New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-15

perfect repair, make carriage drive across the
mountains a delightful experience.
One of the curiosities of Cephalonia is the old
sea water mill. The water runs IN from the sea,
passes through deep natural channel in the rock,
and has sufficient fall to turn a large millwheel.
In former days there were two mills worked by
this current, but one of them is abandoned and
the other is not regularly used. But the water
continues 10 flow in of yore, ready for anyone
who wants it.. just where this current from the
yea goes TO is question which thus far has baficd
investigators Ii Goes not flow back: II Is not
dependent Oh the tides but disappears somewhere
in the interior Of the island
Cephalonia is altogether out Of the line OF tour
lists At the capital, Argostoli, there are only two
English families and your correspondent and hls
party enjoy the distinction of being the only Amer
leans on the island In the service of The Irio-
une | have borne in our own land the American
Har where il had never been borne before: but IL
seemed here a unique responsibility 10 be the only
repre- sentative of sixty millions Of American pa
PIE In Corfu your correspondent had been me
recipient Of many courteses from Mr. John Stretcn'
the acting United States Consular Agent, and IN
(ephalonia these courtesies Were continued by his
consin and friend. Mr. Alfred Woodey. who opened
his house TO us acted : guide and Interpreter IN
our two days tour OF the island, and insisted on
accompanying us 10 Sanlor, "here We 'ooi> '''0
steamer for Ithaca.
ono Of tie memorable features Of Our trip was
\ visit 10 the monastery of san Gerasmo when IS
some 4l9 years old. and is situated TAR up OH
Mount AenOs the highest mountain t3,3lO fetu IN
thc Ionian isles. Taking carriages IN th' altfr,
noon. We arrived at III" monastery at sunset. anu
received a warm welcome from Papas Demetrlos
and Anastasios and the monks ana nuns LOT Nan
(;rrasmo is a community in which there are women
A. we'll as men. and the presiding genius OF 'ne
MACE is a woman. There are in all about sixty
women and about twenty-five men. The women
live in little houses opening oil court a ng
tlroc in a house and do their own coohlng my
a., NOT live in any isolation bIt mlnge lr'TlV
with the monks in their various dunes n" HUI
a,tcrv serves "a SORT OF noSnt,al lor wv Ill
rounding country, and people WIN meh'ai as WEN
~ rhvscol Csra geInents are sent here Tor cure
We had taken the precaution 10 carry WIN us
som. well-flled provision baskets. when supp
ment,d tho simple fare of the monks FOR tT',s
hospitality tEev affixed no charge. bn' ac,'p,e.
with thanks the contribution w" maze. As ",
not refuse 10 500 San GeraSmo dispayei IN we
chanel of the monastery. where a speciti scth,'17
was hold for our ediication and IN" milin,'h'
and wizened body of the old saint was i,'veal'u 10
our view. II seemed To me, however 'ha' ~ W
ample time he was buried. -.
we had planned 10 climb - the sunlmlf OF y"
mountain NJ half past in the mornint ana WIr,
we're ordered for fhrt hour BIT an un"Np''..
rain thwarted the plan We had. however. o.
,int n,rly hour the virtuous satisfaction OF ~
tnndinr for an hour and half the early mornin!
service in the chapel. the rain PATTERN. on VI -,
roof serving as an antiphonal 10 IN" srr''Ih y.
lmnii Crock which poured from IN" lips OF ~
nricst who read that language WIN a rannl"';n
that have never heard "nnal'"d anS".'rI nar.se
Grcccc and hardly in any tongue. Japanese
nrovcr wheel turning N the rate 81 two huh,lr.
and fifty revolutions "A minute COMO not n
pace with him.