The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-07-07
A MONTENEGRO TALE.

Ischcrnowitch, the prince who, In 1916
retired 10 Venice after abdicating hi.
principally in favor Of the metropolitan
Gcmanos.
first encountered Peter potrowitcl
al the house Of tho Abbc Mcicnan. Tho
worthy chaplain Of Saint Louis of
France. whore this Montenogrin priest
had come for the purpose Of asking ab
solution for a crime at the hands Of the
pope lie was a man ia the prime Of
life. but with moro the air Of q hrigaud
ahou; him than that Of pricst-an ain
which in nowisc hclicd his nature
But bark % The details Of a Monte
nogrin vengeance. ono OF many, hosid,
which the tragic rcciials Of Corsican
vondettas arc but stories for children.
Public opinion. according 10 Colombia,
brought about Che ieud between tho
Capulcis and the Moniagues. but even
then the peace officers were there o.
compel Cine beiligorcnts % return their
guns 10 the racks from which they had
taken them. I'm the country Of Pcro-
witch, however, the law sanctions Won.
gcancc. "lf You find among You cow
ard. teNiualls declares the Montcncgrln
code, published as The result Of the wan
OF 81, "tabe from him 40 once either
arms or life; he is worthy Of neither
and shall no more enjoy tho public os-
tccm. Atthe sametimc attach
about his waist 70 woman's apron, to
show That % mans heart no longer beats
within Dis body
The hate WAS OH between The two
houses of Tscheuowitch and Jceo-ch.
il was brought about by the grand-Iro
Of Jegosch, who had said one day, az "a
reunion of choice spirits that the de-
scendauts .ol the iiu,irious George
"camc from Cine loins of % gypsy
For three generations blood ran like
water 60 caace tho insult. and. for %
time. it seemed forsoften then the
brother of Peter potovitch was killed
Us Dimiu Jceosch on the morning of
his marriage with the daughter az ihe
noble line of Rado,itsch. As Natalie
Radovitsch. of course. bad no children.
and hcr husband no other brother than
Peter pcrowitch, it was he. naturally
--hc. the priost-io whom had descended
this ancient vengeance of the Ischcrno-
witch
Tie old principality Of Montenegro
was compo-cd-n addition TO the Nou-
toncgrin noble familics-of five villages
adhering 90 the old Greek church and
five villages 90 the Roman. Peter Pctro-
witch was priest of ono OF these last
named mountain churches. 10 was,
therefore, his own church i'm which Dee
had conducted the funeral services fhis
brother. and hc-iiethccofim of the dead
he had listened with beating heart 10 The
species of vocero pronounced hy hcwile
at the side Of the ifelc-s husband. q Voc
ccro which recalled in detail the insult.
received by thcTschcrnowitchm bygone
times at the hands of the Jcgosch
"The coward" she cried. clio did
not even give me thc time 20 become a
mother, Too well Doe knew chat a son Of
mine and of thiucwouid have grown mp
with the single purpose e distinguishing
lsrace. and DE fancics he has finished
with his debt. because There remain o.
exact the price OF blood hui % widow and
"a PRIEST but widow who is now q
Ischcruowitch and q priest who is still
Of thy race"
Knecliug at the foot of the body, Peter
was praying with passionate fcryor. DE
sccching God 90 gather the soul of hi
brother into Paradise and % give Him
the strength 20 resist temptation.
But that same day, when erect upon
the steps Of the altar, hc closed the mas.
SO speak TO the people the funeral ofa-
ton, his text, the phrase from the domi-
nical prayer: Forgive MS our sins. o
Lord. as we forgive those who sim against
Ms" a freezing silence responded to tAe
words Of pardon, and the wife of the
victim, rising from her knees with q
gesture of proicstation. went from the
church 70 await the cortcgc before lhc
door
From that instant, life was made I'm.
tolerable 20 Peter Per0witch. GA mar
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