The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-11

'traktir, slowly recollection of what
slowly him Instinctvely glance
the table to his left honey gone;
had stolen it. He his reared
and the trakt proprietor came forward and looked fool
ishly at him.
Someone has stolen my honey!" Nicholas my
snow shoes, where are they? left them here I
swear it,"
Nicholas, you lie! You have been Ticking your
too much drinking too muc You brought honey here
AS to your snow shoes have not seen them. -
Then the moujik staggered night. The
cold air made him shudder and his beard stened
with the frost in moment He looked to the right
the LETT 10 the right was dense bacness to the left
the blinking light station.
All he said, with sage jerk head there are
travellers. l may be able to my
He entered the of the station, but hest
tated opened leading to
hesitation was soon q gone He
grasped the handle of pulled
had his hat under his did he
had entered he turned to the ikon in the wall
himself thrice reverenty Then raising
humble attitude before the four Who occupied
(..s@
What you here, moujih?" cried a voice.
"Barns, ten thousand pardons I'm poor 1noujk,
but = have something to sel-a bear skin,
skin with white spots on the back It
is free from yermin,
is magnificent skin, tell you from my heart"
Get out roared the voice again
But stay, IVAN gentle voice, hear
the fellow has you have, my man?
Well I am man Of bargains: A goodo say.
1T is is but twenty roubles your excellency.'
Ah, ten reubles more than it is worth I'll
Bring it in, moujik.''
Ten million pardons excelency' goaned Nicholas
but the bear is YETI
A howl of laughter greeted this explanation this
embodened Nicholas drew forward, and standing
four smiling gentlemen, said: " -
1T is beautiful bear, people of birth and
kept fed with five kopecks honey day
the dst fall OF snow It is in the forest
kill it for and bring the you
drink another dry
Bring it tomrrow, moujik," said asked
the skin Tomorrow will do. We do leave
have had rest but tomorrow, YOU
daybreak Now BECOME"
So Nicholas went forth walking as air. for in
his minds he twenty roubes uttering
blue and yellow faces He fastened house
bursting in upon his wife to confound her good
news But his good news fell on fiat Anna dis
tracted-ttle Nicholas missing Nothing been
could tell her But he had people traces
Of the snow shoes leading to the forest.
Nicholas the elder sat odwn stricken
thought thought through poor clouded brain
of intelligence foaed. he think,
could ne do It was dark Had his into the forest?
And if what for? No why. to go
into the forest too to for the imp
natural duty He went out and battered the
neghbOr.
Your shoes at once" he cried Little Nicholas
Ten minutes bright in his waist
belt, his long hunting knife Tapping his side was
slipping the belt of trees He
disappeared in he wandered
round thru the trunks shouting shouting but no
response came to his cries He went hither and tither
doubling and redoublng his deep tracks became
frantic and in spite of the terrible cold the
pdoSeu
streaks of morning found him still the then,
the light brighter, he against
tree to think, and he thought
shoes and his honey likely,
that little Nicholas had taken them gone
To of the then swift unerring strides,
the anxi6r father crisp snow
the sliding hills, mounting
with rapid,
in the vicinity of his bear paused
moment. making his beating
down all him. He slid forward
in the clearing at the lone tree sight
which his blood.
The bear there and asleep between his back paws
little Nicholasaseep dead the father
could look At little
the which had contained the honey. The bear
the boy, seemed asleep, unhappy
knew not Seeming it the proximity
something, the bear gave growl sat UP.
Nicholas hid behind tree. Nicholas the little fell from
belly of the bear and, blinking, in the
Then with lightning like rapidity, father
his shuba from his waist the
longs