Good Stories.

Wairarapa Standard, Issue 2067, 13 May 1887, Page 2 (Supplement)

Good Stories.

BaOOf Pasha, one of the Brand ' oners when “the great Field’’ was at L'.r.-’.anti-nople, did not take kinuly to Mr. AL.-on, the eccentric secretary to the hngh-u l-.mlas-«v. One day, the author of '■ V. tin I. ml Stratford in the Crimean ar” teds ns, wh-.n Mr. Allison called on Raouf, the latter t-uk no notice of him, but remained lolling on a sofa. Annoyed by this t r-.-atment,th.- visitor walked about the room with bis banns in Ids pocket*, whistling a tune an I Ivking at the nictates. A horrid d d mettle thereupon rime up to him and whispered that the individual on t’r c s fa was the (Pan i Vizier himpelf. " Imp ■jsiiile!" exclaimed. Mr. A lison, aloud, in Turki-h. “That must be some flunkey. Tie-firr.n l Vizier would receive me like a eentioman.’’ Tin bronchi Ka uf to bis boatings. but later on he tried to pay <■•!! the insolent Briton in his own Coin. In the midst of th-or coiivorsatl n he suddenly broke i :T, savinj the hj ear i f prayer ha! arrive 1. an i kn it down at the end of the s -fa. Too M ;-.-liman prayers cr. I with a furious ii--nuaci.a:i.'n of all infidels, and when the Brand Vi/itr ■•ume to this part he r-ill-d it o-,- in a stentorian voice as if 1-veiled aeren-t his visitor, who knew cnonch Arab:-' to understand that a deliberate irouk was tnt- tided by the emphasis laid i n the Words. Tb-> nv-u-satlon being renerve 1, by aa-l-by Mr. Ai.:-'.a Jo. he 1 at Ids watch, and, declaring that his 1.-iur f-.-r pray..r bad arrived, he went to the other end ■ f the sofa, where he performed a variety of c- -tares an! gaiafi- xi n.-, ending with a v ■■--f t-cis anathema against all links and otin r nnbi'ii-ver? in the indy Christian fal'ii. fit s was delivered in pure Arabic, and wi. r n it was lini.-bed the ccccntricsoeretr.ry walked i if, without taking the srcl.t- »t n -lice uf the raging Turk.

Mr- Francis Francis, the w ii known authority on ti-h ari l ti-hing, saysanKnghsh paper, was at at one time much annoyed by the machinations i f the I.ca barocin :i. ami I hi' is h<v.v he dof.-atc-l them. It was his 1.a0.t as a boy to gr-aml-hait smusp is on no river Lea Ur three r-r four days a:. I 1.v.3 ti-li it f r bream. The bargemen, when lb -y saw him fi-hing knew ti.at the -.vim l.a-C been prepare i. ami f.-.-i. as they pa—„d by, to invaie it with a ca-timg net. thereby away the fish b ; . ..1 taken the trouble to attract. s-attenug t;..- great 1 alii.f ciav. bran, ami ern-he i p mi os wbien he had sunk ta tee .i- i lbs. an i lo'eiiy eii-ig lis sp >rt. Mr. Tunis ti ■ a h■g-i,.,ad with brick-'., .is. s’n idod i’ with loiteri. ■■ ks. threw it in t., ■ r.VM, and li-iied by it. r.v .in.' a ie-.ro man. who. seeino Mr. . ran : s li'i.ii.o. hj . i d bis casting-net. with many injurr :s . xp;osii'.r.s. directly t n tin'j.. t oii- ;• ti.e i!-at. Ti.c net. a new . no. w-rth - t.'« r A'i —.-a loin lie' tenterb k d i-arr ~.v:d -he barge proc-.- i. 1 npe-n rs course : i a the har-teman Cold 1 n > m-oe l;.v;i in the ba:r i than the - ink’ n ball . f a man- f-war. S . after a violent struggle, tr.• f rave way, and lb burgee. .n d.s.p----|..-a::d bead ti:- 1 .1 .wn the ia.’.d-. r into bis < .ioin. the poi.sie i nails in the s-ks of his fh. es gleaming like a transparent streak of lightning m the summersua.

Once there waa a man who Went down Ir-tn Atlanta ..nee a m nth and cleaned out the M icon I. ys at j -k;r. tine rainy night tn ■ Atlanta man w nt rt .wn, an i after s tto.r «as - ate iat the tai 1., ii.t the t- ' were tixed f r him. A small hj -le had be en b. r, 1 in ti.e c-.-ilin. ju>t i.vo-r the ta.bl \ ami a wire r .n through the ceiling and d-.wu the tile an i ti-.r of the rr-m until u rcachcel the s; le . t the (aide opposite the dre tied p.kcrjiia; -T. Here ti.e wire was fastened to a p: ••{ wo.-i against winch tiie sitter kept f, e ; t. In tins way it we- intended that la- taaa above the ceiling could s;e the At.aata man's l.an 1 and c .mmnnicate j-..titers by slight i.-rks ■ f the wire. That r.i.v.t the AUauta sp >rt lost heavily. At first he t! t ii.s lack be. 1, bn* the cards weic p - l.an i he rr.entallv oaieu’aicd that someimiig : I'M ba i irk was fan- ;-.j his rn o’e y t- - ' -a tie.- tb:r si ie •■: ti: • tabic by the iv. i: ;s. Tiie Men b-ys wh , re in t : ,e - wre in inch ;c 1n; .y-.- the yi" T nai.y In' Atlanta man .Might cm. ’: '■ 'due d-wn l.y Ids o ••>. ' a’ : bM-- iup hj s cinbrolia and r.a.s.d it a: V : h- ad. Tuts -'nut .ft the vie wof th n.-n ao-ve, : ,n lin a short time t..j Atlanta -n m i.n l w n back bis money an 1 cie.aued ■ ,t ti.e Ma? a i.-y.-.

It is recorded <i an eminent Anemia ban . a i rial- . mat, after iiavit..; narrowly w.v ■ itv .b.m-.-av.r of ti •• .v.ai| tins . f tlu In fi'tiry ber.cn in the H: U C .m----iti.- and i- -c ti tir ■ at a highly • lit. ai him-, if. and tv rxtr.-in: .-iij nv ' i i..nei: ■; ■ .t ti iirhm.r in fu-t gallery. •• What ,t pity :: i' lii.it t!i to g.-ar-r wear b-- -ts an I t;:-k ngW : T i ti;; in-jr,irics of hj s friend a -fauneii tial ?t—as t*> fits nivanaia, it ret an -1 era-ive answers. an lit was i r.lv ia r Pc:-, net •aor i « oral c Jleaguv- f the l-arm, 1 -.vat itn.an that the myst-ri .us nttvr.aa- ; ".it txplaim. 1. Tv vintm-ur r.dvo -at.’, its- :■ !. wa- a • ■ -' me i li attnvte liis mw • ■ ;a t:i.- it -s fXaimnati -a i i r.v i- .var.- -- s t .tv prvnv ~{ ir.t--r. l l v war irrV-d 11s . spore n-v was ; -.at ■■ i. that ti;-- w rVngs i f an inVsta.T; ia.aj ti-n. ti, •;-h tUy ! ..v. an , .-f f. ■ ■ r,- v .- r . ; ., m ,- a.way- t• ■ - a :ti t.. ■ tA.f.aa;.- .( t.;s l--;-

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