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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-09
HOUSE DECLARES FEVKNOW or
TRAGEDIES OFRJSSLAN REFUGEES
Says of All Children of Nlsfortunc None Have Suf.
Tered More Than the Exiles and Wanderers, Made
Homeless by Tyranny of Russa's Rulers

m'nity, as large even as Constanti-
nopic. every available position Is i'm
mcdiaiely absorbed. rs sponge
might absorb what il can Of pool
OF water. leaving great overflow.
once in place it is impossible for
them 10 get out. Even If money
were given for transportation, the
Inn possibility OF obtaining passports
would bc a Sufficient bar. Passports
gwen by the present Ru.Eian gov
eminent are recognized by but few
countries. and II they were rccog-
ni2cd by all. these refugees would
have no chance of obtaining them.
II is one Of the mos; hopeless situa-
tons which war and revolution have
ever brought about. for the Erc!itcr
part OF these refugees are people
OF education. who had both position
and fortune before disaster ovcrtook
them.
Pnrt OF Western Life.
And this is but "A single phasc OF
the dcbaClc which has come to Rus
SLAMS, but il Is the one least and
where the suffering has been kcencst
Russia is not India or China where
the teeminG millions patiently die
and the rest Of the world looks on
and takes 1t as a matter OF course.
hut 1t is part OF our Western
lifc and civilization and we must
take cognizancc of il. We cannot
ignore so large n part OF the human
race which is tied TO us in so many
ways.
The relief OF these Russian refugees
and the feeding OF their famine
stricken brothers IL too large task
for individual effort. 1t is IL matter
for the consideration OF governments
America has done murh but can do
more. Our people seem never weary
II giving, and here is another op-
rortunity Of Giving until IL hurts"
Some day RUSSIA, our traditional
friend among nations. will come back
and II is not unlikely that when the
eide Of fortune turns il will continue
until IL has reached fun flood. She
may then hold the dominating place
II world affairs which is now ours
md IL may we'll be that the time may
ONE when we may need her help as
.hc needs ours today.
Copyright 1921, by the Public Led
ger Col
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-09
IBy Assoclated press.l

ANSAS CITY KANSAS. oct. g.
After putting in TWO months at
Rryn Mawr College this summer.
Miss Louise Bcauchamp. OF this city.
is back At the soap factory where she
is forewoinan.
The previous education this Kansas
girl had enjoyed halted abruptly at
the eighth grade She then went To
work in the factory wrapping cakes
OF soap. She continued at il several
years. until sh. was chosen TO 20 to
iryn Mawr with all expenses paid
This was part or an experiment.
conducted by the college authorities.
women labor leaders and alunlnae
this v"'r f"r the nrst time. Eighty
one factor, workers in various parts
OF the 60 !r;-y were given scholar
ships, and had every advantage of
college life and education at this
"cll-known Pennsylvania institution.
Then they went back 10 the work they
had left.
'of course, a.da't get an education
IN eight weeks and "a person couldn't
be expected TO-" IN. Kansas city girl
said But | did cu!ay it, certainly.
and I think got "a good deal out OF
il tried to get al could"
Miss Rcauchamp came back nrca
with ambition 10 do something t. lend
helping hand 10 her fellow work
ers, and better their Coni iion in
every way possible. she say
How would you set about 10 do
L.. IL YOU had Il free hand" in
CURED visitor.
I'D unioniZc them" she replied
promptly. and work for better hours
and better pay
Mss Reaur mn says She does not
expect TO retu. 10 Bryn Mawr or
any other college FOR further work
She says that, a far as her plans
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-09
SOUTH BOSTON
Especial to The Times-Dispa,chl

Especial to The Times Dispatchl
SOUTH BOSTON. VA. oct. S.-Mlss
Eiizaocth Jordan entertained :, mum
Der Of her friends on Main stree,
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. ~. Il. Pcndlc,on has gone to
New York 10 visit friends.
singleton Belt left last week for
Lynchhurg. where he will enter the
Virginia Episcopal school.
Edwin Tucker and C2ri Bass spent
The weekend in L.ynchburg.
Mrs j. ]. Arendall has returned to
Richmond, after visiting her sister
Mrs. j. W. Cousins.
Mr. and Mre. Tom Fry loft Fr:da =
for Richmond, where they will spend
Tie winter months
Cecil and DOMAIN Gray have re-
turned 10 their home - Mullins. :
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-09
AIkali in Shampoos
Bad for Washing Hair

Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkaii. which Is
very injurious. as il dries the scalp
and makes the hair brittle
The best thing to use is Mulsincd
coc"anut oil shampoo, for this is pure
and entirely grcascleSs IT'S very
cheap and beats anything else all TO
pieces. You can get Mulsiiied at any
drug store. and 4 few ounces will
last the whole family for months.
Simply no;stcn the hair with water
and rub it in. about Il tcaspoonful II
all that is required. 1t makes an
abundance OF rich. creamy lather,
cicanscs thoroughly and rinscs out
easily. The hair dries quickly and
evenly. and il soft. fresh looking.
bright. fluffy. wavy and easy to han
die. Besides. II looscrs and takes
out every particle OF dust. dirt and
dandruR. 10 sure your druggist
gives YOU Mulsihcd. -Ndvcrtiscmcrt
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-09
ny Colonel Edward VI. House.

one OF the great. though little
known. tragedies Of the war ccntcrs
about .the Russian refugees.
or all the children OF misfortune.
none have suffered more than these
cHiles and wanderers, made home
less by tho tyranny OF those who
rule IN Russia. Their story has not
been told IN way to touch the
sympathics OF other peoples. and they
have suffered and died. neglected by
their own race and adequately cared
for by none.
To remain in Russia was TO die.
and leaving IT, fate worse than
death has come to them. Il is doubt
ful II history records SO tragic an
odyssey. They fed into other lands
sihEiy and In groups. They brought
with them nothing but such trinkcts
as might be carried easily. They
are to be found in every corner OF
Europe and Asia Minor, but mainly
IN the lands bordering on Russia for
further than that few Of them could
go.
seldom Found Migrating.
In ordinary times the best arc sell
dom found migrating. but in great
uphcavals the reverse rs true. and SO
II s with them OF whom we write
IL Is said by those who know tina [
OF this mighty host million or
more still live
1t touches ones heart and quick
ems ones patriotic emotion to learn
that the American Red Cross again
has been the Good Samaritan" Civ
ing where II would help. comfort
and advice to these unfortunate pco-
pie. But the Red Cross has come To
the end OF its resources and on Oc-
to6cr IL will cease to administer
TO their needs. The government OF
Great Britain and France have given
much help In the past. but. that too.
is said to have come TO close What
they gave might have been suffice II I
If II had been given al one time
and II II had formed TRrt OF some
comprehensive plan for permanc mt
relief But it was dolcd out day
by day In order to keep life going
and in the hope that conditions
would change for the better
I50,o0O In ConstnntinopIc.
More than 10000 OF these rcfug = es
are said to be living In CONSTANT
nople and under unbelievable condi-
ttons. When such a mass Of help
less humanity dcScends upon Il co M
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-09
WORKS IN SOAP IA AFTER
TWO MONTHS AT BRYN MA WR
Is Chosen to Go to College, With All Expenses Paid
Part of Experiment Conducted by Authori-
ties of Institution.

are now, she vii! go ahead with the
Old Job. trying to make something
more out OF it, by aid Of her sum
mers experience. and trying To help
other girls make their own Jobs bet
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-09
Judge swancy Named ON commlt,c.

Judge Swanry Named on Committee.
CHATTANOOGA. TENN, oct. s.
Judge W. Il. Swaney. OF this city. to-
day received notice that he hai hccn
named as member OF committee
appointed by tn. American Bar AS
ISOLATION for tho purpose of invcsti-
eating iawlessncss in the United
states, IN line with a resolution in
troduced by him and passed at the
recent convention OF the association
Al Cincinnati.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-09

No corn. hard or sort, is 100 old or
too deeply rooted TO resist "Gcts-lt.
Immediately II dries and shrivels. tho
edges loosen from the true flesh and
soon you can peel II right off with
your fingers as painiessly as you
trim your nails.
Don't coddle corn pests. Don't
nurse and pamper them. Don't cut
and trim them. REMOVE them with
"GETS-IT." Costs a trife at any drug
store. MID. by f. Lawrence 6. CO.,
CiAcago.--Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-09

Thirty seconds after you touch tho
corn with this liquid corn remover
the jabhimC. stabbing pain OF i, stops
for all time
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-09

g.. after visiting relatives in this
city.
Mrs. Tom Crowcll has returned
from Il visit to Richmond.
Mrs. Barbce Settle is the guest o.,
relatives in Richmond.
Miss Katherine Whitehead, OF Low
!ngston. Va. is the CUES, OF Miss
Evelyn Bird Coleman.
Miss Katherine Lawson Is visiting
relatives in Monroe. y. C.
Coles SpraEuc has returned to New
York. after visiting his family here.
Mrs. w. S. Nichols and Miss Pauline
Nichols have returned from the Uni
versity OF Virginia, where they
visited Walden Nichols. student at
the university.
Mrs Charlie Nash and daughter are
at home. after visiting relatives in
Norfolk
Mrs. G. Il. L.ovelacc and son re-
turned Thursday. after a visit to
relatives in Norfolk.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-09
All Kinds Of Draperies Are Good

NE wYoRK. oct s.-Drape.tes
long and graceful. drarcries short
and graceful raper.es OF al. kinds
are the mode.
The draped sleeve is one o, tho
mos, artistic arm coverings evy de-
vcloped 10y the fashion experts.
Tho gown on the right. of canton
crepe and printed. satin strip. ch:f-
ton wolfe fbcige color. has the com
plete underbodicc and sleeve OF one
piece.
This is open. permitting the bare
arm to show.
Around the bottom OF this straight
lined gown is border Of the indie
structible wolfe.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-09

The Governor OF Illinois hled. in
addition tothc 307 bills signed. twelve
others with objections. and there is
doubt when this dozen will become
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-09
''Gets-It''
Ends All
Corns

Just As Good for CaIluScs. Money
Back IL 1t Fails.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-09
Raisin Pie

Raisin Pie
Men ors qsiokiy rsJreshed al
night BY q dssssrt ike this
2 cups Sun-MaId Seeded
J cups wator
Y teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon corn starch
! tablespoon sugar
Wash the raislns. put In
saucepan with cup cold
water and bring slowly 10
n boil. Add sugar. salt and
corn starch which has been
mixed with l cup cold
water. Boil J minutes. add
lemon juice. Pour in pic tin
which has been lined with
crust. while hot cover;
brush top with cold milk
md bake in moderate oven
until brown.
All measurements for this
recipe nre level.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-09
Open Daily from 10 10 5.
Saturdays from 10 to 3.
Admission Free.

furnishes the blood with food
'ron and helps to keep aitGIity
up to par.
You need but a small bit of
iron daily, yet that need IS 7ltal.
y million workers probably
are refreshed daily by the di-
gcstiblc, quick acting nourish-
ment and vitalizing iron OF raj
sin pie.
Whether you work indoors
or out, you need this vitality.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-06-08
ZPRAVY z CZECH.


Praha - Widen a Nemci z
CSR. Vldenaci stale ieste 81 ne
zvykli ma zm6nene pomery po-
valecn6 a domnfvaji Sc, ze je-
jich mesto je dosud hospodar-
skym a umeleckym centrem
strednf Evropy. Nedavno ie-
den vidensky zurnalista, jenz
cestoval Ceskoslovenskem psal
We Vidni V podobnem smyslu.
Ale mad tim Sc pozastavila il
prazska Bohemia, list, ktery
jiste nemdze byti nazvan nam
pratelskym a V polemice O.
MIN zurnalistou prohlasila, ze
pravy opak jest pravdou. Bo-
hemia vytyka Vfdni stale jeji
neplodny optimism sneni.
Mesto, kde nejlepsich re-
staurantech sklepnici nosi GU
move limce, kde divadla ma
vstevujf cizinci, neb valetnf
zbohatlici, neni centrem, leda
dokud lie tam je$t6 d6vod1
kursovnich 1acino nakupovati.
Ami Berlin neni pro N6mce z
csl. republiky kulturnf Mex
kou. Snad V ohledu hospodar-
skem, ale po um6lecke STRANGE
il zastane Praha, jak svym po-
lozenim, tax svym vyznamem.
"Pamatce nevinnych." S tim
to napisem odhalen byl &c. dub
ma pomnik V Prost6jov6 ma pa
met nest 'astnych ob6ti krva-
veho dne 26. dubna 1917, kdy
po jedine salve rakouskehc vol
ska pablo tam ma ulici pred
hejtmanstvim % idi, muzG,
zen / deti. Ia tehdejSi zasobo-
lvaci 41rise Sci hladovici lid k
hejtmanstvi klidn6, neozbro-
ien, primo 2 tovaren. Renegat,
c. k. setnik V zaloze, uzavfel
cestu nevycvicenymi novacky
= (vetsinou 2 okoli Prost6io-
va) - do tlaGici Sc zdi 2ivych
tel bezppostredni blizkosti
padla saliva II hrozhy Gin byl
hotovl Po valce byl dotycny
setnik lidem V Llpniku k smrti
Gstvan ma nam6stf, a kdyz
cht6l Sc schovat V dfedni bu-
dove, ma schodiSti k smrti utlu-
cen. Nyni odhalen pomnik po-
blize mista hroZne katastrofy.
Je hned u cesty z nadrazi.
VZpomen poutniku tech, kdoz
lnevinn6 trpelil Pomnik posta-
vilo delnictvo.
Starosti hospodyns jsou mno
he a jsou dqsledkem jeji neso-
becke oddanosti ku jejim mno-'
hym povinnostem a tu snadnoI
objevi Sc znamky pfepracova-
nosti. Takovy byl t6z pfipad
pani Peter McLarsonove V Cor
berrie, N. S., n6mz pise ma
sledujici: "Stala jsem Sc tax
vysilenou a seSlou, ze nucena
isem byla zjednati 81 sluzku.
Vsak cd t6 DOLBY, co Zacala
jsem uzivati Ora. Petra Hobo
ko. vykonavam 81 vsechnu do
maci praci sama." Tento sta
ry, spolehlivy bylinny lex do
kazal svoii znamenitost jake
silvia u seslablych, seSlych a
vy6erpanych muzI zen. L6-
karnici jej neprodavaji, ale
dodava jej primo, ella prosty,
DR.. Peter Fahrney and Sons
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-06-08

pro nemluvnata; nepromokave,
pruzne, TAX zvans give" GU
my zhotovene; male, stredni a
velke miry po 35c a 55c par, v
striznim obchode "u Koudeln", !,
" cisle 4735 Broadway.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-06-08
Ma uvazenou darmoslapnm.

Agent: A proc Sc nechcete
dat pojistit pro pfipad 1mrti?i
Obcan: Ponevadz nechci, a.
by Sc o mne rikalo, re jako
mrtvy budu NIT vetsf cenu,
nezli mann jako zivy.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-06-08

c@A sAtyS Pi iJSihiiy 1Cn AQdlO
So mi stesti, jakychsi visu-
tych zahradach duhovych
fontanach. Ma me pasece, Wy
hrate sluncem von6lo to hou-
bami a zemni svezesti, zavrat-
ne klokotal drobny zivot mu-
Sex, komarkd, motylu a brouc-
XII. Zpival jsem 81. Don vedle
mne poskakoval, cenichaje sto-
py zajicG, iichz tam bylo hoj-
most.
Ma jednom miste u maleho
smrcku spatfil jsem tesne k So
be pfitulene diva malinke hrib-
ky hlavickami JENNIE nahne-
dlymi. Zasmal jsem Sc radosti
q chtel je vytrhnouti. Zavahal
jsem vsak. Hribky mely dix
sve form6 a zvlastnim temnym
teckam tvar lidskych oci.
Him! Wy jste veru mill. .Jak
Sc ma me dfvate! Jak neef O.
Gil"
Netusil jsem, re to byly
vskutku oci. Oci meho osudu.
".Tak male vas neutrhnu
Pfijdu 81 pro vas Ultra vecer.
Budete uz zdatnymi hriby!"
Ably je nikdo CHI nenasel,
pfikryl jsem je opatrne su-
chym mechem a svrchu jsem
vetvickou nenapadne pripevnil
prouzek papiru, bych mfsto
snaze nasel. Potom spokojen
Sci jsem dale. "At' 81 Kill"
myslil jsem 81. Brzo jsem hle-
dani zanechal, lehl jsem ma
pfikop zahledel Sc do mo-
dravych dalav nebe. Mel jsem
pocit, jako bych vykonal dobry
skutek, &C We skutecnosti Sc mic
dobreho nestalo.
Ma druhy den k veceru -
jiz stromy V lese byly zapadem
pozlaceny - zvedav ma sve
blizence, Sci jsem ma mfsto.
Mech lezel tax jak jsem jej
polozil, pod MIN choulily Sc
diva pekpe, zdrave hfibky, ba
papir - ne, papir pripevheny
vetvickou byl jiny, linkovany a
COST ma mem bylo psano. Ma
|zvedavost Sc napiala. Uvolniv
papir vetvieky cetl jsem ta-
to jasne napsana slova: "Byly
" mych rukou! Poseckej, ne
mic, doprej slunce!"
Byl jsem zmaten. Zde je je-
ste nekdo jiny kralem? Poprve
pocitil jsem zarlivost. Drive
jsem nikdy nezarlil ma lesni
kralovstvi, mysle, re jsem sam.
Kdo mohl najfti tuto skrysi?
Ale srdce - nebo co - mel!
Vzdyt' nedotekl Sc, uznal mnj
majetek, me prvni vlastnictvi
techto dvou nribku. Nabada k
trpelivosti. Bych pry dopfal
slunce Merit Sc snad chces?
Ale V tom jiz zarlivost pre-
sla a ia name uposlechl; od-
stranil isem mech a paprsky
slunce hned zahraly ma hla-
vach hfibkG. Proc to vsak sam
neucinil? Napsal jsem potom
ma tyz listek doleji: "Sam isl
Jim medal slunkal A kdo isl
vubec ?" Listek pripevnil jsem
znovu vetvickou vedle hub. O.
DIESEL jsem zamyslen.
Vecer byly hvezdy. Sedel
jsem ma zahrade. Kdesi pod
stromem ozyvala Sc cikada.
Bylo pokojno - svato. Poprve
prisla mi myslenka: "ze bych
Sc mel deliti? Bylo by to moz-
no? 0 mfsta, jichz nikdo me-
zna, ktera nazyvam "moje"?
Tam nekdo vnikl, ac nemel.
Byl to pfece zasveceny .chram
meho mladf, jez spolecnosti
druhych lidi neznalo. Jenom
otce - trochu, ale druhych lidf
nikoliv.
Malo jsem spal tn noe. u
lekl jsem Sc. Medal Sc mi liz
Jasny sen a sesmutn6l jsem.
Ma druhy den rano isem
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skym. Nahle v5ak kmltla mi
hlav0u vZpominka ma listek ma
lezeny V lese. Tam stale: "By-
ly v mych rukou!" V rukou tez
ciziho tloveka, ktery jich ne
vytrhl, neodnesl, ponevadz by
ly me. On to vadel. Byl to asi
hodny elovek.
"NepIjdu, otee, klast pasti
ma ryby a z proutf upletn ko-
suk pro kvocnu!"
Otec Sc asi duchu podivil
me 1stupnosti a mckee proho-
dill: "Tak je to dobrel"
y srdce cost hralo. Potom
jsem vyskocil a tryskem uha-
mel ma paseku. Hribky byly jiz
pekne. A listek byl ma starem
miste. Ma jeho druhe strane
Ease bylo psano tymiz pisme-
ny:
"Dekuji. Prijdes-li je vsak u
trhnouti Ultra, budes Mich
miti vetsi radostn'
! Byl jsem tehdy divoke dite
pfirody ac tvrdili, re jsem
jiz muzem vzrostlym. PTirodu
isem znal, nj byl jsem kra-
lem, dobrym kralem svym pod
danym = bratrim: stromGm
bylinam, zviratIm a hmyzu
Lidem jsem vsak nerozumel
Jediny otec mi casem, velmi
\ zfidka prikazoval. Staral Sc c
mne malo jeste meme cd tt
DOLBY, kdy opustil jsem vezenf
iimz byla mi skola.
".... prijdes-li je utrhnouti
zitra!" Tedy jeste cekat, jeste
s cizim clovekem pocitat!
Ale vzdyt' je to ten 6lovek
ktery TIVE hriby usetril, &C mohI
je jiz nekolikrate witt ssebou
Rozum navrhoval. A cit Ease.
ptal: Ten clovek je dobry!
Napsal jsem POD peho slova
"a vzdyt' jeste nevim, kdo
jsi! Proc mi poroucis? Ultra
hriby utrhnu, ponevadz by je
jinak eervi sezrali!"
Potom jsem dlouho chodil
po lese, mysle ma neZnameho
jenz zdal Sc mi byti hned do
brym, hned zlym.
Ma druhy den Sc mi myslek
ky zkalily, ponevadz We mne
byla vzpoura. Kdosi - zdalo
Sc mi - chtel sahnouti ma mou
volnost - ohlasu vnitrnich
bouri. X ptactvu nebyl jsem
tax neznym, Dona jsem ostre
okrikoval. Kvetiny mi pokoji
vadly, ponevadz nemely vody.
Bal jsem Sc o svou drzavu a
mysle ma protivnika zdanlive
tax laskaveho a dobreho -
zapomfnal jsem ma vse.
V prave poledne, kdyz mad
silnici Sc vzduch tetelil, prosto-
vlasy s rozhalenou kosili a ma
hymi prsy special jsem ma pa
seku. Tam Ease vse bzucelo,
zpivalo, jasalo.
Ma vzrostlych, krasnych
hfibech lezel novy proazek pa
piru. Ma n6m mdj ne2namy
napsal: "Hriby vytrhni, V lese
peclive ocisti, potom zajdi do
mu, veZmi vejce, chleb a dones
vse ma kraj vesnice vdove Ger
vinkove. Je stara a brzo umre.
Byla chnvou tvoji a I've matky.
Cely aivot pracovala jako wi
re umira zapomenuta; ucti-
We pozdrav a fekni, ze prosis,
ably prijala".
ITO neudelam -" vzkrikl
jsem. Vytrhl jsem hriby, ocistil
jich nozky a hlavy cd jehlici
- 2 malych ocek, jez tehdy Sc
ma mne dfvala a nimiz isem
meme rozmlouval, staly Sc hla-
Wy jako strisky. Brisko jich by
10 zlutozelene. Nesl je domu
presvedceni, ze budeme miti s
otcem dobrou veceri. Phi tom
jsem nebyl spokojen. Nelibil
sc mi hrdy sloh onoho cloveka.
Nikdo neroa nrSvo m; rr;Lo1o-
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Zdenak Nemeeek:
Id YLK A


lem domku NELL jsme sice "a
hradu, ale v nj rostly tez lesni
strorny. Kdyz jsem otevrel v le-
t6 okno sveho pokoje. pronikla
dovnitf vine boroveho lesa a
jasavy koncert ptaci. Kdesi
blizko kukavala kukatka, O.
zyvali Sc drozdi, penkavy. Ne
kdy tahly mad lesem vrany a
krakaly. V noci blizko v "a
hrade neobycejne JENNIE ci-
ste zpival slavik.
Tyto zvuky byly zivot. Pro-
to mel jsem je rad. Nam rad
zivot a obdivuji jeho mysteri-
um. Smrt pTipada mi velkym
nasilim, takovou radost nam
re zivota!
Tehdy, kdyz jsem bydlil lie
Sc, byl jsem jeste mnohem nez-
nejsf citov9jsi nez ted, kdy
vazna doba mne otrela jako
by pokryla sedym stfnem. Te-
hdy v mem pokojiku byvaly
vasy pine kvetin jako u mlade-
no devcete; z sisek velkych i
malych vymodeloval jsem 81
zriceniny ceskych hradd; ma
stole i ma malych stoleccich lie
zelo mnoho knih, We kterych
bylo psano radosti ze zivota.
Kazde rano jsem zpivaval,
jako bych zahlusiti chtel pis-
ne ptaci, pobfhaval jsem det-
skymi skoky a casio zpev me-
nil Sc v divoky vyskot.
Nebylo brizky V okoli nase-
no domku, jejiz kGre nebylo
by mnou neco vyrezano. Ma
nejsilnejsi bylo: "Jsem kral
kvetouciho kralovstvi!" A ma
jine: Lies hude, ia zpivam,
slunko hreje jsme vsichni
bratfi".
A byl jsem skutecne kra-
lem. Ale kralem dobrym, pa
nujicim mad bratry, kteri 81
mne vyvolili, pon6vadz jsem
mel mock, jfmz jsem myslil,
ponevadz jsem mel srdce, jimz
jsem citil, co je komu z mych
poddanych - bratri prospes-
no CO skodf, a konecne mel
jsem svalstvo, jimz jsem zu-
slecht'oval, maize moe niciti.
Vyfezaval-li jsem napis v kire
bfizky, cinil jsem tax pozorne,
ably to brfzce neuskodilo.
Trhal-li jsem vetvicku jasmi-
nu pro svou kytici, rikal jsem
keri: ITO je tv1j zivotni 1kol;
budes-li kdy potrebovati, dam
ii tfeba svou krev".
Kdyz Sc mIj pes Don" chy-
til do pytlackeho Okla a poranil
81 nohu, osetroval jsem no ja-
ko cloveka, nebot' Don byl v
mem kralovstvf prvnim mini
strem. Byl to tvor rozumny,
dobry a k dribezi i kockam
velkodusny gentleman.
Jeho WASN'T bylo doprovazeti
mne ma prochazkach lesem.
Mou WASN'T bylo hubareni:
Jiti slavnostne osvetlenym
lesem pres zeleny, sluncem po-
zlaceny, travovy koberec, pro-
tinany stiny stromu, hrati prim
We slozitem a tajuplnem kon-
certe zivota, cititi sve blaho-
rode lidske ga" oproti ne
n'tm soudruhIm a poddanym
- bylo svatou rozkoSi meho We
domi.
Byl jsem poctivy hubaT.
We vysokem borovem lese
rostly male hribky temne ru-
dymi, sametovymi hlavickami.
Male proto, ponevadz nikdy
Jim lide z vesnice mesta
nedoprali vyrdst. We vysokem
lese hledal jsem malo. Vice
jsem hledel do korun stromn
ma lesnf plafond, prolamovany,
jimz prohledaly azurne i bile
Iseky oblohy. Nejvice hub ro-
stlo ma pasece. Tam byla trava
nevelke skupiny smrckn; VI