New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-29

two small sons and daughter. Miro The latter,
whom saw for the first tune on the second morn
ing after my arrival, rs she passed 10y on her way
TO the well round the corner, was tall and slender
and looked about seventeen, but was probably a
year or two younger She was also exceedingly
beautiful; not simply pretty, bur perfect, from
the delicate Arab arch of her feet" TO the soft
black uesSes that coiled richly around her small,
claSslcally shaped head, leaving a dusIS down 10
shade her great luStrous eyes and blow away from
the faultlesS curves OF cheeks whose clear tint,
though not sun-brGwned. made you think
into 'ne f SpSn ~ VIII w3fneY ba r SaG ef
that nv present landlords conversation at the inn
had already put me IN possession OF the facts that
she was motheress nnd menaced with step
mother, and that she had recently made match
more, il would seem. in accordance with her
fathers views than with her own. Her looks, too
were all the more important data because they
remained tie only information about her frame or
mind that ! obtained at frsthand. as. after The
manner of Greek girls, she kept strictly in the
background; and, saving an occasional shy word
| had no speech Of her during my whole visit
was not, however, left solely to conlectures;
other sources of enlightenment were open TO me.
and from among them all | able TO gain
toerably clear insight into the state Of affairs
/ For instance, MaFo'S youngest brother. Demetros
/ commonly called Metri, brOwnfaced dark-eyed
/ child OF about seven. at once struck up warm
| friendship with me. and favored me with much
/ OF his society and conversation At noon OF the
day when first saw Marc. he had established him
| self near me the grass with huge bunch OF
| bread and short stumpy cucumber-hlS midday
meal-durng the progress OF which he occupied
! himself in pointing out to me various objects OF
| interest in the surrounding landscape; the Ar
/ phoutos mule tethered under a plane-trec, his
! fathers dog barking at the old Speros pigs, the
| lilac bush which was struck by lightning last
| autumn. and so forth. While he thus en-
| gagged, Marc came by again with her two-handied
! pitcher, whereupon he observed: :" AND that's my
sister, $40
All, your married sister - | said, not unwilling
| to pursue the subject but Metrs answer was un
expected and pulling mo indeed, she's not
| he said "Mar0's not married. They talk about
it often, but She SAYS she never will be- not If
she lives TO be old a crow. Father wants
her 10 marry Georgios Zarl<os, and Georgos wants
| why She won't; ! would if l were She for he al
| ways brings her sweetmeats when he comes home
She says She doesn't like them. Anyhow, he re-
sumed after a large mouthful of cucumher
father says he can't afford 10 keep her any
longer since we've lost the OK
And 500 / observed "as your father can't
afford 10 keep your sister any longer. she must
marry?'
mo. no. said Mctri waggng his head in de-
cider negation. which he clnched with two en-
phatic mods she says she won t-never never.
And father says she will have TO 90 and I'VE
with brother Stavris up AT SalomNa ana NINA
! the children; but she doesn't want to DO that
either and cries. and says it Is 50 far on StaVflS
has a wife and shop but we never saw them, and
one ha, TO go there in ship. But II Marc mar;
RED GeorgiOs, he would give rs another OK; ana
father says her head is as full OF folly as II II
had been sown out Of bottomleSs sieve, ana
| that's it time she got rid OF It,. tmnk sne
| day? Old Sper0 going to horopl ana saw
her giving him the last pentara she had left out
Of the drachme father gave her AT the new year
! Just before the poor died; and thought she
WAS sending for lOukOumia-ln fact, was certain
she was sending for some because she looked al me
several times and then al the peniara; and
even pulled her sleeve. and said ! liked the PINK
best, but she only muttered to herself II me
last one ! have And what do you think she
to burn in the chapel, MT another thing. ia
have liked to smash them all up lts true thau
she begged handful of harouDa-oeans Tor us rom
Kuria Arphoutou TO NAL up but seven harouna-
beans aren't much and what's the sense OF nasN
little candles? Yanni," his brother, two or three
years senior says he suppose, she's gong TO pc
iilge rho old Zac6ara over wonder who's always
burning candles to bring back her huSpand from
the sea which is a very silly thing 10 40, necauHe
his ship went down of Cape Malea IN great
ST Orm one winter ever so many years ago: ana
now Marc hasn't a leptOn left TO buy anything.
The chld's naive, though tragnen'afE ana Top
sided, relation had interested ana PcrpleAeu me-
so that felt anxious to supplement RI by 1qrtheF
details about the RoGopouloS family, ana ] was
soon enabled TO do this, as Petros ArphontoS, IN
his blue blouse, made his appearance, WIN, TUE
evident intention OF spendlhg lIat na4 ,noroJ
in a chat. the course of which easily sreereu
toward the desired topic Petros spoke OF hqGH
poulos pere an honest fellow ana eOou heig1
Dor who had had bad luck ever since his WE
died poor soul! three or four wears back bnJ
he went on TO express marked dlsapproNal OF
Nil,andross unaccountable wea k-mind dneSs In per
hitting Marc to throw away her chance OF so We'll
| TODD husband 0s Georgios IarkoS, VINO had 0eeh
cOurting her for the last SIX mODlS WluHOul tHVr'
This all the stranger, considering ihaI Nv
girls presence in his house was an obstacle IN the
way Of Nikandross own wishes WIN regard 10
the wealthy widow ManetOu, VINO STOOD out ihaJ
ship would not set up housekeeping along with a
crOWn-u9 daughter. However, pI0ce'dcI
Tctros = think he's determined at last 10 get
both weddings over out of the way before the
vintage begins or else to pack Marc oil 70 her
married brother at Saloni<a, who would Keep
her to mind his children. Certainly I'm glad mn
nv children are all ont IN the world Tor thPy re
y troublesome crop to raise. Not that I'd ever
have let mine set themselves up against me IN
sueh fashion. Refuse Georgios Zarllos, indeed!
Perhaps the DiadOchoS would SUIT her, or inc
Patriarch of ConstantlnopleH
But though kurios ArphoutOs's strong opinion
respecting the great ellglbluW or GrorSlos as
rarti was generally shared by the niue com
munitv il was evident that the brothers LarioS
were far from popular at krlnor. Nor was TINS
much to be wondered at as not only were their
manners and appearance uhprepoH'esSnE' out thTil
circumstances were calculated 10 RAISE jealous
feeling among their nelghbOrS. The brolh'rs. ilkr
everybody else, owned and titled few hektars OF
land: but unlike anybody else, they were not
wholly dependent for their livelihood upon the
nrOduce of their fields. They were men oil various
resources concerning which | could only vaguely
gather that they had shares in several trading
vessels and other mercantile ventures, OFTEN call
ing for the presence Of them at Port Pefalos or
elsewhere Now this albeit doubtless not niceS
earilv iniouitous, was enough when taken IN con
junction with their churliSh and ng2ardlv habits,
TO make them the subject OF much unhatterlng
surmise: and | may mention, among the leaSt
sensational of current rumorSi the Statements t'I
Lonkos had wife and family at Port PeiraioS,
md that when Georgios visited Athens he wore
a back coat and silk hat, and frequented the
fashionable Kafeion tou Solonos in the Platelas
ties OmOnOlas.
Anna Lavriades, a kindly middleaged dame,
who lodged next door to tho ROdopoulo loses, ana
who not long since had Dursed Georges Lark"s
through serious illness the only one OF their
neiRhbors 10 whom ] ever knew them 10 show
any disinterested frendiiness. Indeed, during my
visit Loukos actually presented her with one OF
harc no n
iame and dlshevecd looking; still the gift showed
a good intention and made an immense imL:ctsion
upon It's supplemented recipient.
| had little direct communication with the