Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-16

village. But oven with them the threatened
loss OF loved one will induce peasants to
summon aid. The never goes beyond the
mlnistrauons OF the medicine woman" or
'2nucharka." who Is yersed in tho lore Of
simples aud herbs. Recovery is almost
hopeless In serious cases. With the ap-
proach Of death their first care is To call
In the village priest. or pope" who be-
slows oxtreme JUNCTION on the dying person.
Tho old women OF the village quickly as
aomble and crowd Into tho chamber OF
death. They Immediately luy tho corpse
out.
a long table. roughly made Of boards. Is
placed In a corner OF the room under tho
sacred "ikons." The body Is Washed and
clad in the best garments OF the deceased,
No winding sheet Is used.
The "MouHk's" bright rcd shirt forms n
sturtling contrast with tho pall0r OF his
face. HIS limhn arc clad In rough canvas
| trousers, drawn as high as tho knee into
a bandago. over which leather thongs inter
lace. supporting the foot-gonr, called
'lapu." sort Of shoe plated from narrow
strips OF birch bark. The hands are folded
ON tho breast. and a small Image OF the
dead mans patron saint placed against
| thum fronting tho face While tho colin
is being prepared the body Is laid on tho
table, and the lamps before the Images
overhead kept burning brightly. No work
! Ia done by the hereayod family, and the
| house Is thrown open for all to come In to
gaze upon the dead,
! II tho peasant he wealthy enough the
| sexton rs paid to read extracts from the
| New Testament and tho Lives OF tho Saints
! over the corpse all the time II remnina In
/ the house, II there be a mirror In tho
| d Ia .npafttlixr Ths.
are very supcrsutious about any reflection
| Of tho corpse In a looking glass. To ward
| on owl spirits a slip Of paper with text
| from Scripture II fastened round the fore
| head, and another paper inscribed with n
| prayer Is slipped into tho dead mans
bosom. without this 1t is thought that the
soul will not gain admission 10 the gates
! OF Paradise, IL is called the heavenly pass
! port. Souuds OF wallng are necessarily
| heard In the house from the women folk
relieved by the drone Of the sexton Tho
| widow aprnkles ashes upon her head, and
| fasts No outward signs Of mourning are
worn by the family. II girl dos ali her
| maiden friends In the village assemble to
deploro her death before she has attained
the Joys OF motherhood,
On tho third day. tho body, placed In n
| rough deal conn. Is carried uncovered to
| tho church, No matter how far the dis.
| tNnoa is Il 10 carried on tho shoulders OF
| frlcuds, except h. winter, whom that would
be impossible. child prccedcs the bear
ors with an image Ia his hand. A requiem
| mass Is sung In the church. and then tho
| priest, clad ~ purple yestmcnta. racorts
the coffin to tho grave, An the relatives
| and friends Kiss the face OF the deceased
before the coffin Id ia nailed down. AZ
the moment OF lowering tho caakot 4 mum.
ber OF old women raiso thoir voices IN Wild
lament rhoy are the "pakalahchitsy, or
walters. They attend by special invitation.
and are selected FOR their superiority IN
| waiting, No Fec Is paid to them. but they
are rewarded by partnking oi tho refresh
| meuts that follow, Tho lament uonaists ~
a repeated complaining that the deceased
had LETT his loved ones. They repeat the
dead onc'H name, and chant
Ach ~ moi golubehlk batlushka.
| Ma kovo ~ mas oetavile
ostals poslyc tchia slrpih biednyla.
Da ehtn my budeu dlclaL
IA kuda lny poidomi
tTrausla,ion.)
dear little father,
| Why have ycu loft us
Poor little orphansf
| What shalt We do without yo.,
| Where shall We EO7
WHOM the dead man has been notorlouslv
wicked the procedure Is modified,
| The walters afro dhjpensed with entirniv
and their places are taken by tho peaeants
who have been wronged by him. one nv one
th0y 80 to the side OF tho opOn rtaye anA
ouuly apQsVoph &c 80 depart by name 10.
| counting thols particular grleyancos. Nnth.
ing Is too trifliug for thum to dwell upon
Thou didst dciraud me OF 90 ltopecks. ivan
VAssllevltch. by stealing my host chicken .
one will eNelaim. "rhon dldat ewlpdle M,
In the sale Of worthless cow anothor
chimes In.
The priest has to r,main passive until thev
hayn exhausted thelr onjurgasons.
A handful Of earth Is thrown upon m.
conln when t. lias been lowered mo M,
grave. Tho priest IS always The nrst 10
| throw tho earth. Then all tho frlonds nnJ
relatives DO no same Each one trles -
spare small eoln and throw Il win ths
earth, enchanting; ebay tehic budqt ma
tom svietio piocho bes deneg" 80
u expect II VIII be bad for thee without
money In the other word)
When the grave has been filed nm tha
mouners. their friends, and ina waitins
women pa-tako OF refreshments. LARGE boi.
les o. vodka arr brought and eons,,p,ei
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