The Washington times., 1907-08-11

Immediately join his wife. thought the
same thing. This Petersburgian mar
rOwness is frightful! They cannot
shake II orr he said TO himself.
He did not hurry to go 10 his zifs.
FOR he foresaw trouble Of some nort.
Strawberries were at the root OF ell
the trouble. Some Of the village chill
dren. the afternoon before. had
brought some 10 the house. and Mich
olas Semionoyitch. without bargaining.
had bought two platefuls OF tho fruit.
which was not very ripe The children
hsd run Up 20 him at once and had
eaten ell the berries. Mary was IN her
room at the time. and when she
learned that Strawberries had been
given Goga, she was very angry, since
the chiid's stomach was already out
OF order She began heaping re-
proaches on her husband, who retOrted
in the same tone. and the result was
almost 6 quarrel
The z.lfe. wearing a wrapper OF
howered silk. OF which she was very
fond. but 10 which she gave scarcely
d thought now, was In the children's
room: she was holding a candle for
tho doctor. who. with a very grave
air. was examining the child.
Yes" she exclaimed In an impor-
tant tone. 1T is those accursed straw
berrie5y'
why precisely strawberriesF'
uueried Nicholas Semionovitch. timid-
ly.
why, You gave them to him 10
eat. and l have been up all night with
him and the child is going to die"
NO. he will not die" said the doc
tor. smiling: "a little b'Smuth and all
viii be well. We will give him some
right away
He was gone to sleep again" said
khe.
"wen. then. no bismuth. will come
tomorrow"
THANK you
/. The doctor went away. but it was
long before Nicholas Semionovitch sue
ceeded IN calming his wife. When he
finally got to sleep, 1t was already
broad day.
At almost the same hour the peas
ants and the children Of the neigh
boring village were returning 10 their
homes. after guarding the cattle all
night. Some were on horseback; others
led their horses by the bride, while
the colts ran behind.
TaraslCa Regounor, a barefooted boy
Of twelve years. in short pelisse ana
a cap. mounted on a mare and holding
by the bride a gelding bay liko his
dam. was galloplng toward the VII
laRe ahead Of all the others. A black
dog ran Zayly before the horses turn
inr round often to look at them A
young bay stallion pranced, proudly
kicking out now to the right and now
70 the left. Taraska. arrived at his
ixa. hitched the horses near the door
and entered the hall
"Oh! still sleeping" cried he to his
sisters and TO his brother. who slept
ON the floor in the hall. The mother,
who slept with them was already up to
milk the cow.
Little Liga jumped up. shook out
with her two hands her towsled blonde
name. and Fedka, who was sleeping
beside her. her head buried in pelisse.
rubbed her eyes.
The night before the children had
decided to 20 strawberrytag, and Ia
raska had promised to wake his sister
and his little brother as soon as he
returned from his night watch, and
he had kept his word. During the
night. sitting at the base Of thicket.
he had fought against sleep; but now
he was completely awake and was
eager to be of at once with the other
children strawberrying. His mother
gave him a pitcher Of milk. He cut
himself a piece OF bread and sat down
to the table to eat.
When. clad only in shirt and a pair
Of pantaloons, he started with long
strides UP the road QeaYjng behind
him the tracks of his bare feet. which
mingled with other similar tracks. big
ger or smaller than his own. with the