Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-11-04

chards. 1t abutted on steep grassy
hill, crowned by the old Venetian fort
ress, which formed the rear of the po-
sition, and here the gallant Colonel ex-
ercised his men by leading them to the
sham attack and defence of this posi-
ton.
On the hill itself were planted the
Greek batteries, while across the river,
where other hills rose up confronting
them, were stationed the guns of the
Turks.
1t was rumored that the enemy had
obtained the services of German artil-
lery officers, and hence it was antici-
pated that the fire of the Turkish bat
teries would constitute formidable
danger to the town. The streets
swarmed with peasants, who had come
in from the country, with soldiers in
various uniforms, and, last but not
least, with war correspondents. Among
these gentlemen, however, there were
degrees and differences. Vaughan
was not little amused with one pair
of these gentry, who claimed to have
been in almost every military expedi-
ton of the last ten years, and who evil
IDENTIFY believed themselves to possess
military knowledge far surprising that
of General Manos or anyone else.
These two worthless appeared to hunt
in couples and to have a friendly un-
Outstanding, by virtue OF which each
praised the others exploits in his own
paper. and the other returned the COM
pliment in his Both correspondents
talked as if the war been arranged
mainly with view to their benef1t
and convenience, and one of them
made it practice to call regularly up
on the Greek General, and tender him
good advice with regard to the con-
duct of the campaign.
This was not as absurd as 1t SOUNDS.
Before the campaign was over, Waugh
an was destined to be driven to the
IL,
respondents would have made no worse
a commander than the one VINO was
entrusted with the charge of the Greek
forces.
There were other correspondents
there. among whom Vaughan was
particularly taken by dark little man,
who had run down from Vienna in the
interests of a London paper. While
the former pair of correspondents were
staggering through the streets of Aria
in costumes resembling that of a Field
Marshal on horseback, and with pistols
in their belts, boasting of the great
deeds they intended TO do, the little
man from Vienna was quietly going
about organizing his relays and ar
ranging for the transmission OF news
| to his newspaper, laboring evidently
under the impression that that, rather
| than personal glory, was the true pur-
posse of a war correspondent.
The good. Colonel, who had already
! taken the volunteers in hand, looked
| after them assidiously during these
| two DAYS. Under his guidance they
were conducted to an old stone bridge
which formed the key of the position.
Beside it stood mighty oak, famous
| in local history as the place where
! Christian rebels had been hung by
their Turkish masters in the days of
yore.
Major Cheriton seized an opportunity
to bestow on Vaughan some military
information out of the stores of his ex-
/ perience.
You see that bridge" he said. "The
| first thing that will happen when war
breaks out will be that either We or
the Turks will blow up that bridge.
Vaughan listened, nothing doubt
ing.
The Major proceeded to express
| himself favorably with regard to the
discipline of the Greek troops.
/ These fellows seem in earnest" ht
said; and indeed it was impossible
not to admire the vivacity with which
after the exhausting labour Of al
afternoons drill, no sooner were the
ranks dismissed than the soldiers
joined together in the national dance
This dance, the favorite amusement
of the Greek peasantry. is a very sim
pie affair. The men who are taking
part in it form themselves into a rims
and then proceed TO revolve slowl,
round; the leader going backward
with his face to the rest, dancing ans
! singing in front of them. AS sool
| as the circle has completed a revolu
| ton, this leader takes his place in tn,
rear. and the next man repeats thl