Wichita eagle., 1886-08-31

| night he discovered the bright eyes Of Q wolf
Once, during a violent storm, when shs
took refuge under tho willows BY brook
Serbian having placed himself not far frsn
her, undar nut tire, shs again addressed
him:
"What Il your naz1e!'
"eerban; and Lepkow1tsch 10 ny s1rac1a.
What b yours~
SCadina Il my nanas"
"You ara not from our country?
aNo."
"Whsrs do you como FROM
From the mountains over yoadcr, near
Ms Hungarian frontier
Hs asked nothing moro, but began 10 OBJ
oerve her. He could not sufficiently admire
this adorable creature, whose innocent facs
wac lighted By two great, SD eyes, which
1ecred from bensatA her magnificent asir.
"Dus Why DO you follow me sol II IL Is .
jake. think it has lasted too long"
"Oa $40 csztrary, i. Il . eorious z,asteF.s
GsrhAn sheot his SEED
"Yo7 wiz zeAr
Fl viii net
And il command ysu 10 Go COT seyin:
Gh cas Eos up ard walked majessic.lly
toward Eic.. VIII yoz lsten to INST"
cEo!0
SERBIAN, Co .os mako ne angry with you,
I bavo conquered ny bsar, and am likely
70 - abba 70 xst .hs better OF your obstinats
iniatueIca"
u beg Of yea, Cadiaa, do not send me-
back"
The poor boy lad partly risen, 50 thu: he
found himself On his knees before her, regard
ing aer With ruppicsting eyes. She came
towards hin, but Yves silent. Suddenly a
smile spread itoelf over her flne f.cs.
Remain, tasa; but, like Ivsnok, my bear,
you viii have to perform"
What do you n,c.n By that"
Il viii how you at once" She quickly
took the chain from she bears neck and put
it on Serbian "Come, now" she cried, "9ive
attention, for il you DO not work well you
will have nothing to eat, and if you arc dis
obedient l shall puni=h you. Forward!0
Serbian got up.
"Dance Ely bear, dcnco"'
She commenced beating The tarbouriro
and tbs young nan began to dance, both of
then, laughing like two simple children
Meanwhile the bear had advanced towards
them, aad was looking much astonishod
Cadina, ia her insecons Happiness, did not
stop swapping AoT whip. "Coas on, Ivanok;
come on, my friend, if it plsases you Hop!
hop!"
The animal rtood zr en lis hind feet and
acted as if he vas going to throw himself on
his young mistress. Serbian, misunderstaad-
ing this declaration Of friendship, and fearing
that Cadina wes n danger, placed himself in
front Of her to protect her.
Ivanok Strengthened up his oars gave low
growl, and taking Serbian, who still held his
fiddle bow in his hand, unfortunately, and
threatened the bear with it unaweres, jumped
upon him and ecixad him in Ais paws The
young girl cried With all her strength at tho
beast, and beat Kim with her whip till sho
even dashed Serbian, whose blood vas already
covering the grass, and tho young man, pale
to his lips, sank to the ground at Cadinss
feet.
She looked at Kim in terror FOR = ,nomsnt,
and then threw herself upon hiIa.
Are you deadf' she muruured, shaking
him violently.
No, he still brcathed-his heart beat.
Cadina at once regsined her presence Of
mind. Taking from her pocket a small silk
which .hs wore around her
neck ct night, she tors it in strips, dragged
Serbian to the edge OF the brock, washed his
wound with cold water, and stopped the flow
Of blood, which wss spreading profusely
Serbian soon opened his eyes and looked at her
with a smile
She tied bandnge aroEEd his head over
the wound, and after having fastened the
bear to a tres she ran across the prairies and
fields to the nearest village, which could DO
seen through the birch trees, and which at
tracted attention by tho three goldsn cupolas
of its Greek church
When she returned she was accompanied by
n jew barber, who was also professor OF the
healing art, and by two men carrying a litter
After the wound was freshly dressed Serbian
was carried to the village, where Calina had
engaged lodgings Cor herself and him a. tho
BARRIERS.
The wound was not dangerous, but poor
Serbian had a raging fever for moro than
week. After that he convalesced rapidly,
and another week had scarcely passed when
he was able to leave his bed
Cadina, who had watched by him day and
night, conducted him for tho first time out OF
the house. He aested himself by her side, his
face beaming with soy at once more being
able to look upon nature in all its glory.
"Now that you are WELL" said Cadina,
without looking at him, you must return to
your mother, and l will go my road alone
with my bear"
'Do you believe will do that!' replied |
Serbian, quietly. "No, no; so with You, or
you follow me-"
What are you thinking aboutt'
Il cannot live without you; no, l cannotr' I
Cadina drew near the young man and fixed /
Ter great, beautiful eyes upon him.
Why should / hide it from you!' said she, 1
incerely. Il also wish no man but YOU But I
-ol are rich and am poor girl What will |
he mother say! No, it cannot be, Serbian;
'ou do not speak seriously"
do you love meg
Yes
Then / ask for nothing more
Serbian stood up; for the first time he showed
igls of energy. After be paid the barber,
having still some money, he hired carriage
# the jew and placed Cadina and her bear in
t. Then he started for ZukofT
The mother who had believed her son lost,
learly tainted when she saw him again. As
DON as she regaired consciousness she said to
serbian:
Whom Go you bring me thereg'
"A bear and q fiancee,r he replied. .Wnl !
ou have her for a dsughters She viii become
t once my wife; and if not l leave YOU to
GLOW her and her bear"
If shc is good girl"
yes"
If she loves you and you love her, whether
ne be rich or poor, give her my blessing"
Casiina became Serban's wife The people
Zulor were astoni,hei ut the change they
sw in Serbian. who all st once became an
Their man. with bright eyes and joyful speech;
man. In one word, who pleased everybody
'nly Atlas, the tailor, was not surprised
What is more naturalT said he to every one
e met; The has taken a wife who can conquer
aid beasts; way should she not conquer him!
* in ySir, rf,ot 81. called ie p-i-tDa-,