A FACT.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 314, 25 December 1884, Page 2

A FACT.

A young lady left Dundee for Alexandria to visit relations resident in that city, As the passengers were landing at Alexandria a richly-attired Turk advanced to look at the arrivals, and seemed instantly to be struck with the charms of the damsel from “ Bonny Dundee.” He approached her and suddenly flung a string of figs about her neck. The captain of the ship came forward and informed his bewikmred passenger that the Turk's gift was a token of esteem and affection. The matter speedily became serious. Through the medium of an interpreter, the Turk enterered into conversation with the captain and inquired the sum for which he would be willing to sell the lady. He had nine wives already, he said; but, could he J possess this new beauty, she should be ' the “ Queen and Light his Harem.’ The captain, for the sake of a joke, replied that her price was 60,000 piastres (about /500.) The Turk grumbled at the enormous demand. It was just double, he said, what he p iid for t ie most handson e Circassian, Georgian, or Mingrelian ever brought to the Alexandrian market. The captain, however, stuck to his price ; and so tue parties separated, but on tile milowing morning, when the captain was escorting the lady to the residence of her relations, the Turk again made his appearance, and, throwing another fig necicuice round the lady’s neck, intimated that he was prepared to give the required sum. Here was a dilemma 1 But the captain soon cleared himsel. “ Pooh !” raid he, “ you’re too late ; I sold her yesterday for a thousand piastres more ; to you’ve lost her.” The same young lady was married shortly afterwards in Dundee.”