Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-07-19
HEROLS1n OF THE .NONZE.
NEGRINS.

the entire article, but that it is too
long for our pages.
When the 4 Austrians and Monte
negr;ns were fighting against the
Turks, allies of the French, On a
certain occasion handful of men
had to fly tor their lives. Two
AuStrians were among them, Of
whom one had the misfortune to
be what IS called s.out. When
the party had run some way, he
showed signs of extreme distress,
aud said he would throw himself
on the ground, and take his
chance. Very well, said fellow
fugitive, "make haste, say your
/ prayers, make the sign cf the cross,
and | will then cut off your head
for you" AS might be expected,
this was not at all the view of the
Austrian in his proposal, and the
friendly offer had such an effect
upon him, that he resumed the
race, and reached Il place of safety.
Under the steady reforming influ-
ences which have now been at work
for nearly hundred years, few
vestiges of this state Of things
/ probably remain.
But | will dedicate the chief
part OF my remaining space to the
application of that criterion which
is of all others the sharpest and
5urest test of the condition of a
country-namely, the i,sea it has
embraced Of woman, and the posi-
ion 1t assigns to her.
| This Is both the weak, the very
weak, and also he strong POINT Of
Montenegro The women till the
/ fields, aud NAV almost be said to
make them; for lady Strangford
testIhes that she saw various
| patches OF ground in cultivation
which were less than three feet
square, aud it seems that hapdfuls
of soil are pnt together even where
n single root will grow. More than
| this, over the great ladder road
between Cettiuj e and Cattaro, tie
women carry such parcels, bound
| together, as, being over ten pounds
IN wni iIht, "ro too ho"~y ~" 'h~
post; and Goptchevitch records the
seemingly easy performance OF her
task by IL woman who was the
bearer of his large and long port
manteau. Consequently, though
the race is beautiful, and this beau
ty may be seen in very young girls,
as women they become short In
stature, with harsh aud repulsive
| features Nor is their social equal
iry recognized, since they not only
labor but perform menlal offices
for the men. One of our authori-
ties informs US that the husband
often beats his wife, This, howev-
er, to my knowledge, was prac-
tice which did not excite general
repugnance, one generation back
among the Hellenic inhabitants Of
CephaIonia.
! The portrait thus set before us
is sufficiently ungainly; let us turr
10 its more winning features.-
Crime OF all kinds is rare in Mon
tenegro Miss Mackenzie anc
Miss lbry inform us that i'll yea
the Jail had but two prisoners
But the crimes, or sins, which have
reference to woman, are, whethe
IN their viler Or their milder forms
almost unknown Neither viola
ton, nor seduction, nor prostitu-
ton, says Goptchevitch, are founC
in Montenegro. The old law O
the country punished all unchasti
ty with leath-a law Of whicl
there seem to be traces also in Rul
garia. Everywhere the purity ant
modesty of the maiden enjoy al
absolute respect and woman il
: every defile, every hamlet of Tser
: nagora, is perfect escort for th
traveller. Moreover, even th
French writer to whom | am S
much indebted, and who seems t.
view this matter through pair Q
Partisan spectacles, can9idly ad
mits that the Montenegrin woma
: is quite satisfied with her state.
the condition OF the women wa
not Partisan, neither, it may b
truly said, was that of the men.
> The women have the same pas
: sionate attachment with the me
to family and country, aud displa
a much of same valor. Goptchevitc
supplies two most remarkable ez
amples. A sister and four brotE
ers, the four of course all armeC
are making pilgrimage or excu
sion to a church. The state
$, war with the Turk being norma
! we need not wonder when we leal
ne that they are attacked unawar,
on their way, in a pass where the
proceeded in single file, by seve
armed Turks-who announ,
themselves by shooting dead Il
in first of the brothers, ard DANCE
ously wounding the second. I'll
odds are fearful, but the fight pr,
ceeds. The wounded man lea