The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-08-01


the warriors Of King Otho, and the tri-
umphal entry of the king into the city,
and the great festivals which were held
later on in honor of King Ludovikos.
Then In my turn / had to tell about
that enigmatical country In Europe and
those curious compounds Of folly and wis
dom, the Germans--one of the finest peo
Piles of the world after the old Greeks
whom all nations loved and none respect
ed, who possessed the well Of universal
knowledge, lived quietly and peacefully
under five and thirty princes and a cold sky
and some go years before had defeated Ma
poleon Bonaparte. Many were the strange
questions which the aunt and niece put to
me- and while Kyr Spiros looked on with
an amused smile Kyria Maria would keep
up a chorus of praise of the good fortune
Of the ranks, and even Irene seemed dis
posed to reckon 1t to my advantage that
should be descended from that splendid
race.
The more 1 came to know her the more
charming found her When her uncle
was present, out of respect for him she
spoke but little But when l was alone
with her and her aunt the bright flowers
Of her youthful intelligence blossomed
forth freely. She had read nothing--for
she could not read, not even knowing her
letters-but her mind had had some lin.
guistic training. She had learned Alba
nian, which she spoke with her neighbors,
and, as Jorgi informed me, with extreme
fluenoy and elegance. From her Athenian
ancestors on the mothers side she had in
herited the merry joke, the bright talk,
the faultless grace of movement, but her
views of life seemed tinged with Doric
severity, for l never heard light word
from her-nor did /, to my credit, may
say it, ever let one fall before her. Final.
ly, to complete the picture Of her, her
beauty included in Itself all kinds of
beauty, whether Ionic, Doric or Aeolic,
Hellenic or Hyperborean.
One day had fall from horse. In
mild, autumnal morning l was having
gallop on young colt over the fields to-
ward the Cephissus. At first it was de-
lightful but presently my steed became
unruly. Suddenly he seized the bit be-
tween his teeth, made bolt as II to as.
sure himself of his freedom, and then,
turning dashed headlong toward the town
and tore foaming down the long street of
the Psiri A block of stone was standing
in the middle of the road. Against this he
precipitated himself in his headlong flight,
and was shot like an arrow from bow
against great block of marble, the cor
nerstone of house. He was not hurt and
speedily picked himself up and rushed
down toward the bazaar, spreading dis
may everywhere along his course, while
lay there pale and bleeding. My eyes grew
dim. A crowd assembled around me. Con.
fused and unknown voices sounded in my
ears and lost consciousness.
When l awoke Irene stood at the head
of my bed watching me. AS 1 opened my
eyes she uttered a low cry of delight. Then
she gave me--oh, SO sweet, so loving a
mile-such a smile as had never seen
before and have never seen SINCE
Poor, poor Effendi" she said as she
slowly passed her hand over my face to
stroke away the matted hair. $50 far
away from Monachon (Munich), with no
loved ones to take care of you"
cam not richly providedP" answer
ed. "Is there no one here who cares for
mep'
"But we are strangers to you. We can
not speak your tongue, she replied.
"Not So dear Irene, answered. "You
are no stranger to me. Have not known
those dark eyes long, and can not speak
your languagep Can not say, Sc agapo,
love your"
should not perceive her confusion she
stroked my forehead again with her soft
hand and laid it gently on my eyes. Then
she leaned her arm on the pillow, laid her
head in her hand, bent down over me and
said, with dreamy faraway look:
"When they brought you here Effendi,
l did not think 1 should ever hear you
speak again"
"And what If you had notP" asked
conceitedly.
"Oh, do not say such things, she said
reprovingly. "Let us rejoice that you are
alive and here with good people who love
you"
She stopped short, as If startled at her
own words and rose from her chair. /
had not time to say any more, for at that
moment Kyria Maria entered. She was
highly delighted to find that consciousness
had returned and advised that should
now endeaVor TO sleep. They then made
my room and bed comfortable for me and
placed water within my reach, all of
which Jorgi could have done quite well,
but they would not hear It,
AT last fell into a deep slumber and
dreamed all kinds of dreams / was again
on the back of the colt galloping with him
over the meadows. All at once I saw
Irene seizing the horse by the reins and
begging me anxiously to dismount. Then
l saw myself, pale as death, sitting on the
steed with a fixed look of horror as he
dashed along in his wild career At last
he ran against the block of stone in the
Psiri. / was shot off and lay once more
crushed and bleeding by the marble cor
nerstone. Then l dreamed that was very
i'll on my bed and had crown of thorns
on my head, which beautiful half van
ishing female figure, with bare white
arms, was pressing down harder and hard
er, 30 that the blood poured in streams
down my forehead and over my eyes. /
wiped my eyes again and again and could
scarcely see the figure. At length / saw
as through thin veil two beautiful dark
eyes and heard a voice saying: "It does
not hurt, does itf / will bind your head
up a little tighter. 1t shall not hurt you"
l awoke and perceived Irene standing
by my bedside She had put a bandage
stepped in vinegar round my head and was
saying: ut does not hurt, does itP But
must bind 1t more firmly"
In this way was lovingly cared for and
soon recovered.
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