Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-06-05

by h side OF the LaKe, We
went aboard a little steamer
and presently were gliding slowly
out through the reedy channel on
the way to Cettinje, a barge OF -four
dashed alongside, much hampering
our progress. There were on board
q number of peasant girls, a quartet
Of Serb officers on a mission n some
i'll kempt soldiers writes a CettinJe
correspondent of the Chicago Daily
News. One Of these last presently
moved over to where we were sitting
on our baggage and addressed US 10
our surprise in good racy United
States:
American? Thought so! Well
now amt this fine! Mighty glad TO
see you! What you boys doing away
down here?"
He was a Dalmatian Slav, still
young, a glass worker, who. at the
beginning of the war, being single,
had thrown up his job. sold his bit
of property in Portland. Ore, and
staked almost the whole Of his twelve
years American savings In fastening
back to draw bead at least once on
the Turkish foe before the fun should
be over.
Too Dull for Him.
But these fellers amt done much
since ! came" he complained. They
got all they wanted in the plain out
side of Scutari over a month ago, and
now they're lying low. You say the
Greeks are really having some fight
ing down Janina way? Blamed II I
don't believe I'll go down there!
I'm n volunteer. you know, SO they
will let me do as l please. No. l
don't talk much Greek, but I know a
little. Learned 1t off Of some fellers
/ used to work with. Guess ] could
get along all right"
Scutari proved to be an odd and
decidedly an Interesting variety Of
mountain lake. Despite its great
length, it is hardly more than three
miles wide in the broadcast parts. And
while to the south we could see clear
to the mighty mountain, Tarabosct.
at whose eastern base the b%eleaguer-
ed city lies. to the north the waters
wind blindly through the rocks like
a river, seeming at every turn to end
abruptly, but proving, as we glided
gently along, to extend always in one
more secret rearch to the right, and
then in another to the left, and In
another and another, till we thought
we should never come to the end.
Say, did you ever see such a rock
pile in your life?" It was our friend,
the volunteer, who had seated him
self on the deck besire us. ut GER
tainly beats all. I've been pretty
much all over the United States, and
I reckon I've seer some pretty rough
mountains, but these fellers here have
got more solid rock in their dinky
little country than all the rest put
together"
We passed an island off to the right
on which stood a quaint old castle,
said to date from Roman times. Then
we came upon two women rowing a
crescent shaped canoe laden with
hay. They stood n at each end and
each with an oar.
"Say!" exclaimed our friend. Look
at that! Amt that primitive, though?
But for that matter, this here old tub
we're aboard of amt moving much
faster than they are. Say, how'd you
like to have a nice little motorboat
on this lake, now? wouldn't It make
their eyes stick out? I've been in
| America too long to be able to stand
much Of this kind Of life. When
start out to go somewhere I want to
get there. like speed"
Pairs of snowy cranes began to fly
up among the shores of the channel,
and the soldiers amused themselves
by firing at them until the pilot made
them stop, saying shooting on the
lake was forbidden. Presently we
found we could get Turkish coffee on
board. We ordered three cups.
Say, don't you fellers order none
OF that for me-" protested the volun'
teer. I'm only a common soldier,
you know. These other guys wouldn't
| know what to think II they'd see me
sitting here drinking with you. You
boys-er, l mean. you gentlemen
| understand. same as I do, that clothes
and all that don't make 10 difference
and that one mans Just AS good az
another. But these guys amt up to
that yet. They've got their king and
oil. Say, amt these kings the