The Washington herald., 1909-10-17

''On the same day 1 sent the recital to
the press. my honorable Athenian CORE
spondent returned the INNS. with the
following letter:
The story Of The King OF the Noun
tains' is an invention Of an enemy Of
truth and Of the gendarmery. None OF
the personages therein quoted ever set
foot upon the soil Of Greece" To which
the author replies: 'Athenian. my good
friend, the truest stories are those that
never happened" This story Is chiefly
remarkable in what it suggested and
what subsequently occurred. In April.
1870, party Of tourists were captured
by brigands upon their return from the
field of Marathon. The women ard chill
dren were released as being in their way.
and Lord Muncaster was paroled 70 effect
the ransom required for the rest OF the
captives.
The chief OF the brigands required a
ransom Of $4,000. which he subsequently
reduced 10 G25,0 900. The ransom was about
completed, but a hitch occurred in the
adjustment In addition 70 the ransom
the chief Of the brigands required a
pardon for himself and companions. The
government Of Greece either could not
or would not comply. While the negotia-
tons were pending, the eaptives were
moved about from place 10 place TO elude
the gendarmes, in a similar manner as
related in the King OF the Mountains"
Once the captives were taken 10 a village
TO hear mass. The pardon not being
forthcoming, and being pursued by the
gendarmes, the four captives were muir
dered. Some Of the brigands were killed
IN the conflict with the gendarmes, 9TH
ers were captured and hanged, but most
escaped
The event became an international az
Ialr between Italy and England, on the
one hand. and Greece on the other. But
nothing came Of II. except TO pension the
widow OF one Of the slain A complete
account OF this affair was published in
Harper's Magazine, August, 1872. These
5rigands must have READ the King OF
: the Mountains"
Since writing the foregoing 7 find An
edition has been printed in English in
which the translator. Edmond Gosse.
makes the narrator TO say, IN commenc-
! ing his story: Tn the morning OF Julv
/ 8 1850 The original says: In the morn
\ Ing Of the present year" It could not
have been in 1850, as the story was first
published in Paris in 1851
/ I came across a book in New York
recently that I did not know existed
The Poems Of John H. Hewitt" pub-
lished in Baltimore in 1898. Nv chief in
terest in Il arose from the fact that
Hewitt taught ,-inging in our school when
was boy, and once 7 remember a
pastoral oratorio, as he named II In
which / took a minor part. given az
Apollo Hall, on the south side OF E
| street, between Thirteenth and Thirteen
and-a-half streets. about 1875 The title
was ''Flora's Festival" Hewitt died in
Baltimore a few years ago at the age
! OF ninety, and, Ike most poets. died poor.
/ ''Flora's Festival" was first sung BY the
pupils OF the Baltimore Musical Insti-
tute, May l, 1SS His longest poem was
the Rival Harps,' and was suggested
by reading ''MOntgOmery's Wanderer OF
Switzerland" His Dying Grip was the
best known OF his efforts. though now
forgotten. He must have written in an
ticipation-
DAYS o. Childhood Days Of childhood
Old age has little JOY;
I've now care Tor every bliss
] had when but boy.
! The world looks cud ard draar 10 IA
| I used TO think II bright:
must regret the NON uu1l
I'D the world sood night
have been unsuccessful in searching
for book Of which I once saw a copy.
THE Life OF Joshua Thomas the parsOn
OF the islands. He was a local Methodist
/ preacher. and his TninistratiOns extended
from Kent 10 Tangier islands, in the
Chesapeake Bay He was a noted char
acter n his day, about 100 years ago. and
he used 20 heal sickness By prayer and
the laying on OF hands
I once heard Judge William Joynes. OF
the Supreme Court Of Virginia. tell a
characteristic story Of him: Two OF
Father Thomas flock on Tangier were
at odds about some material matter. per-
haps about oyster plants. All the people
on Tangier were Methodists and II was
contrary to the discipline to 60 TO law.
and the difficulty was referred to Father
Thomas. Thomas was unable TO reconcile
them so he went TO OnancOck TO consult
Judge Joynes' father. a leading lawyer
4 there. Mr.. JOynes advised him 70 get al
I his flock together in the meeting house,
I lock the door. engage them all in prayer.
and let no one leave until the foes were
/ reconciled. Singular advice for lawyer
] e. give, but It was effectual
1 In the war OF 1872 a detachment OF
British troops landed on Tangier and
/ Father Thomas preached to them. IN the
! course OF his discourse he told them he
knew they were going TO Baltimore. but
they would fail. Up 10 about nifty years
ago Tangier was q great camp meeting
place for all that bordered on the bay
I from Norfolk to Baltimore.