Show of a mali boy IM FAR OFF ASIA MINOE he is mistaken for a spy and Imprisoned His journey we have been permitted to publish the following interesting extracts ot a letter written to a friend by a young mormon missionary in asia minor it will serve to show the customs ing in that far off land after an elapse of about six weeks of traveling imprisonment and other peculiar experience I 1 am pleased to have my freedom again that I 1 may pen a few lines at will to my friends among whom yon are as ever the arst to he remembered on the of last month I 1 took leave of my newly made friends and in the company of started for marash on horseback on account of the heat during the day time we traveled mostly at night which was very pleasant the moon in full quarter lending her timely aid to light i us through the forests of wild olives oaks and pines and across the plains of wheat grass and reed which furnish homes for numerous hords of wild hogs and in the morning of the distl days journey we arrived in marash where I 1 in a khan expecting to stay only until I 1 could find opportunity to go lo 10 out to my surprise before the day had passed I 1 was kindly invited i by one of the courteous policemen to give up ray Te skara turkish pass port and open my satchels for inspection and of course he finding many things pleasing to his eyes took th m together with the owner and delivered us to the chief of police for further inspection he also not being abas to read all the captured articles there being some letters and books in english german and armenian turk ish delivered them avor to the pasha thus I 1 was brought before all the and judges of the palace in less than an hour had it not been for the courtesy of ane khanji hotel keeper who gave himself as bondsman lor me I 1 should have doubtless been cast buhina the bars to refresh myself on bread and water for a time but thanks to the khan ji his kindness to a stranger hated of all sects for his belief and teachings shall not be nor though it may not be with recompense subject to destruction by the coarser elements during the ten days in which I 1 was waiting for the decision of the judge in my case I 1 freely visited among the various churches and taught as many as would listen the first principles of the gospel I 1 found some who were really earnest in search of truth of such was one astur whom I 1 baptized baptised sed after his having sho n in a dream that baptism waa the door to the kingdom there were one ortho others who had requested ne not to leave the city before baptizing baptising bap them but according to the decision of the pasha I 1 was delivered inta the charge afan officer and together with my bo aks anil letters which were ander seal abent to where according to the words of the pasha I 1 was to be set free after a two days journey on horseback we arrived in on the alt before delivering me to the officers the policeman rol iceman permitted me first to find brother Vi jerian whom I 1 thought would be accepted as bondsman but to my surprise I 1 was not admitted out on bail but kept in two nights and a day then sent to Al leppo the capital of the villaret Villa yet in company nith two officers and another prisoner we traveled southward across a wide plain covered with vi byards barms mud houses and villages also across extensive lava rock beds among which are only a few trails for the passage of boree mule and carnal caravans by means of which the latter extensive trade ofAl leppo the principle manu facture inK city of turkey is carried on in three days we made the somewhat unpleasant journey on horseback arriving at on the there I 1 was immediately taken to the gover rients palace and delivered to the valley governor fr correction he read the complaint and examined the books which had been captured and finding nothing for which he could justly punish me he delivered to me aay books and said that I 1 was free on asking why I 1 had thus been captured and treat edhe said that could not be told on this wise J wa freed in about one and a half hours after reaching the court of last resort without even knowing the charge if indeed there was any against me however that I 1 was arrested on suspicion of being a spy notwithstanding 1 had all necessary papers according to the requirements of the law there is considerable uneasiness in political affairs just now and aheard that there was a command from life sultan for all strangers to be arrested and brought before the courts under all circumstances I 1 know this much that I 1 was not arrested on account of being a mormon because the officers encouraged cou raged me to teach they are ra ther anxious for christians to be decided in their beliefs on account of the cholera in Al leppo which was ata bieh point when I 1 waa tadeu there I 1 thought it wise not to stay long though I 1 had not the least fear feeling that I 1 was in tho hands of god and he baw fit to me on the I 1 hired a horse and in company ot about 40 or 50 men women and children who were fleeing from adeath kd eath as it were I 1 started back for this place arriving here on my birthday and ending a 24 days journey from siyad here I 1 was welcomed by a few bre thern who had lone been looking for my freedom and took up abode with bro gizerian Viz erian until 1 was able to find a dutiable auti able place for rent J have settled down in a room this week for which Iha veito pay about ten dollars rent for a year we haa one meeting her last sunday about people came to hear or rather make disturbance we expect to hold weekly meetings if our enemies will permit but the people are becoming pretty well enraged against us r fokd |