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

y SAcSS' ihC Il al ia pEOlulStu ullIotlI
TO make Of A~npawaTsueh was the name Of
this old native Ia useful auxiliary for the
de9iverance of Nadege.
He commenced by instructing Tekel TO in
form him that they intended to remain in
the chiefs tent as long as they were obliged
TO stay In the country. 1t was then March
sndthe fugitiHes, who couldanot think of
retracing their steps to resume possession
Of their hut at Cape Baranoff, had no other
resource than to gain time. AS soon as the
days grew longer and less cold, they would
plunge into the interior Of the Tchouktchi
peninsula. 1T was necessary for them to
gain the shores Of the Aniouy, then, by as
cending towards the sources Of that river,
across q mountainous district, to reach the
! AAadyr and descend that stream towards
Behring's Strait. =
The kamakay's tent, despite the terrible
stencil which came from the ~alcove, was,
, without dodbt, the mostcomfortable habita-
ton Of the region
To take possession of it by the power Of
the occult sciences, would be a masterstrokA.
The Partisan, followed by the old man, WHO
continued his signs of the cross, went three
times around the tent, beating the magic
drum. After this, he ! declared to the
amazed native that whoever should try to
enter the tent without his permission would
be stricken with death at,the new moon,
During this singular ceremony, Nuketou
and Kokeltabin, aided by, the two slaves,
gathered together what they wished to
carry away, and Nadege saw those cruel
women, who had caused her so much suffer.
ing, hastily fee to escape the maledictions
which were showering down without at the
copjurati9ns Of, the chamsn.
After a cleaning out in which each one
took part, the fngitiyes. established. them
tent lThey kent their loaded weapons with
them in case of an offensive return. Tekel
and ChOrt succeeded each other as senti-
nels, night and day. Wab also was on
guard,Y When :Yeger and NJ, I,afeur ven
tured out-of-doors, they went armed to the
teeth J - g. 49, ,.L-.
But the fugitives felt themselves serious
ly menaced by the hostile attitude of the en-
tire tribe They saw sombre. and irritated
faces the natives to whom they addressed
flew words of politeness, Learned from
Tekel, did net reply, silence among them
showing the height Of discomfort, as a flow
of words is tn effect of anger among the
French.
Soon the p "isian learned from Annaws
-wtn was very 'loouacious- that the ma
tives iEtU.iy to reduce the intruders by
shunsr. r $50 : Il
2 IT, ,wetended chamdh them resolved to
deal a terrible blow Aided by Annawa
me romented an iusurreetion against ths
kamakay, and succeeded in ranging mors
than half the warriors on the side Of the
spirit Of which he announced the manifesto
tious.
This bold attempt was destined to have
: cruel Consequences for the kamakay. The
terrible chaman ordered the sacrifice Of
three white reindeer, and, as the flames de-
voured the victims, he pronounced the de-
thronement of thechief and condemned him
to exile. p Fa.+' H+v' 10
M. Lafeur chose Annawa to succeed the
kamakay, that sbductor of young girls. This
was too clevera stroke Of policy not to be
crowned with complete success. 4
From the day following this Solemn sac
rifce, Tchikine was no longer mentioned
He had accepted his dethronement and fled
from his tribe, without even having the
|, power to take his wives and two slaves With
him. '.''' 4'-'''.
1T was an act of justice" said Yermac.
"What was the fool thinking Of, who knew
not oven that he was a subject Of the Car
and assuchaamenable to the laws Of the en-,
pirei"S
The chief Of police wished first to convert
to his ideas and then to his uses the new
kamakay, a Christian, and honored with an
imperial certificate, but M. Lafieur looked
after this, and, as Tekel alone could serve as
Interpreter, Yermac was deprived of the new
resource which had presented itself to his
fertile mind. ~. sfe
The moment came at last when ~theyscouid
sesume their journey, 1t was with heart
felt Joy that Yegor, with Davidoff's charm
ing daughter beside him in one Of the ~nartas,
quilted the tent where he had come to seek
her, with death in his soul, when, rejoined
s by Ladislas, the guides, and Yermac, he
had learned in what spot the innocent girl
was groaning and calling on him for help.
1t was necessary to find the course Of the
Aniouy, which was not easy because Of the
small knowledge Of the country possessed
by the guides.
They went at first through pitiful looking
forests. New moss was commencing to
shoot up through the marshy soil. Uponth
hills flocks of marsh birds were already
showing themselves.
They reached some deserted camps Of
Tchouktchi nomats. recognizable mainly by
the black traces of the dimokours' formed
of grass and moss. which are seton, fire, in
the summer to drive away, by the smoke
they spread around, the myriads Of mosqui-
toes which torment men and animals during
the warm season. III '" &C.