20 TI1K OMAHA DAILY 1H3K : SWDiVY , APRIL 0. 18Q3-TWUNTY MGKS.
A TRIBUTE TO THEIR DEEDS
An Impelling Testimonial to Indiana's
Boldlcr Sons ,
DESCRIPTION OF THE STATE MONUMENT
The ranting of H CmifiMlnr.ito tlpncral A
Story of .Hhrriiinn Militant' * Oli.utly
Flrlil I'nrkhij ; rutniMii
IlntllHIrlclK.
t Tlio colossal bronze figure of "Indi
ana , " which is to surmount the magnill-
ccnt soldiers nvmuinont now being
erected In Indianapolis , was cast last
week. The bron/.o easting is an ideal
fotnalo lit1" ' whose dignity of bearing
nnd beauty of form arc a credit to the
urtlst , George T. Brcwfitcr. Thirty feet
in height and several tons inwiiht
one of the largest and heaviest statues
over cant in America-it will stand in its
Holitudo ! 100 feet in the air , holding a
torch in its colossal hand.
The m < nimient , the corner stone of
which was laid August ± ! , 188(1 ( , stands
in Circle park , near the cnpitol build
ing. The ground bate , including the
approaches , is three feet ubivo the
grade of the- adjacent street. The ter
race. 110 feet in diameter , is twelve feet
high and is reached by twenty-four steps
Bovcnty-live feet in length. The
diameter of the ba e of the pedestal at the
terrace HOOP is llfty-two feet. Sixty feet
above it recedes to thirty-six feet six
inches , iloro the pedestal is united
with the shaft , twenty-live feet in di
ameter. Abcending , the shaft dimin
ishes to twelve feet six inches at the line
bonc-uth the capital , which is twenty
feet six inches in diameter and is sup
ported by eairleo seven feet high carved
in stone. A balustrade of stone
projects four feet above the plat
form or Hoer of the capital.
This platform is readied by
an elevator and stairway from the in
terior of the shaft and from it the sur
rounding landscape is seen. On it
Htands the turiet , an iron frame cov
ered with copper , eight feet square
and nineteen feet high. Upon this a
bron/Q globe eight feet in diameter
will bo placed and on this the
statue , "Indiana1 thirty feet high ,
will stand. The pose of tills llguro will
make a striking silhouette ellect against
the sky and its expression from every
point of view is the elation of victory.
In it is combined all that is represented
beneath. It is the pi em of the menu
ment. The swoid , held in the right
hand with the point turned down ,
typifies the power of the army , to which
the victory is due ; the young eagle upon
the head is emblematic of the freedom
resulting from that victory ; and the
torch , carried aloft in tin , left hand , is
the light of the civilization resulting
from that \ ictory and that freedom.
There arc three astragals. The first
is twelve feet beneath the capital , nnd
represents i n the four sides of the shaft
the years of the Mexican and civil wars ,
being the heroic periods of the state.
The second is seventy-nine feet below
the first , and represents the navy at the
peril d of the civil war. The third
astragal is twelve feet below the second ,
nnd represents the army by illustrations
of the arms of the service and other
symbols.
Kight feet above the terrace are plat
forms for groups of "War" and ' "Peace. "
The conception of "War'1 by the archi
tect , as shown in the sketches upon the
eastern panel and subpcdostal of his
model of the monument , begins with
low and high reliefs upon the former ,
culminating in full projections , one being
a winged figure , the Spirit of War , bear
ing a Hag and cheering the army in ad
vance and below on to victory ; another ,
a mounted cuviilrjmun , only the head of
the liorso and the arm of the soldier
being in full projection as ho charges
toward the front. Below , and In advance
upon the subpedcstal , are the round
ligurcs , of some sixteen feet , completing
the group , i i various poses , charging
over the fallen enemy that is being
trampled under their feet , whilein the
front center stands Columbia , with right
hand raised aloft , as the inspiration of
battle.
The group of "Peace" begins in a sim
ilar way upon the western panel , en the
opposite side of the monument from
"War. " lu the distance , in low relief ,
the victorious army is seen inarching oil
Uic field , while above , projecting from
low into high relief , witli arm extended
into full projection and partly over the
group below , is the winged Spirit of
war again , uttering a wreath as a crown
for the victors. In the right rear of the
group of round figures , upon the sub-
podcsjal projecting below , are soldiers
celebrating their 'triumph by cheering ;
Jn their front a union and rebel soldier
are fraternizing , the latter in a recum
bent position as though wounded or ex
hausted , and the former offering him
buccor ; on the right front of the group a
Boldlor is bitting upon his plow , to which
lie has returned , with a sheaf ofhcat
lying in front , while another returned
Boldior is embracing his wife further
back. In the front center i'ohimbla
again appears , with extended ai'rn and
wand , proclaiming peace.
The ' bhttft is 270 feet high. The bronze
figure 'Indiana'1 completes the ! ! UO feet.
Bruno Sehmitz did the architectural
work and brouglit the plaster mcdol with
him from Germany. This did not include
thoBiowstor llguro at the top. Thocosi
complete will reach $200,000.
Kliliy Mnltli Du.ul.
The last of the full generals of the
civil w ar has passed away in the death
of General Ivirby Smith at Suwaneo
Tonn. This imposing relic of the ios
cause was not yet 70 years old , but for
nearly thirty years lie had lived in re
tirement , eclipsed by the clouu which
overspread the confederacy.
General Edmund Ivirby Smith wa
born at St. Augustine , Flu. , May 10
182J. Ho graduated from the military
academy at West Point in 18i. > . and it
the war with Mexico was twice brovotei
for gallant conduct at Corro Gordo am
Controras. From 1840 to 18. > 2 lie wus
assistant professor of mathematics al
West Point ; in J855 was promoted t (
captain in the Second cavalry am
Borved on the frontier for sovoru
years. In May , 1J.V ) , ho was wound
cd in an engagement with tin
Ccmancho Indians in Texan , and in 180
received the thanks of the Texas legit-
laturo for his services. In .lanuary ,
18(11 ( , ho was promoted tomajoi , hut re
signed and entered the e mfederati
service as lieutenant colon ) ! of a corps
of cavalry. In June , 1801 , ho became.
brigadier genoial ; in October , 1802
lieutenant general , and in Februarv ,
1604. general. Ho was severely
wounded at the first battle of Hull Huti
In 18112 ho had ojinnmnd of the Depart-
mcnt of Hast Tcnncbtoe , Kentucky
N < rth ( Ji'orglu and Western North Care
lina. liu led the advance of Hi axtoi
HruggV army In the Kentucky cam
'Ulun uml ilofcatod Oi-ncral Nulbon al
{ UciniK'jxl , Ky. , In August , IKO'J. li
J'H/runry , I Hill , lie was assigned to tin
i'iin > M\\\ ( \ \ ( \ of the TruiiHinlrisissippi du
t , which included Louisiana
ArknnnuH and Indian Tor-
mill organized a govern
l for that hcction. Hit ) onlj
n ( I'ommuiilcntlon wan by runnlnj.
ut d'alvcHton , Tex. , un <
N , 0. ilo bout larjfe quuii-
lUoi of cotton to I'onfcdprnta ngcnU
abroad , receiving In return miirhmory
rom Huropowith which ht < t'Mnbllthcd
netoricti and furnaces , opened mine * ,
undo ponder and caitlngn for guuq , and
ly these mean * had miule the district
Bclf-HUpportlng when the war came to an
tut , his forces being the last to mir-
endor. In 1KJ ( ) lie defeated ( Jcncral
Junks on the Kcd river , forcing him to
nako the 'Hcastrous defeat that has be
come historic. In 1 Mil-OS General Smith
vas president of the Atlantic & Pacific
I'olegraph cnmpaiiv and chaucellor of
ho University of Nashville from 1870 to
87.1 and after that time became pro-
e.s-ior of mathematics in the University
of the South , at Suwaneo , Tenn. Ilo
was one of the ablest and most distill-
rnlshcd of the southern generals during
ho war.
Story nl ( It-ni-riil Slirrmiin
Ve.s. Joseph K. Johnston had crossed
Pearl river on ills retreat to the cast ,
mil it was known that Sherman would
evacuate Jackson and pursue him as
coon as possible , says the Sunny South.
With great difficulty'I had secured from
.ho federal authorities the assurance
, hat my cotton factory would not bo
jurneif. Hut on the night when the
evacuation was in progress 1 learned
'rom reliable sources Unit a change had
> ien made In the orders and that a torch
was likely the applied to tl.o property
it any moment.
I resolved to .seek an immediate inter
view with General Sherman himself , en
tertaining , however , but slender hopes
especially at such an untimely hour , for
t was past midnight of reaching the
iresenrt1 of the fedo.al chief. I had lit-
lo trouble in ascertaining that his
icadqiiurtors was in the residence
n West Jacks > ii , and before many
minutes had parsed 1 was at the front
fate of the place , where , to my great
surprise , 1 found no guards to cheek my
irogre.ss. The house was quiet and un-
ighted , so far as I could discern. Some
what pir//.led , 1 paused for a minute or
wj and said to iny elf : "Surely this is
not the headquarters of a great United
States army. "
Hut seeing no one to inquire of I
opened the gate , went up to the house
uml on to the porch. For uomo minutes
I stood there listening , but I heard no
sound within nor was there any guard
to challenge my intrusion. Through a
shaded transom I caught the rellection
of a light. I tried the hall door , found
it ajar , pushed it open and stepped in-
bide. The place was silent there was
nothing to indicate occupancy by the
military.
' I have come to the wrong house , " I
said. Hut observing that a dim light
was reflected through the half-open door
of a room opening into the hull , I ad
vanced and entered the apartment. It
had but a single occupant.
He was sleeping upon a lounge nnd my
steps aroused him. Ho turned over and
looked at mo.
"What do you want1 ho demanded.
"I want to sec General W. T. Slier-
man. "
"I'm General Sherman. What do you
want ? "
1 explained as briefly as possible. Ilo
said shortly in substance Unit his orders
were to spare the factory that they
would ho obeyed. lie said that lie
wanted to go to bleep. Ilo stretched
himself and shut his eyes , and I walked
out and returned uptown. A few hours
later the factory was in ashes.
"And you say that General Sherman
had no be dy guard ; " '
' I say that I entered his room and
left it without being challenged ; in
fact , without meeting a soul except the
general himself. "
This remarkable incident was told in
Green's bank , and the narrator was
Joshua Green , its founder and presi
dent.
A PAIR SMUGGLER.
Mleliael T.cimnntiiff In the StmnCl Magazine.
Tainan is the most wretched of all our
maritime towns. I almost died of hun
ger there , besides being nearly drowned.
I arrived very late at night in a
wretched telega. The Cincinnati stopped
his tired horses close to a stone building ,
which stands by itself at the entrance to
the town. A Black Sea Cossack , who
was on guard , heard the bolls of my car
riage , and cried out , with the sharp
accent of a person suddenly waked up ,
"Who goes there ? * '
Out came the sergeant and corporal.
I told them I was an oilleer , traveling by
order of the crown , and that I wanted a
billet somewhere.
The corporal took us into the town.
All the hoiihos wo tried were already
occupied. The weather was cold ; I hud
been three nights without sleep. I was
very tired , and our useless inquiries
ended by irritating mo.
"My friend , " I taid to the corporal ,
"take mo to some place whore I can at
least lie down , no matter where it is. "
"I know a hut in the neighborhood , "
replied the corporal , "whore you might
sleep ; but I am afraid it would scarcely
suit your honor. "
"Go on , ' ' 1 said , paying no attention to
his observation.
After -much walking through dirty
little streets , wo at las > t reached a sort
of cabin on the edge of the sea.
The full moon east its'light on the
thatched roof and the white walls of my
proposed habitation. In the court , sur
rounded by a sort of palisade , I saw a
hut , older and more broken down than
the principal one. From this hut ( ho
ground sloped rapidly through the court
down toward the sea , and I saw at my
feet the foam of the troubled waters.
The moon seemed to bo e ntcinplating
the restlcbs element , which was subject
to her inllucnee. By the rays of the
ruler of the night I could make out , at
a considerable distance from the shore ,
two ships , whose black tails htood
out like spiders' webs against the
dull tints of the sky. "This
will do , " I said to myt-elf , "t' morrow
morning I shall start for Ghclondehik. "
A Cob&aek of the line was acting as
my servant. I told him to take out my
trunk and send away the postilijn ; after
which I called the master of the house.
I could got no answer. I knocked , but
there was still no reply. What cjuld it
incuiiV I knocked again , and at last a
boy of about 11 showed himself.
"Wliore's the master of the house ? "
"There is none , " returned the child ,
in the dialect of Little Russia.
"No master ! Then whore is the mis
tress ? "
"Gone into the village. "
"Who will open the door then ? " ]
cried , at the wuno time kicking nt it.
The door opened of itself , and out
came a wave of dump steam.
1 struck a match , and taw by its light
a blind ooy standing motionless before
mo.
mo.I examined the child's face , but what
can one make of a phynlognomy without
eyes ? 1 looked at him for some time ,
\\lth a feeling of compassion , when sud
denly I HIW on his lips a cunning smile ,
which produced upon mo a very dis
agreeable impression. "C'oiild this blind
bjy IH > not so blind as ho appeared ? "
I said U > myself. Answering my
own question I taid that the boy
was evidently buffering from cata
ract , and that the appearance of cataract
cannot bo simulated. Why. moreover ,
should ho affect blindness ? Yet lu spite
of my argument , I tHl remained vaguely
.
"Is the mUtcc-m of the cabin your
mother1 1 Mild to the boy.
"No. "
"Who nro you , then ? "
"A poor orphan , " ho replied
"HiiH the mtHtross any children ? "
"Sho has one dauirhtor , who lias gone
to sea with a Tartar. "
"What Tartar ? "
"How do I know ? A Tartar of the
Crimea , a biatman from Kartell. "
1 went Into the hut. Two betiehcH.n table
and a largo wardrobe placed near the
stove , composed the whole of the furni
ture. No noly Imago against the wall-
bad sign !
The sea hrcczo came in through the
broken panes of the window , t took a
wax candle from my portnnuitwuu , and.
after lighting it , prepared to Install
myself. I placed on one side mywibor
and my carbine , laid my pistols on the
table , stretched myself out on a bench ,
and , wranping myself up in a furlincd
coat , lay down.
My Cowlick took possession of the
other bench. Ten minutes afterwards
he was fast asleep ; I , however , was
still awake and could not drive
from my mind the 'Impression
made upon me by the boy , with his two
white ojes.
An hour parsed. Through the window
fell upun the lloor the fantastic light of
the moon.
Suddenly a shadow was east where be
fore there had been bright light. I
sprang up and went to the window. A
human figure parsed once more , and then
disappeared heaven knows where. I
could scarcely believe that it had es
caped by the slope into the tea ; yet there
wa * no other issue.
Throwing on my ovorco.it and taking
my saber , I went out of the cabin and
saw the blind boy before me. I con
cealed mys-clf behind the wall , and ho
l > as-ed on confidently , but with a certain
jautiousne s. Ho was carrying some
thing under his arm , and advanced
slowly down the slope toward the sea.
"This is" the hour , " I said to myself , "in
which speech is restored to the dumb
and sight to the blind. "
I followed him at some distance , anx
ious not to lo o sight of him.
During this time the moon became
covered with clouds , and a black fog
ro.se over the sea. It was just possible
to distinguish in the darkness a lantern
on the mast of a ship at anchor , close to
the shore. The waves were rolling in ,
and threatened , if ho continued to ad
vance , to swallow up my blind ad
venturer. Ho was .so near the s-ea , that
with another stop he would be lost. But
this was not the first of his nocturnal
expeditions ; so , at least , I concluded
from the agility with which he now
sprang from rock to rock , while the sea
poured in beneath his feet. Suddenly
lie stopped as , though ho heard some
noise , sat down npon a rock ,
and placed his burden by his
side. lie was now joined by a
white figure walking along the shore.
I hud concealed myself behind one of
the rocks and overheard the following
conversation :
"Tho wind , " said a woman's voice , "is
very violent ; Jnnko will not come. "
" .Jaiiko ! " replied the blind boy , "Janko
is not afraid of the wind. "
"But the clouds get thicker and
thicker. "
"In the darkness it is easier to escape
the coastguard. "
"And what if ho gets drowned1'
"You will have no more bright
ribbons to wear on Sunday. "
As I listened to this colloquy I re
marked that the blind boy , who had
spoken to mo in the Little Russian dia
lect , talked quite correctly the true Rus
sian language.
"You see , " he continued , clapping his
hands , "I was right. Janko fears neither
the sea , nor the wind , nor the fog , nor
the coastguard. Listen ! It is not the
breaking of the waves I hear. No , it is
the noise of his ours. "
The woman got up , and , with an anx
ious Icok , tried to pierce the darkness.
"You are wrong , " she said , "I hear
nothing. "
I also tried to see whether there was
not some sort of craft in the distance ,
but could distinguish nothing. A moment
later , however , a blacK speck showed
itself among the waves , now rising , now
falling. At last I could make out the
form of a boat dancing on the waters
and rapidly approaching the shore.
The man who was guiding it must
have been a bold sailor to cross on such
a night an arm of the sea some fourteen
miles across , and must have had g6od
reasons for bravimr so much danger. I
watched the frail little craft which was
now diving and plunging like a duck
through the breakers. It seemed us
though she must the next moment bo
dashed to pieces on the shore , when
suddenly the skillful rower turned into
n little bay , and there , in comparatively
calm water , olTcctcd a lauding.
The man was of middle height , and
wore on his lioad a cap of black sheep
skin. lie made a sign witli his hand ,
when the two mysterious persons who
had been talking together joined him.
Then the three united their forces
to drag from the b.nit a burden which
seemed to bo so heavy that I cannot
oven now understand how .so slight a
craft could have supported such a weight.
They at lust hoisted the cargo on their
shoulders , then walked away and soon
disappeared.
The best thing for mo to do now was to
return to my resting place. But the
strange scone I hud witnessed had so
struck mo that I waited impatiently for
daybreak.
5ly Cossack was much surprised when ,
on waking up , ho found me fully dressed.
I said nothing to him abiiit my noctur
nal excursion. I remained for some
little time looking through the window
witli admiration at the blue sky , studded
with little clouds , and the distant shore
of the Crimea , stretched along the horizon
zen like a streak of violet , ending in a
reck , above which could bo seen
the lighthouse. Then I went
out , and walked to the fort of Chanagorii
to ask the commandant when I could go
to Gholcndchik.
Unfortunately , the commandant could
give mo no positive answer : the only
vessels in port wore stationary ones , anil
trading ships which had not yet taken
In their cargo. "Perhaps , " ho said ,
"in three or four days a mail packet will
c > ino in. and then something can bo ar
ranged. "
1 went back in a very bud humor to
my lodging. At the door stood the
Cossack , who , coming toward mo with
rather a scared look , Mild inquiringly :
"Bad news ? "
"Yes , " I answered. " 'Heaven knows
when wo shall got away from here. "
At these words the anxiety of the
soldier seemed to increase , lie came
close to me.and murmured In a low voice :
"This is not a place to stop at. I mot
just now a Black Sea Cossack of my ac
quaintance wo were sorvinV in the
same detachment last year. When 1
told him whore wo had put up. 'bud
place , ' ho said , 'had people. ' And what
do yon think of Unit blind bsiv ? Did
anyone ever before see a blind person
running about from one place to another ;
going t j the bazaar , br-lnglng in bread and
water ; ' Hero they hcem to think noth
ing of it. "
"IIus thu inistic'ss of the place come
in ? "
"Tills morning , while you were out ,
an old woman came with her daughter. "
"What daughter ? Her daughter la
away. "
"I dou' know who it Is then. But
look , there In th6 old woman Bitting
down In the cabin. "
1 went Iri. A'miod flit ) wnt Hhlnlng In
tlie Htovo , and a < breukfant was being
prepared which , for mtoh poor people ,
Hcemed to me rhllier a luxurious one.
When I ripoko to llio woman , she told me
Unit who was Htouo-dcaf.
It was iinp < * slblu , then , to talk with
her. I turned to the blind boy , and tak
ing him by the uiu , sulii :
" 1 say. you llttlo wizard , where wore
you going last night with that parcel
under your arm ? "
Ho at once began to moan and cry ,
and then sobbed out :
"Where was I going last night ? 1
went nowhere. And wlUi a parcel ?
What parcel ? "
The old woman now proved that her
ears , when she so desired it , were by no
means closed.
"It is not true , " she cried. "Why do
you tease an unfortunate boy ? What do
you take him for ? What harm has ho
done you ? "
I could stand the noise no longer. So
I went out , determined somehow or
other to find a solution to this riddle.
Wrapped up in my overcoat , I put
down on a bench before the door. Be
fore mo broke the waves of the sea , still
agitated by the tempest of the night.
Their monotonous nolso seemed to re
semble the confused murmurs of a
town. As I listened I thought of bv-
gene years of the years I had spent in
the north , of our bright , fresh capital ;
and little by little I became absorbed in
my recollections.
About an hour passed , perhaps more.
Suddenly the cadences of a sing
ing voice struck my ear. I listened , and
heard a strange melody , now slow and
.sad. now rapid and lively. The sounds
seemed to fall from the sky. t looked
up , and on the roof of the cabin I saw a
young girl , in a straight dross , with dis
heveled hair , like a naiad. With one
hand placed before her eyes to keep oil'
the rays of the sun , she looked toward
the distant horizon and still continued
her song.
It seemed to mo that this was the
woman whoso voice I had heard the
night before on the sea shore. I looked
again toward the singer , but she had
disappeared. A moment after she
passed rapidly before mo , singing an
other song , and snapping her fingers' .
She went to the old woman and
said something to her. The old woman
seemed annoyed. The young girl burst
into a laugh. Then , witli a bound she
came close to me. suddenly stopped and
looked at me fixedly , as though sur
prised at seeing mo. Then turning
away with an air of indilToreneo she
walked quietly toward the shore.
But her maneuvers were not yet at
an end. All the rest of the day I saw
her at short intervals , always singing
and dancjng. Strange creature ! There
was nothing in her physiognomy to de
note insanity. On the contrary , her
eyes were intelligent and penetrating.
They exorcised on me a certain mag
netic influence , and seemed to expect
a question. But whenever I wan on
the point of speaking she took flight ,
with a sly smile on her lips.
I hud never seen such a woman before.
She c mid scarcely bo'A-alled beautiful ;
but I have my own ideas on the subject
of beauty. There was a thoroughbred
look ubjul her , and with women , as
with horses , there is nothing like breed.
It can be rec ignl/.ed ehiellv in their
walk and in the shape of the hands and
feot. The nose is also an important
feature. In Rusniu regular noses are
more rare than little feot. My siren
inubt have been about 18 years of age.
What charmed me in her was the ex
traordinary suppleness of her figure ,
the singular movements of her head and
her long fair hair , hanging down in
waves of gold on her neck , and her nose ,
which was perfectly formed.
In her sidelong glance there was some
thing dark and wild ; as there was some
thing fascinating in the pure lines of her
nose. The li 'ht hearted singer recalled
to mo the Mignon of Goethe , that fan
tastic crcatui'o of the German mind.
Between these two personages there
was indeed a striking resemblance- . The
same transition from restless agitation
to perfect calm ; the same enigmatic
words and the same songs.
Toward evening I stopped my Undine
at the door of the hut and said to her :
"Toll me , my pretty one , what you
were doing today on the roof ? "
"I was seeing in what direction the
wind blow. "
"How did that concern you ? "
"Whence blows the wind , thence
comes happiness. "
"And your singing was to bring you
good fortune1'
"Wlieio singing is heard there is
joy. "
"But what should you say if your sing
ing caused unhappiness ? "
"If unhuppiness arrives it must bo
borne. And from grief to joy the dis
tance is not great. "
"Who taught you thcso songs ? "
"No one ; 1 dream and I sing ; those
who understand me listen to mo , and
those who do not listen to mo cannot un
derstand mo. "
"What is your name ? "
"Ask those who baptized mo. "
"And who bupti/.ed you ? "
"I do not know. "
"Ah ! you are very mysterious ; but I
know fcomething about you ! " There \yas
no sign of emotion on her face ; her lius
did not move.
"Last night , " I continued , "you were
on the sea shorn. " Then I told her the
scene f had witnessed , i thought this
would have caused her to evince some
symptoms of anxiety , but it hud no such
ellect.
"You assisted at a curious interview , "
hhosaldtomo with a laugh , "but you
do not know much , and what you do
know you had hotter keep under lock
nnd key , as you would keep bomo precious
treasure. "
"But if , " I continued , with a grave
and almost meaning air , "I were to re
late when I saw to the commandant ? "
At these wordu she darted away , sing
ing , and disappeared like a frightened
bird. 1 was wrong in addressing this
threat to her. At the moment I did not
understand all its gravity.
The night came I told my Cos&acK to
prepare the tea urn , lighted a wax cau
dle , and sat down at the table , smoking
my long pipe. 1 was drinking my tea
when the door opened , and I heard the
riibtilng of a dross. 1 rose hastily and
reoignized my siren.
She sat down silently before me , and
fixed mo with u look which made mo
tremble ; one of those magical looks
which had troubled my life in earlier
days. She seemed to expect mo to
siieak to her , but HOIIIO undcllimhlo emo
tion deprived mo of the faculty of
speech. Her countenance was as pale
as death. In this palones.s I thought
I could see the agitation of her heart.
Her fingers struck mechanically on the
table ; her b'idv seem. 1 to shudder ; her
bosom rose violently and the moment
aftoi-wa-ds seemed compressed.
This species ( it comedy tired mo at
last , mid I was aluut to bring it to an
end in the most prosaic manner by offer
ing my fair visitor a cup of tea , when
suddenly nho ro.-o. and taking my head
in her hands , gazed at mo with all the
appearance of passionate tenderness.
A cloud o ivered my eyes and 1 wished
In my turn to kiss her ; but she escaped
like a snake , murmuring as she did bo ,
"Tonight , when everything is quiet ,
meet hie on the shore. " Then she dis
appeared , upsetting an she did so my tea
urn and my solitary light.
"Sho IB the very mischief ! " cried ray
toctmek , who had IKVUI lo iking out for
hlHuhuro of the ton.
He I lieu lay down on bin bench ; and
gradually my agitation subsided.
"Llnten ! " 1 said to him. "if you hear
n pistol nhot , hurry down as fast as you
can to the Hhoro. "
Ho rubbed his oyen , and replied mo-
chunk-ally , "You , Blr. "
I placed my pistol in my belt , and went
; > ut. The siren was waiting for mo at
thu top of the path leading down to the
sea. lightly clad In a stulT which clung
to her wulut like n scarf.
"Follow mo , " she bald , taking me by
the hand.
Wo walked down the rugged path In
such a nnnnor that I cannot understand
how 1 fulled to break my neck. Then wo
turned sharply to the right , as the blind
boy had done the night before. The
moon was not yet up. Two little stars.
like the fires of lighthouse ! ) , relieved
the darkness. The agitated waves
lifted and let fall hi regular cadence a
solitary bout qloso to the shore.
"Get in , " she said. I hesitated , for I
confess that I have not the least taste
for sentimental excursions on the sea.
But it was impossible to refuse. She
leapt into the bark , I followed her , and
oil'wo went.
"What does all this mean ? I said ,
getting angry.
"It ineaiiV she replied , nuiKlng mo
sit down on a bench and putting her
arms round my waist , "it means that I
love you. "
Her burning cheek was close to mine ,
and I felt her hot breath on my face.
Suddenly I heard something fall
into the water. Instinctively my hand
went to my bolt. The pistol was no
longer there !
A horrible suspicion seized me. The
lilood rushed to my brain. I looked at
her. Wo were far from the shore and I
0 mid not swim. I tried to escape from
her embrace , but she clung to mo like u
eat and almost succeeded by a sudden
jerk in throwing mo out < > f tiio b.iat ,
which was already on one side. 1 e in-
trived , however , to restore the equilib
rium , and then began , between my per
fidious companion and nm elf , u dosiWiito
struggle , in which I employed all my
strength , while feeling that the ub imin-
iiblo creature was ovureonilng mo bv
her agility.
"What do you mean1' I said to her ,
squee/.ing her little hands so tightly
that I heard her fingers crack : but what
ever pain I may have caused her she
did not utter a word , lie reptile nature
could not thus ho overcome.
"You saw us , " she cried at last. "You
want to denounce us. " Then , by u rapid
and violent effort , she throw mo down.
Her body and mine were now bonding
over the side of the frail e-aft , and her
hair was in the water. The moment
was a critical one. I got up on my knees ,
took her with one hand by the hair , with
the other by the throat , and when 1 hud
at last compelled her to unclutoh un
clothes , I throw her into the sea.
Twice her head reappeared ah'ive the
foaming waves. Then I saw her no
more.
In the bottom of the boat I found an
old our , with which , after much irbor ,
1 succeeded in getting to the shore. As
I walked back to the hut by the path
leading to the sea , I looked toward the
place where , the night bet ire , the blind
boy hud been awaiting the arrival of
thu siilor. The moon at this moment
was shining in the sky , and I fancied I
could discern on the seashore a white
figure. Filled with curiosity I con
cealed myself behind a sort of promon
tory ; from which I could remark what
was going on around mo. What was
my surprise , and 1 almost say my joy ,
when 1 saw that the white figure was
my naiad ! She was wringing the water
out of her long , fair locks , and her wet
dress clung to her body. A boat , which
I could just bee in the distance , was
coming toward us. Out of it sprang the
fciimo boatman whom I had seen
the night before , with the same
Tartar cap. I now 'paw
that his hair was cut in the Cossuok
fashion , and that from his girdle hung a
large knife.
"Janko , " cried the girl , "all is lost ! "
Then they began to talk , but in so low
a voice I could not hear them.
"Whore is the blind boy ? " said Janko ,
at lust raising his voice.
"lie" will bo here soon , " was the
answer.
At that very moment the blind boy
appeared , carrying on his buck a packet ,
which ho placed in the bark.
"Listen ! " said Janko ; "keep a good
watch bore ; the tilings you know are
valuable. Toll" ( here a name was
uttered which I could not catch )
"that I am no longer in
his service. Things huvo taken a bud
turn. Ho will see me no more. The
situation is so dangerous that I must got
something to do elsewhere. Ho will not
find such another very easily. You may
add that , if lie had rewarded more liber
ally the dangerous services rendered to
him , Janko would not have left him in
the lurch. If ho wants to know whereto
to find me , whore the wind howls , whore
the sea foams that is where I am at
home. "
After a moment's silence , Janko wont
on : "Say she accompanies me. She
cannot remain hero. Tell the old woman
that she has done her time , and that she
ought to bo satisfied. Wo bhull not see
her again. "
"And I ? " murmured the blind boy.
"I cannot bo troubled about you. "
The young girl leaped into the boat
and with her hand made a sign to her
companion.
"Hero , " ho said to the blind b. > y. "that
will do to buy a gingerbread. "
"Nothing more ; " ' replied the child.
"Yes ; take this , " and a piece of money
fell upon the bands.
The blind boy did not pick it up.
Janko took his place in the b mt. The
blind boy remained sitting down on the
sea shore and lie seemed to bo crying.
Poor follow ! his grief alllictcd mo. Why
hud fate thrown mo in the midst of this
peaceful circle of smugglers ? As the
stone troubles the water I had brought
disorder into those lives , and like the
stone , moreover , I had very nearly sunk.
uWhen I got back to the cabin , my Cos-
back was so fast asleep that it would
have boon cruel to disturb him. I
lighted the candle , and saw that my lit
tle box containing my valuables , my
saber with silver mounting , my Circus-
siun dagger ( given to mo by a friend )
had all been carried off. I now under
stood what the packet placed in the boat
liy the blind boy must have contained.
I woke up my Cossack with a blow , reproached
preached him for Ills negligence , and
fnlrlv lost my temper. But my anger
could not make mo find what I had lost.
And how emld I complain to the
authorities ? Should not I have been
laughed at if I had told them that I had
been robbed by a blind bjy , and almost
drowned by a young girl ?
Husy nfoplo have nu nine , tinn sensible people
plo have no iucliiuUon to use pills that innlio
tliein side ' ( i day for every tlouj tiioy take.
Thovlmvo learned that the usj of 1 > J \ \ lit s
Llu'lo Karly Klsers does not interfere with
tliuirhu.iltli l > .vc.iiislir ? iriuso i , piln or K"P-
in ; ; , n'heso little pihs are perfect in action
and results , resjulatliiit the stoinu'li and
bowels so th.it liead.u-lic.s , dl//.lni-ss and
lassitude are prevented. Tiioy do.inso the
blood , clear the complexion nnd tone up this
svstom. Lots of ho.iltli in UIL-SO little fel
lows.
With a vocabulary of l.KK ( ) words a man
can transact all the business imittors of nro ;
but with a vocabulary of l.OOO.uOO words bo
would bo nt n loss for laii'uaro ( ( when the
March wind blows his now bilk hat clear
down the muddy avenue.
Continental
Clothing House
Men's Department.
Iiiglit Overcoats
Price $10.
In tans , grays and brown Me tons , silk or cloth faced ,
on Monday at $1O.OO
I ight Overcoats ,
Price $5.
We will sell on Monday 75 overcoat1 ? , same as we
sold last week , in three handsome shades of
all wool Me'tons , that arc worth $10 , at $5.OO
Clay Diagonal Siiits ,
Price $15.
Men's 3-button cutaway frock suits , e'cgantly
made and trimmed , worth $22. Our price
Monday will be $15.OO
Monday Bargain.
Boys' Short Pant Suits , $1.75.
Absolutely all wool cheviot suits , new spring shades ,
worth $3.00 , at $1.75
$2.50 boys' double-breasted two-piece suits , in me
dium shade fancy cheviots , on Monday at. . . . $2.5O
*
Boys' reefer suits , over twenty styles to select from ,
Junior Suits , Ages 4 to S 50 styles of popular-priced
junior suits on Monday at $3 50 to $5-OO
Boys' Long Pant Suits Special sale of nobby double-
breasted suits on Monday at $1O.OO
Boys' Hats , 25c. Cloth hats for the boys , same as
last Monday , at just half price 25C
Our great success , THE TOURIST , in black , nut
brown , nutria and Java $2 , SO
and $3.0O
THE CARLSBAD , in black , Kngl sh brown and
brown mixed $2.25
< p2.5O
. ' . ' . ' and $2.75
BOYS' TOURISTS , for Monday $1.25
and $1.5OJ
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