Macedonia, a plea for the primitive . ost peaks, still glowing, become engulfedin the veil of night and the shining mirror of thelake becomes dulled, there seems to be a pause—a sudden silence among all things—as Naturegathers her choicest colours and richest effectsto lay round the throne of the departing sun. And long before the last glow in the sky hasvanished, long before the evening star has beenlost in the countless host of constellations whichspangle the heavens, the orchestra of Naturessmallest creatures has opened its concert with the nocturne of a Southern night. 268 MACEDONIA And th
Macedonia, a plea for the primitive . ost peaks, still glowing, become engulfedin the veil of night and the shining mirror of thelake becomes dulled, there seems to be a pause—a sudden silence among all things—as Naturegathers her choicest colours and richest effectsto lay round the throne of the departing sun. And long before the last glow in the sky hasvanished, long before the evening star has beenlost in the countless host of constellations whichspangle the heavens, the orchestra of Naturessmallest creatures has opened its concert with the nocturne of a Southern night. 268 MACEDONIA And thus, day after day, the sun rises or sets,,and whilst men argue or quarrel, wearying them-selves in the pursuit of futile ideals or hopelessambition ; whilst some live in squalor and othersgrow tired in a surfeit of pleasure, this picture,in all its glory and beauty, is seen by few exceptthe creatures of the Wild. They alone come outto view it and read the message of hope for themorrow or sweet memories of the past which &^^ INDEX Aconite, 89 Ada, village of, 48 Amatovo, lake, 89 Amphipolis, 122, 224 Animals, 64, 253, 254 Ano, village of, 223 Apricots, 85 Aqueduct, Roman, Kavalla, the, 220Arab Corsairs, invasion of, 123Arc de Triomphe, le, Salonika, 136Architecture, 61, 64Architecture, Byzantine, 194, 235Architecture, St. Sophia, 180Architecture, styles of, 237Art, simplicity in, 99Avars, the, 122Axe, the, 64 Balkan tap, 213 Balustrade, 62, 66 Banisters, 63 Barakli-Dzvuna, 38, 40 Barber [Kovn-eiwv)^ 40 Barley, 100 Baths, Roman, 49 Baths, Turkish, 49, 138, 221 Bazaar, 50 Bazaars, Salonika, 140 Beams, wooden, 73 Bedsteads, lack of, 76 Bela Sica mountains, 227, 243 Besik, dag, 41 BesJk, lake, 2, 89, 223, 226 Birds, 254, 255 Biscuits, 50 ^ Bogdansko, 41 Boreas, 213 Brass, no Bricks, 56 Brigands, 57 British Army, 239 (British Salonika Force), the, 208, 210Bronze, 61, 109Buffalo, water, the, 117Bulgars, the, 123, 126, 219, 228, 242Bulgaria, 234, 243Butkova, Lake,
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