The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-07
UNDER A WHITE HAT.
A REVOLuTlONlST AT ATHENS Thai
DIDN'T REVOLT.
lie Was Appropriately Arrayed and Had
the Voice and Words, but Somehow
One Servant and One sentry stemmed
the Tide of Turbulence.


the Tide of Turbulence.
A great crowd had gathered in the Place
do In Constitution, in front of the royal
palace, because it was understood that the
editor of one of the Athenian journals was
Co come and address the populace from a
position in front of well known cafe
| Over the tops of some trees and above IA
stone terrace showed the quiet dwelling of
the king, It's windows all heavily curtained |
as If it had closed its eyes purposely to this
| scene in the square below 1t.
The editor was late He was also a |
deputy, and as the chamber was then in |
session he was supposed to be engaged |
! there. The crowd did not display much |
| impatience while awaiting him. For one
thing, a swarm of newsboys suddenly came
| racing around corner hoarsely shouting |
| MS charging savages might shout. They
! plunged headlong into this concentration
of their prey, dispensing papers and max
| ing change with rapidity, meanwhile yell
| ing. This onslaught melted the crowd to
| bestow their interest elsewhere for GER
tain time, and it came to pass that when
the hero of the minute finally appeared it
took rather long for the news TO reach the
| Athenians. who were standing calmly In
| their places and reading.
He had white hair. He was almost
venerable. He had the mobile mouth of "A
poet and the glance Of surprising vanity.
He wore tall hat, gray in scheme, mold
cd in curious form. We usually lay the
burden of responsibility for this shape up
on the men of 1910 or of any date which
lies far enough behind us, but it was an
lmpressively shaped hat. 1t was the hat
| q ,-i,
ton. 1t proclaimed terror. When this hat
of anarchy and inhumanity appears, there
comes change If you study the history OF
the famous revolutions you Will be taught
to tremble at his hat. In the black sea OF
men this floating hat glowed-glowed
with threats
There was at first great deal of cheer
ing by some 90 men who seemed to be the
immediate escort of the white hat Their
enthusiasm was impaired gradually. Aft
er "a time the welcome was general. A
great cry rolled up from the square. IL
brought people swiftly TO the windows OF
the hotels on the square.
The man in the white hat mounted n
small iron cafe table. 1t was like ped
= estal Suddenly the white hat shono hlgh
4 | above the crowd. The journalist ana dep
, | uty was about to begin his speech when
~
: boys. whose yells precluded any chance OF
, his being heard. He was Obliged to re-
!. main quiet on his little table until these
= wolves had stated themselves upon the
: money of the crowd In the sentry box,
n | near the palace steps, was the immovable
and Indifferent figure of the evzone or the
Il roynl guard In the clear air one could see
h | plninly the assures in the mountain afaI
off behind the palace, and this mountain
n rearing above the sallow dwelling OF the
it king was beginning to turn family pur
{, pie, a prophecy of evening.
n Finally the man in the white hat wal
|. enabled to begin his Grafton. He was in
10 terrupted by cheers from time to time
e. His incendiary hat bobbed from the feroc
l. ity of his gestures. Why was Greec
A. shamed? Whose fault was itY He woul'
10 90 to the king. He would speak to th
Of king now, this instant, and ask mn
ys why Greece was shamed. What PREACHER
o. Gus serpent had coiled in the path o
vs. GreeceY And let the king answer.
i'll A mighty roar came from the crowd,
Nv from part of the crowd. Really on
n could never tell how many people wer
r. seriously in the thing and how many wer
n there only to see it. And amid these lou
he acclamations the hero of the minute wa
as | belped down from his table, and, escorte
o. INV hundreds of his countrymen, he bega
he n formidable march upon the palace OF I'd
he king. -,
AS the throng swarmed out upon tn
trodden Mace directly in front of the palac
tho evzone ON guard came out of his sentr
hoy and began TO pace deliberately up an
M down i'm front of the steps. He did nc
nc look at the advancing crowd or heed IL
- any way.
as The deputy left his myriad follower
~ and went to the palace door. Inc evzon'
~. step above, walked to ana fro oeio'
~ them. 4,
it- A murmur arose at the back OF u
at crowd IL was the audible machinery, tl
ire temper of the people, revolving and revol'
TX inc toward turbulence. The throng WI
osG spread out like wind shaken lake to tn
eu one sentry, who paced slowly before IL.
Gu Once the humming of voices In its ere
III cendo almost reached the point OF actor
ies Then this killed soldier, this simple chi
eu of the hills, darted "a look at the crow
" and this look was so full OF scorn, de-
JOE and moving scorn, that 1t must have bet
eie felt to the pits of their stomachs.
OK He stopped and picked from the groui
OF n handful of pebbles He raised his arr
CO, and. still profoundly deliberate and WI
90 supreme disdain, this solitary figure on I
my palacc steps flung the handful OF peppi
the straight into the upturned faces Oh
~ Athenians.
Use, Meanwhile the hero Of the minute W
llie met at the door 10y an old servitor In
voice full of dignity and quiet strength
hero of the minute said;
81 wish to see the king.
OF The old seryitor replied to him tranqu
ms " with this objection;
les "The king does not receive today.
10 There was a moment of silence while
the old servitor stood with his hand on
=, door. 4,
ms There are few statesmen that have be
wn met on the threshold of an ambitious 81
neir cess by the cool words, 1.-The king does
all receive today. d" The hero of the MINI
'ck stood irresolute. The servitor STOOD wa
oth inc "Ob-ump' said the statesm'
lies "Well''- He went away.
oea When the white hat reappeared 10
ora crowd. they cheered clamorousiy' W
ster the same quiet dignity which had mari
mo, his bearing throughout the more try
ded mart of the incident the man OF the wh