San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-28

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Nadege should not remain in the hands OF
this petty savage'king, he loudly demand.
ed that she should be restored to her be
trothed.
This demand was made in vain. Then the
chief Of police undertook-still with the aiC
Of the interpreter-to obtain the young girl
In exchange for certain objects capable o.
tempting the curiosity, vanity or cupidity O
the native chief. .fIsH n d.
Yegor had Immediately approved of thi.
plan, and a gun, two pistols with their mu
n%itions, rouble notes to a very large amount
and the charms Of Yegor's watch-chain wer,
successfully offered and refused. The kan.
akay Tchikine obstinately persisted in hi,
design to keep the young white girl, whom
he wished to mske'the most beautiful orna,
ment Of his throne = " =
The situation grew embarrassing. Mad
eye was now shedding tears which were ne
longer tears of Joy. Soon she beganto utter
he~art-rending cries, and It was a most 81:
fecting spectacle to see the despair of the
beautiful young girl, threatened with 10
naming in the power Of the ffightfnl kama
kay, with fat nose, tawny skin, and greas,
with seal oil. i.
Take me awayi' cried she to Yegor ana
M. Lafeur-''or kill me rather thar aban
don metr '''IstT' 80 ~t~ - -
Yegor was thinking of q resort TO extreme
and menacing eyes that he was, ready to dc
anything, rather than leave his betrothed ir
the hands of this savage. : .r.2 -
Suddenly, M. Lafeur, who feared some
bloody, scene, had, IN inspiration, He tool
down the drum of the sorcerers and, assum
ing the inspired airof a;chaman, began T.
beat upon it with all his might.
"A chaman I" said the two wives of the
kamskay, Nuketou and Kokeriabin. az :,
"A chaman !" exclaimed the three warrior
of the tribe, silent until then.
"A chaman !" shouted the Yakoute, imme
diately compromising the intention Of the
dapcing-master. = -Lr1 : ~ =
The kamakay, tawny as he was, had grown
pale at the first sounds Of the drum Of thu
sorcerers, beaten by the stranger with un
usual dexterity. This meddling with his af
fairs BY a being gifted with supernatural
powers troubled him. y FL " Il
When he had made 4 tremendous noise Or:
the reindeer skin Of the drum of the cha
mans, which he used like a tambourine
beating it with his fist, his elbows, his knee.
and his forehead to the great establishment
of the natives, NJ, Lafeur. drew from be
meath his fur garments his beloved pocke'
violin, which he had never abandoned
even when reduced 70 the most sruel4ex
tremities.
Taking advantage of the establishment O.,
the Tchouktchis At the sight of this instru
ment, which seemed to have emerged from
his breast as from a violin box, he executed
tremolos Of his own composition. rapid, fan
tastic and irresistible. " s&
The slut began to howl, and soon its young
ones Joined in with their barking. yNuketor
sat down on the ground, hiding her infant
and seeming to implore pardon for it and
herself. Thu other wife of the kamakay
initiated her, supplicating gestures. These
| two wretched creatures saw already the an
| ger of some great spirit-Tornasul or some
| other superior being-punishing them on &C
| count Of the stranger whom their husband
had wished TO give them for accompanies
and a rivalAd "a
What DO they %antlr asked the Parisiap
of Tekel, without ceasing to play.
They are asking for mercy" answered
the guide. ~ .
Leu UuCll duuiCoS AN heshA
akay." -
Tekel translated these words by an ex
pressive sign. Then, the women chung to
| Tchikine, fully resolved, it seemed, not te
| release him until they had obtained his con
sent to what the white men demanded Of
him-the restitution of the girl with flaxen
hair. .--
But the kamakay was firm. Fearing that
he might weaken, he left the tent, taking
| with him the three warriors and uttering
menacing words.
| % CHAPTER xxxIv.-sAFE AT LAST
This was a commencement of success Sfor
N: Lafieur:
| He took breath. e.
4 Then the fugitives looked around them.
examining with curiosity this horrible place,
\ repulsive in its filth, where Nadege had
lived for several weeks. OF it's ordinary
inhabitants there now remained only the
two wives of the native chief and the. two
female slaves, all Of whom were completely
s~vbjugated by the power Of the foreigB
chaman, who was superior to every other
chaman.
These ehamans or sorcerers, feared and
respected by the Tchouktchis, are ordinarily
recruited from among feeble-minded youIs
people, to whom the aged have related 50
many Of those mysterious and terrible
\ things, which form the foundation Of popu,
lar belief, that one day their reason entirely
\ forsaSe s them The long hours Of solitude,
the excessive cold and the frequent hunger
have also, itis believed, a real influence
over certain nervous organizations, which
they derange, and it is in perfect good faith