The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-11
Lecture on Nlodern Greece.

sfr A. Ricopoulcs. ayoung Greek patro. of much emf
nCnce, delivered lecture upon this national aud class
caiy interesting subject last evening at the Hope chs,
pei Bread Tay We sorry TO see o thin attepdance
there being only about fifty iadie and gentlemen present
Dir Rcopoulos assembled the platform at few minutes
before eight o'clock. he dressed in the very rich
and beautifully picturesque costume Of his native land
and the audience received him with demonstrations Of
applause lie sad ladies and Gentlemen-It was IN
the year of 1898, when OF independence was al
mot end portion OF provinces was delivered
The Turks had been driven out, and Greece had come
down from the cross upon which she had hung in suffer
ing and with insult during whole centuries Then from
the mountains and the beautiful neighboring isles
turned q crowd Of women children and old ia fact,
all Who had been able to escape death during the eight
years that gigantic and terrible struggle lasted They
returned into the bosom OF beloved Greece like the chill
dren Of rsel to their Zion Ia order TO bhOd again
the rivers and the hlls Of their childhood in the iaa1
OF their fathers. There were husbands, sons AMI
fathers in word, all who rad fought for liberty.
like the ancient delyeiers OF our nadve laud. oh,
what joy reigntd amongst us Our cities mad been
destroyed from roof tree 10 foundation, weeds and
bramble filed streets which still smoked With ruin
Our plains had become desert and solitary Palm trees
nowers-everythiDR that forms countTys beiuty-had
been cut down and the nightingale found place TO
sing her lovely lays except from laurel near hid
den spriDgan emblem Of Greece yet iv og in the tomb
We poor and afflicted We had not n
place to lay our head-w slept upon The ground having
scarcely a hut left TO Every la thi5 multitude
bad loss TO weep oyer--a husband brother. or a
father fallen In truth up TO this period life of
Greek combined all the suerings Of humanity In itelf
But joy--a sweet, maaDchrly joy--dlled our souls
rsteIns love papitated at hearts celestial en-
tbusafm with II, because we found country free
and prospect OF future greatness before US The idea
that suffered for lberyso ar TO the Hellenic race
and pride at having shown Ourselves worthy of our
position, made glad and happy Tears Of JOY VIII re
you now fatal blast from the west aud also
from the north Of Europe dried our tears of
hope suddenly. But the howog winds pass by
and the which droops her beautiful head
before the storm raises 1t lovely when
IL is ever. SO viii, did Greece NV recoI
ections Of the period many, though I was
then very young will ocnfne my self to one more dear
than any a the rest 1t secured In Pstras my
native city. In May Of the year large company
assembled at my house. After dinner the party went
down the margin Of the lake where group Of warriors
marked with the powder Of recent battle Joined our
young and fair maidens. The games began hurting
the huge stone the leapng and other exercises
The military hands Of The French troops which had just
arrived lent their music IL GrecisD festival and
the national banner Of the osted from the forth
cations, and halo Of peace settled upon old and dear
Ionia and Itbicl Suddenly man Of about thirty years
Of age comes and presents letter to my father who
takes him the hand aud leads him into the midst OF
our circle We held bp 10 respect from his Eur0pssn
dress and manner and this Increased when father
told rs thst ne American for the oDe If the
unift0 sfstgs ha1 eut rs 10 mueh eiannst VI money
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