The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1869-10-20

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. ScrSaSe, rightly % wraaSly, they arc rSgSra,
Cd Ss containing in themselves, mere than
any o;her E&S;Srn Christians" the vital.
isiuS sleracnt u pccSrSss, In England. the
ant ce1siSerssiS1 las perhaps, ssrVea them
e>S;s in France, the seeoaas in ksrope, gen
e-Slly. ,hc third
T6Sre Is little profit in tryinS to form AZ
estimate Of 4 poople's vortA ey rSgae gene
Tslizziio2s, and irom distance We will
try reSrsr. and, - far IS possible, an indl-
vi1E&l ScQG&iut<nces AID - Do this. let ss
az 20 Together and pSy visit 10 Greek
GUelArs- house, ee il 81 Sevroas, TrehiHoHd,
Damascus, OF Alexandria IL shall be house
eeiCEgsug 10 orc ot the better, that Is the
ricASr, class fOr 6reeS society, in AsiAtic
Turkey a. least, Acknowledges 10 SiS;icetion
osss4s &C superior nobility or origin, rank oT
salen,. the sole Discrimination IS The drseh-
EA We mean among the kitys for the
eaerSy form hand apart, and their position
Is esieEy regulated BY hier2rshicAl pre-
cc3ence-
WessAr1 hefore the houses its sfvle. which
presents = certain SpprOxiInatioa 20 the mod
cru FTcrch street architecture. the number
and symmetrical arrangement Gifts windows
sua general iook of cencDicSi neSineSS dis
trsciSA u AZ ErSt sight from NShouetan
Or even frcga az Armenian dwelling. Lucky
TT - il his eagSTnSSS 10 mimic Eu0opcan
fashions has not inGEcAa sac master Of the
h0GSe 10 Sct Hp closed outside door. Nth a
cciGSive bel a. " hich NC pail and pail in vain,
for Sood quarter oi az hOlrs il being much
uiors easy 70 organize European he'll than
EsroPeSn paaesESlisy in attendance Gu IT,
Al hSi. Ne arc within the small. bsre gar
den, Tor whztcveT USes srSieni Greeks nav
have made Of flowers, their non a-isys rep
reSeatstiVcS have htgle HoEs,l tSste,-snd are
met Al the On cling entrance by slA;isruly,
bSrSfccie6 asid-of-Sll-wcrk who. bcins ex-
VScted. On inadequate OF unpaid wages, 20
lOok after everything in the large aOuse
takes her revenses by locking. 50 much a. in
her lies. after nothing Al all Spacious in
their buildings, costly in their 6rcss, Greeks
S-S lliSe-Sely p1TSiuoriOuS in what re-Srts
not e0np-sAeD1 community Of interest With
o;1srS In this reSPcct- they offer ! striking
cOltrSS. 70 tie Turks, with their numerous
reiinzeS- A second consequence cf Greek
ecO1ony Is the employment Of female do
r1eSIicS, rather than ulSie, because cheaper
We inGaire 1fter the master Of the house,
DiDitFi AszihopyloS, be il; the bareiooted
Heee scuille> Of 10 announce Us Possibly
TIE door Of the nom where Diuitr is seated
oPSnS eat on the entrance passage, Snd We
NAV thus allow ourselves the benett Of hear
iuE the announcement. THIS. Thekl1 does
by informing her master that some 9" dogs OF
E1rOpSans" are waiting on him No paTtie-
lar 6is-eSpeei is meant 10 Us by the canine
Denomination, for the Greeks have 10 other
nAne foE EaropeSns; that is, when mentioning
iheu suouE themselves English, French,
al ~hO took part IN tie Greek War OF Inde-
pe,6enee, all who furnished the hitherto IN
paid, nor ever 10 be PSid. loan, are alike
Is dogs II = only fair, however. TO say
thai Russians are net herein ineiaded. pos
sibly beczEse not held. in the East. for
E1ropSzns- But the most enthusiastic Phil
helene, even Mr.. John Skinner himself, are,
70 their Greek prUta2sS = dOgs," along with
the reSL
Wen. the dos who. however. will to
their faces Be rather more respectfully titled,
&rs admitted into the paTior. sitting room. or
div4n- The nom and its Furnishings have
something Of an European character, and
something Of an Eastern. being zdnoitly
managed 50 IS best 10 miss the comfort Of
either Rows OF wezk-limbed. eushionless
chairs. little unmezning tables. az best Ouly
IL Tor supporting tray Of glasses and Gu
rzcoa, OF for czrd-plsyiug; divSus pared down
10 their u1rrowes; and most ineonveuieut
expression, much cleanliness. however,
for the dcst in the o5t-ofihe-Wzy corners i
the result. not uf viliful unueatness, but Of
insufficient serTice. such IS the apartment
On the walls. looking glass. 4 portrait. Ia
o-penny hSlf-qeony oue,l OF King George;
another Of some defunc; Greek patriarch,
l4~ cACf1NCS 20 AAc NA-l4tN Ol SAINT OF mar
iFr- and possibly third. representing three
Who came 20 violent end 10
the Greco Turkish vSr; these, with few
colored French prints Of fancy female char
lcters, Of Questionable moral tendency, Ill
Up the spaces on the wall
Dimiiri rises 10 receive Us No. so, the
bury. o1shy-bearded figure. wrapped up
bandls-Eise in dark cloth and fur liniugs,
that, hzlf-erouchiuz. hSlf-reciininz. occupies
s,<s - L =
one who never fails in bis visits
Of pastoral Inquiry 10 the fat lambs Of bis
5cck. snd Of these the wealthy Dimitri is
ore The nufiet archiepiseopSl head slightly
inclines in acknowledgement Of our salute.
Diuiiri. himself. Is middle zyed man. rather
,Liu, s3lIOE, with brown eyes, brown hair,
cio-e-sbSEen face, and an Intelligent and
pleasing expression OF features Near him,
in brisk conversation. are seated. ffoT why
should not our faney people the room no less
than Construct it.l tEo other Greeks, mer-
chants also. AID nstives-born Of the place;
: third. EOrse-cressed, thin and hungry
Iooking. Is At little disi&ece- His clothes
s1d sppearsnce announce him for one come
from = distance; in fact. he Is 4 volunteer
patriot, or oriZ1nd. just arrived from Crete
We take our places next the master Of the
house, the other Greeks politely exchanging
their seats on the divzn for the Tiekety chairs;
the Archbishop, Of course. remains immOva-
be The customary compliments are ex-
changed; and cigarettes. less expensive than
the Eastefui Turkish chibo1k. or the Persian
are passed around. or perhaps
omitted A little later, one Of the females.
of the hOCse-yife. il nay Be. or daughter
Siil appear, = smile OF unmeaning generality
On her face, and in her hands : silver tray,
with sweetmezts; Of which everT one takes
IN iuEnifeslnzl portion Perhaps another
l.dy-= sister-in-lzE, o. the Hke-eOmes in
Il the same time. With the same general
smile, the same approach 10 pretfines-. sud
the sane want Of grace; but 81 the ladies'
only talk modern Greek, Of which language
our party may be supposed ignorant, their
STAY j. not long Coffee may, or may not, be
served; il = not dc rgaeaT, as among the
Isrks or Arzbs-
Conversation opens, and the first question
put by our host, At the whispered suggestion
of the Archbishop, i about Crete. Before
se have even had time for an answer, the
otaer Greeks present join in the inquiry. I
Ibey 1re all Turkish subjects, grown mp and
'Ostered lifelong under Turkish rule; men
oa whom difference Of race and Of religion
has DeTer eutsiled serious disability or bur
3en: on the contrary, il has exempted them
rom many load borne uneomplainingiy BY
heir Nzkoneisn fellow cO1nfrFmen- How
EVER, they do pot aTOS, they proclaim By the
Tery terms Of their inquiry, their entire and
setiTs sympathy with the Creizns, that i.
with rebels against their own Government;
nd they 20 on rzpidly. lfOr the agility of the
Greek fOngue Is mzrFeious,l TO boldly tx
pressed hopes for the near arrival Of the mo-
1ent when not only Crete, but the whole
Ro1melizn territory, with COnstantiDOple
Itself, shall belong 10 the Greeks To the
accomplishment Of which ends they. the
Greeks, ziO1e and un2ided, are fully equal
30 rms the discourse However. the Eu-
in general are much to be blamed
oT not joining in general crusade for the