authori's
PEE a,'arnment has given. strict or
me .,,at every article, however IN
uei cant which Abdul IS senoihs
sig liz, hia abode should be minute
oul sor,rulously examined.