Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-05


ancient Mycenae, in the Pelopponesus.
They were American students, who
had finished their studies in Berlin,
and were now making pedestrian
tour through Greece and had arrived
on hot September afternoon at this
famous place.
This elevated position gave them an
extended view of tho beautiful Argolic
Gulf, with a tall man of-war riding at
anchor in the offing, from the mast of
which the American flag hoated, brill
liant in the slanting sunshine. At the
foot OF the hill ON which they were
seated, across the little fields and or
chards where the peasants were busy
with the harvest, they saw group of
women at the brook in the valley be-
low.
The young man who had spoken put
his field.glass to his eyes.
'By Jove, Scott" he exclaimed, 81
tell you these Greek women are the
handsomest in the world! Well might
one of their great-great- grandmothers
have kept two Nations i'll commotion
for ten years! DO you see that tallest
girl in the group? Look at her, say
"a form like goddess An ideal
Helen Of Troy"
Scott slowly took his pipe from his
mouth.
Come now, Lyle, you're raving
again" he replied. Your new-dis-
covered Helen is Doubtless goat-herd
from that miserable village down there,
with breath rank of garlic, and n
soul as ignorant of sentiment as her
garments are of soap"
'Well, Scott" replied Lyle, with
severity, II thank the Lord for one
thing at least, and that is that my soul
isn't yet quite dried up within me, till
it has lost all power to see the beauti-
full, as yours has. Come, let's go
down to the village and get something
to eat"
There is q good hotel in the village
of Kharvati, where visitors to the
neighboring ruins are entertained.
Here the Americans made O hearty
supper of rye bread, mutton and tea.
The harvest moon rose early and
flooded the country with her beams.
The two students sat long time be-
fore the open window of their room,
which overlooked the whole village.
They had smoked in silence for an
hour, when suddenly Lyle pointed
down tho road, and exclaimed in an
excited whisper to the doing Scott;
"There she is again, as live! Now
look at her and take back your vile in
situation about garlic and soap"
A young man and woman were
strolling slowly up the street. He was
swarthy, dark eyed fellow, in the uni
form of Greek soldier. The young
girl at his side CHANGED to raised her
face to the searching moonlight, and
both the students were struck with
her remarkable beauty. Her head was
uncovered, and her luxuriant hair was
combed low over her brow, and fastened
in a simple coil at the back of her
shapely head. Her face was purely
classic in outline-such face as the
old sculptors loved to cut in marble
full of intellect and of passion.
The couple walked leisurely up the
street, evidently talking in the melodi-
Gus Greek; those light nothings that
youth and moonlight inspire in all
s.languages. They paused before the
door of the inn, and the two strangers
were familiar enough with their speech
to understand their parting "Good.
night, Stephano," and Farewell,
Helene"
"There, Scott; what do you think of
her, now? See what superb creature
Won would fain have maligned!" ex-
claimed Lyde.
"Well, / must say replied Scott,
"either the moonlight played us a
trick. or she is rather pretty girl"
Next morning the two students com
menced their explorations among the
famous ruins. The region is replete