THE SULTAN AND HIS PASTRY.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 1580, 11 March 1887, Page 3

THE SULTAN AND HIS PASTRY.

One of the Sultan's weaknesses is a fondness for confectionery, and a story coming fresh from Constantinople shows that he does not spare expense in indulging it. " A short time ago," writes a correspondent," a German confectioner travelled from Moscow to Constantinople in the hope of securing a situation. Being of an inquisitive turn of mind he determined to get a sight of the Sultio, and so kept a look out in likely places. At last the opportunity came, and, as the Sultan was driven past, his German admirer vigorously saluted him. Unaccustomed to such an exhibition of cordiality, one of the Sultan's officers thought it best to inquire if it had any significance, and so the German was for the time taken possession of. His explanation proving satisfactory, his innocence so clear, and the avowal of his avocation, moreover, creating evident interest, the man was dismissed with a present snl an injunction to turn up the next day with clean skin and new clothe*. The result of the second interview was that the confectioner was set to making pantry as a test of his power in this art, and bin success was so complete that be was engaged right off at a salary of 500 piastres per month. But better luck still awaited him. The pastry found its way to the Sultan's table, and his Highness was so pleased with it that be made the Btranger from Germany bis confectioner at once, with 1,000 piastres a month for making tarts." As both sides are pleased with the arrangement made,—the Sultan with his confectionery, and the German with his pay, the outside world can have nothing to say.