3*HE SULTAN'S PASTRYCOOK.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1514, 23 March 1887, Page 3

3*HE SULTAN'S PASTRYCOOK.

One of the Bultan'a weaknesses is a fondness for confectionery, and a story coming fresh from Constantinople shows that he does Dat spare expense m indulging it. " A short time ago," writes a correspondent "a German confectioner travelled from Morcow to Constantinople f D the hope of securing a situation. Being of an Inquisitive turn of mind he determined to get a eight of the Sultan, and so kept s look out m likely places. At laet the opportunity came, and, as the Sultan was driven past, his German admirer vigorously saluted him. Unaccustomed to eooh an exhlbitic n of cordiality, one of the Sultan's officers thought it best to Inquire if it had any significance, and so the German wae for the time taken possession of. His explanation proving aatisfaotory, his innocence so dear, and the avowal of his avocation, moreover, creating evident interest, the man was dismissed with & present and an injunction to torn up the next day with clean akin and new clothes. The result of the second Interview was that the confectioner was act to making paatry as a test of his power 'n thia art, and his aucoess was so complete that be was engaged right off at a salary of 500 piastre* per month. Bat better lock still awaited him. The paltry found its way to the Sultan's table, and his Highness was so pleased with it that he made the stranger from Germany his confectioner at once, with 1,000 piastres a month for making tarts." As both sides are pleased with the arrangement made,— the SuUan with his confectionery, and the Oerrpan with hi* pay, the outelde world can have nothing to lay