Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-05-19

ogling Michael with his widowed eye
and stroking his beurd with his equall.
bereaved hand as he watched thes boy
wriggling from beneath to the top Of n
companion nearly double his size. IF
the little fellow Is as agile In wit rs
he Is in limb he will not long be among
the janizarics. A splendid build broad
in the shoulders; deep chested. but not
fiat; narrow loins: compact hlps-just
the make of lion. See the lad! He
losses the big one as panther topples
an OK. We have not had his match in
the school since Scandcrbeg was boy
poor Scanderbcgw said Mustapha.
GLOW now?" inquired Selim. rs
there any news from him."
Eyes. lie has met his first defeat. He
was in command at the last battle un.
der the Balkans. Carnmbey got fast
in u bog in the first battle, and Scander-
beg was unable to redeem the defeat
IN the second. But he lived not TO
know It. His body could not be found
THAT is n loss, comrade. the padshah
can never make good with any man In
the service. But have you not noted.
Mustapha, that Scanderbcg never
fought SO well against Christians as
against the Caramanians, the Kerminns
and rebellious Turks? But, Mustaphn,
we must train the little devil yonder to
forget that lie ever heard the name of
Jesu, Son of Mary, except from the
Koran"
LET us see II he has as much courage
as he has cartilage" said Mustapha.
'The day is one 1T for the water test
Let us have the squad on the rivers
bank. II you will bring them, I will
go and arrange the test"
at is too cold. and, besides, I do not
like IT," said Selim. IL have known
some of the best and hottest blood that
ever boiled in n child's veins to he chill
ed forever by 1t. IL is too severe, ex-
ccpt for trout"
! But II is commanded. and today Is
rs mild as we shall have for Il whole
moon yet" was the reply as Mustapha
moved toward the water.
The river Marissa was covered with
| thin ice, not strong enough TO bear the
weight of u person. A young woinak
had attached n small red Iag to Il
block OF wood and whirled II out over
the slippery surface some three rods
a.. from the shore. The boys gathered
. naked and shivcring at the barrnclS
| doors and mt signal were to dash
strange and cruel command until n
! whip, swapping close to their bare
| backs, started them. Some slipped and
fell upon the rough and ley stones of
the paving IN the court. Others halted
ut the rivers edge. Only II few ven
| turcI upon the brittle Ice, and they, us
it broke beneath them. scrambled bncl;
| to the shore. One or two tainted In
the shock of the cold plunge and We're
drawn In by the woinaks, but three
| pressed on. breaking the ice before
them with their arms or with the
whole weight Of their bodies as they
climbed upon Its brittle edge. Soon
they were beyond their depth; one
/ dared to 20 no farther and, blue and
bleeding, gave up the chase. The prize
lay between Michael and his com,
panion. This boy was larger and older
i than he and, finding that the Ice would
sustain his weight, stretched himself
upon 1t and crawled forward until he
grasped the flag. But the momentary
pause as he detached 1t from the
wooden block and put 1t between his
teeth was sufficient to allow the crac'
killing bridge to break beneath him. and
he sunk out Of sight. At the same In
slant Michael disappeared. Though
several yards from his companion, he
plunged beneath the Ice and reappear
cd carrying the flag In his teeth and
holding his comrades head above the
water until the woinaks could reach
and rescue them both.
Bravo" shouted the attendants. The
boys were hurried into the barracks
and given Il hot drink made from de
coction Of strong minis. while the vol
naks smcared their bodies with the
same and rubbed them until the shock
of their exposure was counteracted by
the generous return Of the natural heat
IL thought" said old Mustapha, "that
we would have drowned some today. II
Is II cruel custom, but 1t Is worth
months OF other practices to find out
lads clear grit and power OF endur
ance. But hlstr' and he pointed to the
entrance Of the square from the sc
raglio court adjoining and assumed nj
attitude of the gravest dignity. In mo
ment more the two officers knelt and
resting their foreheads on the ground
remained In that position until lad o.
some twelve years approached then
and touched the head of each with hi
foot, bidding them rise.
IL have come. good Selim. to see wha
new hounds you have for me- said tn
young Prince Mahomet.
"Ah! The prophet, your namesake
has sent you II fine one, as 1.-THE rs
greyhound and rs strong ms mastin
and, II ! mistake not, already trained
for the game, for he came from tin
Balkans, where foxes run wild whel
and where they will"
THAT is capital. ! shall like him!
cried the prince, with delight. ~ mus