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A ROUMANIAN LEGEND The Tragedy From Which Sprang ! Manolli's Well, r A WEIRD TALE OF OLDEN DAYS Neither Fat Nor Flood Nor Hurricane Could Keep the Faithful Anniker From the Man She Loved and From Her Horrible Doom. Tradition la not history, but it serves to fill In the gaps left by the chroni clers of olden time and throws a light sometimes a lurid one upon the manners and customs of bygone ages. A dark deed cruel enough to be re membered even in a cruel age is re peated from father to son, each gener ation adding Its touch of superstitious marvel to the story till It grows into the fairy tale of today, mythical, yet not without a kernel of truth. Among the picturesque peasantry of Itoumania lingers many a weird tale of olden days. One such legend is related concerning an ancient monas tery, the remains of which are still to be seen on a wooded hillside. Beneath the weird walls He nine great lumps of granite, and among these rocks rises a spring of clear water, called by the -peasants "Manolli's well" and be . Jieved by them to have a strange and wonderful origin. Once upon a time, we are told, a Itoumanian noble named Negen was a captive In the hands of Sellm, the sul taa of Turkey. During his exile Ne gen employed his time in studying architecture, and, possessing consider able talent, he undertook to superin tend, the building of a celebrated iaosque. Charmed by the beauty of the building, the sultan granted Prince Negen his liberty and permission to carry back to his native land certain costly materials similar to those used In beautifying the mosque. Accompanied by nine skilled masons, Negen returned to Itoumania, resolved to Immortalize his name by building there a religious house such as had never before been seen. The site chosen, the builders set to work under his orders, but their labor was In vain, for every night evil spir its pulled down what had been erect ed during the day, . One night Manolli, the chief of the builders, had ; a strange dream. A mysterious voice warned him that the building they had undertaken would never be reared unless they built Into the walls the living form of the first woman who appeared at break of day. On awaking from sleep Manolli told his comrades of this vision, and together' they made a solemn vow to sacrifice thus the first woman, maid or matron, who nppeared the next;morn Ing. ; With the first streak of dawn Ma nolli mounted the scaffolding and scan ned tho surrounding hills with pallid, anxious face. Alas, who Is It he sees In the distance? Ills own fair young wife, bringing food and wine for her lord. - Then Manolli threw himself upon his knees and besought heaven to send a flood to prevent her from com ing, and at once the rain poured down, and the river roso bo that a waste, of water covered the valley. But tho young wife waded through tho water, and Manolli, In despair, behold her still approaching. Again he prayed, aud a fierce hurri cane swept over the mountains, level ing trees and hurling rocks In the way. Yet on she came. Anniker bad a brave spirit, and neither flood nor tempest would keep her from the man she loved. Joyfully tho masons received her, but ManolU's face was pale and strick en with anguish. They led tho young wife to a niche lu tho newly built wall and told her to stand there for a Joke, while they pre tended to build her In. , At first sho laughed merrily nnd entered into tho Jest, but her bimIIcs vanished ns quick ly the wall roso from ankle to knee nnd from kneo to waist Poor Anni kcr's entreaties and cries did not move tho hearts of the stern builders, and soon her voice was heard no more. The prophetic vision proved true. The building suffered no more from lnvlslblo foes and when complete sat isfied the pride of Negon's heart Ma nolli aloue took no pleasure iu the edi fice which had cost him so dear. - It was finished, and the masons pre pared to return to their own country. Negen, however, determined that they BhouKl never return. Tho deslgu which they had worked out so admi rably was the creature of his brain, tho darling of his heart; it should never bo reproduced. So ho Invited them all to tho roof for tho last time. Then, treacherously removing the ladders, he left thorn there to die. The masons devised various means for reaching tho earth, but they were nil killed" In the attempt to escapo nnd wcro changed by fairies Into the great blocks of stono which remain to this day In proof of the tragic events Manolli alone mndo no effort to save himself and Jolued In nono of the con trlvancf s prepared by his comrades, no heard only Annlker's Tolce calling to hlm-"Manolll. Manolli!" Follow ing tho mystic voice, ho sprang from the parapet falling lifeless upon tho earth, and tho tears welling up from bis broken heart becamo a fountain, ever clear, cool and fresh, and to this flay It Is know ns Manolli's wcll.-Lon-don Family Herald. ; , Every base occupation makes one sharp iu its practice and dull in every othor.-Slr Philip Sidney. All of the local uewa is iu tho frea NOTICE TO CREDITORS. In the Connty Oourt of tbe State , of Oregon, for Umatilla Connty. . . In the matter of tbe estate of William Willaby, deceased : Notioe is hereby given to all persons whom It may conoern that W. P. Willaby and A. J Willaby have qualified as exeontois of tbe last will and testa ment of William Willaby, deceased, and that letters testamentary have been issned to them. ' All persons hav ing claims against the said estate are leqoifed to present them dnly verified as by law required to the said exeon tois at the office of their attorneys, Peterson & Wilson, at Pendleton, Or egon, or Athena, Oregon, within six months from tbe date of tbe first pub lication of this notioe, which will appear in the Atbena Press on Friday, the first day of April A. D., 1910, and will be pnbliBbed each week for four successive weeks, the last publication appearing on Friday, the 20th day of April? A. D., 1910 Dated this tbe 1st day of April. A. D., 1910. W. P. Willaby and A. J. Willaby, Exeoutors. . Peterson & Wilson, Attorneys. Saved From Awful Peril. 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It invigorates all vital organs, purities the blood, aids digestion cre ates appetite. To strengthen and build up pale, tin, weak children or rundown people it has no equal. Best for female complaints. Only 50o. at all drnggistB. Tbe Athena Land company have a splendid bargain to offer in a band some 7-room bouse, plastered through cut, wired for eleotrio lights, desira ble looation in Atbena, two lots, barn and outbuilding, for $1,200. OLD ENGLISH A SPRIG OF SHILLALAH. A follow on the quay, thinking to quia poor Irishman, asked him, "How do the DOtatoes eat now, Pat?" The Irish lad, who happened to have a shlllalah In his hand, answered cleverly: "Oh, they eat very well, my Jewel! Would you like to taste the stalk?" And, knocking the ln aulrer down, he coolly walked oft. rrobably it was a good thing he knocked him down first. Turning to the middle of the book- there are 400 pages Joe breaks Into verse: ON THE LATIN GERUNDS. When Dido mourned, Aeneas would not come. She wept In silence and was Dl-Do-Dumb. Classic? Here's- A BAD END It was told of Jekvll that one of his friends, a brewer, had been drowned in his own vat. "Ah," he exclaimed, "float ing In his own watery blerl" Right off tho bat that. . . There's little Johuny also. He drops In during Jest: THE SEASON-INGS. "Come here, Johnny, and tell me what the four seasons are." Young Prodlgy-repper, salt, mustard and vinegar. Here's a little Bhot at politics and the peer system: EPIGRAM. (On Alderman Woods being afraid to pledge himself to even the principles he has always professed.) Sure In the house he'll do but little good Who lots "I dare not" wait upon "I, Wood" (I would). ' Oh, listen! Talk about your origi nality: A SHORT JOURNEY. "Zounds, fellow!" exclaimed a eholerto old gentleman to a very phlegmatic, mat tor of fact person, "I shall go out of my Wits!" "Well, you won't have far to go," said the phlegmatic man. - Yes, and here's a small ebullition frouj a dramatist: OLD FRIENDS. Coleman the dramatist, was asked If he knew Theodore Hook. "Yes." replied the wit. "Hook and eye are old associ ates." i ' -.' . ,. - Hook' was not presout ut tho time. Tin- courts alm come through with a few ttemn . -, .' NEW RELATIONSHIP. A stranger to law courts, hearing a Judge call a sergeant "brother," expressed his surprise. "Oh." said one of the by shunters, "hey are brothers Urot here In law," And spooking of repartee: A SHUFFLING ANSWER. Two Oxonians dining tosethor. one of them noticed a grease spot on the neck cloih of his companion and said, "1 see you are a Grecian." - "Pooh!" said the other. "That Is far-tetched.."- "No, indeed," Bald the wit; "I made It on the spot." : ; Right back at him, you observe. Of course thcro ara some better ones, but there are also some that are worse. Taken as a whole, they don't add any laurels to the English reputation for humor nor detract any from tho opin ion of Mark Twain. Kansas City Times. 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