New-York tribune., 1885-03-08

prnmbed not little at the sum n9 n"u ~ 10 ,oor
it-more than half the produce of his vintage PoSSt
man! And when thought how my ~ MIsnst IEsaster.fhs
not be able to make any cheosecakes at Easse
tb,as tb" game m ~ was ss playing
'NT Tie Easter cheesecakes of the island are That
they profess to bs CHEESE Sr hsx recsoned an
essential luxury at that time OF the & an os GREAT
houses make many as sixty 1t is sign d 2, er'"'
poyerty and deprivation when none are nauo; A.,
aThe cai9uo was to leave next morning II tine
wind was favorable for los, where the steamer
would touch the following day. ana takg can n he be
INV wild uncertain journey. / don't think can po
called coward for feeling nervous on thls ocss
/ admit that It was only by thinking as,o steaa,ass
about Kalrhoe that could screw up pen my kew of
soins soi SsG' to pack my specimens Ny brothers voa
feered TO come and help me. Tor they weLo "a
mighty civil now it became known that was saad
for Athens to make heaps OF money pnt Is,;n a n,
their help with sury good-nlght' anu SCI horr,hv
the darkness alone with my spade: l. was hoIIloiaa
nerv"ns rnr rs went along; thought saw Nereid
or n Lamla in every olive tree AT the least rus's
thought they were swooP%lhg % ap dpwn and should be
made to marry one of those teriibie erea,uies a m
live in a mountain cavern. when S Moult S;toos
than losing KallirlOe altogetner; Dut ot N,ho's ~
and the Panagia helped me. and dug my sta'uc "p
without mOlcstation. r,,r.o,f
She was great weight 10 carry al, W o9So"mosited
her i'm her new coffin, wedgcd her n andscast las'
almost nnectionate look at this marble representa-
thonShts for months and months. and fnally
roceeded 70 bnry her with specimens, covering her
so we'll that not vestige OF marble G9uid pe oJ
for three inches below the surface. What we'eut
the box was, | could not lift IT myself, put tn9
decd was done. nailed the lid on tgnty. anu tha
deposited what was over & ol my n"s,m~ and then
Law down on the floor TO rest, not daring 10 go on
again OF leave my treasure ! ihough.. ~ ,ld mJ'u
woud be morning every hour Oh tue m,eae of w;nd
but il blew quietly and steadily IRON the "V,.n 'e
was quite clear that we should be able able TO make
VsJI sAs soon as It was light went home Ny mother
was up and packed my wallet with bread ana
olives She had put cover on my lnattress,
which was to take with me. The poor old dear
could hardly speak so agitated was sne at ny ny
departure my brothers ana atnet rng on nus Of
ti,e window to SEQ Kallirhoe returning from the
we'll with her amphord on her head; AS soon as E
her coming rushed OUT n no p, nus e Tor twelve
months now and the effect was TO raise my conrhe1
| 10 the highest pitch. and Danish all my nocturhai
aMother split jug of water on the Threshold as
| an earnest of success and happy return. MY
father and my brothers came down 70 tne s,oae ~
help me put tho box on the mnles back and greatly
| they murmured at the weight thereof There =
gold there muttercd my father beneath his breath
TX ola will le a prince some day., growcd my cuest
| brother ealously and | promised to make HIM
| Eparch OF Santorin, or Demarch OF Siknos IL he
| liked that better. hail.. .vo ma
moment for thought was very I'LL crossing over
in the caique for los. during which time my cow
arlice over agaH,
Knllirhoe was worth all the trOuble was taking;
| Int was lost in astonishnent at the stcamer-so
| astonished that had no time To- he sick, so was
able 10 eat olives that evening anu as Jay on
| nv mattress on the steamers deck as we hurried
| on toward the Prens. j pondcred over what
| should do on reaching land. 80 ,r,, ~,
| continued Nikola. after q final pause ana q ma
glass of raki q what city 1t is what bnstle anu
| rushing to and fro" =,
/ had MT the heart to tell him that in England
| many n fishing village is larger. and the scene OF
| greater excitement
they all laughed at me for nv heavy box. my
island accent. INV island dress and if II had not
| been for a kind pdfhtai had met on the steamer.
| | think should have gone mad. The officers oi the
| pecring suspiciousy into the luggage Of the newly
arrived. and naturally my heavy box exclted their
suspicious was prepared for some diicnlty OF this
kind aud the agony of NV interview quite dispeied
my confusion.
| "What have you thercT
| Z" specimens ! replied.
! "'Specmens OF whatT .
Specimens of minerals for the eftndi at
Laurum.' ,,-.. ,
| saw them tear OF the Id Of my treasure and dive
| their hands into its cOntents.
| a. Stones" said one official.
| a. Worthless stones sueered another let the
| fool go ;; and with scant ccromony they threw tho
| stones back into the box, and showed me and my
! box away with n cnrsc.
| - was now free to 60 whcrcsocver wished. and
with the aid of my friend ! found a room into
| sailed forth on my uncertain errand. ! prayed To
the Panagia Olegctra to guide my footsteps Alright
| aThe next few days were period OF inten sc
| anxiety for me. In subdncd whispers communi.
Gated to the consus Of each nation the existence of
| nv treasure. One had the mpudence t. ohrr me
ONLY 900 drachmas for II. another 300 another 700.
| and another 500: then each came again. al yancng
| 100 drachmas their former bids, and 80 my
spirits rose. until at last grand efendi came down
| from Athens and without hesitation offered me
| 600 drachmas. GIVE fifty more for tho
tronble of bringing il aud You shall have It,. said
| brcathless " it'll excitement, and in five minutes the
| long coveted money was in my hands:
| ANY old father was very wroth when returned
| TO Sikinos and when he learnt that l. had don,
| nothing with my specimens; the brightness had
gone ont Of his eyes he was more 0pprDbrious thah
ever but cared nothing for what he said. Ny
| mother had her chcesecakes on Easter sunday; ana
| Tins ended Nikola romance. If ever Z, To 81
Peershurg shall look carefully for Nikoas statne
| in the Hermitage collection. which, understand
| was its dcstination.-lTho Gcntlcmans Magazine.