The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-22
A MAN IN A
BOAT
By ETHEL HOLMES


and the sea of Marmora, is one Of til
most attractive streams OF water Il
the world All manner Of craft ar
sailing and steaming back and fortl
and across II, while the shore on eli
Their side, especially the European, Il
lined with attractive buildings.
On the European side of the Bospo
rus-the side on which Constantinopl,
is built-a portion OF the water from
is a park or garden free TO the public
One day a Turkish woman, whose
daughter was in delicate health and
needed the air, took the girl TO this
i, place and, seating themselves near the
margin of the water, looked out on the
many boats plying back and forth
across II. They were the only persons
about. and any one passing on the walk
behind them could only see their backs,
their faces being turned to the water.
Lift your veil. dear" said the moth
breeze. No boats are passing near us,
and your face cannot be seen"
The girl lifted her veil and, resting
her head against her mothers shoulder.
enjoyed the constantly moving piano.
rama and the breeze cooled by the wa
ter. At times she closed her eyes for
a brief nap, and her mother fell asleep.
The daughter, after one of her cat maps,
on opening her eyes found herself look
ing straight into the face Of young
man sitting in boat not dozen yards
from her. And the young man was
gazing upon her rapturously.
Margaritza, the young lady, instantly
dropped her veil, but not soon enough
to shut out the effect of that hand
some, youthful face, those admiring
eyes. The young man, who had ap-
preached without being seen or heard
and had rested on his oars, gazing on
the dazzling beauty, pulled away, but
not so far but that he could keep the
two women in sight. Margaritza saw
him far out In the stream and knew
that to see her, even at distance, was
pleasure to him.
In time the girl awakened her moth
er. They arose and walked away, for
time keeping on the shore westward,
then, turning inland, ascending rise
in the ground to the house in which |
observe them from the water and saw |
them go into their home
1t was not long after this that a
Of marriage was made for
hand. Marriages In Tur
key are made by the parents Of the
young persons, who are not permitted
to see each other until after the we'd
ding. Margaritza, from whose mental
vision the young man who had seen
her from his boat had never been
1immed, was filed with grief at this
application. The social standing Of
he sutton and his financial condition
we're all that could be desired. and his
suit was met with favor by Margarit
,a's parents, so there was nothing for
ler to do but yield to her fate.
And yet, though there was something
lreadful In her marrying with the
memory of the vision she had seen
constantly before her, why should she
lot do so? She had no reason to sup
,ose she would ever again see the man
Who through that brief vision had cap
ured her heart. And even If she did
lie would not see her, for it Is not per-
nitted in Turkey that a man shall look
pom the face of any woman except ,
is wife or one Of his own blood.
While the preparations for the we'd I
ing were being made Margaritza ,
bowed no interest in them. On the /
ontrary, she grew thin and pale. Her '
ealth, which after her visit to the i
ank of the Bosporus seemed to Inn 1
rove, was again delicate. Her mother h
frequently took her to the river, but t
-ithout the previous effect. One day t
Iargaritza while there saw the young r
ian she had seen before go by in his T
pat, but since all Turkish women be-
e yelled, look alike, he did not recog-
lie her. How she longed to lift her
Ill and call to him! But even had her :.
other not been present and now :
wake she would not have done>so, for :,
lis for Moslem girl would have been =
lmodest And what panied her was :.
at while she was plunged In grief on =
count of him he seemed contented
I'd happy. :,
The day of the wedding finally came b
ound. The wedding guests were as /,
mbled in the grpon's house-not at =,
e brides house, as in Christian coun- =,
were looking over the wed u,
ng presents while waiting for the
ide to be brought. Then it was an >,
unced that she was at the door. The a.
DOM passed out to receive her, the
ests lining up within. leaving a pas =,
ge for the psir to enter. .
Nargaritza stood yelled waiting for a.
r betrothed who In another mo- :.
mt emerged from his house with 81
* of supreme happiness on his face.
ID behind Margaritza's veil that look
S repeated, though more intense in
ltrast with the dolorous expression
It it replaced For the groom's face TO-
s uncovered, and she recognized the US
n in the boat. IN
having watched to see where she go
Mt after she had left the bank of the i h'
sporus, he had only to inquire who IN
was and make a proposition for
hand. But he dared not reveal him. We
ne ono uho had seen tho foe o> tul
girl he proposed for. This would eu
Turkey have created a scandal and ca
1ld likely have resulted in his ap- I'M