The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-22
Copyright, 1907. by r. F. Fenno & Co.

( shall try to make something for my
self out of bringing you back"
How will you explain my comingr'
l asked.
1t was well that l should know how
TO speak best for myself. TO look
| the country.
81 shall tell the truth" he continued.
"There is no lie TO equal 1t. I'm glad
you're big. healthy looking fellow.
| We don't take much notice Of weak
| lings. AS long as n man has mighty
arm the size Of his brain doesn't mat
| ter"
The mountains on either side OF us
narrowed as we went on until we
were presently passing through de-
file that few resolute men could
have held against an army. j noticed
that or van quickened his pace and
boar client for time.
TIC Ccile came to an end suddenly,
and we came out on to n broad road
which swept round the slopes Of the
lower hills. An exclamation of aston
ishment and admiration burst from my
lips. Away from the road the hills.
green clad and wooded, undulated TO
level country, which stretched away
for miles. Green pastures, arabic land.
clusters of rough stone dwellings here
and there river glinting In the sun
light and woody hollows made as fair
a landscape as one could wish to see.
Cattle were feeding below us, and /
saw some women moving about the
dwellings at the foot of the hill
"Your first real glimpse of Drussen-
land" said Organ.
lis that how you call the countryT
81 didn't christen it, but that's the
name of IT,"
1T is very beautiful" / said, land
doesn't look as If 1t were the seat of
war"
Things have been rather quiet late
ly, probably because there's a storm
brewing. You see those women? Wo-
men do most OF the work just now be-
cause all the men are under arms on
one side or the other"
"And are unprotected women safe In
such times?"
"Well, won't go quite so far as to
say that, but there is rough sort Of
gallantry among us that compares fair
ly well with that OF civilized nations
when war is the order of the day"
"The legend says the women are
beautiful"
"And, by st. Patrick, the legends
right so far! If l ever get back to Ire
land there'll be moments when l shall
wish myself here again, though the
finest pair of eyes in the old country
were looking at me. The women are
all right and, luckily for most of us,
cling to the man who can hold his own
against other men"
us there no marriageY
ooh, yes. we get married after the
law Of the country, but it's not very
binding here, so / suppose most of us
will pose as bachelors when we get
away, IL we ever do. There's no
breach OF promise and there's no di-
vorce, and II two men quarrel they
just go TO quiet spot and hack away
at each other until the affair Is set
tied. The one who comes back takes
possession of the lady or the money
or whatever they have been fighting
about"
primitive" I said. 81 judge, cap
tain, that you are comfortably set |
tled?"
Trust son Of the house Of Michael |
ORyan Of County Kerry for that I've
had to fight about her twice, and each |
time I've crawled home again. Pos |
session Is something-nine points of |
the law, as they say, but the tenth |
point is always in favor Of the man |
who desires your property and han
dies sword as well as or perhaps bet |
ter than you do"
Swords! Have you no firearms in
this countryT'
There may be a stray revolver or |
two brought in by some of the foreign
ers, but they're not much use without |
ammunition, and that's not to be had
In Drussenland."
At a turn OF the road / saw again
the snow clad peak which had seen
so often yesterday, looking far grand
or now than IL did from the noun
tains. 1t rose almost abruptly from
the low hills. mentioned to my com
panion how I had been struck with II
yesterday.
1T is called Khrym, which means
the white knight. and II is supposed
to rule the destinies OF the Drussen-
landers," he said.
"They worship itY
Not exactly. but II is a symbol Of
that Ia good and preat The