Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-08-27
A GRECIAN
TRAGEDY

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doe he became separated from his com
panlons and lost his way. After CON
siderable wandering be at last came Ia
sight ~ the Ionian sea, with It's M
naerous and beautiful islands The
day was now. however. fsr spent, aud
| Il was with much delight that FROM
/ the top OF hin be espied the white
walls II a Greek cottage before him.
| lie determIne8 az ali risks 90 seek al.
/ mission for an asylum for the night
/ He approached the door, watch he
found shut He knocked loudly with
his hunting whip, and quickly the door
was opened by a Greek female. the
loveliest bis eyes bad ever rested on
| The young hustsman made his misfar-
tunes and his wishes known to her Ia
as good Albanian as he could muster.
90 which she replied in Italian and IN
vited him IN.
The cause OF manhood and misfor-
tune seldom finds deaf ear among
the ladies. and this beautiful Greek
yielded % It's influence and readily Of
fered him an asylum. telling him at
the same time that be must depart at
daybreak. for IL her male friends. who
bore no great love for the English.
caught him there he might rcpeni his
intrusion.
Coxtello-~for such was the officers
Numerically assented and Joysnlly
took possession of the small chamber
the beautiful zorsiia showed him for
the night He even. IN the ecstasy OF
bis admiration for his beautiful host
ess. nearly forgot his poor stee1. His
recollection. however. quickly return
ed. and he sailed cut to the stable and
made the necessary arrangements for
its comfort himself. The popularity
OF his situation not a little surprised
him Alone, amid the desert noun
tains Of Albania, with the most beau
tiful woman hts eyes ever rested on.
and conjecture seemed at stand TO
account for her solitary situation. sTiso
true she had spoken OF male relations.
but be bad as yet seen no human form
In that solitude except herself. There
was neatness about the cottage
which scarcely belonged to a Greek
peasant. and her language. although a
1tRN& IA GA14A NIL ARk@sss sAAtNNs " ~
pure Tuscan.
On his return from the stable he
found BITS beautiful hostess had pre-
pared a suitable collation.. which, with
a cup of the good wine Of Thessaly.
made him forget his fatigue. She
seemed not unwilling to enter Into con
sersation- Costello was a good lin
guist. Having been some time in Flor
ence. he spoke the genuine Tuscan
with sufficient nucacy. lie therefore
willingly seized the opportunity offered
OF entering into conversation In that
language. to which her soft. melodious
voice lent an additional harmony.
Her story was short She belonged
to a party OF brIgands who occupied
this retreat among the mountains, from
whence they made excursions on the
plains for plumber. on one OF which
they were now sbsent They had late
ly come from the opposite coast OF Ca
iahria. and her father. who was the
head OF the gang. was originally from
Pisa. where she had been brought up.
She was. she said. tired Of that kind
OF life. which was now doubiy odious
TO her. as her father was forcing her to
marry one OF his own gang.
She owned she was unhappy. and
the downcast melancholy OF her beau
tifui eyes tho well attested the truth
Of her assertion Costello felt for her
to which perhaps the extreme beauty
OF her appearance not little tended
He resolved to rescue her. Yet how to
| effect II he did not know. II was more
easily thought Of than executed In
| the ardor Of the moment be mentioned
il to her. He urged her TO ay with
him She hesitated. she resisted At
last she yielded
But not now." said she. Il must
again see my father. Poor. miserable
old man. He win now have nobody
10 watch over him. TO pray for him,
Perhaps he may even fall n victim TO
| bis own bloodihIrsty companions Re
| turn" she continued, ito your. own
| quarters Prepare n few servants TO
attend you. and in the next dark OF the
moon meet me under yonder rock at
| midnight. and | shall be prepared to
accompany you 10 some place where
Il t0d AAfAe RN @bt~ SAY
eort for me back to Pisa"
Costello promised all she asked He
| retired 10 rest aud the next morning
at dayhreak started OF on his return
10 Corfu. bearing With him the image
OF the beautiful ZoraIda strongly I'M
pressed on his imagination.
Another week passed on without
their meeting. Stili Zoraida was up
/ pertnost 10 his thoughts The moon
had now arrived at that point IN her
orbit at which. even In that delightful
| climate. she wells her light for a short
time. and Costello. thinly attended and
4 ignorant Of the errand OF danger be
was entering on. prepared TO put in ex-
ecutlon his Intention OF rescuiug the
beautiful Zorsida ard making her his
own.
He found no difficulty In retracIng
his route and. leaving his servants and