The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-08-03
tary of the senate in making good &C de1ct
in the accounts Of the financial clerks
(How the Greeks Wele,ns the
D .s;,.1 Birth i, tho. Of a sen' :

am sitting on the little wooden bal-
cony Jofmy room in Kerios Cnomopu-
loss house, in the Greek town Of Petras.
take my breakfast on my balcony.
It is supplied from the cofee-house.
Panagi, Kerios Chromopulos's' servant,
who waits on me, is now bringing it in
on little brass tray; the coffee in a bra
zen pot, with a handle two feet long. On
the tray there is also glass Of ice-cold
water, np and saucer of a very trans
parent china, and one little ring-shapcd
combination Of bun and crackers: This
is MmY breakfast, and with the excep-
ton Ct three or four 1pLnplelne ntary cot
fees, which, may expect to drink down
i'll the. Patea, I shall have nothing else
until dinner, at midday. = Panasi
puts the tray carefnllyaon chair by my
side, and then stys.+ Kali elnara Efen.
d.. + reply: Hiood day, Panagi, "--and
look at him anxiously, fol f. expect inn
portant news this morning. From a
thousand circumstances know that. all
interesting event has been expected tC
takssplace in my hosts .fami j.. From
ten thousand noises during the past night,
| knoWt that this. EVENINGS taken place
l shalIsknoW now if an to rush at Kerr
os Chromopnlos when l see him this
morning seize his hand, and say, "Na
su zese," (may it live to you,C and utter
what enthusiastic congratulations can
put into Greek, .or-terrible alternative
keepsout of-his way as much, as can,
and when l do run against shinlput a
touch Of coincidence in my salutation,
sayffss@in consola1ion;2 20 Theos
delicstely hint:better luck .next time.
The vital question at this moment is: boy
or girRIts all right;I can, see: it in
| triursph, as if to sayseswe know how to
manaeesmatters, is what l read there.
! He wffl.not speak, evidently enjoying
my suspense. can stand no longer this
,lnce rtainty. "'Well, what is it, Panagi?'
"a vefysfne boy, Etfend," and then l
l get an overwhelming food Of Greek,
lending to prove that this new subject Of
King Georges is endowed with all attri-
butes, ST Ape44d andHercMeS combined.
PanaG, thohg1fa servant, is firsts cousin
to Chromopulos, and enters warmly into
all that effects the family interest. And
now you will probably ask: Why this
great difference between; the seSeso
Why should a boy or girl be d vital q'les-
tom? The same difference as, between a
merchants = bills PAYABLE and bills
receivable a. girl for kerios
Chromopuls !, would have been
a bill payable at eighteen years date,
the amount expending should Chromop-
| ulos improve in his position and wealth
Every girl in Greece gets married.
No girl can get married without dow
ry, and the father must provide it. \
boy brings into the family treasury. \
girl is so much loss. Should the father
die'before the girls are married, on the
| sons devolve tile duty providing dow
ries for the sisters. Until his sisters are
married. the son cannot take, unto him
self a. wife, unless he defes the custom
of his forefather5 Tor ages. Fl liz. =: Z
But 7 see Chromopulos coming cut Of
his door to 90 on the Platea to receive
congratulations, He sees lne on the ball
cony, and puts his hand to his heart in an
swering salutation to the wave Of my
hand. He will expect me to follow him
and do the proper thing. SO throw
away my post breakfast cigarette. put on
my white sun-helmet, and 60 on the pla-
tea toward the table:at which I see Giro
,nopulos has seated himself
have made my speech with appropri-
!,e enthusiasm to Chromopolus on the
happy event. 1here are now about a
dozen of Us, making a ring round the ia
BILE, drinking the coffee Chromopnlosr has
ordered for all,