Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-02

to be a hollow casting, and yet, when
shaken, something within ratified
family, as though when the molten
metal was cooling g!asQIe TONED
inside, into which a few loose frag-
1t apparently had not been made
to represent amy benign Chinese
god; the aspect OF the yellow figure
was anything hut benevolent. The
features were terrific; scoWls IN
tested its grotesque countenance;
three tenirg bToWS ben inward; angry
eyes rolled in apparent fury; its
double gesture with sword and jave-
lin was violent and almost humor-
ously menacinS. And Ruhannah
For a little while the child played
doll with the yellow Devil and then
rescuins her by the aid OF fairy
prince which She herself had de-
signed, smeared with wateF-colors,
and cut out with scissors from
piece Of cardboard.
remaining treasures in the wonder
box. These consisted of several vol
umes containing photographs, others
full of sketches in pencil and water
color, and a thick roll of glazed
linen scrolls covered with designs IN
The photographs were of I'll sorts
landscapes. rivers. ships in dock,
dry docks. and at sea; lighthouses,
forts, horses carrying soldiers armed
with 3ances and wearing the red fez;
artillery on the march, infantry,
groups OF officers, ali wearing the
same sort Of fez which lay there in
fierr WiIne..s bcx of olive wood,
There were drawings, too.
sketches Of cannon. Of rifles OF
swords: drawings OF soldiers IN va
,ious gay uniforms, all carefully col
ogcd BY hand. There were pictures
Of ships, from the storms OF when
the crescent flag floated lazily;
sketches OF great, ugly-looking OBJ,
jects which her father explained
were Turkish ironclads. lie name
.'ironclad' always sounded menaciHg
and formidable to the chile, ana the
forbiddine pictures fascinated her
Then there were scores and scores
If scrolls made out Of slippery Wh!
linen, on which had been drawn a.
sorts of. most amazing cometrica?
Plans" hct father ex- med
vaguely. And, when pressed by re-
iteTate>. questions: plans for mill
tary WORKS, ! believe-forts, docks
barracks, fortified cuts "a, snd dnb bridge IS
understand, Ruhanuah:"
"Whc did draw them. daddy
"a German friend OF mine, Herr
:: rad Wilmer
What FORE
q think his master sent HIM to
Turkey to make those pictures.
"FoI the Sultan?"
mo. for h;g EMPEROR
"Why?"
81 d2n't exactly know. Rue"
At this stage OF the congregation 6n;gs it}t
asr fat oo U.s. h laia SSl for the H
inevitable narrative soon to be de-
manded of MIN.
Then, although having heard the
story many times from her crippled
ia theirs lips, but never weary OF the
repetition, the child's eyes would
grow round and very solemn in prep
aration for her next and inevitable
question:
And old Herr Wilmer die, daddy
Yes, dear"
Tell. mel"
We'll. it was when l was a mis-
sonary in the TrebiZond district, and
your mother and | WENT"
And me. daddy? And me, too?"
Yes: you were little baby in
arms. And we all went to Gallipoll
rev school which was built for lit
tie Mohammedan converts to Chris
tlanity-'
Did I see those little Christian
children. daddy?"
Yes. you saw them. But you are
too young to remember"
Tell ME. Don't stop!"
Then listen attentively without
!nterrupting, Rue: Your mother and
you and l went to Gallipoli; and my
friend, Herr Wilmer, who had been
staying with us at a town called
Tcha rdak, .came along with US to at
tend the opening of the American
school.
And the night we arrived there
was truoble. The Turkish people,
urged on by some bad officials in the
s'anjak. came with guns and swords
and spears and set fire to the mis-
sion school.
They did not offer to harm us. We
had already collected our converts
and our personal baggage Our car
avan was starting. The mob might
not have done anything worse than
:urn the school if Herr wilmer had
rot lost HIS temper and threatened