, 1877-12-22
One is CAD to turn from such a scene

INV ~ az " LUtu lIOtu SUCH D SC6Q0
OF w'ckedneAs aud riSery as are the Tur>-
Ikh Provinces Of Greece. and TO contem.
plate the alta RS Of The Kiogdom, although
1t IS there, according to the accusation
supported by cur Government, that the
root o. Greek dISc0ntent is to be found.
Were all and u great deal more than the
Forte alleges with rgard to the hostile
at'ltade of snhj cts of King George true
could any man r~proach them 2 But it is
Is not. Their srIf-testroiut is marvellous.
Though Volo and Thebas are LITTLE further
apart than Lcndou aud Dover, it is as I
have a!ready said, on the camp at Thebes
and not on The vine yards of Volo that
their attention is for the present concen-
trated.
In order to form q just conception Of
the Greek camp Eng'ishmen must divest
their mi"d of the idea that Greeks are
either bali naked, mountain proving bri-
gands, with the knife ever ready to hand,
rr el.e plausible, quick-witted. unscrupu-
lous traders. Both these types have, to
say the least, been tlrust vely much into
tn" back ground by the freedom of so
years The 5000 soldiers at Thebes are
as simple aud peac6-loving peasants as
could be found in any part of the world.
Durlog the four days of the present week
which | spent among them l did not see
a single case Of in.oxication, an d l am as
sured that, although they have now been
assembled for a mouth or two, no act of
violence has been reported. They live on
The best # terms wi b the villagers of the
lac . as 'be<e testify ; and that they COM
pare f'V"ufably 10 point of morality with
tta-r European troops may be gathered
from the fact that it is not considered me-
c+ssary TO afford any facility for the graft
t~lcatlon Of their passions. With the excep-
ton OF one bAttAIion, they wear European
uniforms, carry European army, live in a
camp OF fi%rSt-rate huts an tents. pitched
IN due accordAnce wi h ,ule, and furnished
with field ovens, ki.c ems, ani al the
other usual appu't"na ices. Tne Infantry,
clval'y, and a%tuIery drills and maneuvres,
which they ere learning with q facility
for which their rac4 is remar kabIe, are
those now prac iced in other countries of
Europe. The off ers are for the most
part 6ne sJIdIerly men. displaying tho
faults aud the virtues Inherent in their
class In every age and Country.
The King and QIoen are staying at
Thebes IN u modest house (the ground-Aoo-
Is occnpi'd by ShOpS-a tobac;oli,t's aud
a cobbIer's, if | remember rightly sur
rounded by subjects enthusiastically loyal.
His Majesty rises each day at or before
sunrise TO inspect his troops at their morn.
ing drill, and later tho Queen is at his
side. Whether or not it is, as some say,
the spirit of emulation, fired by the exam
pie 0t Prince Charles of ROumania, which
has induced the King thus to show his
personal lntere st in the afAirs of his peo-
pie, it is certain that he has done most
wisely. He has greatly strengthened the
position OF the Throne at a time when dis
aster may soon produce a revolutionary
spirit In the country, and ha has helped
much to give the military preparations OF
Gtetc e an internationa as well as nation
al character and significance.
The contrast between the parts Of
HplIas governed respectively by a Chris
tan and a Mass1lmIn Sovereign is certain
Iy ve'y great, AID must ever remain 30 /;
but although at present everything in the
Kingdom is going on excellently we'll,
one is rrmin led som times that this may
not continue. The Sc SION of the Chamber
~ N ,Dnt;,, bno TO- ooI ooI oI.Loo-b