Vietnam or Thailand ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Updated: June 17, 2025
From street to street they carried her, whirling along with them in a torrent of drunken enthusiasm everyone they chanced to fall in with on the way; and before them went the cry that the woman whom the others were carrying on their shoulders was the wife of Halil Patrona, the fêted leader of the people, and ever denser and more violent grew the crowd.
"'Tis my belief," said Halil, "that there were no miracles at all in the matter; but that the girl had so strong a will that by an effort she made herself dead to all tortures." "At last they came to a definite decision concerning this slave-girl, it was resolved to sell her by public auction in the bazaars to sell her as a common slave to the highest bidder.
Accordingly he handed the letter to the money-changer in order that he might give him full directions without so much as casting an eye upon the address himself. The money-changer examined the address of the letter, and forthwith was filled with amazement. "Halil Patrona!" cried he, "have you been taking part in the Carnival of the Giaours that you have allowed yourself to be so befooled?
He declared that the rebels had been playing fast and loose with his name, and that he knew nothing whatever of their wishes. "Then take with you the Chaszeki Aga and twenty bostanjis, and go in search of Halil Patrona, and find out what he wants!" commanded the Padishah. "It is a pity to give worthy men unnecessary trouble, most glorious Sultan," said Abdi Pasha bitterly.
They had never seen "a Constituzi"; they did not know if they would like it, and thought it was a "flam of the devil." Nor were they pleased to see the two Young Turk representatives, Halil and Khiassim Beys. Premi Dochi's successful scheme for the restoration to Mirdita of Prenk Bib Doda was a masterpiece, which might have well led to the autonomy of Albania.
Sulali returned to the Seraglio. "Halil permits the Chief Mufti to live, but he demands death for the three others," said he. At these words Achmed sprang from the divan like a lion brought to bay and drew his sword. "Come hither, then, valiant rebels, as ye are!" cried he. "If you want the heads of my servants, come for them, and take them from me.
Only the captains of the host and Halil Patrona still remained behind. Hastily written letters were dispatched to all the captains and to all the rebels, informing them that Sultan Achmed had been deposed and Sultan Mahmud was reigning in his stead; let them all come, therefore, at dawn of day next morning and do homage to the new Padishah.
A German staff-officer thus describes the table-talk of Halil Pasha, the Turkish commander of the Mesopotamian front and uncle of Enver: "First of all, every tribe with a Turkish mother-tongue must be forged into a single nation. The national principle was supreme; so it was the design to conquer Turkestan, the cradle of Turkish power and glory. That was the first task.
Now Musli was drunk with wine, Gül-Bejáze and Halil Patrona were drunk with love, so that not one of them had any exception to take to the stranger's words. Janaki was the only sober man among them, neither wine nor love had any attraction for him, and therefore he whispered in the ear of Halil: "For all you know this stranger may be a spy or a thief!" "What an idea!"
"Allah give his blessing to the rulers of this world." Thus ran the message of the "Takimi Vekai." Halil Patrona had read these lines over and over again until he knew every letter of them by heart. They were continually in his thoughts, in his dreams, and the eternally recurring tumult of these anxious bodings allowed his soul no rest. What if it were possible to falsify this prophecy!
Word Of The Day
Others Looking