Image provided by: Scio Public Library; Scio, OR
About Intermountain tribune and Linn County agriculturalist. (Sweet Home, Linn County, Or.) 1913-1914 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1913)
T \ I Boris was' in his sixteenth "year he join her daughter, who, she was aware, rode away one morning with an ax had gone to the lake to skate« at this and bis gun mid. reaching the wail, cut moment stepped from the edge of a down a (re«» that leaned toward it and. road und t-’tbod transfixed at seeing her when the tree fell against the top of daughter held in the arms of a youth, the wall, climbed up and dropped whose lips were pressed upon the down on the ground outside the in girl’s, The good woman caught at a tree to prevent her falling in a swoon, closure. and as soon as she could gather her boy. keeping his gun ready to , The faculties she hurried down on to the protect him in ease of need, bunted for hours for the manlike creature his fa ice. To Keep a Boy and a Girl “What are you doing here?” she de- ther had fold him about, but found From Wedlock only wild animals. He returned by mantled of Boris. “Going to the devil as fast as pos felling a tree on the outside against the wall and went home, no one hav sible. But I can’t be ruined by you. By PETER SCHONSKY ing discovered bis absence beyond the You ma.v he one of the same kind, but I can resist you without trouble.” inclosure. “Go away from here.” Boris made many buch trips before “1 won’t.” Count Ivan Ivanovich, a Russian no he found the manlike creature. Com “Nathalie. come to the house irnme- bleman. bad the misfortune to marry ing one day to a high fence, he climb a wife who for years led him a dance, ed it and pursued his way through a diately.” “I won’t. If this is the awful man then ran away with an officer in the forest. Presently, coming to a lake army, leaving him alone with a son. whose J surface was frozen, be saw I’ve heard about I don’t think he’s so Boris, a year old. what he was convinced faas the crea awful at all.’* And she clung to Boris, “Come to the house, both of you,” Naturally the count was imblttered ture he was desirous to meet skating said the mother, more persuasively, against women, The very sight of one on the ice. of the opposite sex threw him into a From what his father had told him and they obeyed. An hour later Mme. Barchikoff was state bordering on insanity. He at be bad got an idea that there was last became so affected on encounter something hideous about the animal driven in a sleigh to the gate of Count ing a woman that his physician recom and that it influenced men not by its Ivanovich and demanded admittance. mended that he go where he would not beauty, but by magic. What he saw Being refused, she sent in word to the. riieet them. was so beautiful that instead of bring count that her son was at her house So Count Ivan sold out his estate ing his gun into position to protect making love to her daughter. The near St. Petersburg and went into Si himself it dropped out uf his hands count, having steadied himself with beria. where be bought a large tract of forgotten. The creature wore a gown a goblet of vodka, went out to see his kind, in the center of which he built trimmed with fur, the garment flutter visitor and. after a brief conversation himself a house. He encircled his land ing in the wind as she skimmed grace between the two. rode back with her with a high wall, in which there Was fully hither and thither. A dainty cap« to her home. There they found the but one opening, at which he stationed. made chiefly of fur. was on her head, young couple sitting before an open « guard with instructions hot to per and her hands were incased in fur. fire locked in each other’s arms. mit any woman or .female child to eti* Boris forgot entirely his father's eau- I “Yon are ruined!” cried the count to ter the iticlostire. His servants were tiou ,His chief desire was to go and ¡ his -still. all meh. and if ahy article was needed see if ho could catch the thing, Ün- i “1 love to be ruined.” was the reply/ that a man could hot make it Was ob fortunately he had ho skates with him. “You have brought down upon your-* tained friith without. He ran to the margin of the lake and self.” said .Mine Barchikoff to her Besides keeping away firotn women called. The vampire turned, stopped daughter, “a terrible trouble.” himself, the count decided to keep his and stood gazing at him with eyes as “I'm ready to endure it.” replied the son away from them. When Boris be full of wonder as his own. gin. •for another of those what-you- gan to talk his father gave orders that may al Penis”; »referring to the kissesv. “Can you talk?” he called to her. he should not be told that there were “Send for the priest!” cried the lady. “Yes. Can yon?” such persons as women in the world. “ The priest;! Great heavens! Is my “Of course 1 can. or 1 couldn’t have The hoy was to grow up thinking that asked you the question.” son to be manacled?” tfie only human beings were men. Per “Yes. and I presume he will leave “I wonder if you*re not a man?“ haps there was a trace of insanity in “Of course I am. Why do you won- his wife for a menial.” this, but be that as it may. so great der if I am?” “Well.” moaned the father. “I sup was the care taken to keep all sexual “Because 1‘ve heard our servants pose 1 must yield. Oh. my son. you kmiwledge away from Boris that he talk <about what they call men. hut ha*'p brought great misery on yourself. was fifteen years old before such I’ve never seen one before.” You will regret this all your life.” kiuHvledire <*anie to him. The priest came and went through & “And I’ve never seen anything like The revelation reached him in this you before. What ate you?1' e.-emony the young people did tkff way: A lady of Moscow, Catherine •fuderstsinrt. and that was the end of “Why, I'm a girl.” Ba r<-hike IT. had the same experience “Are you the creature that charms i hi en» len-vor of Count Ivanovich and with tier husband that Count Ivano men as snakes charm birds and then )»i*- Bftrchikoff trying to keep a boy vich had with his wife. Barchikoff eats them?” • url a girl apart. having deserted her for her maid. The “1 don't eat men. 1 never saw one sjjjht of a man did not have the same before.” corn ■For the northern portion of effect upon her that the sight of a belt, where h is nip and tu< time approached woman invariably had on Count s Each had by this put her hand on Hire a crop between spring the other. The girl Ivanovich, but she determined to bring .Boris’ sleeve and touched his cheek frosts, it is an important po tip her baby daughter. Nathalie, in with her finger. led for seed ears those thai ignorance of the male sex. keeping growing and early maturing. This “Have yon got a name?” she asked. her so if possible till she should have means that the succeeding Crop will be “Yes; Boris." passed the age at which young girls of this general character. “My name is Nathalie.” usually marry. Boris took the cap off her head and Now. M me. Barchikoff knew as well saw the coils of hair. He ran his hand ‘did Count Ivanovich that it would over them. •* >r impossible to bring up a girl never “How sinouth and soft.” he said. see a man unless in a wilderness, Suddenly her skates1 slipped from un GUY OFFICERS she began to make inquiries as to der her. and she fell into his arms, where she should find an uninhabited She smiled at him. showing white ..... H. M. JVher iegi;on in which to live. Very nat teeth between her lips, No one ¡ever Mayor.......... urally. she arrived at the same conclu- told him al:oilt a kiss, He had never I Recorder.... R. W. Van Fleet. as Count Ivanovich. Siberia was heard of such a thing, No one ever Treasurer.... .... F. L. Gilbert thinly settled, and it was the told a newborn babe that, feeling hun- Councilmen nearest region to St. Petersburg fitted gry. it would fiiid sustenance at its for the purpose, was not far from a mother's breast, Boris kissed th> lips M. Story, 0. L. McClure, Mt tiroes I’-ailroad terminal and therefore avail before. him from the same cause—in- Srnead, J. A Thompson L avid able for receiving supplies. Thus it FtillCt. He started. happened that Count Ivanovich took Doerpher and Everett Tost ’ W1 lat is it?” she asked. a son and Mme. Barchikoff a daugh- •‘The spell.” School Board tei ' to the same neighborhood in Si “Whet spell? Isn't it nice?” R. W. Morehead, J. E. McChue ai d ner iu. the one to keep his boy away •Nice! 'i’oo nice. Are you going to Mom women, the other to keep her girl « harm Htid eat me?” Harry Watkinds. away from men. The girl laughed and showed the Ju tice of the Peace Siberia is a very large country, but same white t eeth between the red lips W. H. Daugherty zioi large enough to keep apart a man and a couple • of dimples besides, He and a woman, provided there be but kissed her gain. Then he began to C on^table and Deputy Sheriff one man and one woman within its tliink very hard. Henry Slavers iriiits. even Though they be at points “What are you thinking about?” ask- 1.frtbest apart. Boris Ivanovich and ed Nathalie. Mails. .Nathalie Barchikoff were the only “Well. I was thinking that if what ;.oufh and maiden in the region in my father said is true, that yoy are Arrive from Lebanon..... p u <c which they dwelt, and they were not charming me to destroy me. ycui can O- Brow» svu e... P >Vi rcry tar apart. Ergo, if the above go right on doing it." and I'm going ç Xc) Casca* j : a ...... easoiling is correct it follows that right oii doing it. too. till Pm lost.” <. i Depart for Lebanon... !» Î P lesptte the watchfulness of their re- And hi» kissed her again c « yppi five parents they would sooner or Mme. Barr hikoff. having a mind to “ Brownsville.... 4:00 Liter form a Union. o Cascadia ..... .. p;P- Boris grew up a manly young fel low and before be was thirteen years old began to chafe at being confined williin an inclosure. When he asked permission to go outside the walls his father said to him: “Are you not permitted to roam over vast territory? Have you not rivers Manufacturers of all kinds of- in which to fish? Have you not forests in wiiirfi to hunt? Be content: my boy. Within our. domain you are safe; with- out n yon will be subject to a great -from Douglass Fir----- danger.”’ 'What danger?” “Without our walls is an animal something like a maty. It is made in A Rood supply of Well Seasoned Stock die image of a man. but has the eye constantly on hand. Silo stock a specialty/ of a serpent. It charms men as the Personal altea tioil giYen to all orders^ snake charms birds. If you once meet o&e tjf these creatures you are Hable We sell 10% lotver than tebahofi ptwrtf to be devoured “ and on àli ìàfgé ofcterà àlìòw ari éspedìal Fa*r from being impressed with such discount of 5% fot càsh. Colile and £ee ù# ft viTi’fftihg. Boris, who was fond of homing, tlioughf continuously about and let ué figure with you on j-otir ortfer, this ««eatftie fashioned something like Onr Prices are Rigrht“-------- — it ma ft. yet able to charm men to de stroy flftum. Gradually a desire grew upon him to see one of these creatures If be felt a spell coming over him he wo.ujd shoot the vampire, It was FOSTER OREGON long before he was trying to bribe j guard at the gate to let him • the guard was incorruptible. A Futile Attempt Buy Your Fall Shoes Now We have a Full Line of Cutters Famous Boots and Shoes Loggers, Cruisers and Farmer Makes Calked is desired We are sole agent for these celebrated shoes and are making a Special Drive ———.^For the next Sixty Days:== A. SCHOLL DEALER IN General Merchandise Groceries, Hardwar Sweet Home d J. A. THOMPSON T. L. DUGGER NOTARY PL NOTARY PUBLIC j Real Estate Brokers SWEET I I i HOME, OREGON Official Direcfcoi y Rough and Dressed Lumber If If you want to sell your Farm, other lands or City property, list them with us. We can get you a buyer. We manage Transfers of Property^ Write Deeds, Mortgages, etc., etc., examine Abstracts, -------------- Negotiable Loans-—---- — ¡Rum; «gaa cajKMx angwsti taxwggacfctj j» COME IN AND SEE US. WE DON’T WANT THE EARTH BUT WE DO WANT TO SELL YOU A PÀRT OF IT Advertise in ,the ¡ Intermountain Tribune