The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-19
The Moan Ysland.
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skuli. rises a6rdptiy and forms on one side of~the' valley high rststning wa !; on the other side is1a mountain chain. rocky wall is called fhe asxekler Stone. : a witness of past cons. hav.ng in it3 taverns remnants from the ags O. bronIe, and on Its summit the :s.ins Of very an- cisnt castle, winch once deiied the hordes of the son of Genghis Khan. Mongoiian and Seeker arrowheads are even today | laid bare by the blow, the latter broad, | she former spear-like.
 At the foot of this steep rock rise. like | the seats of an amphitheatsr. like the stories of Colosseum. the most beauti- fui masterpieces of the human hapd-the l artihciaily formed arabic fields. Man has made soil out of stones, he has hewn ssrraces into the roes he has ;xs5 ssusss ,sa loarn; thus he has turned stones into bread sses
 The .szeiIer Stone looks like an i'm mense etasere upon which fower-pots naked rock-waIl: one-fifth is a garden divided into fiower-beds. Something sim liar may be seen in Lombardy and Tus- cany. s< The autumn ccrnfieids form a beautiful green margin around the city. which occu- pies the center of the valley. The houses are hidden among dense orchards; only the steeple of the Unitarian Church, with it's ssided ss ball glowing in the purple Ssy rays
 
 And these same rays spread golden wells over the silent valley and gild the blush smoks-cloud rising over the houses: This is. our home. whispered Manas- sch to Blanca, The heavenly bliss which shone in her eyes was an expression or the delight in which her soul feveled. This had been. tsIe dream of her life. Thus she had always imagined Paradise; {; thus she had painted it. Secluded. hid den from the world-auiet happiness. From this time she continually saw evi- dences of this happiness. At the avenue. formed by beautiful willow trees, the new corners were greeted by lads on horse backs, wearing odd-looking jackets bor- dered with foxskin; great crowd of peo- pie awaited them at the place where the brook. in triple spray, bounds from the rock. The people stopped the wagon and crowded around Manasseh to kiss his hand. while groups of maidens urged Blanca to accept a bouquet The men were all strong and stately; the naidens all beautiful Their garb is so peculiar that 1t can be found nowhere else. It tasy of little nation living apart from the world. the ideally beautiful, and ere ated a fashion which could not be in1i- tated. Blanca afterwards learned to uri- derstand the reason of this.
 The tolling. of bells mingled with the blessing of the people. This was tolling such as Aaron liked. One! onel onei At every stroke the bell moved ir a full swing. Aa
 These greeting sounds accompanied the kindly-reeeived guests as they passed the rows of pretty brick houses, the door of which were iron and the windows of which had iron shutters-tin they reached the old family mansion where they were received by the two members of the fam fly who had remained at home: Berthold, the oldest of the brothers, and Anna Manasseh's twin sister.
 It was not necessary to introduce the two ladies to each other. At the first e.4oment of the meeting they fell upon each others necks. and not until the face of each was bedewed with tears did they closely scan each others features
 Blanca was surprised. but agreeaby so, She had been prepared to find a. counten- ance bearing the evidence of pain and the early traces of consuming disappoint- ment: instead of this she found a happy face, with full. fresh. rosy cheeks beam- ing blue eyes surrounded by golden locks "a face which. even In tears, did not lose It's cheerful expression.
 Besides Anna, there were in the house other women-R Rebecca, BerthoId's wife. tall. slender matron with gentle, duiet- looking biblical face; and Susanna, the blooming, merry little wife of Alexander. There was also. group of little and big children, all of whom wanted to form Blanca's acquaintance at the same time; the boys brought their penmanship and drawing books. and the girls their dolls; little child, still in arms, took small UlcCt Dl lUdTfGy~SuSdTf LEOiAi iIS tII0ulH anu offered it to Blanca. And the more Su- sanna cried at this army of Sisers and drove them away from Blanca. the more the little ones hustled and crowded around her, until at last Rebeeca, the wisest wo- man of the family. saved Blanca by con dueting her through a side door into a small adjoining room, where, an entire new suit of clothes, including even the most inslgnlhcant article lay ready for her use. Womanly forethought had con sidered that whoever came to Toroezko by the road which Blanca had traHslea would require, above everything else, q change of clothing
 Blanca wondered very much that every garment fitted her as nicely as If her measure had been taken for it. Rebecca whispered to her that Manasseh had written to them saying that Blanca's figure resembled that of Anna
 From that day she was as If carried on the love of the whole house, and there was very much of 1t to be found there. In this republic whtCh had no President, there was but one law-love; Its constitu- ton was the sentiment that love was tugde and King. Love divided labor and Income; 1t cared for the wants of each person; 1t bound together all the mem bers of the family Men, women nor chill dren ever quarreied. And yet they were beIngs who had their tempers and pas sions just as others have But love was law with them. No one contradicted him who was angry and love coneihated him.
 
 paradise Blanca had found.
 This joyful day of their arrival was. according to the ancient custom. conclud- ed with a sumptuous feast. The notables of the city had been invited; also the heads of the old families whose origin a Transyivanian enthusiast had tracr to the Maccabees; the minister. the Judges, the professor. the, sub officers of the na- ttonal guards. The large family dining room was full. '-:
 Blanca could not help admirinE the ability Of Susanna as a housewife; in ad- dition to the great task of providing ev- erything which a large family would re- Qnire. she also directed her attention to the individual wishes of the guests. In the family itself the oldest brother with all his family. were vegetarians. To them only vegetables must be served they do not touch animal food. And the others. who sat at the same table with them, do not take offense at this par ticular taste; they do not deride the veg etarians. nor tease them by offering meat Berthas family are healthy and satisfied with their diet.
 Blanca began to understand the ways of this people In the valley of the ''Ezekler Stone" betrothed ones learn to esteem each other during the time of their betrothal Bnt not until after mar riage do they exchange the first kiss.
 Anna hastened to explain to Blanca.
 Aaron thinks the betrothal will have to last several weeks"
 Just see how the dear little dove wants to teach the old owl to stumble about in morrow we will inform the Senior that our sister Blanca desires to become member of our church; the law requires that. she reappear there after the lapse of tWp weeks to repeat her request. These A re two weeks Then come the six weeks. 1l laynz fs1gsf dtVnFPA