THE SIMPLICITY OF TURKISH PEASANTS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 8, 9 January 1878, Page 4

THE SIMPLICITY OF TURKISH PEASANTS.

A war correspondent writes: — "As an instance of tiie simplicity of thtso good natured Turkish peasunts, it cony be mentioned that in looking at his hunting watch, my friend carried away by the cheerful atmosphere nrouod him, allowed himself to perform the simple Jtrick by which bo many liny English children bad been entertained. He blew upon the case as he touched the epriag and opened the watch. The success was perfect. A chorus of vrpndenneot went up at the skill of Englishmen, who could make watches Which opened by merely being blown upon. The chief man of the village humbly requested to be allowed to ba. allowed to blow, and tsg Mr —

held the watch, of course it opened, Stud the audience were convulsed with

llaughter when they saw the lid strike 'their chief sharply on .the tip of the jnose. This is the sim^le^r^ral Turk, jwho, if he but had a government, good, (bad, or indifferent (there is^imply none" for him now), would be one o^ the verycj ibest subjects in the world. r The whole' jpopulation crowded into the enclosar'er jto sea us start, and, with a running fire of langhter at the recollection of thei watch trick, and the einpathic « Pdk---| ■kee' with whioh myj friend had aiecolm-:-: ;panied the joke, ,we went away l of|" Ifriendly feelia^Jfor the Eiosseiers." S' \ ' "' I ',;■■'■ d. \ ■;.. f