The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-15

9ANAAAdh Nnluh IL was, OF some air ne
knew very well-he did not compose the
music, you know. 1t was afterward en-
oodled In MS opera, 'Clari, the Maid of
Milan
After Payne's death his books and pa
pers were LETT for years lying in a corner
IN boxes and baskets, where they became
mlIdewed and more or less useless through
neglect, and Mr.. Chappillie told me that
within the last few years they had disap-
peared, nobody knowing where they were
TO this day.
Payne was very lovable, Chappillie
said, his character being a sweet one. He
was very exacting, however, that his OIL
clal status should be recognized and by
those who came in contact with him Off
cially he was, perhaps. thought too rigid;
but personally, in his own house, or when
dining with friends, he was the soul of
charming comradeship. He was most
| witty, quoted from poems beautifully and
with great feeling, seeming to be fond Of
the pathetic, rather than the heroic"
You found very pleasant society in
Malta during your cOnsulship, did you
not, Mr.. WOrJhington
'Hes; the society in Malta, being al
most entirely military ana naval is es-
| peciauy brilliant, the dinners and balls
being made bright and gay by the uni
| forms of the officers and the beautiful
costumes worn by the women. In the
! winter there is a great deal of life there
A young English LADY told me she had
! more social gayety in Malta crowded
into fortnight than she could have had
in London in one winter, and she was a
lady IN English society, too. After one
comes to know the people there they
| become very warm and hearty friends"
Would you care to speak of life among
the native Maltese!"
THE native nobility in Malta date very
| fnf huo1 10 al f,V ,lot h..
| from 1850. They, have kept the prestige
of their nobility down through the cen
turtles, and are to-day the most charm
| ing people in Malta.
Most of the titled people-or a good
many of them-have gotten their titles
! from the popes-several of them from the
knights of st. John of Jerusalem, who
were in Malta upward of 300 years ago.
| AS general thing Malta society is dis
| tinct from English society The wealthy
| Maltese-Lhe society people-en terrain
| but little in the way Of giving dinners and
| balls. Still, when they DO entertain, ii
is done very nicely and with genial hos
| pitality which makes it pleasant and en-
ioyable.
The young men of Malta always give
| two balls just before Lent, invitations to
which are very much sought after by the
! English people and foreigners. They are
| given at the big ballroom in the Chamber
| of Commerce.
do most of the islanders speak Eng
| lishP"
THE language spoken by the cultivated
| Maltese is Italian, while the language
| spoken by the English people is, of course,
English. The Maltese language is inter
| esting in itself, and is spoken by the no.
900 inhabitants of the Island of Malta.
Italian and English are spoken by the cul-
| tivated Maltese in addition to their own
language-the Matese-which is dis
! tlnct thing in languages; there is nothing
exactly like it, 1t is sprinltled largely
with Italian words which have become
sOlidifed in it, yet the foundation is
| Arabic. 1t is easily acquired by the
Turks and to illustrate this point | will
say that when two regiments of Moham-
medan soldiers We're encamped in Malta
a few years ago, during the Russian
scare, out in the country in the heart of
the island, where they came in contact
with the country people only, who spoke
nothing but the Maltese language, it is a
fact that these soldiers were not
there more than three days be-
fore they were in easy converse with the
| Maltese"
Did you find comfortable quarters in
Malta Mr. Worthington2'
cali buildings in Valletta, the capital of
Malta, that were erected by the knights
| and lived IL house that had been
built by wealthy cavalier of the knights
of ST. John-are built of stone, the walls
being three feet thick Everything is
stone-ceilings, floors, walls and all. You
never have to pay any insurance in Malta
such thing isn't known. You could
not burn house there if you tried. The
drawing room of the house 1 lived in was
% feet long, "a feet high and "a feet
/ broad. The houses of the wealthier
knights usually contained very large
! drawing room, small dining room and
exceedingly small bed rooms, like the old
! Pompeiian houses.
There are eight auberges in Malta,
which, with one exception, are still occu-
pied as the headquarters of English regi-
ments or corps. The most beautiful of
these is the auberge of the knights of
CASTLE. A handsome auberge is now oc-
cupied by the Onion Club, one Of the best
clubs not only on the Mediterranean but
perhaps east of London. 1t is for British
army and navy officers, and has small
sprinkling of civilians"
Mr.. Worthington will remain for the
present at Cooperstown, where his family
reside, and where he has many warm
friends. He now expects to engage more
actively in literary work than he has been
able to do at Malta.