The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-12

gans, without which no Greek can enjoy
his holiday, and II is only by a liberal 40
nation 10 every one Of these that we can
free ourselves from the din, the tip being
given in consideration OF the organ not
playing within at least fifty yards or our
camp.
The forest is very beautiful here. COM
posed principally of oak, beech and hr, with
silver and red ash among them. The old
trees are wrapped III ivy. some OF them Up
TO the topmost branches, fifty or sixty feet
from the ground, while the tangled under
growth Is a mass of briar and blackberry,
festooned over with the formidable crown
of-thorns creeper, and stinened Win low
arbutus. Wherever there is a glade or a
spot open to the sky. ii is frightened by WHO
anemones, cyclamen, forget-me-nots, hya-
cinths and other Woodland mowers IN pro-
varied as might have been expected In the
thickets. Round the village there are IN
Vulnerable ~nightingales, many OF wnich sing
all day, in contempt OF the idea that they
are only night songsters. The music OF the
forest is made up of the humming or myri-
ads of bees, answered by chlrrup ana
These are so excellent that most of the
cottagers have one in a cage, just as In
England we should keep a linnet. A siesta
on a couch of ferns in the sweet fresh air
takes us on toward evening, and a leisurely
saunter through woodland paths, to emerge
in time for sunset, completes our IDLE day.
This is the usual programme with IttIe
visit the Sultan's kiosQue, and our manag-
ing chief undertakes to precede US and
make arrangements. The main body Is to
follow in bullock carts, which are by no
means disagreeable, as they travel at a
sober pace, and are capable, owing, per-
haps. to their great ength OF overcoming
almost any obstacle, from a small river TO
a ditch or mud wall.
THE SULTAN'S MOSQUE.
In the evening a lamb is slaughtered at
the opposite cafe and quickly skinned and
prepared for roasting in view Of to-mor-
rows lunch. AT about IL we reach the
kiosque and find the manager wrestling
with the carcass of the lamb over an abort
i've fire, which struggles in vain to brown
our prospective chops. suspended on two
forked poles at least a yard above the
smoldering ashes. A great deal of chaff is
the result, and at length we lower the ami
NAL to meet the heat, which is manifestly
unable to reach so high. and dispatch scouts
far and wide to procure decent charcoal.
The contest with the lamb will not soon
be forgotten by those who took part In it,
and who were almost as done" as the
roast by noon, when 1t was pronounced a
point. 1t is so tasty, however, that bare
~ the bones are left for prowling dogs,
though we have to devour it in all sim
plicity unadorned, because the potatoes
but 1t is not everybody who can cook a
potato even in a Kitchen, so we will say no
more about what happened to them.
After lunch we watch the water snakes
in a pond close by, and throw pebbles at
the tortoises and toads. who live together
with the snakes in amity among the MENU
phars, until a caretaker offers to show us
the kiosque. Rather to please him than our
selves we agree, and wander through the
deserted halls. Twenty-four hours hard
elbow grease would make the place perfect
ly habitable, although nobody has lived in
1t for the last twenty-five years, nor is
likely to do so for twenty to come. AS the
shadows lengthen we Chamber on to the
bullock cart again and ereak and rumble
hOmeward to our three rooms at the Sultan
Chiftlik. 1t is ar ideal evening, and the
first half of the road through the tallest
part of the forest is cool and shady. Then
we come out on to the dusty chaussee, and
pass between rolling meadows of ripening
grain, from which the nesting quail are
calling to each other. 1t Is a pity to go In
doors, especially as this Is our last evening,
SO we have the table laid in a field and
eat our final picnic dinner to the concert
of three n~ightingales in the orchard, and
the fantastic aerial dance of a thousand
~irefies in the lambert air, while the sward
is twinkling with the tiny lamps of the
glow worms all around US.