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    Our Little Turkish Cousin
    Our Little Turkish Cousin
    Our Little Turkish Cousin
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    Our Little Turkish Cousin

    By L. J. (Lewis Jesse) Bridgman and Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade

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    Release dateNov 15, 2013
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      Our Little Turkish Cousin - L. J. (Lewis Jesse) Bridgman

      Project Gutenberg's Our Little Turkish Cousin, by Mary Hazelton Wade

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      Title: Our Little Turkish Cousin

      Author: Mary Hazelton Wade

      Illustrator: L. J. Bridgman

      Release Date: February 26, 2013 [EBook #42204]

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK OUR LITTLE TURKISH COUSIN ***

      Produced by Emmy, Dianna Adair and the Online Distributed

      Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was

      produced from images generously made available by The

      Internet Archive)

      Our Little Turkish Cousin

      THE

      Little Cousin Series

      (TRADE MARK)

      Each volume illustrated with six or more full-page plates in

      tint. Cloth, 12mo, with decorative cover,

      per volume, 60 cents

      LIST OF TITLES

      By Mary Hazelton Wade, Mary F.

      Nixon-Roulet, Blanche McManus,

      Clara V. Winlow, Florence E.

      Mendel and Others

      L. C. PAGE & COMPANY

      New England Building,             Boston, Mass.

      OSMAN.

      Copyright, 1904

      By L. C. Page & Company

      (INCORPORATED)

      All rights reserved

      Published June, 1904

      Fourth Impression, July, 1908

      Fifth Impression, March, 1910

      Sixth Impression, November, 1912

      Seventh Impression, October, 1917

      Preface

      In Europe and Asia there are two countries separated from each other by a narrow strip of water. One of these is spoken of as Turkey in Europe, and the other as Turkey in Asia. They are held together under one ruler called the Sultan. He has absolute power over his people, and can do with them as he likes. One word from his lips is enough to cause the death of any of his subjects. None dare to disobey him.

      It is because his rule is not the best and wisest, and also because his kingdom is always in danger from the countries around it, that the Sultan is often spoken of as The Sick Man of Europe.

      Our little Turkish cousin lives in the city of Constantinople, not far from the Sultan's palace. He does not understand why some of his people live in wealth and luxury, while so many others spend their lives in begging for the food and clothing they must have. He has no thought but that the Sultan of Turkey is as great and noble as the ruler of any other land.

      The child is brought up to love ease and comfort, the daintiest food and the richest clothing. He feels sorry for the poor and the homeless, but he does not know how to truly help them. He hears little about other countries where every one is free and can claim just treatment as his right. But as he grows older he may, perhaps, think for himself, and do some noble deed to save his country and make his people better and happier.

      Let us open the doors of our hearts to him, and let him feel our love and sympathy.

      Contents

      List of Illustrations

      Our Little Turkish Cousin

      CHAPTER I.

      OSMAN

      Of course Osman cannot remember his first birthday. He is a big boy now, with brown eyes and soft, dark hair. Ten years have rolled over his head since he lay in the little cradle by the side of his mother's grand bedstead.

      He made an odd picture,—this tiny baby in cotton shirt and quilted dressing-gown. His head was encased in a cap of red silk. A tassel of seed-pearls hung down at one side. Several charms were fastened to the tassel. His mother thought they would keep harm and danger away from this precious baby boy.

      He could not have felt very comfortable. His nurse had straightened out his arms and legs, and bound them tightly with bandages. After dressing him, she placed him in his little bed and covered him with several quilted wrappers. Last of all, a thin, red veil was spread over this little Turkish baby.

      Do you think he could have enjoyed himself very much? I don't.

      He was ready for visitors now. First of all, the proud and delighted father must come in to see his child. A boy, too! The grave man was doubly pleased when he thought of this. As he looked for the first time upon the

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