HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1880-5-20, Page 2Tt11' PItICT;a OF A PAIR OF EARS. !!'say 2' lacked Mrs. Mayuard, luokii:g
I up from her occupation of pealiug la
'8talfrazauti, we tthall want a'cttrrit' ,cacti as 180111 baud enteron.
age to take tis to Abilene today ; so, 'bitg mechiue and Monies, Geer
like a good 'ft+lIOW, furbish 111) come- gin" axing a little more, decoct than that
ramshackle bathitig•tunehiue 'you
aer ed1od its into takii,gyesterday; and
it you have itotlitug sogau'cler than three
ponied to dtaw tt, perhaps you will not u8aomti other conveyance or send up
mind 1)arneesiug your red cow for a itis hill ; so let ria breakfraet and see
leader. what will tern up, Georgia,'
Stephen Staffeavanti, landlord of the The honey is undeniable,
hotel of the Awbsseaders at Vivito, Stephen vowed that it came straight
looked at his gtteat with an expression from ]•
Iytnettirs 3 and the Syrt cusan
of wool+decl dignity upon bits ugly lirowt3 wine, the pp enehras and mulberries, were
'Then fetch me a large purnpltiu ,and
and a fairy's wand, for go in that
rumbling old Neall's Ark, 1r will trot.'
ty told Stnffravanti that he mot find
c0'Wuteuailon.
'A bathing•maehine,excellency ? The
carriage you need yesteeday 01)0e be-
longed to a .great Enl;iish milord, who
died at At,/ens ; and my Pot les are
known from here to Marathon,'
'SO I slicttld think, Steffy, and slluit-
tie 1 in pec+j)ortiou. Leek here, now ;
get us eomethiug snore in the shape ui
triumphai ea), or I shall see if your
ueiglibn , Gaspar Dardi, cannot pirates)
me better,
'He--ho—he 1 Gaspar Derill 1' cried
Stephen, iudiguautly. 'He will wale
yon pay twice as many drachma) for
the uiteof his two worn-out 1 Id 'gar-
rotte': and the bay is as blind as Duni-
tri, the beggarmtali, at d a great deal
lamer, for when. Dimitri chooses to let
them down, he itis two very good leg,
the old cheat 1 Ah ! excellent gentle.
mar), yon twill gain nothing by going to
Gaspar Dardi, the big matte 1'
'He n.ust he a good Greek, then,
Steffy,' said the guest dt'11y.
'A Greek ? Nu, sir ; he is a con-
temptible Corfiote, and voted aealest
the independence of the islands jtiet be.
cause those greedy English used t•
spend their motley at his chocolate -
house. I hate the John Build ; the)
thtuk we lxreeks only exist through
their condescension. Ali, exoelieucy,
America is the country for me 1'
'When you happen to be speaking
to an American, eh, Steffy ? But do not
let us wander front our subject. What
about the carriage ?'
'The carriage '2' Staffravanti wrig
glecl himself close to the guest, tied
looked as insinuating as uature permit-
ted him. 'Oh, sir,1 will have my cum-
fortable carriage cleaned acid smarten
ed up, and the ponies are so fresh they
w ill tthisk you to Pyropolis berate that
mposter Dardi would be able to hrii.g
his worthless beasts down frt•m hie
farm.
'Look here, Staffravautl,' said the
other, rather sharply, 'if the Aniarieallt,
are so lunch to your taste, you probab-
ly kurw that soft solder does 'not go
much further with them than with
other people. Whets breakfast is fi-i•
isbed, I want to sec a decent trap at
the door, or else you m,ty favor m.
with our bill. There, I do not want
more words about the matter.'
'But, excellency, I--'
'The trap of the bill,SL'affv,' interupt.
ecl the gnest,walkirig along the verande.
towards his apartment.
'But, excellent—most excellent, sir, I
ask yon—'
'The trap, Staffy—or the Lill I' And
the ane nnprolniaing guest passed
tlirouglelle glass duor,leaving the teed-
lordwith bands b wearingly outsti•e!oh-'
ed,lent wdicl, he put to another use the
next illotnel't by scratching his head.
Brie lteyuard—so was Slalem.
v1aut1's guest known in 'tile street'
was'iloin„'Greece. Ever sinue he heti
held Cr— stock, he had declared br
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could elidta.
The villas on the Isthnailr glenced
out whitely froth tip it bowers of greori-
ery,on the far hot Not. Athos reared pit,
lurple-clad and light-crotened, while
»vont r and around all Ok ennui ti`ii•-
01t777a'meus sprenvtf its. azure costae—its
girdle of sapphire.,
'Do yon draws l3ertie ?' asked intra,
"Maynard, after i,ilently gazing' at the
glorious panorama.
'Oh, yes, Georgie—cheeks!'
'tilt 1 lr[ore generous thee talented,'
mnrmurecl Georgia, a little spitefully.;
'I can utiderstaud why New 'York could
not predate a 1'hidias, nor Greece
ra '
She named a wellekiown American
utillionhire.
'Now, don't be too bard upon Uncle
Sam, Georgia—there's a dear girl. 1
daresay we are shockingly practical,
but we make very good roads, build
cum foldable lemees, and cook reapeot•
able dinners. Greece is a very beauti.
ful country 'to live out of,' and take my
Thr It,. thee people Out griud out --a,
from its raw tnttteria1 is, take it all
in all, more of a people than that which
Only produces Pbidiases.'
Mts.TV1nyntied passed herartn through
that of her 'metered, perhaps half cou-
scinue that the caro sptiso s feathers were
slightly ruffled, and Bertie sluacled her
carefully under his umbrella.
Its this wets they sauntered higher
and higher on their ro,id to the elevat•
ed plateau ori winch Abiteue nestles in
its ramparts of hill -tope.
Two things militate considerably
against the oath:faction derivable from
tour iu the .mountainous districts of
Greece.
One of these consists in the precari•
ousness that attends, ` upon a turisee
scorch for a medium of l000mnlion; the
other, in the high degree of perfection.
to which the IIellenes have brought the
ecienee of brigandage.
The first of these Bettie Maynard
grappled with; the second grappled him
very nnexpectedly, at a turn in the path
that diverged through a rooky gorge,
where he fraud himself surrounded by
a band of unpleasantly theatrical look-
ing individuals, in variously embrc'id-
ed velvet j:raeketa, white 'eapots,'. cloth
skull caps, and displayir g .la villainous
assortment of lethal weapons.
Mrs. Maynard shrank close to her
husband, who Flint np his uinbreilla
with a snap, and stared rather discon•
certedly at the intruders.
One of the nutnber, a marvelously
handsnme man, with long, petidaut
txustaches, features and olive nomplex-
inn that a women might euvy, and the
form and carriage of a demi-god, ad-
vanced as asoverign moves iu his andi
muse chamber, to within a couple of
paces of our .l3eiledict, who scrutinized
briefly, transferred his notice to Mrs.
Maynard.
The look of admiration that came in-
to his very expression was not at all
devoid of deference and a haughty sort
of courtesy. He bowed with cereinou
inns politeness to tier, then, confront
ing Bertin Mnynarrt,he said shortly ;
'I am Phalerus Spartake. You are
welcome to my kingdom ; for 1 reign
hare, and"—he smiled with easy self-
possession --"I raise taxes, not front
my snhjec'ts, as other kings do, but for
my subject, as others clo nut. You are
rich, excellency. and tliie beautiful lady
is your newly -married bride. What I
require of you, von will never miss it1
your great continent, of which golden
California is but prnviuce. I resteet
the Americans. Yon alkali raus,•m
yourself and your bride for rite hundred
thnir,smid drachince '
'King' Spartake delivered himself
of this speech with deliberation, in iu-
telligibe, if not fluent English.
Bertie M'Iaynard, Who had never tak-
en his eyes froth the 'Ring's' fano, re-
covered his presence of mind lung be
fare the latter lead finished, and spoke
a few worth to south hitt n•ife's alarm,
after which he again looked rpt the model
monarch with perfect aplomb..
Si you are the ferrous Spartake, are
won ? I awi>h T. had your head in
A.tllenq. my friend ; for, of enures, you
know it iv equivalent to a draft for five
tin—means{ della i there.'
wee in Atbene yestPrrtny, but leo
nne claimed the five them:end dollars,'
observed the Greek !weirdly.
•I will, if e, ever chance to meet yon
.
there,' said f3el•lie with a i,l,n,nh. 'Well,
and trot whet do yon went ? I have
came n it.li tnv w i fe to seg Abilene.
Ynnr roe 1eet fur my cenntry shntlld in
torte roe tv suffer ti to pees tttrtiirllest
tint.: if thet he nekit r ten mulch r f
vonr interesterl.,lnee, I havn.kl t ittk,
abient et Ile -netted frencs 11) my pocket,
end one t.inkirte may: by earth OA WWIImere, At all r•vnn►'r, 1 bill rnilewm
thein ri+, their toll vnlne, anti 'ask i
teegianoS
tnii)oryktoe; etemsapylaatcerdossthethespAetalerr
1 aur stranfrers lellTll in11 e PresenOO
ab 've eonplaitit. As for made ..dishes,
Greco() cannot cook ; but when the
honeymoon is in is second lustor,bread
and fruit and kisses are a tolerable
diet.
They lingered over the meal --newly
married people always do—and ex-
changed 50 pet fluousadjectives,iu which
occupation they were interrupted by the
breathless advent of Staffravauti, who,
rernemberiug his indiscretion, con-
founded himself ilk apologies for omit-
ting to (.'nock.
'But, honored gentleman and lady 1'
1—Stephen Staffrnvnuti charged for his
i epithets is the bill—'l was impatient
to tell you that your commands are
fulfilled. Tbo Honorable Deputy Seta -
Wes is tat Atreus, and his coachman
has lent lee his master's new carriage;
so, excellencies:, you will go to Abilene,
and while you are eujoyit:g yourselves,
I will prepare a banquet --a real ban -
pent— agninst
an-queaat—agni.ust your return. There
will be a fricasseed chicken, flavored
with vine leaves. Ah 1'—Stephen
ki sed the tips of his fingers to express
the deliciousness of the promised dish
—'etnd you shall have suede, stewed
with chives ; and °omelet, with cream
sauce ; and, perhaps, madame, you
ualdlike a delicate pig's foot, stewed
With honey and totnatans ? No ?' Mrs.
elnyeard made a very wry farce. 'Well,
then, we ei11 leave out the pig's foot ;
and, let ins see—'
'We place ourselves in your hands,
S a:ffy,' internpted Bertie Maynard.
•Put son's! tench into the carriage, and
let it but ready as soon as possible, or
we shall tope the cool of the inoreing.
Beentiful Greece 1 country with a
area past and u little present—with a
_treed (lead reuown, awl a shaky living
repuiatinu—since the days when Pat
-
diennpe poised ber spear on the Acro-
polis, what a change has stalked over
the land I
Tempe has its flowers,andsoft,balmy,
orenping air, much as w:,eu Leonidnet
;.;ave patri atism a Greek dame at Ther-
rnopyke; and there is the satire of his-
:ory legible iii the work Of Tittle, whieh
Toppled dowsi the Parthenon and left
the cradle of Grecian degradatiuu fresh
and blooming.
Yet one cen write bearttifal Gicece,
and thank the one-time rnietress of the
Mt)diterranean for sitting in the dust,
the peepshow of the nations.
The road to Abilene from Phyltn
ivonnd in a continuous Recent through.
mountain villages—if the term mount,
Mitt be not too ambitions a designation
tar a ra:.ge of moderately high hills—to
Pyr•opolis.
'limy charming was the sunny scen-
ery,in spite of the 'neglect visible every-
where, . and the almost barbarous ab-
seuHe of the appliances oftheuiuetee)ith
century ingenaity and skill to the cul•
r.ivatioui of the generous salt and the
architecture of the habitations.
Grape and tonna() vines cast A man
tlo of grace over sordid hovels ; and
the iron -shod beam, drawn by a de-
crepit old cow, which did duty for a
plow, was redeemed from abenlnte con-
tempt by the c,asioal air and pictttr-
eagle dress of the husbandman.
'If we had alt this out in itIsarytand,
Georgia. we should reialkF• a different
use of it, eh ?' said Bettie Maynard,
woe!'" spend six mouths in Europe out,tiractir,1111y.
'Utnph t More d tilers end tele rn•
of the ,yeer be saw that stock 1nofeil at
mance, T3a'rttt , replied efts, 141'aynarri,
is certain figure. The 'brills' granted elmms° matriinonirtl °olive:tithe) were yet
Ihis aspiration by tossing it up, one day, on the linneymoon side of dopers.
a.grer1 deal higher thou the fi;are 1te' Watley helmet; the t'at'tle of cettou trios
)nsteee of that drowsy humming of the
twee. end geeing a lot of Iregroes hue.
ing tabeecn in the place of tli -s, Greets
wnrnee ntid childron idling in the 51)1 1
Leave Greece where it is, Bertic----we
alinuld spoil tt.'
Arrived at 'Pyrnpnlie, it becrr.net ne
was welting for.
te week he cleared a fortune ; in
three rn'prn he was cruising the Atlantic
rori%eieattiontrly Dart upon fnlfllling the
pledgee he had altered into.
At Rome, happening to meet an oeseery to aoarimt'1leel.the r0tnaitr trg
American family at the lichee of a mn• i dietance to Abilene on foot ---a mere
rued ncgutti 1 01100, 110 con triyetl to fall lteacic, climoi )Ir npward through crteary
111 leve with one of if:s titerilbera, 3a eerl' ('Illitellees, overran with ting roecet (0 1
chat ming and wilful y"•ung July, rent
on vieititig- the, Perth ennn;And net her
father Rteadily objected to go to Greece, Looking -beck tl 1 of I'llnlitrne Benet-eke,' -said be mean. Take plea.sa;retnirform the innabrtautrnfl;xn,:
she metaled iIncuert llavu»ril :rt ilio fJ 1 f1 a
ee/pirn.tion of it two months' clntlrtemp, weep.' •
1
Woe eatnpalntlee, affording et) not 'tlln-
dittion for Deputy :Sclabuhi ee Need.
built britzskrw.
.as .ie wail c white
y ,
n r e tt i
4a troth tar,be le .c 31 tomtit -flit t )
c
them from its bale setting of C'nieth•
(14 111.A1 2O,1FFO
tun, .tor he: sake I take matters q+:lc•tl, ;
but, Omelet my WO)d for it, if I woke
drke, !it'd you tried to binelemeil rue,
I would do whet your blessed Govern-
ment does Pec ni trot able to: do --that is
stick your Meati nit over the gate to the
at Athens'
The ca 11a,lly sllrlster l }enm that shot
from the lit igaallc;s's tyea q:lite rubbed
them of their Leanly.
•I3ua, as the lady. is with you, excel.
le ,cy, you 'till 1 ey Pie the sora of five
hundred thouseed dt•ttcrhlete, eh ?'
'I will see you dead first It was Beta
tie's: energetic reply.
Site rtnke smiled,
oeladame,'---he a:10reseed Mfrs, 11, fay.
love your husband, and
Prefer hila with his ears, I ant sure.
Use your influence to persuade Inn) to
procure five hundred drttlharnrre—that
is the Pries of them.' .
* s• ::: .ya * )la
The mnreieg's sna.'hir'e merle Sal
enrugb little; in pour Berrie Meyeard's
eyes, and itis aching head and tbrnb-
bins temples needed an cattier pillow
than the rocky ground nn which he ley
1'iuioued and helpless—worst of all,
alone.
Where was his Rife ? How the self.
put and reiterated question tortured
hin•il
It was not n intent a desperate strn;t-
g1F, th•tt the brigands had sneccecled in '
seeming hila. Mrs. !,1nynnrd's Fcreanls
obits sire via,* in the grasp of rhe rttf-
finete had lens flim the strength of a
In'•ines frenzy, and only a stunning
blow, from 1ho effects of which his
mete f felt dizzy and unsett1^d, wr,s
be finally rerineed to itilpot puce,
Upon Mewl'. ring his Reteses, he funnel
himself in d.Frknesc, boned and *done.
lit li" st Ids mind wee assailed by
hoe:•ilea initid plaint) . All the news,
paper reports of brigand outrages
u bleb he 11•"1 marl emnwdrd okra his
Willi ui'h with wondovful faithfuluees
of detail.
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