Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-09-21
THEISLE OF PINES.
4 Romance OF Constantinopie.

4 shelving beach. a summers day,
The low ripping OF waves Siding up
in bright succession To all emerald
sward: overhead a thatch of ragged
nine boughS aid a sky pure AMI calm
sad bIuC-such l. tie Isl" 81 ines
Before Y0u jhc Asian shores, >trctch-
ing III gentle unduiaions. d't'r'
with t~ltt-rnotrd cottages. VITA
c!umps of cypress or solitary -ych-
mnIes. crowned with whil"-Saiird
Waicr-fuwcrs. aud siuklng N" YER
daut vail y that sweep int" IN per-
speCtivcs ct green repnSe. va 'he
right, My~iun Oily mpus and The lands
OF classic song on The lett. tht spires
and aumcS of an eastern rAl'l'ht
Uuter the pinc-rOof, cray 'ui gee
bend over braZiers of glowing Goals
and the fumes OF the fragrant mocha
steal subtlv through the air. Around.
.he gray carpets q: the Ind1irni.
pleasure-ioviug Greek, al home IN his
fsirrst of islauGs: in The background.
n row of mud-bujlt novels, with
swsrming children silent i'll the
SIM: with tetherei dpnkeys, wise
over a wnv>ite thistle, like many
another felluw-philosopher; about
Ntbl. Vi |
setting this gem of Greciau isles.
The hour Is noon. with sky and
maintains and ave AID distant
mluarets all ~Iuiveriug in the midday
heat the hour for reverle and
dreams. Talk of the val" of Tempe.
the aiSles OF northern woods, the
eleuS of mountaiu lands, the rush of
waterfalls, the quiet of lakes, the
0team OF rivers and streams-no land
Is perfect without the sea; no sea l.
50 ucrfcct a. tina Of Greece: aud the
1irT OF its waves. The lapse OF Its
azurr tides. the rise and fall OF liz
iuuolpnt pillows are the perfection OF
the land il euCirclcs and TO which II
gives it- culmirating charm. On
some idle summer uiy, those halcyon
DAYS of which the aucIentS spoke-'n
the light caiqur. darting like i swat
low over the swell of the tide, with
shores classic A. they are fslr. and
with tie soul surrendered 10 the spell
of the time and scene no lover OF
reyerir can wish for & Sweefer lapse
from the cares aud wearylng emo
tions of life than when his boat hef!
CRATES the sands of the Isle q Pines.
and the carpet of repOse il spread
under the pine boughs of this haven
OF rest. the old cnftjce %-iientl!
beck0nst the cushions he has neapci
near the stand of ~blosSoming baisams,
the rugs are unrUllcd. the fragrant.
coffee steamS from its tiilgree cup
that lies likL the shell OF tie LuChOC
uut in the delicate coil of his brown
tiugers, and the goblet OF cooling
sherbet-yiOlet or jasmine or ro-e-
stands in lis Chrrry-WUod case uH
YOUR side. with the wild b-e- cluster
ing and ~ciIngirg To lt> juicy lips, ann
the INCIDENT hum OF winds and wav'>
ami w:ljSp Is i'll the ~pIIe-neeiiG>
overheard lull you to a DIi>stul re-
ps,e such rs even the dreams OF til,
l1tu.-rrter never gave. Inns i Tie
perfection OF mere physical life
dg{ce TttFHiCHtc tnutc rlr-r'>>lHE tina"
Itaiv ever " these t!r-uil.
set-girdieu. romance hLuntet land.
T.e legcats of history. IN itb,r-
andrecollrcuOu, oIihe pat lea't L" tEr
ioVc,iIess Of uaiur" a >put That sIVc-
life and being to tH4t mere putw ara
beauty, which l. common 10 other
clltnes beside. BE there on ttI"st:
Persian rug wtIn tir irhe -tep ati
subtle lace II 'ue u,i Greek beside
you, the heiIt g"e7 out uyer = level
OF ~untruubieu thought aut! slides WIN
ligut-poiseI keel USer those shining
wayv-. uHG tiui. IN tt.l> qIlet rnt'tur"
of rppo-e Il vucnmpr.t-c Tor mura 10
be f,rrpttcn and ct mucA to b. yea
cnuugri.
Tue line of the bright horiz,n
curve. like iEc Cre-celIt moon 4u!v-
er.uG in sIlvc.y vapprs aud II :Nr,i
with .uu-tuuchet sails Ike the h.rc}
cloud, in the blue uUIe. The sharp
outlines OF the hills. mr!iuweu
and uiIunei with ~bGos>umlug Ol'au-
derS coming mingled with the NUT
uIer OF bees and ttc pcbbiy music OF
tie shore, and words, II uttered, are
SLOW and softly -pUhrn AMI tuii %
iCng-trnwu Urratns. The odd cuTcJec,
Hrih TINT dcXicruus eltlght-UI-hau"
that only an east TN elm" kno"-.
offers you a cup OF COTE, while MS Arnt
Iau, wITN ~ Il 7rrt gra--, turks At III
fout-heci with the word GncbSheeSk
trembling on his lip-.
There" laid III companion, Jean
ing back on the couch, alter ii long
IL hnueycd sip at his sherbet
"'therC on youdcr point Of land, jas
1t the tip of the bay, where that litte
kiosk seems dancing on h water,
there happened q tragedy and ended
a tale y"
The cqjejee. one of those polyglor
Creeks VINO speak halt the languages
of the globe, pointed to the building
and SHOOK his head. True, Etfendl,
he said, there ended II life, but onc
other remained behind
'.Iu the m~ad-house of lstamboul.'
said u friend.
True aglin," answered the ola
man, these withered eyes Deheld
it"
Tell us the tale. good friend:
though one would sooner wed love
and eternal youth to these bright
scenes tina the tragedy OF hate OF
death ~
Love" said the old man, "is cru
eller than death; but if you command
it-Iistcnm
He settled himself with thai
strange Familiarity characteristic OI
the east Oh the edge of the u cush.
ion and told, as well as we can re-
call it, the following tale:
"Iu yonder city dweit g wealthy
merchants Greek of Athens. He had
houses and lands, merchandise and
ships; a wife whom he had loyeC
from SOutn, anu tNciS tjihS Via
heart could wish, save one single
possession, for which he would III
most have exchanged lots with TIL,
poorest of his slaves. He had IL
children. At length, on the persua
sion OF his wife, he adopted a beauti
full girl of his W nation, and she
Was declared the heir to all that n,
possessed. Years passed and thi;
child of a happy star grew up to h'
the pride of e old protectors, TIL
~favorite of all her young companions
Thev called her the Rose ui lstaln
bout" At length the time cam
when . noble of our people sough
her hand, and. as Is the custom III on
county, the nuptlais wrre 20 be III
mediarrly celebrated. The first tw,
days OF feasting passed; the house o
the old merchant was rhroug"d wit
guests: the wine lowed. aud Joy Wa
in every heart. Tle third day, or
which the marriage bond l. se-trd
dawned cm Il happy household. Ia
great aud noble of the land were IA
seInbled To greet IA beautiful brId
aud rel piciu2 bridegroom. The hos.
patriarch waited to conclude ilc crr
emory with his benedIction, when
the bride vas missing from h"r Cham