Bulgaria by kaldisart

BUI$ARIA

Hy patcrnalpcrlod

a brlcf a countrt

ln Bulgerla;

rhtoh,

to go to

I ras rcluotent

et flrrt

ny carly

fron

Joln hln for

had egkcd. nc to

Uncle Enmnuel

h8d bcen plcturcd

ohlldhood,

Ilorcvcr,

to nc as an cncay of Grccoc ceoond only to turkcy. hts

I acocptcd

to Bulgarla

and rent

lnvltatton

thc HcLLcepont and. Boaporos to Pyrgos-Burggs I d,laoovGrcd that

on thc eeaooegt of Bulgerla

apoke Greck,

they rcre

Greekg, Bulgarlans,

that

ell

tlne

the coastal

Blaok Sca, ln Rumnla, populetlon

rhloh

Thcre

lrrcepeotlve

of rhcthcr

Of oourac, 8t

on thc ehorcs of thc

bullt

Busale or Turkcyr

- by lte

ard, Vartta.

Arnenlane or Jcre.

oltles

through

of thc peopJ.c ltvlng

uJorlty

svcnhclnlng

thc

by bct

had a eolld

Grcck

- lnflucnocd

language and loedcrshlp

the othcr natlonalltlcc. Our agcnt, cntlrc

fanlly

the A. Ilteff

had bccn cduoatcd

They xrre

ool}cgca.

had gufflolent

rarm and hoapltabl,c graduatcd

fron

res naturally through

coupanlr.

pro-Alcrloan. but,

Frcnch or Gcrnn

of Bulgarla

beckground to attract

the Glrlsf

and. through

ln Ancrlcan'

thc arlctoorate

cultural

The oldcr

Collcgc

and.r,88 euch,

nc to thelr }lad

l{lse llllcff

of Conctantlnoplc

The young daughtar souchor,

but the

ree BulgarLan,

flrn,

vcrlr senaltlvc

eird ehe

ras Frcnoh to the

-2

gsrlans

Lstcr

and. gatlsfaotlon

shced. surprlce e Bu}garlen

Unclc cnter

Orthodor rltual

ldcntleel

orn ohurohca,

vcepcr rorahlp. a8 e protcet

thc Greck Orthodor,

the cLoalng of thelr

obcclrcd

rhen thcy

Orthodox Church for

on re lcarrncd that

sgrlnet

ltlogt of thc Bul-

of her fclLor-oountrymen.

crltlclsn

elLghtcst

had rorshlpcd

thc

1n a Bueslan ohuroh ln thc'hclrt

thc Grcck nclghborhood.. Conlng frou varlous

and tharc,

rcrc

thc Jcra,

I enJoycd. nlrlng

Arrcnlane

abwc

of UO fcct

cnJoycd

and Grccka and, hcre I cnJoyc0 lnncnscly

rlth

Gardcn of Vrrna rhloh,

at a hctght

tlth

the pcople rho rcalLy

urbenlzcd. Bulgprlen.

an laolated

the nagnlflocnt bullt

Borcvcr,

natlonalltlcs.

aRy rcorcetlon

Alcrloa,

nultl-reclrl

lta

oafoe,

largc

e aendy bcaoh of thc Bleol

8Ga.

The Bulgarlan llar;

that

rhy thclr

rrs

rcek,

anall

Arny raa vcry

by a clror of utreloleng

ras rcprceented

rho,

etd thc cntlre

Nsvy

at lcert

Thclr

the olty, bard lcld,cr.

oond,uctor oo&ortcd.

l{y dutlcs

rc hed, e ltttlc

Dounteln

rcrc

noctly

of sea ealt

to scll,

apcnt elthcr

ln argulng

phlloaophlo

thl.rstcd

such tellr

or ln pol,ltloa1

othcre rho,

hevlng nothlng

}V rnple

labor.

Aotually,

probl.ene rlth srgurcnts

to ohertor

aolc

sparc tlnc

rae

thoec rho rlth

else to d.lsou8e' onLt telk

l{y Uncle hcd gonc to }laraclllee

rhcrc

on thc latcr-front,

lnvolvc

for

l,lkc a Baverlan

htncclf

rOrk dld not

any har{

trlce

ponpoual,y to

thc dceertcd. naval base and nrohed

left

Horld

rag d,cfcatcd d.urlng the Flrst

natlon

thoec polltlot.

ohlps to

-3-

sea ealt,

thc

traneport

but the ftrat

pro-conmrnLet

BuLgarla uae eclzed, by lts rlll

and protcets

Sovlets

of lts

to Czarlst

Regletry

Thle le the flrst thc Bolshevlks froh

E8ypt.

ehlp,

saf6l,y wlth

the ealt,

to the bceutlful

bcgan to reaLlze

hearted, peasente, bccn plctured,. nJbrlty

and anlvad. I

theu ln amoroue

suburbe of Varna, Bulgarla.

I cnJoycd lnncnseLy ry trlpe and, sLorly

hone port.

In the neantlne,

had nct enough young peoplc to share wlth cxcurslons

rhcre

to lts

had, a Hd.epend.eblencrcr

orn.

overrulcd

har'ilprcssed,

and, sugar.

r ae

to buy ootton

bX offcrlng

Goverrnent,

ooffec

Slnce lt

hlatory

the Buselen shlp to esll

though,

had eold 1t

a Bugglan shlp

d,lplouetlo

ln thelr

belonged

of one of thclr

loss

to blaokmll,

Thc Egyptlan

the

the then cxletlng

- had, oonflecated,

lnetanoe

the Court and" allored. The nert

(througfr

thc unhcard-of

rceortcd

hed orlglnall,y

Busglan refugccc

the owners

l{lred. Courte of Alerandrla) as oompcneatlon for

agalnat

of Por t Sald, Egypt,

t o C o stl s X yd l a s C o ., Ltd. undgr Egyptlcn

eallors

bcoausc lt

Ruesla and. the tlhlte

ras bound for

and taken to Od,cesa. The

oeptaln,

thc ahlp,

oonflsoated

one that

that

to other

Balkan countrlcs

the BuLgprlane

and not the bLoodthlrety

SoEe of then looked llhe

of the eduoetcd Bulgarlana

rerc

sevages they had, Rueslans,

rere

y&rn-

fer

closer

but the to the

Gernans by tenperauent. The rorst tsulgarlcn

Bulg;arlans rerc

fanllleg.

the other a relrtd

those rhs bclongcd to nlred

OnG brother Rrrlgf,rltn.

nlght

be a fanetlc

Thle rea the rcsuLt

Greek-

Grcck end of thelr

-ll-

p8yohology qnd, very For lnetence, arene,

often,

she d.ld Ln L922, rlth the General Staff grcet

procleln

typea rould

thc help

Unlon,

oB and

onc of us heppcned. to

ln Greeoc, thcy usually

rcsponded

the Nlznau. r r ilI d.o not knorrr ln Bulgarlan.

wlth

Horever, and phllosophy

ln thls

hedonlstlc

Thc Bul.garlens,

touch.

pretend. to any aulturc Danner.

agrarlan

rcrc

they rtre

fer

But,

aband.oned thcnscl-vcs

kncw, cvcn then,

enormous slze,

but,

ahlprrecked.

thcy rere

out thelr for

hls

the of theu

crocptlon, Thcy ttrc

and, lf

yor rerc

1n splte

borcdom ln the Orlcntal

lege by your sld,e

anoroue eband,onrcnt. buey buylng

oharcoaL for

the chccee of the Balkan shepher{c'

to rclleve

ln an

Nuupha rhcn they Eren rlth

had bcen hlred

equlpucnt,

rlthout

by onc of then,

IrIy Uncle EunanueL, rho re6 usuelly boete,

only e fcr

from Bed, Busela,

you and l{ueea rhcn they stretched ln eone garden rhloh

that

rcrc

to the othere.

by oouparlson

enough to be Loved. or deelred

of thelr

d.ld, not cycn

ctccptlone,

thc romen I rcmcnbcr nostr

e proud bunoh, thcse refugcce luoky

the pccud.o-Parlslenne

rlth

Dcnbers of thc noblllty,

.0.LLnoble,

books, art

rrfllnc, flonen and Songfr.

rlth

and, slnply

Bueelsn prlnoceoâ&#x201A;Ź8...I aotuelly

rlth

I forgot

atnogphcre

and, beoane lnvolvcd

tJhat roncn theae Bunenlans rcre,

for

c dcfcat,

of thc French Iupcrlallsts

of thc Sovlet

theec ehtfty"charaetcre

Bcllcnlo

thelr

loudJ-y, but rhen Greeoe euffcred

vcry

trend.

Greeocrs stock ras hlgh 1n the lntcrnatlonal

thc amphl-reclal

pctrlotlsn

by an opportunletlc

Eotlvated

or,

and, ecl,llng

Egypt or sca eal.t Juet buylng anythlng

yavaas,

yavaaa (slor)

-5-

ltfe

norf

rlght

aDaaa rcalth

yoq aotuelly

and rhen lt

ArlEto,

aensltlve,

nlf

added:

And he usuallt

to mtse loncy.

here was ny chance

nc that

rcnlnded

a}rays

of the Belkane,

you d.o not try

noney and noney le

lneult

1111 never

lnsul.tcd,

fecls

oont to you.l! IIls prophecy res truc,

Three graphologlsts

ras bom an opt1n18t.

I wrs a very

of trthlnkersrr,

d.cgencratcd, lnto Every tlnc oAEe fron

of qy

profltr frou

and even luxurlea,

but,

a cerefrcc

llf,e,

hedonlstlo

pureulte,

I rae torn

ln trrlchn

neeGd, l[lcha]-akls

d'eal.

consld.cred nc a soft

ld.eallst.

trlcd.

Ancrlca

elthough I vlolently

tlrayg

a poo1. rld'or $onc of ny scntlncntsllet'

betrcen

thc prospect

and' abandonlng

of European llfe. to rln

agaln

phllosopher8.

Thls upeet ne e great

of economto prlvatlone

dlrcoted-

nuch to ny sorror,

i woekâ&#x201A;Źr person and,, sgnctlncs'

a strong

Llke

end mrseuna and

llbrarles

re reaLlzed. a substantlaL

and acqualntanoce

oonforts,

lts

nany of rhou,

Itapltoon

ngny orphane.

and othcrs,

frlcnd

rlth

torard,s Anerloa,

reetrer{

I l'lved

a}though

lty olrco rarc

I rae not satlsflcd.

potentatc,

frlend,s

ln Ner

and ehe

pereon,

optlnletlo

and, Bunenla,

!n Bulgerla

tJhllc

rlth

on'

oEG has to be, hc l"lves on e shoestrlngt n

rotortcd.,

nyrlade

leter

rho shorcd, thcn a speclaen

wopn

York toLd a ourlous that

De bGoauae, as the Eageg used' to say,

aLrayg got exay frou

lrand.-nrltlng,

rc and

lnterestcd'

troncy ncvcr

for

thc

A ohlldhood

ne ovcr to hls

ldca

I wag young and sharcd h1s despleed the ldca of buylng

-6

ronon for

ry plcaeurcs.

l{lohalakla

Eoreyer, oullpotcnt

Porer.

oould not bcllevc

logloal.,

thet

htn peylng |5OO.OO to a Rusalcn

Inglnc nlghtre

extravaganoo...he

rae shookcd., and, for

floglkosrr

l{lohalrtls,

lndeedt

horcvcr,

proud.ly dcfcrdcd

rrAftcr all,

tool

Unolc e nolcnt,

ln sueh Dttcrscr.vGri d,ld not ragrct

hlnsclf

hls

by caylngr

goneratlont

flvc

I'ly thrlfty

cnJoynGnt,

hlg cara...hc

I ree at lcrat

1ta

passlonatcl.y,

he happcncd to d.cclre a tonn

a elnglc

for

rl Hc lovcd lonclr for

rea d.lffcrcnt.

to the llnlt.

trprlnocrrrr

nc fron I had rcad

Elther

or I ras botn a Hnorallat.

too nreh PLato,

thought

prcventcd

thoec rhon I hclped flnanolally.

touchlng

hc rcnt

DV ptlde

I fectr

of upbrlnglng

d,cvolop euch a llugc ! H $uroundcd, ns to apply

ae I raa by auoh oharactcrr,

rattrilnt

and ncrsuro

ry Unolc advlrcd

rc rGro

rhllc

ln bcokmrd

Bulgnrle. fr9oon, Arlctod,lnogr inA Eudrpcot,

rhero

re rhell

thc glrLs

bc ln oornopolltan

Vlcnnr tr hc

and ln ahurdmoc,

arc f lncr

adnonlshcd. nc. In a vcry our rry

fer

Ccntral

daye ro rGrG bound, for

to thc Denuber rG atoppcd at thc to bard

thc Sof!,e-Suohrcat

Thc Bul.l,ctln

Board. tt

the Rellroil

trDcu: Ecurcs d.u rctord

uV Unole end hc ctmcd to thls anrd, all

rcd.lcval

BulSprb.

of a suddcn, I loot

ErprGrs.

Statlon

d.fErpreasns thle

the trEv1l florrtn that At the brr olght

anulounocd ln dclry

uprct

hed brought

rc clppcC tro

of hln.

0!r

Jrmetlon-torn

Gornr Urahovltsa,

Frenohr

Eurqlc.

hln

sllvcrvltsas

't -7

llcanrhllc,

a Frcnoh-spcaklnS Armnlen

rlth

rtcel

thc Scrclry

ghc grttohcd. to Turllsh

rcreon rhetcvcr,

for no appucnt

ncok and.,

hcr bceutlful

rdorlcd

thrt

I told hcr

b}eol flaucg.

rhole cycs rc1,c radlatlng

bnrncttc, I rould

I fllrtcd

rrrl

eald,: Irghall fakat Ecr Aurt

(Stcal

banade ehe}l...tr

ur rnd rantcd,

epprcohcd

but rtcal

thql

too).

I h.d cnnotca

to h6r

h c r n l co c. non the oontrgrtrn

Bunnlng

Iurkleh.

Statlon

thc Bellroad.

fron

pl}o

of lrsr

thlc

Arncnl.an JunI d.cclcr...

sctap rhloh

nAnd, rhat

othcr

- rhit

hc scld

1c herdly

e port

I rcc but e hugc

hc hed. Jurt

pulohrscd,

sorlP

thlg

fron

lrcr? rr, I ol

ard Runnlar

ln Bulgprla

you havc not bought

lD rhloh

olty,

ar6utng

aound - h11lf a blook

ehould

arc yEu Solng to d.o rlth

rrrhcrc

thct

of thc

!n thc dlrcctlon

tray

svcn e snll

voloc

I hcerd ry Unolere bultono

$rd.dcnly,

aaked.

ooUG ac pgohc.tr

gcntlgDan 111d hc hn6;s Perls,

ls a rcal

rLG llongleur

llellnr,

thc cthcrsel

rtid

soncthlng

you donf t ncedln

xUhet cl.sc la thcrc Arlrtodfuoif

...IlnterLartilr

contlnucdr

rDo not for

d.ol drovo !G to thla tfenreotlon.tt raa Llrtcnlng

to d,o ln thcac hlntcrlerd - rhloh

dcal...thcrc

A11fl, loohlng vcrt

nOur boata rhloh

brlng

thlnk,

scs salt

though'

ls I praotloel

sldc-lrlfa

attcntlvcly

f tvc tlnr

hc rcpcetcd

onc norcnt

torar{

Tunlele

and ry borc-

th.t

sl0c to thll

thc Ahcnlrn

to our oonvcrlrtlon, fron

oltlce,

lho

hc geldt

to thcac

Bulglrlrn

-8-

nrzhltse alrtryg

eryty...by

roturn

lron rc ggln Bo Euch,..Juct

ohcap Scrcp

d.ctou! to Spczla or GGnoa,

a llttlc

Evcn your oonaalrretlvc

the sorap.

to rrnl.ed

thcn rlth

loadlng

rould, agrGc

fathcr

D t rf

rlth

n8tcfan

He turncd. to the Arnonl.an and sald: sB you Biy,

plLer

thts

(cqulvalcnt

lnto

nlar

thc

nccd. of sofap

car of thc

atunnad Armnlant

ntnc

you rlghr

erc

brally

an0 qulokly

Efcndln,

thouaend tons rc nccd for

loll

fomrd

furneccs

Bo ahcad., Stcfan

lron.eotor

the crtra

aoqulrc

dealrrr and, Icanlng

and thc Europcln

to pcy 150 lcvlr

And., lf

to thlr

lupcndlnt

nccd,

onc thougand totrts...I

norc pcr ton.

to one doller)

orn bcoono a partntr rhlepcrcd

berely

thousend. tons lorG and, an rl}llng

nlnc

et Lcest

rrlghs

Efend,h...

our tlo

otcen-

ehlpc. rl Tho A!rcntrn thc Grccl.

protcetcd,

rrThla le unfatr,

lcss f or thls

dollersr

cpLlt

Tzanun...I

he hetl becn ohcatcd g.ot one thounnd

dollrlr

plle t rl

lly Uncle onapped, brel, ak

thlt

loudly

!'|rt,

clnoc

ttl bqtrght thte

you orc bcconlng

pllc

frol

ry putncr.

you for I 1111

thc dlffcronoo.tr n0nc thoururd

dollgra

I hsvc loetrn

hc kcpt rcpcatlng

p1elntlvcly. tiy Unclc thlc

raa hla

thought thle trap.

thlg

rcflcotcd. unlquc

for

a lotcnt

to dlrarn

opportunltt

res thc perfcot

nahrerdtr ohareotor

end d.cold.ad, flially

tlnc

to ltrlkc

- Bnd. the Arncnlen

thet Hc

thc Arnntan. r balggln fc1l

lnto

rlth ntr Unolc ts

-9-

l{y Unolc elorly

nor thc ncr prloe

91r Dol.Iersrt

bconc ny partncr,

ue epllt

let

l sn tt

l s fa l r,

t}nt

rcpcated.:

rho,

of $1'OOO.OO--

thc dlffcr6ngG

l t?n rlth

of paylng

lnstcad

for

- froA rcallzed,

8o res qtr

Joy and, - (for

the pllc

rcl"levlng

of $5OO.OO, bceldcs

o proflt

hc hed

rhlch buclncse

aalt

hlg

no usc anJnt4y elnee he res llquldatlng Bulgarla)

and, alnoc tou have

fc f7.00

Thc Armcnlsn rag o"rorrhclned Unole,

you for

fron

thls

bought

hle borcdon by ee1L1ng the sorap back to the .A'rncnlan. trAflrou:1, Aflroum, d,obro - a stralsht

traln

Buchgcst

a fcr

for

aecoqpanylng

flve

Stcfan ras aaylng gratcfully. end, rc

aglval

ltg

Danublen

Boustgouk-Glourgouvore

re parted. - DX Unolc ras

golng to

d.aya and I boardcd a launoh rhloh bargec loadcd

rlth

noer thc Bulgarlan,

rc etopped to htre rhlrlpool It

sca salt

for

cxtra

tugboats

Iugoelav

ras

thc Hungarlan

to pulI

and, Runanlan boldcr' thc

ue through

of the fauoua Baplds KO6AVAAND VIDUAI. rae 1n Vld.ln that

of thc Gyuteslun

I net Spyroa Karageorges,

of Uytllcnc.

of lere

Bay, Leevos.

o1l, nnufaoturcrs

Eore than glad

to eee ne and bcggod nc to etay for

and, thcn oatoh up rlth

DX oLags-

HG ras repreacnttng

soap and ollve

tro

you are

lbnoll,

ltllstcr

i l o n o p o l y... At Vldln,

utc

bravo,

ras announolng

bound for

In Glourgouvo

Ferry.

Sa I t

fcllor!n, rhletlc

Thc Erprcss boardod thc

Bravo,

thc alor-novlng

bargGo...

sone Ee ret

e day or

n -10-

rrl{G shal-l. d.1ne at thc uagnlflcent thc benke of thc Bl.uc Denuber - f,hlchr not so blue as lt At flvc

P.l{.

aler,

rG cntcrcd

of the benkrupt

Stoak Co. to the otralnc

of Strautar

cralr,

bcbf Lenbc.

All ctartcd

contral-too

elngllrg

fron

Vlcrureec) rac playlng

lnpcrsonatlng

the Dlthyranboc

tlne

rlth

Dlonycos,

Thcy rcrc

to tlner

(very

Abovc her,

etood a grotcrquc

rnd,r on and

sopratog

- thcy rcrc

abwc

e Flutc.

of thc trcc,

phonc frou

Nlghtlngalcc,

gotns end, onc of thcn

dlaphenoue chlffon

A fcr

aturgeon

broll,lng

of e suAd,cn, Ilkc

0pcrcttr

Vlcnncsc

ras a flreplace

cooko rcrc

thrcc

Gardcne anrd,rcrc

rBluc Danubcr.

undcr a hugc plene trce, grl11,

en lmcncc

Bleok Sea crtulry.

thc ngnlflocnt

grcctcd. by the orohcstra

fect

"hG cd.d.cd.,trls

d.unrard,e torar.r0 lts

rollg

Card.cns on

Prllsadcs

and

drcsrcd aull

for

ln anothcr

a rrcath

brrnch

on hls hcld,

rho playcd

hla aaro-

slnglng:

ItHoEcn, uoncn of thc Chaatanc Iou pase your Llfe rlth rclgatr from a Franz Lcher opcrctta. trenaportcd.

ac noncnterlly

d,c La Concord,c rhcre orohcetra.

thcy

to a cabtrct

ln Athcne

had a Czcohoslsval

In thc ncantlrc,

nanc ny fevorltc

I Jolned ln the elnglng

tro

end, thcy playcd. - (by acold.ent?) rPlay,

c1 thc Pl.aoc

trcnty-glrl

gypsy vlolonlcts

song...trPl.oy anythlng

rhloh

you rlahrr

aakcd nc to I told

Gypgtr, Playtt

thcn

fron

Countcsr llerltza. I offcrcd VaslLls, fron

told

thcn souo colna rhlch nc thcy hed. strlot

thc honored. gucst.

thcy rcfuscd.

l{y holt,

ordcre not to accept any tlpe

trBeeld.eerrr hc eddcd,

uI oount on you

-l

-Il,-

to hc)"p thcn to get becl

trthc tug 1g strong

ntlht not?n I reJolncd,

d.un,

out on thc

of hls

gcncroslty

olthcr

for

buelncsa or shccr pleasure,

Berba gtolllos

dancc crettcd,

llpa

of thc

Qcrcttar

rlth

rGrG drtpplng

hln and hc trlcd

to cnbreec hcri

ehc graocfully

cooottca

r88 d'anolng gound Sran I'rfc

Thc orglrctlo

eaIlva.

oooa3loncIly,

bellct.

but unauooGscfully' bl

eLudcd hla clthar

duryln8

oYGr hln.

got up and chsccd, hcr and. rhon he oorncrcd' hcr,

shc

clr

end aplnnlng,

e o r a to h cd h l n rl th

o! graoafully

h er long natls'

ItI eD an ertlat,

fool,

lllc

old ottyr,

cLlnb up thc trcc

r1111lrg blteheg...I klngronn,

I tlgr cr !... yoU rlth

shc eald, engrllyl

and hrve your fwt wlth

you not 3aG

8o,

thoge

er PUBE, d.cdloetcd to Terplechoro'

ltonsleur OrcoqllG'..catt

I al cecxual? rl

lcaplng

I en hcrc to cntertaln

ry d,enollgoe .I an not a ohorus glrlrn

th.t

thc elcgent

to the tunc of TschalkoveIyra

o1d nnrs

thc Brlkrna'

fccs.

the balLcrlng

teura,

flnally

thclr

ell

old retyr'

hstcd hln bcocuce

Uhcnevcr hc vlsttcd

to thc glrlr.

raltcd

8ra88 rrr8 thc

copetrlots

ALI our brohelor

Berba Stclllos.

ln thr

of thc Hangtng Gardcns oTcr

ncer tho ralLs

the Bluc Donubc, strctchcd

lncdlctcly

cnough for

tona of hunen oar8o.r

addltlonal Furthcr

Ihc

eleeptng

lcrst

of thc bergcr!tr

on thc dcckr

fer

ln thc

not nlnd

end thcy rould

ln Bulgarla

bcre

Thcy are stranded

holpe.

to thGlr

your

-l

-L2

olf

Jeet,

r 8 r an r,

you pretend, to bc en Artlst,

rh y d .u rtt yo u appr aoh

lcenlng

uoh, thet IteLlan

Hcdonlst

t$rant

thc

Uno1c Stcll,loa

rlth

ls not W favorltc

lte

Bcncnber' besk far

I€!L*-.984,-!,h9.

toung En'

r;ay

that

Lcd,a...That

fron

thet

hcr frol

scparatcd

that

rculncd.

on hls

Berbl

aoal.p.

ehc cald,, and. strctohlng

ln pnycr,

trThet le cnough

and. denand.cd, an enoorc.

ehc mrrnured, eoteth'lng...rQ

$hc hold ny l,eft

sccncd. rel.arcd. ehe rhtspcrcd,,

antd,eorrtlaucd,

as e palnter

not rcslet

offercd

aoon I ehall

d.cgra.dc nycclf

t'It

le !y

d.evelop. . . x

bluc cycg

fault...I d,anocr...I

of the stags...So,

rulncd

could.

look et Dc Dotloro

be old rnd thc best thet

I oould do le to

by beoonlng a tcacher.r!

rH e L l , tca o h l n g othcr s to d.anoe...thBt I rctortcd.

hor a

hand, rHand, of tho hcart, rl

by bcconlng e ballet

the glanour

thc aky al

her arDa torarde

g l a se o f Gre e k co g n a o...r hG aoocptcd lt...hGr

vert

aPproash hln

sake'

da Vlnolrs

Leonar{o

the fcw feet

He applauded

olreer

and aE a oonocsslon to ua, shc oarcgacd thc fcr

$tclllor

le your

thls

And.. to thc tunc of thc Rusolcn oonpoacr shc

peocd graoefu)-ly

notrr

for Art|s

Corrcglo...h€

lcd lnd propcr.

I oan do...rr

halrs

trunk

prefer

pelntcr...I

g!gg...dlgnlf pelntcd

grcatlng

the

a a h l cve a eynthcale aa good ae Cor r eglont!...n

rl l ,l

. . . f ou

the trec

egelnet

lryercoretlng

thc Leds...ccc,

opportrurlty...thc

unlquc artletlo

an0 sald., ln

of Barba $talllos

on bchalf

I lntcrvcncd

Iou r11I

ls sonethlng,t t

ece the yowtg Pcrpslohoreane

gror

and

-13-

tr$onc satlsfactlon...lt

nahlng holca rrArtlete

And, sehe added meLanohollcal,Iy,

rgter.

tone rakl

Spyros brought 1t rlth

attacked

ehe sald,

a b o ut n y ta l stl l n e ,

rrl havc been rorrylng

snlllnglt,

r lth

to hell

b ut nor ,

thc other

Poor Stelllos

onGr

of tcndcrncsa

dlaplay

thet

thls

had bctte r

lt...I

eo soothcd by thls

rat

hc rcstralncd

tlnc

rlth

her belly

belA hcad rlth

hand, she caressed. Barba StelLloer

her rlght

are BORld.rt

and. thc Ballcrlne

and sturgeon

I oan end, hetc rono fun,m end feellng

cat all

ln thc

Bavega feroolty..,

rrUntll norrn

rlth

ls llke

hlnself

rooovetl HE rae tra,ngforned.

soubrcttc...Tholr

the vlvaclouc nonloueLy rlth

that

thc chorug glrlc

had attrEoted

The food and drlnkc

aronttc

of [yuphs

by thc unusuaL cpcctacl.c

har-

nlnglcd

fleeh

and, rG rcre

of the aperttlfe

end..

aLl

etunned'

and lhrees ln tota]

aband.on-

nent. Thc Bcnse of tsuch dlsappcarcd plaoe to thc scnse of Blght. ronent

a heren of bcautlful pesslons

drug that

a nagloal t{hlle

rac benglng oa

to let

bll

nlght

prcsent

not supprceecd.

thuar

thc ecrual

at thls

wlth

orgy,

organs. . . Ee

rae golng on' $pyroe thought

both UncLe and Nepher to bc

but Barba Stclllos,

thc

the ratchun

hln a party

hls ncphcw raa aLso there. for

Thle eure le Ilke

DV Unclcre voloc rce hcard.

Soueone had told

be enbarasslng

a Hedonlst

The EIE geta so satad thtt

on the gard.en d,oor, plcedlng cnter.

s noncnt and grve ltr

The beet ourG for

mrtes nonsntarll.y

reflcotlng

ao hc res sure that lt

arc nod,eratc,

for

rho need.ed.a

florfiv"ncg t,Tnov uo HrrS?ffi ool reaeu 8T 1T 'e1ou6 ';1asrnotr

TTs era sTrTS e8eldl"'a18I f,ofue pun 'eseulsunlo

:pTBs f UTI{ lroJmoc o;r

"rnotr 1e9rog,,

f,s TTs t{lIA ug gTq3resTu os EB f '1noe eqX eUTIdn

g "'f,euou 'ees nstr 'os"'trrun1c

t ura I pur sTITrql

lrr{l

I uoqr 'rou

gaoT EIt{1"'rieurele 'puy

ot{l pelrJaoT rea.u

caoT Jo lrr

"'tuT{g

eql f,1l s.ruTleEog

firouvr

Egiloa 'f,euou Iqlttl

roJ lnq roJ Xllotrro pus roqle,l

lou

'ou"'Jeuou

.rnof, e{ITun

.roJ trrgunq sgr f

iueeq oaltd I lrt{l

'uoToot{d eToun

Tood

'e8rr .du qcrer

oJTI Jo epou sTql le;rte.r Xou ITTf, [aIH

no.d ueqr uo relsT

slr{tTs deeB tr qXIr 'f,1nreq pe lcedreun "'rlonTpollTrv

eql

sTI{l uo ueql

'sTql

peppa oI{

pe eJ o+ eeXe sTq SuTu.rnl 'Putl

e{TI eaTI ulrc euo JT 'tng

'e13T ooX sT

'eoulpolsTrV' 1T eroJoq 'deuos e{l'u ol no.d BToX ef,ur1e 1 'ptlt Xsrlcce u1 oar 1.f11.;oe pTBE eq 'eu 01 tulurnl eq 'aern1se8 epnu-Ilrteu

1n.;eoe.r8 puu uoTlsTua eseql Jo eueos enolrolt

InJI.IlnoI

aTet{l qlTr

eqX pTeqeq eq ueqfi

'uT uTr{ 4eT pur elt8 -f,T9uoals

eql uedo ol

eu uTo[ ol ETq roTIB 01 eu qlTr

peTIearrl

ef, roaaueqil

9![ oq, resoTo Etr

'aroqlorq

eI{? tllTr

psofd Plnor

replo

eI{ 'req1o.rq leeSuno.d Brret{lgJ

qsTr Xou op I"'uT

-tr-

uTq teTr

pelrTTJ

I eq 's1.ro4

eTq 01 ust{X e8e u1

$"'greq eq1 eq ol

pep.run8

'ETrBd Jo sprBleTnog

lgot{ Au pe{ee 1 os

Epusrc eq4 Punox3 PeTToIxE otu selleuTpTu reaeueqr

uilot

.f,u 8u1eg ul'E l8ePTO

:peTro'uolueduoo

And, rlth

to danoc rlth

trlcd

PITCH darknege fcll Iaetcd

bLond.es.

beautlful

tro

rose end

Berba Stellloe

of nlnc,

l"ast rcurk

thle

grr7erthe garrlen and, thc frec-for-all

untll. EARLI DATTN

and I North.r.Ie

Kaldls,

t{hen I vlaltcd hls

daughtcr,

rlth

ry rlfc

Lsurlc

gotng South I returncd

and" aon' Gutr

tn 1938. hle

Stavroula,

hard f or thcn all

He dled before

nener net agaln.

to Grccce from Ancrloa Conctantlnc

- Uncle Emnucl

re parted

nornlng

That vcry

hle

lnncd.late

fanlly,

conplalnod.

thrt

l-lfc ' dld not lcavc

cvGryonc,

c:cept

hc rho had rorfed

thcn

ENOUGH}TONEI

Thls thelr

!s an cpltaph

for

all

buglnees obseestonc thet I an eo glad that

LIFB for

thosc rho gct go lnvolvcd thcy forgct

to LIVE.

I enabled hln to erpcrlcnoc

cvcn a elng1e nlght

I{INE, tJOllENA![D SONG.

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