Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-09-16
FOR THOSE OLD DAYS IN THE GUNPowDER.

Woods OF the Carpathian mountains.
when % or 80 Nild-lookine men. in the pc
turesaae dress O; the Roomin mountsineers.
gathered around large ioS but, whsCh stood
on = narrow strip q ievei ground overlook
INK . trcmecdous pcecipice-
>cme Of them were armed nth heavy
guns. others With long spears and wood
knivess w.iie not few carried only scythe
blades set straight upon poles, bat ever
enc had = weapon % SouRc kiu6. and looked
as It he knew how - ne a..
One vcssl6 hardly have thought that tins i
grim. robber-iiks crowd in the heart Of these
Wild mountains could have anything 20 DO
VITA a presidential election. yet - u was
TIE chisf 81 the trlhe had Just been killed IN
hSttie with the Anssrlans. and The konmin
warriors had met 10 choose MS sncccsscr-
A. rraie. The ch,cf vas supposed 20 choose
his cvn successor, provided he lived long
enough 10 90 it. hui in the present case
Re had been SHOT dead before be bad ume
Il utter Rord. 50 the clection naturally tel
intc the hands of his followers
There were two c1ndicstc>. whose claims
seemed pretty equal. ard asaiust whom. 80
the l,est two ichters OF the vroic district no
other mar in the hand would have dared 90
st himself up. Indeed. their chances ap-
r.esrc5 10 he - evenly balanced ,hst-ss one
II Tie Younger men whispered % his com
r.scs- wsth a chuck'e-the shortest way OF
settling me matter wss for the two o ngbt
/ Il cut tall one or the other Of them was past
q siziug any opposition Tie had hardly
srokeu when the rival claimants came fer
reE-i into the ring from opposite sides
The two made q hne contrast Nournah-
the elder. was a giant iu str~us,h and SIZE.
whose slics. red HAIR. tsvny beard. and
broad. MASSIVE face made hmm look Vers
ruuch Ike Ion. lie wore p.siu gray Jack
e. and earned no vesT.er-
l.uruj DO vas uuch ycrrZcr. and O.
s7irhtcr frame. had q richly -crneroicered
6re~s &C DARK green. and a lcweled iurSisa
Ga--e- ir h-s E.rc'e ci crimson STA
III Noumah looked ike hon, LuTul
would nave remained ANY one Of tiscr-
vi-h BIS long. siuswv imt-- h's quicS
-f.r.n-f movements. and the ra.t-ncrcc.
4 haltcurrirE expression ir h's Srt1t. u-ac-
rves ANY stranger would have trusted
Nournah a. 6rSi siEht. but Re would have
tser on hls guard every time he came nea'
-Ha-rab Tor Nouuah,~ euea one-hal
she hard.
-Hur-zh for LuQui,~ reto-ted the otbei
I BALI wlth equal spirit.
! ia usn come 90 q fZht after al. NUT
tered the voung nan who rad spoken %
f3-e
Tais certainly appeared T-ob,5l
=. ErI.. ..HH'Na aNN'r AaA-- AAA
! fzht would become general. for several q
p the men wcre are1ly cocAinE taeir r7iies g
2 e-utchirr thelr knives. and LlIul nlu=e
9 hat hi- band upon lis lcng caeSer- u.
7r.t rben Ncumah suddenly roarcc
/. Listen 90 me- aud everything was =
SANITY a. Sill &C. death
~ Brother said the giant, iu forfs
der and hoa-Ss Is .1c -oar oi Inc -.1crra
4. te.ou. WHY should ve waste cur strers'
q ~ qua--eiing with each other instead
srhsiu- -he enemy There . very Snip
Ia wsy 90 -stt--aS tAls cus.nss-- None or'
IL have Kan Ehorld lead kcumlu Warrlors
h.stle. therefore iei hm vhc is the brave
,~ an,1nS o. Re abe slief-
4, Wei .sitt~ shouted the moUrtainec
- In rhcrzs. naturally wei pleased ~lth 9
- Eur-es-iou wheel a. u seemed n tle'
esre every MAJ ct theu a chance of bei
ch--en q he cou.d prove his coufaSe-
Box how arr we % ind ous vhicl of ~
the braves asked I.upui. with a sha'
SUSPICIOUS lock, for, heius 81 trcacherc
himself. be naturally cl-trustcc every1
e.
~ Cone into the house answered n
4. nah. and ) I'D stCu you-
The Rouuius crcu ded in sftsr bum, a
81 II moment the lorE, low room = i--l
- Overlooking
Noumah vent 20 the upper sut q
4 chausbsr and dragged ont from ur-er
bid a la--e cask. which &c SET ~ cl e.
Tier. kuoeking cut iis head. be showed q
j. vas fuu 20 the brlsn with sunpowcer-
-Now.r aid be. deliberately thrust
mo the powder one end 81 lcng mattel
= tuiste5 tow. such the miners % EAst
a Euro-e u.e % tire their trans, whoever
Kan. lorrest iE this room AFTER that ma
= hrhfe6 i undoubtedly the braves q
al. for ttrsre 10 powder enough 90 blou
p atoms the house ard everything In a.
80 Erer Tie reckless mountain men uegal
'n- 7ook crave a. t-ey heard the grlIn pfcpo'
~. for. use1 a. they were 20 every form o. {
q go ard death this Vas .0rletEinE more a
I'D fher hxd tarzained Tor. Put before any
eouId sitter a word, N0umsh lighted
match. Ak 4 tegzr q barn ste41ily tcS
The powder
ner T-6e moment the fzue was seen 90 q
'-1' he TOW. half dozsu II thuse who '
rezrest the door siurk CIT &C The houf
M sazetber. havirz quite lot their intere'
~ Tie e.eaticn. The re-r sW1sgered- bent :
h-Dus and vowed hclsteroGsIy that
uou.d 80 the thing OFT; bar g nigat
Eere teer noticed that they turred their D
zee % the ezuing u1aich. and looked nerFo
ruf soun5 ever nov ard then 20 SO how
Tor he ere Lad gone
rrf7 Wa ever ircb q tow that = ceFcE
four O. fre mere men s-o,e silently q
and III a. 49, The tvo rival champions
left aiore-F.EpUj, ssteing OF The &c a
* ID. pipe ard SoEmah leaning asl
80 urzfi Win be huge arms folded, q
face a. irrsovsbie a. . granite staire
Tse rsouent the AS man rad slipped
- n Lapuj turned 20 his companion, and a.
: slizatls trtmuiDus voice
add ~Hsveu't sc had soough O. thfs
..ser.r r. 49, -r.I' ratrE the %,