The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-07-02 00:00:00

A BRIGAIID'S LAST LETTER.

The folLiwing is a. translation of a letter wilt!, .1 by
• brigand, lately executed in Greece, to bid briosit,
anal pub;ished in the PAN:—
" Brother Nicolokl, I salute yon. My brother I eidotra
you to give fifty ,11114,U11001 to the church of St. Females',
to th.s village et Litroprthi ; alio to St John of Paleechori
thirty drachmas : give a gallon of oil to the chutch of
Itiencltori. and a itlion of oil to St. Nicholas of Divri. Give
a gsliot of oil to the Vircin of Xeriothea ; and when you
return t, our native place give to the poor all you choose for
the salvation of my moli. fly brother, I leave you my bless-
ing but :ay curse if, instead of returning to our own village,
you remain on this spot.
" Write fLest to our mother, and tell her that I die ; but do
Oot tett her Wet I die this ignominous death. I), not leave
my baby in thts place, but wrap him up and carry him to one
mother. Tale cure not to give him up to anyone else; abd
if my wife is dete.-mine4 not to marry again, take her also
to our home, and is eat her as your sister, belathe I cherish
the sweet Logs that she will not marry again ; but should
she desire to do so, do not take away the silver ornaments
that I gave her, or anything else, but only the wedding ring
whioh hears my name.
"mike a garland, write my name upon it, and with it
crows the head of St Nicholas in oar church.

" Do not quarrel on account of the disputed cattle with
Yalinaki Founts, or else his curse will follow me, but take
lor settlement whatever he chooses to sive you,
lOu Wit,t you like with the cows that I have at Merl.
"II my wire wishes to marry, give her what you like,

"Do net be Bath a medalist as to quarrel with our
eibtudes, eir you would iiiirdaliogstlmr our tottOr'e nem .
On the Contrary, whenever shrt recet them bob ti them
graciously, boc.tu,e I I,rguie them, and God alone will
judge tbein.
when I mu, a Ind I rehheil from the Church the holy
hooks of Father VMa and he cursed me—therefore you
must find a priest, and bring him to my grave to bless it,
otherwise I ani alratit my body a ill not he hanged. When
nu rata,. Later tiler, give a banquet to all my mates to
celebrate raw marriage, I.oey Wet a. not prtsent at It: and
if ever it mimes through your mind to Injure any of those
I who tried me, I leave you my Ville, that you may crone
to the some !baneful end se myself. If you do not Intend
to return to .-ur lot tiltooo. t k care ,f ny chit', and
treat him as your own; end execute faithfully ail that. I
command you here.
.' Try if you Call take posee+ston of ray body, and bury It
near that of our meter at Z mogarthi, but if you cannot
obtain my I,fly, at least try to take my head. If you rite-
coed in getting my holy, and you Miry it as I crier you,
plca-e a tomb-too° with my name over it and if n-our ems' n
two or theca years in our native place, take my boats into
tone bonze When you nuet ragged beggars, receive them,
and assist then, as much es you can, otherwise God will not
permit the aalvatiou of my soul.
atir nip god-mother, also Miss Vasilikf, and all tie ser-
e:n.4,, to forgive me, from their hearts, and ask rather
Athunasi to coin, personally to my grave, and pronounce a
long benediction over it; and, besides, ask all the peasants
of hamisrtid to torgive Die also, from the bottom of their
hearts
"I left my watch with Mr. Riso-Nianoll. Go to him and
give twenty-elet drachmas. Sell your own, and take mine
as &keepsake.
Welt' to the mother of C-itta, and also to Athanasi
Millie, 'horn I Plated, to for4ive ma. I left it tie h use
atone Master two muskets. the them, sell them, and give
the Vcoet tile to the poor, for the ialvation of my it
" I saliee vu sweetly and aa a brother, and
your de‘d brother, .31AS TOANNOU."