The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-06-27

ING out the measure of lives not their
own, are themselves destitute. They |
are beautiful or ugly as it happens;
they wear no mark on their foreheads,
unless it be the sign of high and holy
purpose; nothing distinguishing, unless
it be an expression of the eye which
seems always to see outward, never to
look within.
Of such was Marie Won Sulevitch,
also trial and puzzle to the orthodox
members of the simple community.
Without excuse she had refused to
marry Ivan in Russia, and when her
father foolishly INDUCED her, and would
again have permitted her to marry, this
time in America, Alexis, who was rich
in land and cattle, she refused as be-
fore; some quality in the girl, which the
rest found it difficult to appreciate, ena-
bled her again to have her own way.
That had been years before, when she
was marriag eable; now she was twenty
three, and no longer counted among
the girls. She had never really been
counted among the girls to dance with
her had never been so much fun as with
those who laughed more. Only Ivan
and Alexis had wished to worship her
as a saint. 1t was therefore fortunate,
perhaps, that neither had married her,
If they had continued to worship, the
other women might have become exact
ing and forgotten that it is honor
enough to work and rear children for q
good man, and reward enough to re-
ceive bread in return.
But the Mennonites, like other Pro-
testants, have not yet solved the prob
lem of unmarried womanhood and they
looked with suspicion upon Marie Won
Sulevitch, who was twentythree and had
never cared for lover; not at least,
until he had fever; for her delight and
occupation was sickness of all kinds.
AS the colony increased in size she
came to be constantly busy. Babies
grew quiet as she took them in her
arms, fever became lighter at the touch
of her cool hands and pain was easier
to bear after Marie had bandaged the
wound.
Those who had been sick growled
when well that she should be indulged
in her whims and the whole people
came in time to consider her gifts,
which were those of good nurse, as
an especial provision for their necessi-
ties.
DR.. Hoyt, it Glanced, had never be-
fore been summoned. 1t was sight,
pitiful even to professional eyes, that
met his view as he entered the cabin.
The boy was groaning and writing
on pile of straw in one corner; the
close, dark room was crowded with
men smoking and women chattering-
men and women alike filthy as their
surroundings. The one mitigating cir
cumstance was the woman kneeling by
the bed gently bathing the wounds, but
evidently ignorant of further remedy.
The Doctor recognized her as the zone
who talked for them"
''Send these people out" he said tC
her "They are killing him, using the
little air there is with their vile pipes. y
"They will not CO." she answered
1t is not customary with my people
to trust the worlds people"
With an ejaculation, expressive o
disgust DR.. Hoyt turned to his patient
shall not attempt diagnosis; there
were broken bones and CHASTITY wounds
The boy was fast weakening from hi
more than mortal agony
Chloroform, that angel of solace Il
the sufferer, was first administered; ant
the long-bearded men, gathered clos
around the bed, watched the immedi
ate effect of the medicine, and saw tina
the boy gasped little, grew NOR
quiet and lay dead.
The enlightened reader will not fin,
it easy to comprehend Ignorance sue
as theirs; but these men had only tn
evidence of their senses, with no pas
experience, or even knowledge. |
was only natural, therefore, that the
,, should jump to a quick conclusion
and that hatred of the alien an
stranger, already strong enough
should, with this added provocatior
call forth every mans knife, with il
5 tent to kill.
DR. Hoyt was too taken by surpris
to be more than dismayed at first. Tn
n UhlCdICHinS SlduCcS dl tHe Ucu, Jle II
! doubled bowls of one of the womer
! made plain the cause of the murderou
preparations. He turned to the girl b
:, the bed, whom he had thought of
? higher grade of intelligence than tn
rest; but her face showed only paine
distress.
!. at is chloroform. Don't you know
4 he said, appealing to her. lit wi
r make him sleep while l set the bone
q Then he will awaken. Tell them uuicl
: or it will be too late"
|. She looked at him long before 81
e spoke, and the rest waited, breathles
r for her words, She noted the dexterity
! the certainty of his motions, and hi
: faith rose above her Judgment.
}, "He says twill be right" she said,
/ Russian, "that he will Sleep only till Il
: wounds are dressed. | do not unde
# stand; but think he knows. See,
e works in good way. 1t is the custo,
$ in America, perhaps. Do not kill hi
, vet ~