The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-09-12

4 The pair OF Us hsd been 10 Atbtnl
three OF iopr days vhen q party OF 4:
slish ercntsioris,s sho we're mskins I
toar arrived. Among them vas 90 ant
qasry vho ss looked up 10 aud respect
Cd Ter bic knosledee OF snciepi hi,iory
cad runs. aud cb evening thtfe vs .
gathering 10 the psrlors oi the hotel 10
boar him sive . sort Of lectare 90 uhsi
be h.d setn daring The day. Professor
Hempstesd. I. be vu named, he'd been
cbused 10 pict up sll tho old Greek
N msnuseripts to be bad Tor money, aud
il y. lis irqairies Tor such documer,s
that doubtless led 10 cur uodoios, one
dsy man nsued T.lsnti. Who bad some
what the mspnefs aud dress Of gentle
msn, brorsht the professor tao sncieni
msnnscripts IS . present. and 70 thow bis
iuitser good will be announced . vslustls
discovery xhiob had ius, been made 90
the island Ct II sins, abou, forty miles
distsnL Il vas the owner OF the isIshd,
spd ~bile bi, wofkmsp were getting ori
sione they rsi come scfoss sone rare
treasures 10 art. bnt hsd developed only
9 smsli portion oil them. They hsd part
ly uncovered . stone box which be he
lieved beld . large numbsr OF manuscripts
and valuable ooins. tu. ho bad delayed
the opening OF II that some OF bis friends
nigh, be present, Three or four OF them
we're going TO bis leland home on the
morrow, aod be would be glad TO have ss
many Of us foreigners go sloog IS conld
make 1t convenient The voJsse would
be made in bis schooner, and there would
bs no ironble tbnut feeding and lodging
ell who chose 10 go.
Aside from the English party, there
were Americans, Gsrmans and French
men 10 the bamber OF 40 10 Athens. and
when the list vas made up We mum mbered
over 40. OF whom 10 were lsdies, When
we came Oh bo I'd the schooner, there was
sutpti,e OF fudiog her the
craft she wps, Sue was potbipg more
than q tpider. and her Accommodations were
OF the most primitive character, Mr..
TslAnti's iribds. who we're supposed to
be emineu. professors, turned out TO
be oommou looking lot and not inclined |
TO be sociablp, bat we we're out for
amt and mi sbt expect few rswbspks.
He had i.voisble wind Tor The voysge,
and the roiesto or and oihefs felt that II
would be the evett oil their lives, As the
wes her was pleasant and we had brought
lunch from the hotel, oar MONDAY meal
wss sort O. coic, For CD byur or two
Alter the mel Hrofessor Hempetaad, enter
tanned % pItn y bistosic lecture, aud
lime passed siessuatly lIr al hands
My friend could spesk Greek. but when
30 attempted to entr into conversation
With Mr. Talsnlis friends be found them
,urly enough This excited our surprise.
ls they we're supposed TO be gentlemen.
When we came to look them over, We
asAe., at little ssanioiara Their Ian
susge and manners did not correspond
With their dress and they did no. seem to
be 9. their rsse. We also caught one Of
them exchanging swink and grin with
me OF the common sailors, and this csus
ID &c much worrimen. In q quiet way
xe reported the Fact 10 one Of the English
party, aud be uielly replied:
Do you know. I've got suspicion that
bis is put up Job and that we shall
lear something drop ss sooa as We land
It the island.
Bat why should Mr.. fAlsnti deceive
lsp We asked.
la the fret place. is be what be repre-
euts HIMSELF Who made any inquiries
bout tims In the first place, you never
sw sn aristocrst with such big hands end
eet. His skin ia coarse, his language
NIL OF slips. and you msy notice a sort
II roll 10 his gait. as II be had been at
ga for years. bslieve we are 10 for some
ort Of skin game.
Bat Professor Hem pstes1 seems to be
perfectly satisfied with him
That counts for nothing, The professor
nsy be up on ancient Greece, bnt be is
Vsy Of on cooaienos games. believe
ve are 10 for II. but its nonsense to wor
' over it. We have walked into the trap
ike lot Of idiots,
The island was istly we'll covered with
rees, end yet 1t did Dot have bospitsble
COX. As we made closer approach We
ould see couple OF rude butts snd prim
tive jstty. bat Mr.. Tslspti explained that
lie castle was hidden by the forest and
hat be wss landing st ,hst point to save
Is long walk. 1t was as we we're DRIFT
nR 10 10 mske fast to tho wharf that
tbers OF the psrty became suspicious.
The noble Greek was neither crafty or di
,lomslic. He let the mask slip snd be
ray him or OF least sroused wonder
md distrust, but the most suspicious Of
10 we're hardly prepared for the climax.
As soon as the crst wss made fast the
hree eminent friends Of Mr.. Tslsnti sud
lenly produced pistols and knives and
ook their stations by the gsDgwsy. The
silors divided into two psrtie'. and,
Isndliug their naked knives 10 . mensc
pa fashion. they drove the people into
ine. When Professor Hampstead had
bbed bis eyes, scratched bis head and
,ot 1t into his brain that something not
Iosn 90 the programme sss going op.
rslspti nonnted = box sud sGiliogly OBJ
erved:
Ladies' aud gen.ltmen. you sra ros
bout o psss ashore to behold ny won
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