The Penn's Grove record., 1886-07-10

NDtll Sic Ildu ItDidItu AN NNAANA
BEARS neck and quilted the place WIN
him, Serbian felt rs if he also was at
tached to a magic chain, and Obliged TO
follow her against his will.
At the entrance of the forest, on the
right, stands a wooden cross, where the
girl stopped to rest and divide with her
savage friend a piece of bread, she dis
covered that Serbian was following her.
"What do you want of mep"
Nothing. II live near here"
"You are a musician"
"No; my mother owns q house and
and garden in this quarter.
"What do you want them"
~ wish to follow you"
Follow me! Are you crazyp" A
chaste laugh slid sweetly over the lips OF
And why not?" asked Serbian, de-
spondingly.
Because I forbid 1t"
"The road is free to ALL"
II will make it so that you will be
obliged to return 10 your home"
you cannot send away your shadow.
| am your second shadow. l implore
you not to be so cruel. / cannot do
otherwise than follow you"
She looked at him with her great dam
gerOus eyes, but said nothing.
While she was eating he seated him.
self in the grass a short distance from
her. When she had finished her meagTe
replst he arose. She took the main
route, and Serbian, after considering a
few moments, followed about a hundred
steps behind her.
lie followed her from farm to farm,
from village to village. Where she stop
ped to make her bear dance, there he
also stopped and admired her unceasing-
~. He rested at night wherever she
took her rest, either under the roof of a
countryman's hut, or under the sky bril-
liant with stars. He quenched his thirst
at the same fountain; he appeased his
hunger wherever she with her bear took
their repast-to-day in a gloomy way
side inn, tomorrow in among the stones
of a ruined castle, or even in a ditch
under q wild mountain ash.
He did not approach her except when
he saw her in danger; when a drunken
man made himself too familiar when
she found herself in a deserted place, or
when in the night he discovered the
bright eyes of a wolf.
Once, during a violent storm, when
she took refuge under the willows by a
brook, Serbian having placed himself not
far from her, under a nut tree, she again
addressed him.
what is your Manner"
SERBIAN; and Lepkowitsch is my sur
name. What is yours?"
"Cadina, is my name"
you are not from Il country"
"No.n
"Where do you come from?"
From the mountains, over yonder,
near the Hungarian frontier"
lie asked nothing more, but began to
observe her. He could not sufficiently
admire this adorable creature, whose
innocent face was lighted up by two
great sad eyes which peered from beneath
her magnificent hair.
But, why do you follow me so? Ii it
is a joke | think it has lasted too long"
son the contrary, it is a serious mat
ter"
Il beg of you to return" said she
sweetly.
Serbian shook his head.
"You will not?"
81 will not"
"And if l command you to do SOP"
Saying this, she got up and walked ma
i~estically towards him. "WM you lis
ten to me2n
Mop
"Serban do not make me angry with
you. 1 have conquered my bear, and |
am likely to be able to get the better of
your obstinate infatuation."
II beg of you, Cadina, do not send<me
back"
The poor boy had nearly risen, 81 that
he found himself on his knees before
her, regarding her with supplicating
eyes. She came towards him, but was
silent. Suddenly a smile spread itself
over her fine face.
"Remain, then, but like Ivanok, my
bear, you will have to perform"
What do you mean by that?"
~ will show you at once" She
quickly took the chain from the bears
neck and put it on Serbian. "Come
now," she cried, ''give attention, for if
you do not work well you will have
nothing to eat and if you are disobedient
| shall punish you. Forwardr'
Serbian got up.
Dance my bear dancei'
She commenced beating the tambou-
rine and the young man began to dance,
both of them laughing like two SIMPLE
children.
Meanwhile the bear had advanced to-
wards them and was looking much as
tonished. Cadina, in her innocent
happiness, did not stop swapping her
whip. Come on, Ivanok; come on, my
friend; if it pleases you. Hop! hop!n
The animal stood up on his feet and
acted as If he was going to throw HIM
self on his young mistress. Serbian mis-
understanding this declaration of friend
ship, and fearing that Cadina was in
danger, placed himself in front of her to
protect her.
Ivanok Strengthened up his ears, gave
a low growll and taking Serbian, who
still held his fiddle-bow in his hand, I'M
fortunately, and threatened the bear
with it unawares, jumped 1pon him and
seized him in his paws. The young girl
cried with all her strength at the beast
and beat him with her whip till she even
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coloring the grass, and the young man,
pale to his lips, sank to the ground at
Cadina's feet.
She looked at him in terror for a mo-
ment, and then threw herself upon him.
"Are you dead?" she murmured,
shaking him violently.
No, he still breathed, his heart beat.
Cadina at once regained her presence
of mind. Taking from her pocket a
small silk handkerchief which she wore
around her neck at night, she tore it in
strips, dragged Serbian to the edge of the
brook, washed his wound with cold wa
ter and stopped the flow of blood which
was spreading profusely. Serbian soon
opened his eyes and looked at her with a
smile.
She tied a bandage around his head
over the wound, and after having fast
ened the bear to a tree, she ran across
the prairies and fields TO the nearest vii
lage, which could be seer through the
birch trees and which attracted atten-
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