The St. Mary banner., 1916-07-29

. az 'ae nil toward the old tom
the country roads, or ratbs, w.. =,
ana yoH viii see Macedoniaps /, = !.
cars drawn over their ears ~.
j'te,r red sash, or Albanlsps ,.s s.,
disdainfully along in thej, y, y
dress like all mountaineers, p-.
and stalwart.
one day, in a quiet stree, :.
upon a country cart drawn up h \
sAade OF a great wall. Its vhssl, !,
been roughly sawn out Of ths /.
OF a tree. The two magnifcep, NJ
oxen had red tassels and red clas
their harness. Under grea, u,..
ing horns their beautiful eve, N
"onderingly all ways land pa,M
as they waited, chewing the ca /
add TO the picture, their drvr
Turk. leaned gracefully against wt
the glossy beasts, lazily roNu
cigarette. Besides the fes, he =
the short white coat embroids,a
black Of the country, loose white n
sers and leather slippers. Il vuk
and the color, light and shadoE n
sharply defined. Here and then
the town. turning out Of some Mann
street, are small market places hsf
stalls and baskets and sorrov.sndal
donkeys, where girls from the a|
try wear handkerchiefs wound n
their heads and thrown gracehA
round their chins. and small bont
chattering in the shade. | shall nss
forget one figure which came clstS
ing out upon me from the shadovt%
crouching figure smothered in WIN
sheepskins, a white drapery over .
head. beneath him poor little donis,
staggering under the added load
many sacks and baskets. (0h u
cruelty of this Near East to aninlf
an ignorant. unheeding cruaul
Flashing eyes peered at me; stsip
wild figure. which one would nns
not meet If alone on hill path.
In the Mohammedan ouatt
Waiting one day for the ak
boat, which may come today q 2
three days, or In a week-vho ~
wandered up the bill % =
old Mohammedan town. Sud :.
strange quiet drowses here ana =
hurrying, chattering crowd O"''
The narrow road. worn BY the ~
winds between high blank wan =
|atticed windows. As the bill ~
ems. broken steps help tne INV. 4
here and there. Not q dog. not : y
ing thing is to be seen. only y :
little tub of a boy standing y :
feet, peering up at this queer W.
20 unlike his own womankina -. /.
,reat wide red sash holds hls M y. =
person together, and his trous''' = ].
20 wide I wonder why he dos y
latch one leg in the other IVA.
He has kicked of his funny ! ms =
slipper. and rubs one foot 'sa''s ' ! !
eg. wondering whether to run ~. ]
,rv. So l give him lepsa ~ .'' =
,ou). and he decides to smA', !. y =,
We sit down together under one = . :,
delicious aromatic expresses =. =
n,atform Of what were o.. ~ :.
'ort,f,catjous. He sucks hls ~ ~.
md 7 look out dreamily over n'e =
'oofs to the blue, blue Aegean . : :.
watch the pigeons circlins rouns w.,
,ret above my head. The 'oa.' .u'.
.la,tering slippers makes No 1s - ~ n
ss two turkish women veilsd u. y 8 !
rom head to foot. sccompsa'. =
b :, eIr e,r servant, basket on 'rn'
q sbop IN the town below ....
The consulates are in the .llsos =
; s',nnrbs nT Of salonlkl. vhsfs -, J.
oads and pretty gardens =. ~ 4
,ere na4' the Greek merchants too, '',, I,
heir heir villas. Beyond these =: ' -
bo left o, the bay. hills anu y. 3
W. ward stretch out to the ~ n,
,rge villa out here wne's ! = 's.rr
IL Iamld WAS interned until bis Va, u !,
en- death. must have seemed seemed - q
hat poor thing. accustome0 ~
al, alaces. ss0 And the garden, :. n
,bich i'rl II ho was not allowed % a. a.
mall for ordinary mor'4'.. -. ~
ar,va ont to these 0p'S
, take the air. and the o0uls'1 80
/, a well-known care " ,. ~
sour mllk) or the delicious -
lNk cheese Of Greece'