The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-06-15
A VOICE FROM THE PAST.

A VOICE FROM THE PAST.
"My Dear Son, Frederic De Lazar: i
hand over to thee my last will and
testament relating to our family mat.
tiers. Other secret things and matters
will tell orally. But here it seems
necessary to describe the days of my
youth and my experience. My father
was prince of Servia. was born in
the year 1897 in castle in Shumadia;
and was brought up in the castle of
Shabatz on the river Sava. In the year
1904 there was great excitement and
commotion in consequence of the Tur-
kish tyranny and there We're disasters
without precedent. One night when
the reflection of burning houses REDEEM
ed all our windows woke up dazzled
by the bright light of the confagration
and was seized by the hand of faith
full servant, Get up Andria,' he cried
we have no time to lose, the Turks are
near. arose instantly, the servant
took me in his arms. | heard fearful
noises everywhere about me-.
MY mother came into the room very
much excited, and wished to see me.
At the same moment we heard the firing
of muskets quite close to us, and a gang
of fierce looking Turks rushed into the
room. They swung around their heads
their swords, which glittered like red
dish fame, and shouting terribly,
| threatened to massacre us.
THE servant in his fright let me fall
| to the floor and rolled under some
furniture and crept off as far as l could
get. But l could see how he fell a
victim to his fidelity, in the attempt to
save me from the cruel hands Of the
Turks. ] could see, Oh horrors, how
they caught my mother, how they took
her by the hair and cut her to pieces.
When this was done they fired the
place.
This bloody scene remained deeply
engraved on my mind, so that even now
after many years, see these horrible
details again enacted. | remained alive
among the dead but felt after awhile
that was taken up and carried into
the street.
"They washed my face which was
covered with blood, put me on cart
and off we went in great haste as fast
as the horses could run. We saw all
around us villages ablaze and people
running in all directions. From time
to time we met many carts and people
laden with their property, going along
our road to the Shumadia forest.
when we reached the forest we
were warmly received. With joyful
reclamation they took me down from
the cart and passed me from one to
another. All were surprised that had
survived and they covered me with
kisses.
my man, the same who brought me
here, took me in his arms and carried
me into tent and told me to lie down
and rest. He told me his name was
Yefrem Nadustratz, one who has lost all
hope; that he was servant of our
family and that he had saved me out of
gratitude to my father, his master.
The people called me Andria Obilitch.
They afterwards built houses and shell
tiers, and my servant and preserver also
built a house"
.SEES TREASURES OF A KINGDOM.
The testament goes on to tell of the
boyhood and early manhood of the
author and relates the details of one
visit the boy made to the ruined castle
of Shabatz with the servant Yefrem
just before the latter's death. The lad
was led through secret passages in the
old ruins to a vaulted room, where the
goods and treasures of his father were
heaped. There were many splendid
arms and weapons of excellent work.
manship, books and documents, deeds
and diplomas, rich drinking cups and
many utensils of gold and silver, mo-
sales and enameled trinkets, medals and
strong chests full of money. 1t was i'm.
possible to take anything away from
fear of the Turks. He allowed him tc
take one ancient coin in order to i'm
press the secret on his mind.
Andria, when he grew to manhood
married, and later enlisted in the body
guard of the king of Prussia. AS time
went on Andria prospered. The king
who had taken a fancy to him, helped
him and he was able to build house
with the right 10 C nvert it into an inn
This he did when he had grown to ole
to be Of any use in active service; and
as he often told his guests stories about
| fights in Servia to which he gave the
name Of boyne or voyne lin Servia "boy'
or ''voy' means "a fight" and "voyna'
means wary they came to call the house
the Boyn inn (Gasthouse yum Boyn) and
he and his descendants adopted it as {;
surname, the "De LaZar' was evidently
an attempt at transplanting "Lazare
WITCH. meaning the son of King Lazar.
There were, however, notes in the ole
Bible about the descendants of Andria
Lazar, by which it may be seen that one
Of his sons, Frederic, was born ir
Brandenburg on May Z, 1744, that Fred
cries son. Johann. was born in Breglau
on June II. $780, and that the son and
daughter of Johann were born in Plaue
near Floehe, SaXony. August, the son
was born on the 9TH day of August, 1918
and Caroline Concordia, the daughter
was born on November %, 1916. She
became the wife of Karl August Streu
and was the mother of Ernest Angus,
Streu, father of the present claimant te
Servia's throne.
THE BOYNS IN SAXONY.
Saxony became the adopted home O
the family descendant from Andria Boyl
Won Lazar. The warlike spirit of the
old king did not manifest itself in the
natures of the younger generations
They became farmers and artisans anc
like those of whom the poet sings,
Far from the maddening scenes of ig
noble strive,
i Their sober wishes never seem'd tt