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Updated: May 6, 2025
A deep color overspread, like the morning sunlight, Mohammed's countenance: "Master, you well know how to reward generously him who has done naught but his duty." "And now, my Mohammed," whispered Osman, softly, "or rather boulouk bashi, let me be the first to congratulate you. How proud and happy I shall be when I see Mohammed Ali, in his glittering uniform, marching at the head of his company.
It seems to me there may be some connection between the young boulouk bashi and the flight of the slave. Let us keep our eyes open, for our heads are at stake." And with gloomy looks they presented themselves to their master on their return to the palace, to inform him that they had made thorough search for Masa in the sheik's house, and had not found her.
The scenes of yesterday have taught me that, to preserve peace and quiet, it is necessary to have soldiers at hand. I have already dispatched a courier to the neighboring town, and a garrison shall hereafter stay here or at Cavalla. You, Mohammed Ali, I appoint boulouk bashi, or captain of this company that is to enter Cavalla to-morrow."
Now they were separated from the enemy by the canal only, but Cousrouf's cannon made impassible the one bridge that united the two shores. "Yet we must effect our passage to the other side," said Bardissi. "Yes, but the question is, how are we to do so?" said Mohammed. All the bim bashis and boulouk bashis, together with the beys and their kachefs, were called together in a council of war.
The newly-arrived soldiers are to be used this very day, and should be kindly and cordially treated. "Then tell me, bim bashi, how can I reward your lieutenant? I will gladly do so, if it is in my power." "You have the power, if you have the will. I beg you to give the boulouk bashi my position." "Give him your position! And what is to become of you?" "Of me?" said Osman, smiling sadly.
I will allow you a week's time in which to get possession of this runaway slave. If you do not return her, your heads shall fall! Remember that! Stop, one thing more: observe and watch the new boulouk bashi. Select some of my servants to follow him day and night, and to observe every thing he does, yet without letting him become aware of it, for he is a shrewd lad and a daring one, too.
Yet know this: If you do not tell me tomorrow morning where the boulouk bashi has passed the night, you shall both receive the bastinado, and after such a fashion that you will find walking anything but pleasant, and yet I will have you driven through the city in search of the information you are so slow in getting."
"Pardon me," replied the boulouk bashi, composedly, "but perhaps your excellency does not know what commands respecting these Mameluke beys were given the capitan pacha by his master, by the Sublime Porte." "I read in your countenance what the sultan's intentions and commands were, and see it in what has occurred.
Look down humbly when you pass him, and, if he insults you with word or look, step nevertheless respectfully aside. Let none of you dare to touch him to injure a hair of his head, or to seek his life with poison, the dagger, or any other weapon. Let the life of Mohammed Ali, the new boulouk bashi, be sacred to you all. Have you heard?" "We have heard, mighty master."
The young boulouk bashi, who stands in the admiral's boat, holds up a folded paper. It is an official letter, the large red seals that hang from it by silken strings show it to be such. The capitan pacha calls the attention of the Mameluke beys to the boat now rapidly approaching. "Alas, the service leaves one no time, not even a short hour, for recreation and merrymaking.
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