THK ORPHANAGB WBVrS LBTTBR
Father Herman
“Isasorry tor yoo, ay deer hum,”
Mid Father Herman to manager Km
hivsroff for whoa son ha oaoa atood
•pootor. “I am aorry your tranafar
from Kadiak will be unplaant,"
Two yawn later during the axobange
of Managara Kahereroff was taken
to Sitka in bonds
Onoa tha forat of Spruce Island
caught fire. Tha old man with his
dissipla Ignatius worked hard in tha
depths of tha forat Tha old man
made a line of tha torn up men all
tha way long. After accomplishing
this hard task ha aid: “Be aim, tha
fire will not go orar this line.'* Tha
next day, according to tha statement
of Ignatius, there did not appar any
hope of stemming tha ire. Tha flames
with mad force rached tha line of tha
torn up moss, ran along in parallel
direction and stopped, did not scorch
ed the trees on tne opposite side of the
line.
K year before* the newt reaceea
K»d i»k «>f the death of * Metropolitan
in Romm, (wliicb one not known) Fa
ther Herman told the Ainetethat their
great Spiritual Father died. Very
often tbe old men wid that America
will bore it* own prelate, that wee
lone before any ou» though t of thie
and there did not teem to bo any hope
of eii di apoeeiliility, but thi* etaUuieut
oeuie to pan in food time.
"Many yean will pan after my
death,” eaid Father Herman to hU
■cholare, "but l will not be forgotten,
and the *p >t whore I lire will not be
empty. A monk like me, who will
leare behind him the emptinen and
▼auitiee of this world will come lire
on Spruce Ielaud and thie place will
not be unpopulated."
To be Continued
Death of Lycondra Squartxnoff
A Utter from Supt Hall of Salon
Indian School Chemawa, Ora. in
forms si of tho death from tubereu
losia, of one of our boys, Lyoondra
Squartzaoff.
Tho nawsoamo as a vary sad sup
rise to ns, as wo did not know tho boy
had boon ill.
Ho was born on Spruce Island (tho
"Klovoi Ootrof ” of tho .father Har
man story) in 1807.
When about 11 years old be wit
nessed tho murder of his father by tho
lorer of his step mother, and as his
hr- a woo broken up by thia torriblo
tragedy, he was brought to tho Or
phanage In Hot. 1908.
Lyoondra was always a good boy
and a favorite with the other children.
For several years he reoieved a spe
cial present at Christinas time for be
ing the moat faithful bey in his work.
In Nov. 1910 n« entered it>» Salem
Indian School, Chemawa Ore. in or
dar to laarn a Iruia. Hu choae engi
neering, and wat making *«»! prog
ress iu bis work. Barb mouth ha sene
bis report card t» Rupt. Laarn. His
grades wars excellent iu bit work both
at tobool a»d in tha sliop.
A lew hours before ba died ba
sang ••Jeans l.overof My Sonl.”
Thu following item frasn “Tha Cbs
li'awa American"shoes tb*t ba was
also highly thought of at Cbamawa.
“Lycc.ndra Nqnsrtioff, who bad bean
ill foraotae time, passed away on Sat
urday evening last. Tha remains
ware laid to rest in tha school oeir
etery on Sunday afternoon. Servioes
ware held in tba school ebapel, Bar.
Mr. Hood officiating. Lycondra bad
always b«un one of Chanmwa’t good
boys and a host of friends mourn his
demise.**