The sun., 1897-05-09
that llfo..i,ed rortrnit OF him could b palnted

| yhAt n llTc-AlLeu COuiu uo phihtou
on a sovereign. this warrior.
She would bc fool Of a mother who would ~.
and his biz sister can box his ears f Tor some years
TO come, but sure there Is no more fiery:hearted
IN moa hG rcp to 81 snd
be at his station on the Campsrdoyn and have
what Against anything. This Is of the ira
ditions that periorcS are in the breast Of the
should stcai this child's knife. no might go to a
corner and perhaps. almost shed tears. but no
Admr Gsaes en ha %
that ngitato this babes breast. He is little
villain. And yet may the God OF battle ,,, who
vii Villain % and ali bright little Villains like him: -,
Tho stout boats from the warships made III
! purposes throngcd about the steamer. Some
| unconcernod gigs bow was forever bunting into
but pushing It aside and going ahead with ine
| indifference. Tho natives nearest approach TO
redress was s6 II the eye With hn. 6onthSokh
| voices like Hfes and those who have never
heard sacred concert in nm insane asylum can.
| to even tho distant approach OF boat from
warship. They began to celebrate the tSrrSrs dSI1
| ity of it, and IL by chance, there, should
happen g be 9 small crash, their cries were
ns bay MnRsd boF tFascay over Re
heads at these times made Sight not TO be seen
in the West This action seemed to stand out
them safely through the crisis than q sudden
and skilful application q The oars But tn these sc
use useful Il on M the water as scythes. However, when
, tho natives unfured their sails and tackled ior
on their lee
tho water behind them boiled. Tho men wore
skirts. and II was supposed to DO S nxiomatic that
All the afternoon the passengers remained on
deck and watched the fleet grouped on the
bright bay. The launches were always speeding
| to and fro, and from time TO time gig wherein
the many osrsmen caused It to pr resemble water n
Italian cruiser Etna had pistol practice from tho
stern, and the band on the Russian flagship
yed ns,Py m The "er
sea. She did not join the collection of bottle
but slid slowly over to an anchorage near tho Re-
venge. Then an Austrian torpedo poat-she was
stuck in It's back-movcd about among tho ships.
French sailors from the flagship got ,. barge ,I
them from Marseilles. Tho bringing of this
barge alongside the Guadiana caused scenes Of
terial for three riots in Dublin. 1t was vastly ex
| citing. Those men were in earnest about It,
nss Steamer sSGf SnG " be forgiven
temper gains an edvantsge during the stress @ Of
obliged to circle widely down the. wind
and return for other attempts. At last
and caught 1t just as 1t was slipping over-side
Then the blue sailor bonnets with their red POM
thing.a Frenchman can make a festival even Of
pulling on q rope. These tars had perfectly
% has at a to 9s 9f
Finally when the barge was alongside, the French
| officer came aboard the steamer. his face beam
In ii the mean time, against the darkening hill.
strings OF signal flags would suddenly burst out
in splendid flashes, and often the little voices Of
buglcs called over tho water. Smoke was drift
ing from the enormous tunnels OF somc OF the
Appeared % p ppuns % ike e an % old woman M S and max
ing trouble enough on the water for Cnnarder
moving sideways. 1t took an infinite time for
rail and grinned It. was the Turkish
/ opposite the fort. She had como three miles: 1t
was wonderful. How she could come three
pnT1sd the boye aoest en T hs o
! glass; one felt that one could see through her.
There was n collection of red flags on the bridge
| and over her trailed the red banner.
The decks Of the Guadiana ad been glad all
| day with the blue and gilt Of the naval officers,
semblase"behoId sem % the Turks! Arc Around nd the ship
lay the power of Christian Europe. and now here
the Raa pulled
boxed its ears, kicked it downstairs and told It
to the devil all the time asking it to be
governed by the most amiabe impulses. and all
would be right in time Surely. the art Of pro-
! can stab mans children and then convince
him that you only feeding them with buns.
| and that he owes you a sxpence for the buns
Naturally, then, this Turk was interesting;
and well made and had the face OF mana man
| who could think, n man who could fight. He
| was ft for problems and he was fit for war, this
| fellow The collar OF his uniform was heavily
| fiowered with gold, and sabre dangled to his
spurred heels. He wore glasses. and about his
| eyes was the calm. studious expression that one
expects in professors ut colleges. Cnconsciously
to us. perhaps. many of us have fashioned our
the sultan which has been reproduced every.
where. Probably this Turk was no nearer the
controlling type, but then 1t was good to find
him where one expected at least to find some
| thing fat and greasy.
| In the array Of genius that had boarded the
ship there was even II little French officer OF
cavalry in plum-colored coat and blue trousers,
all heavily braided in black. He was rather
was particularly necessary that he should do a
great deal of flying about In the ensuing festivi.
ties. Then there were some consular officers
and they also flew. But in the midst of all this
unconcern of u man who did not find 1t ncces
sary to feel intimidated by tho adjacent intel
lccts Once when he was free his glance re.
mained refectively for u time on these battle
The Guadiana at last weighed anchor and de-
parted from Suda Bay. and behind her the feet
again blended gradually into hedge. For n
long time the tall tan stacks OF tho Camperdown
remained distinct, but eventually In tho twi
light the feet was only great black thing. and
afterward II was nothing. The hand Of Europe
was hidden by the hills lying in evening peace
The mother OF the sick baby came deck. and
to the Inquiries Of some goodnatured passen
gers she replied gratefully that ii was rather
better. STEPHEN CRANE.