The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-20

until they shot out of the froth into tho calmer
water below. dripping from the waves.
brambles. and we climbed on over b~oulders.
%clinging to roots and bushes. Reaching a cave
kindled a fire. While 1t was cracking he col
lectcd fir branches, and piling them beside the
fire fl. said said that p T. , hc h construed 9de ,Ss n INK bed rS and ts that
other mon. having brought down. tho second
raft climbed up from the river and Joined us.
and rakVaS,tobaccso was passed around and the
men stretched themselves on their beds, Of
on one Of his trips a raft went to pieces. and q
young Lieutenant, who was ahoard. was re-
ported At zyornik to have been drowned; While
having swan out Of ths rapids and finished az
out Sat'Ifr rom %ohammed the explanation Of the
scar on his face.
them their way Of keeping order in BOSNIA" he
ssId, as ! rememb ts and can tsanslate his words.
"Ono day just after the Occupation,'' he con-
"a caravan arrived at Gorazda. They had como
all the way from Pleylje without being molested.
rpH st to P faoat was safe. Tt It was as"s = mistake that
they made when they dismissed their armed
escort and took three Of our own men as guides.
The outfit was the easiest booty that we ever
gang w would dA'h have had a thoSsand tpies'
tcTS ii VIC OuNu ouly haNo uiuuS away III IL.
But we didn't, and the Austrian soldiers that
tracked US didn't giye us an opportunity even
and It was fate that not more than ten OF US. out
Of twenty, were left alive as prisoners. was
Just about to es Sa,Pi. when %T,S an s Sf . came anne TO- the
CLING. The next thing, that l remember was
that I was In prison with this big wound on my
face, which the officers sword had made. and q
because i was so young, I suppose. they
in the name OF Allah that I would 60 to work
and steal no moro. they let me OIL on trial. And
! have kept my. word; the old way doesn't pay
Austrian rule"
Savo sang a wild Serbian ballad that came
and then he and Sander sang a Bosnian love song
to render which with proper effect 1t was appar-
with their arms upon each Others shoulders. It
was the story OF a peasant girl who oh had proved
pearcd and Vas a Killed By The poor one. .ThSo
song ended with "pop-bans in imitation Of the
I feil asleep beside tho former brieand and his
assistants without 1t ever occurring to me. as
1t has since. that they might easily rob me. roll
@ o@ts HxSa 'h Th eiisf rugged ih fran ky @y s maxi fin ID n .as
Day was Just breaking when Milnno reused
US. and We climbed down to the raft TO begin the
crisp. fresh air Of early morning to aost between
the sun illuminated the crest of the west wall,
As we went on the line Of 6rillianSy dropped
ih1 had turned ans iI SsioW WV" With nS a PINK n l% and SiR golden p Iieht,
A sheer precipice with a drop Of a thousand OF
more feet. appearing to cut OF our way, was the
frat glimpse of the kingdom OF Serbia. The
sad hurled is ssnsriIy among i6foth and
narrow rift In tho mountains. extend
ing straight to the north and becoming
s ssemsd 70 meet %"a in " the distance sa'' There aao was @"i al
most twilight gloom in the depths OF this chasm
Not q word was spoken except 9 command OF
rent, in half its former width, bore us swift,
on with n low sullcn growl or q hiss at some pro
our heads or an eagle started with a shrek from
the, crags; Now and then water dropped In
y ySon Of 4 ls %hise sS oys5 ta9 u sr SiiB sSr AND at. s,s5is sns,
a cleft In the bare wall let through n rushing
m Ssar tRs S sSS 81 and 1Ss d ElddIHps @S of a gray peak; Ear
bian pines began to appear, tho sky Inc wa
serrsted by the towers and b~sttlemented WALL
We WE'RE clear L p OF he dissdRltc" by noon, and as til,
E Hioav o sSsS bHnk ' sst SnFrsn = fswsd less 9, s;p RAPIDLY q ~
agiow with brilliant wild bowers; bcyont
bald, rocky peaks. We hogan, again, t
see human y u soo beiegsMa boy Or girl watching
and children splasbing about In the shallow
water, perfectly needless Of our presence; Mo
women who had come to tho rive
selves in the bushes upon tho approach OF tn,
raft. In the middle Of the afternoon the raiI
began; by dusk II was falling in binding sheets
and a chilling northwest wind was sweeping
over the river. All traces OF the shore wer,
blotted out, and the second raft was Loaf In tn,
blackness OF the night. Thoroughly drenched
welcomed ABOUT 10 O'clock a light IN front.
"LJuhovija,' said Mohammed. We fioated b
the bank, and n voice inquired:
whence comes these RATS and what hav,
'"From visegrsd; pine lumber and one Amer
lear" answere Mohammed
An officer OF the customs received me kindl,
and invited mo to remain over night in the Gus
tom House: Liubovija had no inn-oniy a Turk
ish khan, the Custom House, and a watch housl
FOR the Austrian soldiers on the border.
IL was bright and clear when / awoke the mex
morning. We were TO start at Q O'Clock, blu
Mohammed had sold some boards to the Sol
oilers, and, although 1t required but five minute
TO unload them, he was busy nRurlhR nntil