, 1877-06-18
PRINKIPO.
Tho vAlo Of the Rwoet Watera..-T1ic Turks
Earthly Paradise.

Tho Vale Of the Rweet Watera.--Tlo Turks
Earthly Paradise.
con'aas"os co'r*'poHst.es s;s ID" fa"e.ee caro"'-
on IN thcsca Of Alarmora, OH spring morn.
Ing, tic cyc discoyors little wreath Of Islands
The wealthy Constnl,flno,plltnt,s, who seek rc.
roso III tho lonely AM, loyc!y valleys where tho
buu scams 10 alItno forever, and where
tic cur ID tho stlycry RUG OF steel n
tho huabanln,an sharpens Ills scylNc iii
the mcatow, or the Chorus Of lIsher-b9ys sing
nE ossr ts. W. 9n s 'o,e s 4 ut an
lribklpo, tho chief island of tho group, yet
o.,cc beyond tho .pntagIuus hurry Of tho city
y.ll find yuurtelf sinking comfortably Into ono
sea air oni a,'sofbng the sunshine with gel,ins
fhyshal delight. l do not wonder Tint En-
jurors anh Empresaes have He'd to these sca
tsanla ior rep,kc and fur security. It seems
The htcaer ttat runs over and back acrnss the
6ca inoEitng anil cvcnf,4 is Thu only suggestion
Ut An earneat and visortius life.
We set sal ~ tho tbor1inE anil find ourselves
l!uelrc of tho new atmosphere, TIC rlpplcs
sI,lrkIe In tlle sun: few sca.I[rls wheel ou
lazy wing and tear lis cotnpahy; now and again
Ash teapa fs"m the water. the white Gults
strcun and DART upon Il, there u splaAA lii tue
track uf The sin where the sra Is paved With
guild, and we rouse ourselves from reycrie a.
,!crp atuiust ~ the sea. Nothing cottlca OF II:
We fall upon basket Of fruit, and latllleh tleet
Ut orange-pcea cat1ues tn uF wake, We roll tho
famed tubaeco OF the land In wrappers VI rice pu.
rur anil swecten the a!r with the aro.na u!sret,t.
No uus talks Muctl; every otit seems 10 oe look.
lng with contcatcl eyes Into tlu future or The
3,a.t. And 10 VIC drift up to tho shallow shore,
n.nief green llflls. where q narr1w dock reaches
fur out Into deep water. This 10 Khaki. onu ot
tue taIrvst lslands Of the group hut We doll't
lnn1 hero tn.uaY. We lean over tlla rail- and sc8
liz nktah MI 1Lv} Ju
caught and sltppcd OVER the onu Poat on tho
siutk. Somebody goes on tllore very quietly,
ans some ottlcs body steps noiAslcsbly 1u boar!l;
W. a5s s1st t"I ~ %t! sss s1 a4 70 s
hills VI khaki, crowned with the convent.
0E tho B!rssrI Virgin. u. 0sorge. and this Holy
Trinity. We learn That there arc students there
Dlto,nal Naval College Over The lill. anil that
khaki Is much rcsnrted to BY the sayahs, The
nun.slnssulnan subjects Of The Sultan. ltscctns
to ns that nothing Gun be liner than 70 bo ray.
a1l aud \ student, aud to llc Ill day On thosu
green, gEecn supcs, looking olt upon tho spar.
King sea, and listening ~ the y-bplt growing
ever fatnicr anil fautcr a We fall asleep, laupcl
ln meadow Of sweet clover.
rrtuklpo |. tho !argcst ot The Princess Islands.
It has IT, village, it, hotels, With l,atht along
this shore Just under them. A high rual, ia
capital repair, makes the circuit OF thu island.
s eoa .a van an9 G yo says ~
them hack or to ily from them, for they will
track you TO the grave or vet their fer. Tho
summer vsllAgc looks almost like colony VI
play,houses. 1t Il 30 neat, 10 pretty, 10 lH-
troubled. Wreaths OF uuwers hang oycs thu
lUoya and thu windows OF almost every
house. 30 they welcome the return of sprius
In PIlnkipo. Stately Turks are bTfnt up
aud down the village streets III kcd4n chairs.
PiPebcaters follow them, 4ul from time to
time, as tls po.npoua EGsilll wave, his hand.
bis box IL tirnel towani tue ses In stiady
spot, the stAlwart carriers dash tho sweat from
their iurchvais and souat At ths iect Of their
MASTER, the plLp.boy uneoils the plant tubs.
lays lire coal Upon the oowl Of thu nafclleh o.
It sits IN the grass, and the next half hour IL
eisen te sercns anl secret thoughts. 4 Primes
In the Isle ot Princes Is man to put your
tai: IN; you will always know lust where TO
look for !ltui. and SOU May ba sure that hc
takes no Interest In the aftatrs OF other tncn.
antl that nollllug can 4tstIF1 The p!atttllty OF
Ills lifc,-unless The bottom shoultlslt!deuly
drop out Of bis sedan CHAIR.
We hired u set Ut lunseJ-boys 10 walk hc-
hind u at respectful tletancs, Alono W. did
1t. One after tho other, t.fus here aul there,
getting astraY In tue yiueya1 IL. hlltuR s1nouE
fose-gaTleus. p1uslng to inhais the wAsm 0doFs
stecpipg in the Aut,, Or 10 cAtrh the refrafn Of
solne singer buried In tbs wood On the bill.
There Is o Greek convent atoyc tue Eoatl. hidden
like urat In ueeu hollow. When the Epprcss
lrrue, contemporary u Char!emsEne and
llarouu- d l-Iiasrllid, was tcthrone0. Ahr VIA
subbel Of all tho treasures oi the crown.
and thcu banlshsl tu this convent, which
hcrsrli haal built. Later she was scut u Lcua-
nos, lul thcsa disd. but lsf body Is stul treaa-