The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-08-03
How the Greeks Welcome The
!. ,s,.. Birth Of q Son..

An american at Petras. Sc S.
"a am sitting On the little wooden Sb4l
,eony lofmy room i'll Kerios Chromopu-
loss house, in the Greek town Of Petras.
take my breakfast on my balcony
1t is supplied from the cofee-housf
Panagi, Kerios Chromopulos's servant,
who waits on me, is now bringing it iii
Oh u little brass tray; the coffee in Il b,u
zen pot, with handle two feet long On
the tray there is also a glass Of icecold
water, cup and saucer ola very trans
parent china, and one little ring-silaptu
combination Of bun and crackers: THIS
is III my breakfast, and, with the e>'cr-
flon OF three Or tour complementary cyt~
fees, which l may expect to drink down
in the platea, shah have nothing else
until, dinner, at midday. P4na@i
puts the tray carefully On chair b. any
side, and then says: "kall elntra Fife ~
dig I reply: 'tiood day, Panagi' - and
look at him anxiousIy, for | expect inl-
porlaht news this <Morning. FROM a
Thousand circumstances know that ali
interesting event has been eApected L.
take-plare in my hosts family Frurl.
ten thousand noises during the past night
| know that this event has taken place
| shalIknow NOW if 7 ain to rush at Keli.
US Chro1nopulos when | see him this
morning, seize hi; hand, and say: "Na
sn zese," (may it live to you, and utter
what enthusiastic congratulations ] can
put into Greek, ur terrible Alternative
keep:out Of his way DIS much as l can,
and when do run against him put d
touch Of condolenre in NY salutatiol.,
Say.'sEin cOnsOIatiuu; 80 TheOS
teen, .estelle," God sent it, and
delicate1y hint better luck next time.
The vital question at this moment is: boy
or girR It's all right; ] can SEQ it in
Panagi's face. \ calm expression oi
triumph, as if to say we know how to
! manage matters, is what | read there.
He VIII: not speak, evidently enjoying
| my suspense. l can stand no longer this
uncertainty. well, what is it, Panagi':'
"a veryetine boy, EffenI,' and then |
get an overwhelming food Of Greek,
tending to prove that this new subject OF
butes. ST A Polio andHercllles combined.
to ChromopuIos, and enters warmly into
all that effects the family interest And
now you will probably ask: Why this
great difference between the :eNes?
Why should a boy or girl be ii vital 41les-
tioli? The same difference as; .betweelt a
merchants bills payable and bills
receivable. : A girl for kerioS
Chromopuls would have been
a bin payable at eighteen years date.
the amount expending should Chromol,-
ulos improve III his position and wealt h
Every girl ill Greece gets married.
No girl can get married without dow
ry, and the father must provide it. y
boy brings into the family treasury. y
girl is 50 lL,,rl. loss. Shoull the father
dit: before the girls are married, On the.
sons deyolye the duty uf providing dow
lies for the sister, Until his sisters :,lt.
married the son cannot take unto HIM
self Il wife, unless lie. detles tie custom
Of his forefatllers for ages.
But I see Chromopulos comm out Of
lis door to 60 on the Platea to receive
congratulations He sees 1ne Oh the bal
cony, and puts his hand to his heart in d Il
sWering salutation to the wave Of my
hand. He will expect me to follow him
and do the proper thing. 80 | throw
away my post breakfast cigarette put on
my white sul-helmet, and 90 OH the pla-
tea toward the taLle'at which see Giro
,n0pulos has seated himself.
have made my speech with uppropri-
.ut enthusiasm t" Chromul,olus Oil the
happy event. There art. ROW about a
dozen CT us, making ring round the to-
hl,,, drinking the coffee ChroInor'slos has
ordered tur all