Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1890-01-04

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the marriage of her daughter Sophie, to
the Crown Prince of Greece. She bowed
and smiled very sweetly as she passed
us, although her eyes were filled with
tears on her parting with the queen.
NJ. Tricoupis presented DIR. Talmage,
wife and daughter, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Klopsch. Queen Olga shook
hands with all in the right royal demo-
cratic American fashion, and then en-
gagged DR.. Talmage in conversation.
Queen Olga saying that she sincerely
regretted the disagrecable wind and
business of the streets of Athens, the
preacher CALAMITY responded that the
great pleasure he experienced in meet
ing majesty much more than compen-
stated for the inclemency of the weather.
She smiled pleasantly and bowed in
recognition of the compliment. The
queen said that she had heard that DR..
Talmage was on his way to Palestine
and hoped sincerely that he and his
party would enjoy a safe and pleasant
journey. We were all charmed with the
simplicity Of the queen and the cordial
manner in which she received us. Our
interview with her was one of the most
delightful incidents of the trip, and DIR.
Talmage insisted that all the eulogies
that he had heard concerning that gra-
cious lady fell short of doing her Justice.
We did not meet the king of Greece at
Athens, but saw him the day we were
at Corinth, where he was about to en-
bark with his royal father, the king of
Denmark, and to accompany him as far
as Corfu. He is very accessible TO visi-
tors and NJ. Tricoupis seemed to regret
his absence very much.
The evening of the day in which we
had our interview with Queen Olga, the
first secretary and charge d a~tfaires of
the Russian embassy, NJ. Bachmetiff
and his wife, a daughter of General
Beale, eX-minister of the United States
TO Austria Hungary, joined US at a din
ner party at the Hotel de la Bretagne.
General Beale, the reader will remem-
Der, was the intimate and confidential
friend of General Grant. 1t was to him
that the hero confided first the shocking
secret that he was afflicted with a dis
ease that must 500 terminate his life.
Mrs. Bachmetiff we found to be a bright,
handsome and witty lady. She pos
sesses great influence in political cir
cles and is a leader in society. This
fortunate lady, moreover maintains in
innate relations with the royal family
of Greece, with all of whom she is a
great favorite.
DIR. Irving j. Manatt, consul of the
United States of America at Athens.
paid DR.. Talmage marked attention and
did all in his power to be of service to
him. The consul is a highly educated
gentleman, a very eminent Greek
scholar, and until recently he filled ac-
ceptably the position Of chancellor of
the Nebraska State university. He
called at our hotel quite frequently. In
one of his several interviews with DIR.
Talmage, the preacher of the Brooklyn
tabernacle said that on his return to the
United States he should recommend to
wealthy people who are DESTROYS of aid
ing deserving theological students to
secure an education, to send them out
in groups of ten or twenty on a our
such as he is now taking. This is one
of the grandest cures for dry sermon
izing. Young men thirsting for knowl-
edge would willingly dispense with lux
ury and living together could by prac-
ticing ordinary economy, &C over the
same territory for about $3.50 each.
What an inspiration it would be to
them. The same amount of money
could be spent nowhere else to equal
advantage" Speaking of the in
adequacy Of pictures of Christ to satisfy
the mind of the devout believer, DIR.
Talmage told DIR. Manatt that he had
found but one which did and that after
long and comprehensive search. 1t was
the work of a young and comparatively
unknown artist, n would appear in