Roumania : the border land of the Christian and the Turk : comprising adventures of travel in eastern Europe and western Asia / by James O. Noyes.

  • Noyes, James Oscar, 1829-1872.
Date:
1858
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Roumania : the border land of the Christian and the Turk : comprising adventures of travel in eastern Europe and western Asia / by James O. Noyes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    ' Art thou a Servian ? inquires the stranger; ' and hast nothing to offer thy guest V Poor Lazar searches everywhere, but finds no- thing ; not a crumb of bread, not a piece of fruit. Shame and confusion seize upon him. ' Here is food,' says the stranger, placing his hand upon the head of Yanko, a child of golden locks. Lubitza shrieks as she beholds him, and falls upon the earth. ' ]^ever! never!' cries Lazar, ' shall it be said that a Servian hath failed in the duty of hospitality ;' and, seizing a hatchet, he slays Yanko as if he were a lamb. Oh ! who shall describe the stranger's meal ? Lazar sleeps. At midnight he hears the stranger calling him— ' Arise, Lazar ! I am the Lord thy God. Servian hospitality hath remained inviolate. Thy son is raised from the dead, and abundance is in thy house.' Perhaps the most remarkable institution of the Servians is The Brotherhood, a usage descended from primitive times. Such is their affection for each other, that, when a young man has lost a natural brother, he seeks in the neighborhood a brother by adoption, and confers upon him all the rights apper- taining to the deceased. The two unite witli each other in the name of God and St. John for mutual fidelity and assistance during the remainder of their