The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-11-15


they mainly recruited from the better class OF
IIcrzegovnians as they different in general ap
1 pcaranco from thu broken and abused fellows whom
saw among the refugees. asked Iiubbratie about this
and he said that IL the truth There are large mum
bers whom It would be worse than useless to rely
OF oppression have made them completely
towards in will But there are men In the camp
who Will ever away. When in combats their mu
nitons give they choke down their rage with sobs
and throw themselves the ground, much A. an en-
ragged animal does il deprived Of the means OF
doing harm.
When the time came to leave, the voivoda, to whom
had become strangely attached my brief acquaint
ance with him, volunteered to accompany me to the
frontier. We all bade adieu to Peko and the others
receiving from tho venerable Montenegrin a parting
Sho0um, and from the warm grasp OF both
hands goodly group followed US 10 some distance
from tho camp, looking curiousy US at last Iubi.
bratic signed them 10 follow no further and they
retired.
The voivoda looked weary and troubled when we
reached huge rock perhaps half mile from the from
tier, where he had decided to leave He leaned
against the and talked earnestly for half hour
His mind made up; he had determined to begin
that very day campaign vigorous as his limited
munitions would allow, and he would only stop when
weather and fatigue made It necessary thought as
saw him standing there haggard and weary with his
old cap his hand and his great breast heavlng
with emotion how a other obscure revolu
tonary hero in similar trouble and want, and how
perhaps parallel between Washington Valley Forge
and Ijubbratic at Grebz might 100 years from tins
seem all ludicrous told him the story we'll
could and tried to encourage him. He smiled family
and said -
Il have always had washingon's portrait in my pri-
at Belgrade have got little comfort
out Of II Ia times past
PARTING PROM Tux CHEF.
We talked over anew the prospects OF intervention
the hopes ofsuccess the winter campaign tho danger
OF being surrounded among the rocks &c At last little
knots insurgents began appear the path behind
US, and some OF The hardy coughed their impa
tience 1t evident that Ijubibratic wanted in
camp So he caught both my hands, and, holding them
tightly lie said
Monsieur je recommande pauers pays"
(Sir, recommend to your sympathy my poor coun-
try'D
He gave to each and all of parting kiss, which
one for moment thought of refusing He did it u
grave and digned manner; then turned and waved his
hand to u.s. eaped from rock to rock and disappeared
behind ragged mass of limestone,
Alter he had disappeared we all drew a long breath
and each agreed that Lubibratic every
every clean handed white souled straightfor-
ward gentleman.
Cure and one or two others went farther with
US. The guide appointed TO show the way
a broad shouldered six-footcr, who cared
no for the brollng sun than he did
for tho rocks which 50 bruised tender feet. He
insisted that should pile bundles upon his back
and while cautiously picking way and
looking in all directions for Turks he half mile
ahead of US and compelled US scramble post haste
after him.
The return to the Austrian village whore stopped
on the way up effected without adventure Shortly
after parting with Ljubibratc all had start, how
AS we were struggling along in a line reaching
perhaps 900 yards OF space, and about de-
scending into valley, heard musket shot behind
LEDGE and moment after two others. Then
group OF men came hurrIedly around the corner
the hill beyond. Our first thought that it was a
Turkish patrol but presently treasured by
noticing that the men came toward us, whereas had
they been enemies they would have taken up position
among the rocks. They were merely insurgents bring
ing up provisions from the village On the frontier
found the little Italian cure OF the village who learn
Ing from the insurgents that we were coming
down that morning, and ancying that we
must have passed hungry and sleepess night. came
10 invite TO his little house. where he had spread
wine cheese bread and whore also he mad laid
out long Turkish pipes and profuson of loose tobacco
The little cure who carried his gun every does
guyly kid, and sprang over his own high wall in
the village a bound, while laboriously mounted
by the primitive style.
Perhaps have in these letters said enough about
rocks; but cannot refrain from auding TO them
more. The journey from the Herzegovnian frontier
down to this place under the blazing sun gave me new
ideas the general difficulties this region. recon-
mend any volunteers who may think of coming out
IRON America TO practice going up and down ladder
in Turkish bathhousc, with the temperature at $50
degrees few times before they here to fight
And the shade Of the olive is delusion. tried
1t on the way downright no shade-on the contrary,
got nearly sunsruck, and stung by hornet into the
bargain and on the
Getting down much more difficult than getting
up 1t set Virgil all wrong ! did believe in
ndlscrimnate use Of the facls desceaSus and l be
eved less than ever after ] had got down to 0mbla
again. ! walked down vesuvius to Tore del Greco
once, and would rather do it three times than
down from Cuba again. And there was water 10 be
had after We had left the little cures
Looking back from time time the gray upft OF
mighty crag and stony pinnacle which left behind
US could imagine how could love the barren
country with passionate alteration. II had singular
cnchantment for all; to possess unusual
faculty Of casting glamor everything belonging
to il. know that lay under the olive above
mentioned Uust before the hornet stung me, by the
way, for aftcrward was not chartable) thought
that scraggy vineyard which had struggled into life
among the stones positively beautiful To the
who have been beyond the Adriatc's archi-
pclago and stony and mountainous Islands which
garland tho Dalmatian coast for couple or
hundred miles readily imagine that
ellis Of Herzegovina paradise. For the last few
miles before reaching Ombla there particle of
shade, and when reached the border OF the OF tho
head and shoulders into the salt A boat in
waiting; the old boatman rowed around to the har
Dor OF Grorosa and sent for wagon to take US to
Ragusa. Our guide flushed haughtily when we offered
him money after reaching town. We did not insist
that he should receive IT,