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IN he evening when candles brought in Monsieur


nes' proposed to me to play chess and we were lust
a's aown, when the naughty Turk, who seemed rather


eu u MS solitary grandeur the canopy from which
ne had driven all others by his surly looks suddenly sbud
oown and coming towards us very cooly set Monsieur Err


nest asiue and ntmated that he himself would do me the
nonp' M pay WIN me- There something rather comcal
IN ne uea Oh playing chess with Turk and although the
terms OF that in the Turkish language had GER
ay ro'neo no part Of my education, thought with the
nep oi lew OF the wonted exclamatons might be mansg
Gu 30 we sat down with all due soemny His head with
the turban and long beard certainly did ook
herce over the chesboard but we found no difficulty as n
the science OF the games for the word check or echec
seenea e nave peen converted into Turkish chok and
he KING ne called Pasha; and he was sra,e PLAYER
no beat me In about ten moves repeating cok pasa ner
naciously till he checkmated me oughtn


The writer represents the personal and
Of the Asiatic Jews dgn6ed and noble than he ,
mate in which they held by the Turks and be
in which they treated would lead to have supposed
possible


In none have these distinctive features Of the sv
ran Jews so strongly displayed the Rabbi whom visited
oay he met us at the door Of his house, which is quite
III the oriental style, and snguay pcturesque and bid ms
welcome IN Komac, which he spoke with great 1uency
40 not think ever person srkngy prepossess-
ing lie was tall noble, and dgnfed in appearance and
wore the black and ample robe of the Jewish priest with
an inner garment Of purple silk There is nothing more at


actve than solemn, thoughtful expression on youthful
lace and whilst his fair complexion and long golden hair so
unke the generality OF his gave him appearance Of
extreme you there was the record of much deep thought i'm
!he nes mat marked so strongly his lofty forehead and an
impressive seriousness in his mild eve and grave sweet smile
II was impossible not to be much struck with him


he Rabb begged us to recne the low divans placed
near the open window, while his wifo prepared coffee The
invaiable inerony Of all to their husbands in the
east was strkngy developed in the young Jewess who
though beautiful was altogether devoid the Intellectual ex
which SO strongly characterized the Rabbi She had
que he counenance Of Rebecca and her light green tur
ban gave great effect to her jet black hair and eyes, The
Rabbi offered us all the refreshments himself with sort of
dgnhed courtesy but he seemed little disposed to converse
and unlike my last reverend and oquacous host asked no
quesnons whaever nor did his wife, which still more
extraordinary "-London Spectator.