The Worthington advance., 1882-08-03

forehand, not only the argument. but
those immortal gems Of eloquence, those
paragraphs which like diamonds have
set 1t OH, as equal to the mightiest effort
that Demosthenes himself ever made.
Who believes, or can be made to believe
that the inimitable retort to the taunt of
General Hayne, beginning Matches
and Overmatches," was the work Of a
moment, or that other immortal para
graph, which will endure as long as
Bunker Hill and the commonwealth of
MS adoption endure, which begins Mr.
President, shall enter on no encolniun
upon Massachusetts"
How the Greeks Welcome the
Birth Of a Son.
An American at Petras.
anu sitting on the little wooden bal
cony ofmy room in Kerios Chromopu-
loss house, in the Greek town Of Petras.
take my breakfast on my balcony.
1t is supplied from the coffee house.
Panagi, Kerios Chromopulos's servant,
who waits on me, is now bringing it in
on a little brass tray; the coffee in a bra
zen pot. with handle two feet long. On
the tray there is also glass of ice-cold
water, cup and saucer ola very trans
parent china, and one little ring-shaped
combination Of bun and crackers. This
is all my breakfast, and, with the excep.
ton OF three or four Complementary cof-
fees, which l may expect to drink down
in the Platea, ] shall have nothing else
until dinner, at midday. Panaei
puts the tray carefully on chair bv nv
side, and then SAYS: "kai elnara Etien.
d." Iwply: "Good.day, panagi," and
look at him anXiulsly, for ] expect i'm
portant news this morning. From 4
thousand circumstances know that an
interesting event has been expected tC
take place in my hosts family From
ten thousand noises during the past night,
/ know that this event has taken place.
shall know now if l am to rush at X keri.
os Chromopulos when | see him this
morning, seize his hand, and say: "Na
sn zese," (may it live to you,) and utter
what enthusiastic congratulations I can
put into Greek, Or-terrible alternative
keep out Of his way as much as I can,
and when do run against him put q
touch Of coincidence in my salutation,
teen estelle," God sent it, and
The vital question at this moment is: boy
or girl? It's all right; | can see it in
PanagIs face. \ calm expression OF
triumph, as if to say we know how to
manage matters, is what read there.
He will not speak, evidently enjoying
my suspense. | can stand no longer this
uncertainty. We'll, what is it, Panagi?''
"a very fine boy, Etfendi," and then
get all overwhelming flood of Greek,
tending to prove that this new subject OF
King Georges is endowed with all attri-
butes Of Apollo and Hercules combined.
Panagi, though servant, is first 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 sexes?
Why should Il boy or girl he vital Ques-
ton? The same difference as between u
merchants bills payable and bills
receivable. 4 girl for kerios
Chroniopuls would have been
bill payable 1T 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. A
boy brings into the family treasury. \
S1IA ID oO lluCll 1oSc TIE ldlllct
die before the girls are married, on the
sons devolve the duty of 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 forefathers for ages.
But see Chromopulos coming out Of
his door to 60 on the Platea to receive
congratulations He sees me on the bal
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
away my post breakfast cigarette, put on
| my white sun-helmet, and 60 on the pla-
| tea toward the table at which see Chro-
! nIop,los has seated himself
have made my speech with appropri-
| A.e enthusiasm to Chromupolus on the
| happy event. There are now about a
dozen of us, making ring round the ta-
blte, drinking the coffee Chromopulos has
/ ordered for all.