Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-08-02
WOLF SLAYER.


,e.a has' demanded he.
,aa=e in the doorway of the hut
- the ground He did not
.. - hts eyes to the high noble,
~ faat's-hcd mp like signal fires at
3as. set he affected not to under
# the old man, Ivan Ivanoviteh, tho
r.lI. would honor with his COM
#, began. His servant Is fun
/ F Ivan IYanovitchr' interrupted
,g.5 patiently. what do l want
t67father2 1t is 1vankn, your son,
I'd tho little one who slew the
40 least, he added quickly, with
=. ESQ they say, but l do not believe
b.. it is impossiblel y ohild-a
fuppy@
N hik had thrown out his hands.
II Ntain himself no longer. "Ths
does not believer" he cried
Len he rushed into the house to
moment brandishing in one
suife and in the other holding
iapey hide
neble prince does not believer" he
4 and his eyes seemed to emit
Let him behold tho proofs.
I, NY little one, slew the wolf In
b.. Alonc-alonc he slew 1t. "
Ii a flash Of electric fire had
frai The mans lips direct to the
b his listeners the faces Of both
up. The man In tho sledge lifted
md crossed himself with leryent
ms. He passed tho cuff Of his
to-s his wet, shining eyes.
Rice sock tho knife in his hand
#ll, Il wasl You can buy tho
! p hapeeks about sixpencc) at any
fs'r-one of the sort used by the
T4lsaut TO cut forage, having a
blade and horn handle. 1t was
both blade and hilt, with blood.
he bought another for use," OBJ
e PEASANT.
WONDERFUL, murmured tho prince
ruayy the knife about in his hands
t9r2'urc a pair Of excited black
\ united by a huge baranka peer
i thu corner OF the nut and as
vanished.
tlF tHe prince looked up, But
IT. eF.ed. Let Us sec this Won
II aHu hear the story from his
utlsoked sharply round.
Lerc even when the high noble
here are tho Ratchet and the
was chopping. lvanka, Iyankat
idlcn himself, the Rascal.
nee laughed.
Ivankar' almost shrlckcd the
L will teach you to run and
he high nobility como from far
"a SEQ you. BY all the saints, II
instantly come forth from your
Is and relate the whole occur
the noble prince | will break ey-
II your body. "
WAS that "a coat of sheepskin
c.1Ared the ground emerged from
g hut and moved slowly over the
naw to within few PAGES OF tho
fau could only tell by the shin
aHd the tip of a small red nose
II between the high stand up
}, inside of 1t was n small boy,
h. stood the blood red sun bathed
froic glory. Yet in spite of all
he wolf slayer, had the mien of II
Wing culprit before the chinoynik.
{ regarded him with mock sever
IS this | hear OF you, Ivanka"
They say that you have slain
would have hung his head but
N}llay prevented it; SO he dropped
IN guilty silence. The peasant,
princes back, rubbed his hands
ied
here commanded the prince,
he'd lip twitching with "a whim-
moved to the princes feet. Then
boy inside it felt himself caught
ng arms and borne into the hut.
hough IT WAS u rudy winter
slde, in the hut il was quite
The window was very small. a
glow like big bullseye, came
pen door of the stove and u
Re glOwworm from the tiny
burned before the holy image.
ntline of woman with n child
10 Il 30 hn
e came forward as the prince
d. bending low, raised the hem
mantle to her lips and silently
her seat.
nce sat by the window, and
Ped between his knees, where he
paced. He trembled inside his
y't II was "A gentle hand that
1aF"nka from his curly head and
thin.
I'd are you, Ivanka?" inquired
MS, noble prince, faltered the
MS eyes meeting those OF the
nav moment, he ceased to trem-
e longer he looked the more
e lie felt
have slain a wolff" continued
ble prince.
a' had the wolf done TO you,
You should have taken his
seized our little Minka and
eaten her up" Ivanka drew
r'ole!' exclaimed the prince.
midget How did you dare TO
1902 tits incrediblel Come,
,OGut II, Begin at the begin
yea at the ground in silence.
me leg round the other and
MS Knuekles in succession, but
qua not come.
Il. @hAa, do" came woman $