Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-10-01

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the agility with which he now sprang
from rock to rock, while the sea poured
in beneath his feet. Suddenly he stopped
as though he had heard some noise, sat
down upon a rock and placed his burden
by his side, He was now Joined by a
white fgure walking along the shore. ,
had concealed myself behind one of the
rocks. and overheard the following con-
versation:
The wind" said woman'ss yaice. lis
very violent; Janko will not cone.
"Janlo. replied the blind boy. '.Janko
is not afraid of the wind.
But the clonds get thicker and
thicker
''In the darkness it is easier to escape
the coast guard
"And what i. he gets drowned?'
"You will have no more bright rib
bons to wear on Sunday"
AS | listened to the colloquy, | re-
marked that the blind boy who had
spoken to me in the Little Russian dia-
9 ct. talked quite correctly the true Rus
sian language.
you see, he continued, clapping his
hands, Il was right. >Janzo fears neither
the sea. nor the wind, nor the fog, nor
the coast guard. Listenl 1t is not the
breaking of the waves hear No. it is
the noisesof his oars.
The woman got up, and with an anx-
ious look tried to pierce the darkness
You are wrong" she said. Il hear moth
ing"
also tried TO see whether there was
some sort of craft in the distance, but
could distinguish nothing. A moment
later, however. black speck showed
itself among the waves, now rising, now
falling. At last | could make out the
form of boat dancing on the waters.
and rapidly approaching the shore.
The man who was guiding it must
have been bold sailor to cross on such
night an arm of the sea some fourteen
miles across. and must have had good
reasons for Drawing so much danger
watched the frail little craft which was
now diving and plunging like a duck
through the breakers. 1t seemed as
though she must the next moment be
dashed to pieces on the shore, when sud
denly the skillful rover turned into
little bay, and there, in comparatively
calm water. effected a landing.
The man was of middle height, and
wore ON his head cap of black sheep
skin. He made a sign with his hand.
when the two mysterious persons who
had been talking together joined him.
Then the three united their forces TO
drag from the boat "A burden which
seemed to be so heavy that | cannot
even now understand how so light a
craft could have supported such
weight. They at last hoisted the cargo
on their shoulders. then walked away
and soon disappeared.
The best thing for me to do now was
to return to my resting place. But the
strange scene | had witnessed had so
struck me that waited impatiently for
daybreak.
My Cossack was much surprised when.
on waking mp, he found me fully dressed. |
said nothing to him about my noe
turnal excursion. remained for some /
little time looking through the window |
with admiration at the blue sky. studded |
with little clouds, and the distant shore, !
the Crimea, stretched along the horizon
like streak of violet, ending in rock,
above which could be seen the tower Of
a lighthouse. Then / went out and
walked to the fort of Chanagora TO ask
the commandment when | could 20 to
Unfortunately the commandment could
give me no positive answer: the only
vessels in port were stationary ones. and
trading ships which had not yet taken
in their cargo. Perhaps" he said
''in three or four days mail packet
will come in, and then something can
be arranged"
went back in very bad humor to
my lodging. At the door stood the
Cossack. who. coming toward me with
rather scared look, said inquiringly;
.Bal newsgr
.sYes.~l answered. Heaven knows
when we shall get away from here"
At these words the anxiety of the
ioldier seemed TO increase. He came
lose to me and murmured in low
1oice:
This is lot place to stop at. | met
ust now Black sea Cossack Of my ac-J
Iuaintance-we were serving in the same
last year. When told him
where we had put up: Bad place, be
aid; bad people And what do you
hink of that blind boy9 Did any one
yer before see a blind person running
bout from one place to another; going
o the bazaar bringing in bread and
water. Here they seem to think nothing
fit
Has the mistress of the place come
NJ
This morning. while you were out,
N old womaa came with her daughter I
What daushters Her daughter is
way
II don't know who it is, then. But
ook. there l. the old woman sitting down {
n the cabin. I
went in A GOOD fire was shining II, 6