The War Cry . attered right and left, as agang of aticcas—that means watercarriers, yon know—came- daslihig-aloiig, ?? Su;kg-of - carrtffd ropes,others had axes and hooks, and otherscarried big barrels of water slung ona pole, 1 thought it was the craziestway to light a lire Id ever seen. On they went, however, yelling likea horde of savages, and I thought- Icouldnt. better than make my wayto the waterside and try to get aboardniy ship, from where I could get agood view of the fire. After a gooddeal of troubles 1 managed to pushthrough the crowd and got aboard acaique, an the boats are c
The War Cry . attered right and left, as agang of aticcas—that means watercarriers, yon know—came- daslihig-aloiig, ?? Su;kg-of - carrtffd ropes,others had axes and hooks, and otherscarried big barrels of water slung ona pole, 1 thought it was the craziestway to light a lire Id ever seen. On they went, however, yelling likea horde of savages, and I thought- Icouldnt. better than make my wayto the waterside and try to get aboardniy ship, from where I could get agood view of the fire. After a gooddeal of troubles 1 managed to pushthrough the crowd and got aboard acaique, an the boats are called bore,and was soon safe on the deck of theship. I. tell you it was a great sightI saw. Great (lames were shooting upall along the crest oE the hill, onwhich Pera is built, and they seemedto form a sort of fiery backgroundagainst which Gnlntin and all thecraft at anchor (u the Horn stoodout like a ship on the horizon doeswhen theres a clear sky. Sparkswore (lying about by the million, and. Sunrise -the Morning CallPrayers- Was.:Chantou. :; it really seemed as if the skies wereraining flre on the city, There worehundreds of houses burnt down be-fore morning, and I tell you It was apitiful sight to go amongst the ruinsa day or two after, and see the poorpeople camping on the spots wheretheir little homes had been. The Turks seemed to take theirmisfortunes a good doal calmer Pranks, however, for I saw someol them—blaekbcunled, grave-looklugeld fellows they were, too—-sittingquietly in the midst of their ruinedliauses, and smoking their chibouks,just as they had done in the daysbefore the (Ire, occurred. The Turkis a peeular kind of being re-spect for ho considers everythingthat happens as fore-ordained andsimply says Kismet, and goes onin his Usual way. What dees Kismet mean? askedHerman. Well, the best I can explain It, isas follows, said Sven. The Turksbelieve that their fate, is unalterablyUsed by Allah, and that nothing theycan do can change
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