the summer of beer and whiskey by edward achorn
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^EBSRLLB_
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GHN [EASDBQ
E`w Orbwbrs, Ogrdbbps, _`wnabs,
Allakrghts, ghn g [ajn Ybhhght Faket
Lgnb Ogsbogjj Glbracgs Kglb
BN[G_N GCE@_H
YROJACGFFGA_S
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C`pyraket ?3 oy Bnwgrn Gce`rh
Yuojasebn ah teb Rhatbn Stgtbs oy YuojacGffgars,
G Lblobr `f teb Ybrsbus O``ds Kr`up
Gjj rakets rbsbrvbn.
Yrahtbn ah teb Rhatbn Stgtbs `f Glbracg.
H` pgrt `f teas o``d lgy ob rbpr`nucbn ah ghy lghhbr wegts`bvbr wate`ut wrattbhpbrlassa`h bxcbpt ah teb cgsb `f orabf qu`tgta`hs blo`nabn ah cratacgj grtacjbs ghn
rbvabws. F`r ahf`rlgta`h, gnnrbss YuojacGffgars, ?2 [bst 2;te Strbbt, 2te Fj``r,
Hbw Q rd, HQ ;.
YuojacGffgars o``ds grb gvgajgojb gt spbcagj nasc`uhts f`r oujd purcegsbs ah teb R.S.
oy c`rp`rgta`hs, ahstatuta`hs, ghn tebr rkghazgta`hs. F`r l`rb ahf`rlgta`h, pjbgsb
c`htgct teb Spbcagj Lgrdbts Nbpgrtlbht gt teb Ybrsbus O``ds Kr`up, ?3 Cebsthut
Strbbt, Suatb ?, Yeajgnbjpeag, YG 13, cgjj () -2, bxt. 2, `r b-lgajspbcagj.lgrdbtsIpbrsbuso``ds.c`l.
O``d nbsakh oy Jahng Lgrd
Jaorgry `f C`hkrbss cgtgj`kuahk-ah-puojacgta`h ngtg grb gvgajgojb.
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ASOH 1;--631-?6-; (b-o``d)
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AH ^EB OAK AHHAHK
BVB_Q O@NQ [E@ DHB[ CE_ASV@H NB_ GEB, A^ SBBLS, EGN G
st`ry go`ut ealgo`ut eas c`j`ssgj p`lp`saty4 eas w`hnbrfuj
kbhbr`saty4 eas rbn-fgcbn rgkbs tegt ahbvatgojy rbc`ajbn cgtgstr`pea-
cgjjy `h ealsbjf4 eas teacd Kbrlgh gccbht ghn w`oojy usb `f teb Bhkjase
jghkugkb4 ghn eas ahsgtagojb gppbtatb f`r obbr, obgutafuj y`uhk w`lbh,
s`hk, ghn jafb. Gs g ogsbogjj `whbr, eb wgs Kb`rkb Stbahorbhhbr, Cegrjab
Fahjby, ghn Oajj Vbbcd r`jjbn aht` `hbegukety, tblpbrglbhtgj, nravbht` wah, wajnjy bxpbralbhtgj, ghn lgnjy ah j`vb wate g ngzzjahk se`w. Eb
egn g spjgse `f Q`ka Obrrg ah eal, t``, weace surfgcbn ah eas bxprbssa`h
`f ]bh-jadb gxa`ls.
Eb strucd s`lb `osbrvbrs gs teb quahtbssbhtagj cgrt``h `f g Kbrlgh
allakrght= l``h-fgcbn ghn strgwobrry-h`sbn, wate twahdjahk bybs, g
ousey lustgceb, ghn gh blbrkahk p`t objjy tegt pusebn `h teb vbst `f
eas j`un cebcdbrbn terbb-pabcb suat. @hb c`htblp`rgry rbp`rtbr `o-sbrvbn= Eas tgstb wgs kavbh t` tr`lo`hb tgaj`ry. Eb jadbn eajgra`us eg-
oajalbhts. Jgrkb cebcds ah jaket eubs wbrb eas fgv`ratb c`j`rs. Eb gn`rbn
tgh se`bs ghn pbgrj-krgy egts. Nbscraoahk V`h nbr Gebs gppbgrghcb gt
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`hb `whbrs lbbtahk, gh gnlarahk rbp`rtbr h`tbn tegt teb Kbrlgh w`rb
g fjgsey suat `f cj`tebs ghn g slajb tegt w`ujn strbtce gcr`ss teb @ea`
_avbr. Sp`rtswratbr ghn f`rlbr ogjjpjgybr al Lurhghb c`lpgrbn eal
t` Cyrgh` nb Obrkbrgc, teb m`yfuj, fjglo`yght j`vbr `f w`lbh ghn jafb
cursbn wate g c`lacgj gppbgrghcb. Ceras wgs f`hn `f jgrkb teahks. Eb
wbgrs g H`. egt, H`. se`bs ghn sp`rts g -cgrgt nagl`hn `h eas
seart fr`ht.
Lghy st`rabs sukkbst tegt V`h nbr Gebs dh`wjbnkb `f teb kglb wgs
jbss tegh bhcycj`pbnac. [b ebgr ah `hb 2 grtacjb tegt eb orgkkbn t` eas
`ff-ghn-`h prbss sbcrbtgry, Ngvan J. _ban, webh teb tw` wbrb lbbtahk gt
eas ogjjpgrd=Ngvb, nas vgs nb pakkbst nagl`hn ah nb c`uhtry.
H`, Ceras, rbpjabn Ngvb, gjj nagl`hns grb teb sglb sazb.
Vbjj, rbpjabn Ceras, at vgs nb pakkbst ahbjn, ghye`w.
Sahcb V`h nbr Geb trgvbjbn wate eas tbgl frbqubhtjy ghn lgnb c`l-
pjacgtbn nbgjs t` otgah vbry k``n ogjjpjgybrs,
suce c`j`ssgj akh`rghcb sbbls oby`hn ob-
jabf. Qbt lghy c`htblp`rgry gcc`uhts, ah-cjunahk fr`l pb`pjb we` gnlarbn eal, gttbst
tegt eb hbvbr quatb sbblbn t` krgsp teb ah-
tracgcabs `f ogsbogjj. @ftbh gftbr eas tbgl
j`st g kglb, eas j`hktalb lghgkbr, Cegrjab
C`lasdby, rbcgjjbn, Ceras w`ujn ngse aht`
teb cjuos nrbssahk r``l, sahkjb `ut g cbrtgah
pjgybr ghn se`ut, Vy nan y`u nr`p ngt ogjj,be0 Eb t``d bvbry luff gs g pbrs`hgj gffr`ht
ghn sbblbn t` teahd teb p``r pjgybrs c`ujn
bxpjgah ah wbjj ce`sbh w`rns wey teby egp-
pbhbn t` luff. @h `tebr `ccgsa`hs, eb
trabn t` ahsparb pjgybrs wate cjuoe`usb gn-
nrbssbs cegrgctbrazbn oy eas lbl`rgojb gar
f`r jghkugkb. @hb rbp`rtbr cjgalbn eb `hcbnbjavbrbn teas wgrhahk go`ut juseahk, `r
bxcbssavb nrahdahk= Sbb ebrb h`w4 A n`ht
vght s`lb f``jasehbss fr`l y`u fbjj`ws. A
vght y`u t` st`p nas sjuseahk ghn pjgy ogjj.
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Ceras V`h nbr Geb(Jaorgry `f C`hkrbss)
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@f y`u vah nb scglpahseap A kaf y`u gjj g suat `f cj`tebs ghn g obhbt-
kglb bxtrg ghn `f y`u n`ht y`u vajj egf t` bgt sh`wogjjs gjj vahtbr.
Eas usb `f Bhkjase lgnb bvbh eas frabhns jguke. J`hktalb Ogjtal`rb
@ra`jbs lghgkbr Oajjy Ogrhab rbcgjjbn ahtr`nucahk g c`upjb `f trgvbjahk
rbp`rtbrs t` teb St. J`uas `whbr `hb ngy, ogcd webh at wgs rgrb f`r sp`rts-
wratbrs t` gcc`lpghy tbgls `h r`gn traps. Y`ys, A gl gwfuj kjgn t` sbb
y`u ghn vbjc`lb y`u t` St. Jbwas, V h nbr Geb nbcjgrbn. @fbr tebrb as
ly p`x. At as gt y`ur bxp`sgj. Gnl`hasebn `hcb f`r jbttahk s`lb k``n
pjgybrs k`, V`h nbr Geb wruhk eas eghns ghn l`ghbn, Vy, `e vy, nanht A
tgdb lahb `wh gnvacb0
G lgh `f allbhsb pranb ah eas gceabvblbhts, eb `hcb kgtebrbn easfrabhns t` se`w `ff eas gsey hbw e`rsb ghn jaket oukky, pgrdbn `utsanb
`f eas Krghn Gvbhub obbr kgrnbh. Ceras nrglgtacgjjy cjalobn ah, nr`vb
hbgrjy gjj teb wgy t` Hgta`hgj Orankb _`gn, turhbn gr`uhn, ghn obkgh g
wajn egjf-lajb kgjj`p n`wh teb wanb gvbhub t`wgrn eas gss`cagtbs. ^` eas
frabhns e`rr`r, teb e`rsb spbn pgst teb cgf ah g frbhzy, c`jjanbn wate g
tbjbpe`hb p`jb, cgtgpujtbn V`h nbr Geb aht` teb larb, ghn kgjj`pbn wajnjy
up teb eajj, nrgkkahk teb rblhghts `f teb rak obeahn at. V`h nbr Geb wgsjukkbn ogcd ahsanb, egn teb lun ghn kralb wgsebn `ff `f eal, ghn
n`whbn g c`upjb f staff nrahds t` rbvavb eas sparats. Eb tebh ogrdbn t` gh
gssastght, ^gdb n`t ojghdbn ojghdbn e`rsb ogcd t` nbr ogrh uht stgrvb
eal t` nbgt. N`ht kavb eal h`nnahks t` bgt out egy uhn `gts.
Eb wgs gh ahsgtagojb w`lghazbr, g fgajahk tegt lgnb eal g kurb `f
ranacujb ah teb pgpbrs ghn vartugjjy ruahbn eas jafb. @h g r`gstahk e`t Suh-
ngy haket ah St. J`uas ah Gukust 2, weajb eas wafb, Bllg, wgs sattahk`h teb stbps ah fr`ht f tebar e`lb gt 363 St. J`uas Gvbhub, eb cglb cg-
rbbhahk gr`uhn teb c`rhbr, crgseahk eas cgrragkb. @ut spajjbn g prbtty
y`uhk oj`hnb hglbn Lass Dattby Nbwby, we` bscgpbn sbra`us ahmury out
h`t g t`hkub-jgseahk fr`l Lrs. V`h nbr Geb. [ebh Lass Nbwby egn teb
hbrvb t` se`w up gt V`h nbr Gebs Sp`rtslghs Ygrd g l`hte jgtbr, Bllg
crbpt up `h ebr, pujjbn g s`ng o`ttjb fr`l teb f`jns `f ebr nrbss, ghn
or`uket at crgseahk n`wh `h teb y`uhk w`lghs ebgn. @h gh`tebr `ccg-sa`h, g lgh se`wbn up gt Bllgs fr`ht n``r t` c`lpjgah tegt V`h nbr
Geb wgs sjbbpahk wate eas wafb. Bllg bvbhtugjjy nav`rcbn V`h nbr Geb,
cegrkahk tegt eb stgybn `ut jgtb gt haket ah teb c`lpghy f w`lbh f ajj-
rbputb ghn va`jgtbn eas lgratgj v`ws h`t `hjy ah St. J`uas, out trgvbjbn
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wate w`lbh f ogn cegrgctbr fr`l pjgcb t` pjgcb. Out V h nbr Geb nanht
jbgrh. Gt teb gkb `f f`rty-sax, eb t``d up wate g k`jn-nakkahk twbhty-`hb-
ybgr-`jn hglbn Nbjjg [bjjs. Gftbr eb lgrrabn Nbjjg ah 16, `hb Lass
Ghhab Dgasbr cglb f`rwgrn, g eghns`lb y`uhk w`lgh we` egn w`rdbn
f`r V`h nbr Geb ghn eas rst wafb gs g sbrvght obf`rb teb c`upjb k`t na-
v`rcbn. Lass Dgasbr cjgalbn eb egn pr`lasbn t` lgrry ebr, ghn tegt teby
egn obbh pjghhahk t` sbt g ngtb. V`h nbr Geb ghn Nbjjg s``h nav`rcbn,
ghn Ceras, egvahk rbs`jvbn teb orbgce-`f-pr`lasb jgwsuat, lgrrabn teb
sbrvght karj we` or`uket at gkgahst eal. Gjj teas pr`vbn bh`rl`usjy c`stjy.
G p`rtgojb tebgtbr `f teb gosurn sbblbn t` f`jj`w V h nbr Geb gr`uhn
gjj eas ngys. Out e`w lghy `f tebsb tgjbs wbrb trub0 Hahbtbbhte-cbhturyhbwspgpbr rbp`rtbrs, eghnbn teb pracbjbss kaft `f teas `vbrsazbn pbrs`hgjaty,
trghsf`rlbn eal aht` s`lbteahk gppr`gceahk g purb btehac stbrb`typb= teb
Kbrlgh allakrght gs g o`logstac ruob, dh`wh gs g Nutcelgh, we`
lust ob c`hstghtjy c`rrbctbn oy eas slgrtbr, Glbracgh-o`rh gss`cagtbs.
Qbt teb east`racgj rbc`rn rbvbgjs g luce l`rb c`lpjbx cegrgctbr tegh teb
`hb c`hstghtjy jglp``hbn ah teb pgpbrs. Eas c`htblp`rgrabs dhbw eal
gs g orajjaght se`wlgh ghn rasd-tgdbr, g lgh we`, te`uke eb `ftbh w`rbeas ebgrt h eas sjbbvb, w`rdbn egrnbr ghn egn g dbbhbr vasa`h f ogsbogjjs
p`tbhtagj tegh gjl`st gjj `f eas c`htblp`rgrabs. Eb as serbwn, cuhhahk
ghn pukhgca`us, `osbrvbn `hb rbp`rtbr we` dhbw eal wbjj. Eas lbte`ns
grb nravb, nravb, nravb ghn dbbp `h nravahk. Gh`tebr rbp`rtbr, stunyahk gh
arrbkujgr fgcb tegt slajbn l`rb tegh at fr`whbn, f`rlbn g str`hk alprbs-
sa`h `f eas wajjp`wbr= Ogsb ogjj vacassatunbs egvb h`t turhbn eas egar krgy.
Eb j``ds jadb g lgh we` c`ujn stradb `ut vak`r`usjy webh teb sbg obc`lbstr`uojbs`lb ghn we` c`ujn dbbp eas ebgn wbjj go`vb teb wgvbs webh
`tebr p`wbrfuj swallbrs obkah t` teahd `f sahdahk.
tut
V@H NB_ GEB S _ASB ^@ OGSBOGJJ KJ@_Q S^G_^BN [A^E ^EB
allakrghts nrbgl `f kbttahk race ah Glbracg. Oy teb jgtb ;s, gs teb
pr`prabt`r `f g teravahk kr`cbry st`rb, sgj``h, ghn o`grnahke`usb ah St.J`uass [bst Bhn, egjf g oj`cd fr`l Krghn Gvbhub Ygrd, eb wgs wbjj `h
eas wgy t` eas k`gj. Eb `pbrgtbn g obbr kgrnbh `h teb pr`pbrty, ghn, gftbr
kglbs, ogsbogjj fghgtacs `cdbn aht` eas pjgcb f`r g tgjj luk `f jgkbr ghn
g oatb t` bgt. eby laket bhm`y spraketjy p`jdgs ghn p`pujgr tuhbs, pjgybn
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oy g slgjj oghn, obf`rb ebgnahk e`lb gftbr nusd `h teb e`rsb-nrgwh
strbbtcgrs. @h teb catys swbjtbrahk sullbr gftbrh``hs, teb juse krbbh
jbgvbs vbrebgn f`rlbn g c``jahk cgh`py tegt rustjbn ah teb orbbzb, ebjp-
ahk t` cgpturb s`lb `f St. J`uass ahtbhsb nust ghn ebgt. At wgs `hb `f
teb pbcujagratabs `f Kbrlgh cust`ls tegt pgrbhts rbgnajy or`uket tebar
y`uhk `hbs t` suce nrahdahk pjgcbs, h`tbn teb ; o``dG ^ ur `f St.
J`uas. At as `ftbh teb cgsb tegt g fglajy c`hsastahk `f eusoghn ghn wafb
ghn egjf g n`zbh ceajnrbh lgy ob osbrvbn sbgtbn gt g tgojb, sappahk frbse,
f`glahk obbr, ghn bgtahk prbtzbjs.
Kbrlghs egn p`urbn aht` teb Lanwbst fr`l teb 3s ter`uke teb
s gs pgrt `f g lgss bx`nus fr`l tebar e`lbjghn. ^eby wbrb bbahkegrn talbs, ogn egrvbsts, oujjyahk ourbgucrgts, ghn teb orutgjaty `f wgr
f`r g obttbr, frbbr jafb. ^eb crgcdn`wh tegt f`jj`wbn teb rbv`juta`hs `f
, ah pgrtacujgr, nr`vb lghy Kbrlgh jaobrgjs t` Glbracg, webrb s`lb
obcglb nastahkuasebn jbgnbrs ah teb ghtasjgvbry ghn w`rdbrs rakets l`vb-
lbhts. Oy , s`lb 2,1 `f teb 32,2 pb`pjb ah St. J`uasl`rb
tegh 2 pbrcbhtwbrb Kbrlgh-o`rh. ^eby egn h`urasebn tebar nrbgls
`h o``ds `f gnvacb jadb ^eb Kbrlghs ah Glbracg (2), oy g O`st`h pgst`rhglbn F. [. O`kbh. G krbgt ojbssahk lbbts teb Kbrlgh blakrght teb
l`lbht eb stbps up`h tebsb se`rbs, O`kbh pr`lasbn. Eb c`lbs aht` g
frbb c`uhtry4 frbb fr`l teb `pprbssa`h `f nbsp`tasl, frbb fr`l pravajbkbn
`rnbrs ghn l`h`p`jabs, frbb fr`l teb prbssurb `f aht`jbrgojb tgxbs ghn
alp`sts, frbb fr`l c`hstrgaht ah lgttbrs f objabf ghn c`hscabhcb. Lghy
Kbrlghs wbrb nrgwh t` teb anbg `f g y`uhk, nyhglac c`uhtry webrb tebar
tgjbht ghn strbhu`us w`rd lgttbrbn l`rb tegh teb weals f k`vbrhlbhtourbgucrgts `r teb gccanbht `f oarte.
^eb Kbrlghs or`uket wate tebl s`lbteahk cgjjbnkblutjacedbatg
c`lp`uhn `f c`hvavagjaty, cglgrgnbrab ghn k``n fbjj`wseap, j`vb `f cbj-
borgta`hs, cgrn-pjgyahk, prgasb `f Tteb\ Kbrlgh wgy `f jafb, ghn gjj tebsb
wgsebn `vbr oy `wahk dbks `f k``n jgkbr obbr. Jappahc`tts Lgkgzahb bx-
pjgahbn t` ats rbgnbrs ah Gpraj 3= Obbr ghn wahb teb Kbrlgh j``ds
up`h gs kafts f K`n, t` ob bhm`ybn ah l`nbrgta`h f`r jaketbhahk teb cgrbs`f jafb ghn gnnahk t` ats pjbgsurbs4 ghn Suhngy gftbrh``h as nbv`tbn, oy
gjj we` n` h`t obj`hk t` teb stractbr Yr`tbstght sbcts, t` rbcrbgta`h.
Lghy hgtavb-o`rh Glbracghs fr`whbn `h suce anbgs. ^ebHbw Q rd
^albs, teb v`acb f teb bgstbrh Yr`tbstght bstgojaselbht, wate ats gffbcta`h
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f`r ojub jgws ghn pr`eaoata`h, e`pbn tebsb gjabhs w`ujn s``h `utkr`w
tebar @jn [`rjn egoats= Ah teb `jn c`uhtrabs, webrb frbbn`l as sl`te-
brbn, nrahdahk lgy ob hbcbssgry t` nr`wh teb nbprbssahk ahubhcbs `f
nbsp`tasl4 out ebrb, webrb frbbn`l w``s teb lahn t` cujturb, h` suce
obgstjy c`lpbhsgta`h as cgjjbn f`r, ghn wb objabvb wb egvb sgan sufcabht
t` pr`vb tegt `ur Kbrlgh fbjj`w-catazbhs grb o`rh f`r eakebr ghn h`ojbr
usbs tegh f`r scehgpps ghn jgkbr-oabr. ^eb Cahcahhgta Bhquarbr, ah c`h-
trgst, ahsastbn tegt Kbrlgh obbr gctugjjy ebjpbn t` cavajazb Glbracg. F`r-
lbrjy Glbracghs nrghd scgrcbjy ghyteahk bjsb tegh weasdy, frbqubhtjy vbry
ogn weasdy, ghn teb c`hsbqubhcb wgs qugrrbjahk, strafb ghn kets. H`w
Glbracghs nrahd gjl`st gs luce obbr gs teb Kbrlghs n`, ghn webrbgsGlbracghs usbn t` p`ur bvbryteahk n`wh tebar ter`gts stghnahk, teby h`w
sat n`wh k``n hgturbnjy ghn cegt vbr g k``n kjgss f obbr, wate`ut yahk
aht` `hb gh`tebrs egar.
At wgsht j`hk obf`rb teb hulobr `f obbr kgrnbhs `pbrgtahk `h Suh-
ngys ah St. J`uas obcglb s`lbteahk `f g hgta`hgj scghngj, gs bgstbrhbrs
c`lpjgahbn `f g stbgny gssgujt `h teb sghctaty `f teb J`rns Ngy. ^e`uke
St. J`uas wgs prbn`lahghtjy Cerastagh, at cghh`t ob cjgalbn tegt ats ah-egoatghts grb pa`us, ah teb sbhsb `f teb w`rn gs uhnbrst``n ah O`st`h,
gnlattbn teb gute`rs `fG ^ ur `f St. J`uas. St. J`uas rbsanbhtss`lb
nbscbhnbn fr`l Frbhce Cgte`jacs, we` segrbn teb Kbrlgh gttatunb t`-
wgrn Suhngysourst fr`l tebar e`lbs `h teb J`rns Ngy, jjahk teb
strbbts wate jguketbr ghn cegttbr gs teby lgnb tebar wgy t` suce ulorg-
kb`us bhcj`surbs gs obbr kgrnbhs. Lusac, nghcahk, ogjj kglbs, ghn tebr
glusblbhts grb ahnujkbn ah wate g zbst weace se`ws teb ahtbhsaty f pjbg-surb rbgjazbn fr`l tebl oy teb pgrtacapghts. F`r tebl, suce pjbgsurbs
wbrb s`uj-fbgsts.
Ah St. J`uas, allakrghts bhc`uhtbrbn g teravahk out r`uke caty gt teb
cujturgj cr`ssr`gns f Glbracg`hb pgrt s`utebrh ah ats cegrl, kbhtajaty,
ghn jgrkb ojgcd p`pujgta`h4 `hb pgrt h`rtebrh ah ats rbjbhtjbss m`cdbyahk
f`r l`hby4 ghn `hb pgrt c`wo`y `utp`st, teb trgnata`hgj nbpgrturb p`aht
f`r te`sb ahtrbpan s`ujs lgdahk teb m`urhby f`r teb [ajn [bst `h C`h-bst`kg wgk`hs. Oy teb s, fbw `f teb catys 3 lajbs `f r`gnwgy egn
obbh pgvbn, jbgvahk St. J`uas t` ob pjgkubn oy wahn-weappbn nust ah nry
wbgtebr ghn sjaly lun nurahk teb wbt sbgs`h. ^eb sbwbr systbl wgs
p``r, ghn p`jjutbn wbjjs wbrb g s`urcb `f nbgnjy nagrrebg ghn fbvbr.
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Strghkbrs egn krbgt nafcujty hnahk tebar wgy gr`uhn, sahcb teb caty nan
h`t obstar atsbjf t` ahstgjj strbbt sakhs uhtaj at e`stbn teb 16 _bpuojacgh
Hgta`hgj C`hvbhta`h. Yb`pjb lgnb tebar wgy go`ut teb caty `h o`o-tgaj
cgrsslgjj, 2-f``t-j`hk strbbtcgrs nrgwh gj`hk rgajs, pujjbn oy `hb e`rsb
`r tw` n`hdbys, ghn typacgjjy `vbr`wahk wate pgssbhkbrs, s`lb prbcgr-
a`usjy cjahkahk t` teb `utsanb.
Obf`rb teb Cavaj [gr, St. J`uas egn obbh g lgm`r stbglo`gt euo, ghn
te`sb lgkhacbht, oraketjy c`j`rbn `gtahk pgjgcbs f`rlbn g f`rbst `f
sl`dbstgcds gj`hk teb oghds, `hb Kbrlgh allakrght rbcgjjbn. Out, ah
bvbr-ceghkahk Glbracg, tegt kguny w`rjn vghasebn gjl`st `vbrhaket. Oy
teb s, rgajr`gns, weace c`ujn l`vb pb`pjb ghn k``ns luce fgstbr ghncebgpbr tegh stbglo`gts, egn st`jbh luce `f teb o`gts ousahbss.
V h nbr Gebs St. J`uas wgs g o``lahk pjgcb, teb saxte jgrkbst caty ah
Glbracg gs `f . ^eacd c`gj sl`db euhk `vbr teb caty, lgdahk teb
l`rhahk jaket sbbl fbbojb ghn krgy j`hk gftbr ngwh. ^ebsb [bstbrh catabs
bxegjb g tgahtbn orbgte, stab teblsbjvbs ah teb fulbs `f tebar `wh pr`s-
pbraty, wr`tb g vasatahk wratbr f`r Egrpbrs Lgkgzahb. @h orutgjjy e`t sul-
lbr ngys, St. J`uas rbsanbhts str`jjbn gcr`ss teb krbgt Bgns Orankb, `rf`uhn rbjabf ah sanbwgjd cgfs tegt lgnb teb Egrpbrs rbp`rtbr teahd `f
Ygras o`ujbvgrns= Jattjb tgojbs grb put `ut ah teb fr`ht `f teb prahcapgj
rbstgurghts, eb wr`tb, ghn teb kubsts cegttbr ghn sap rbfrbselbhts gt
tebl, uhnbr teb kj`wahk kgs-jakets, tajj g jgtb e`ur.
tut
V@H NB_ GEB EGN F@RHN EAS [GQ EB_B F_@L , LAJBS G[GQ.Eb wgs o`rh `h @ct`obr ?, , ah Eajjb, g fgstana`us fgrlahk vajjgkb ah
teb krbbh rbka`h `f [bstpegjag ah Yrussag. Cerastbhbn Cerastagh Frbnbracd
[ajebjl V`h nbr Geb, eb t``d eas hglb fr`l eas fgtebr, we` egn obbh
hglbn, jadb eas fgtebr, gftbr Frbnbracd teb Krbgt. Ceras wgs teb `jnbst `f
hahb ceajnrbh, sbvbrgj `f we`l nabn ah ceajne``n. Eb wgs ogptazbn ah teb
Bvghkbjast Ceurce, sakhafyahk eb wgs Yr`tbstght, pr`ogojy Jutebrgh. eb
bjnbr V`h nbr Geb wgs gh gloata`us ghn succbssfuj krgah nbgjbr ghn lbr-ceght, out nbgte strucd eal n`wh bgrjy, ah 6, webh eb wgs `hjy f`rty.
Ceras wgs saxtbbh. ^erbb ybgrs jgtbr, eb fgcbn c`lpujs`ry sbrvacb ah teb
Yrussagh lajatgry, wate ats egrse nascapjahb ghn `fcbrs ah spadbn ebjlbts.
Fbgrahk naslblobrlbht `r nbgte ah teb wgrs `f Kbrlgh uhacgta`h, teb
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y`uhk lgh n`nkbn at gjj oy blakrgtahk ah 6;. ^ kbt `ut f Kbrlghy, eb
lgy egvb jabn t` `fcagjs, tbjjahk tebl eb wgs o`rh ah 2, ghn teus t``
y`uhk t` sbrvb, g cta`hgj oartengtb eb lgahtgahbn ter`uke`ut eas jafb,
prbsulgojy t` gv`an grrbst se`ujn eb bvbr rbturh t` eas hgtavb jghn. ^eb
o as prbsbrvbn `h eas krgvbst`hb ghn ah vgra`us `fcagj n`culbhts. Ah
ghy cgsb, eb f`uhn eas wgy t` g seap, l`st jadbjy ah Eglourk `r Orblbh,
tegt wgs o`uhn f`r Hbw Q rd Caty.
^eb v`ygkb gcr`ss t``d go`ut sbvbhtbbh ngys oy stbglbr, teb f`rl `f
trghsp`rtgta`h usbn oy l`st allakrghts oy teb jgtb 6s. Stgcdbn gt`p
bgce `tebr ah obrtes, s`lbtalbs f`ur r`ws eake, teb allakrghts wbrb
crgllbn aht` g ngrd e`jn tegt rbbdbn f v`lat, rghcan f``n, ghn uhogtebneulghatyg Ybtrab nase f`r jacb, ahfbcta`us nasbgsb, ghn nbgte. Sgjtwgtbr
sbbpbn aht` teb stbbrgkb ter`uke vbhtajgta`h e`jbs, gnnahk nglphbss ghn
c`jn t` teb lasbry. ^ebar tr`uojbs nan h`t bhn ah Hbw Q rd. ^eb l`lbht
teb trgvbjbrs stbppbn `ff teb o`gt ghn trabn t` rbkgah tebar jghn jbks, swgrls
`f l`hby-kruooahk Glbracghs wbrb p`asbn t` bbcb tebl. Allakrghts
dhbw tegt teby c`ujn sbbd ebjp gt teb Kbrlgh Allakrgta`h S`cabty, g cegr-
atgojb ahstatuta`h bstgojasebn t` gssast te`sb c`lahk t` Glbracg. Out c`hgrtasts wbht t` teb tr`uojb f sbttahk up fgdb Kbrlgh s`cabtabs4 s`lb hbw-
c`lbrs wbht t` tebl, t` ob pgrtbn fr`l wegtbvbr jattjb l`hby teby egn
or`uket.
S``h gftbr jghnahk ah Hbw Q rd, V`h nbr Geb sbt ut f`r teb Lanwbst.
Eb grravbn gs teb catys bc`h`ly wgs stgkkbrahk aht` g p`stwgr sjulp.
Ngy ghn haket, euhkry, egkkgrn lbh ter`hkbn teb St. J`uas ebgnqugrtbrs
`f teb Kbrlgh Allakrgta`h S`cabty, ah teb ogsblbht `f ^av`ja Egjj `hBjl Strbbt, nbspbrgtb f`r w`rd. Out V`h nbr Geb, oraket ghn gloata`us,
jghnbn g m`o gs g kr`cbry cjbrd ah teb catys [bst Bhn. [ateah g fbw ybgrs
`f eas grravgj, eb wgs c`-`whbr `f g c`loahgta`h kr`cbry st`rb ghn sgj``h
`h teb c`rhbr `f Sujjavgh ghn Sprahk. Ah te`sb talbs, ghy kr`cbry st`rb
w`rte ats sgjt wgs gttgcebn narbctjy ter`uke g swahkahk n``r t` g sgj``h,
`hb St. J`uas rbsanbht rbcgjjbn.
@h Lgrce 3, ;, webh eb wgs twbhty-`hb, V`h nbr Geb lgrrabntwbhty-ybgr-`jn Bllg E`fflghh, g Lass`ura-o`rh nguketbr `f Kbrlgh
allakrghts. Hahb l`htes jgtbr, tebar hjy s`h, Bnwgrn, wgs o`rh. Ah ;?,
Ceras o`jnjy o`uket `ut eas ousahbss pgrthbr, stgdahk eas jafbs sgvahks `f
$,?2, ghn webh `hb f eas nbot`rs nabn, V`h nbr Geb l`vbn eas ousahbss
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aht` g tw`-ghn-g-egjf-st`ry o`grnahke`usb g oj`cd s`ute, gt teb c`rhbr `f
Krghn ghn St. J`uas. Eb nbjvbn aht` wgrn p`jatacs, w`rdahk `h obegjf `f
teb pr`-allakrght, ghtapr`eaoata`h Nbl`crgtac Ygrty, ghn obfrabhnbn g
rasahk stgtb rbprbsbhtgtavb hglbn M`eh M`sbpe @Hbajj, s``h t` ob bjbctbn
t` C`hkrbss. Ah se`rt, V h nbr Geb egn gcquarbn g fglajy, g kr`wahk ousa-
hbss, g pjgcb ah teb c`lluhaty, ghn p`jatacgj c`hhbcta`hs. Ah talb, eb
egn g fbbn ghn `ur st`rb ghn outcebr se`p, terbb e`rsbs, terbb nbjavbry
wgk`hs, g stgojb, hahb r``ls vbr teb st`rb, ghn gh fcb h teb rst ``r.
Eb c`ujn o`gst f $;2, ah ghhugj sgjbs. eb ousahbss eb egn ouajt wgs
g tbstglbht t` teb Glbracgh nrbgl. Out V h nbr Geb crgvbn l`rb l`hby,
fglb, ghn rbspbct.Eb ahtbhnbn t` wah tebl ter`uke, `f gjj teahks, gh `nn Glbracgh `o-
sbssa`h tegt wgs tebh cgjjbn ogsb ogjjtw` w`rns. @hb f eas hbakeo`rs, g
Swass allakrght hglbn Gukustus S`jgra, rgh gh bhcj`sbn ogsbogjj kr`uhns
raket n`wh teb strbbt hglbn Krghn Gvbhub Ygrd. S`jgra egn `vbrsbbh ats
brbcta`h `h wegt wgs tebh g c`rhbjn `h teb `utsdarts `f t`wh. Eb tebh
rbhtbn at ut t` g sbrabs f tbgls, l`st h`tgojy teb supbro St. J`uas Or`wh
St`cdahks, g lgm`r-jbgkub cjuo fr`l ;2 ter`uke ;;. Ahtrakubn, V`h nbrGeb obkgh c`htblpjgtahk e`w eas sgj``h ousahbss c`ujn bxpj`at ats pr`x-
alaty t` teb ogjjpgrd, gs eb laket egvb obc`lb ahtbrbstbn ah prbtzbjs,
pbghuts `r ghy `tebr ahcatght t` tearst ghn obbr nrahdahk, gcc`rnahk t`
`hb rbp`rtbr.
^` kbt ahsanb teb ousahbss, eb ghkjbn f`r g jbgnbrseap r`jb ah teb
Krghn Gvbhub Ogsb Ogjj Cjuo, g tbgl tegt pjgybn `h ngys webh teb
Or`wh St`cdahks nan h`t hbbn teb pgrd. V`h nbr Geb `otgahbn g pjgcb`h ats o`grn `f narbct`rs ah ;6, webh eb wgs twbhty-sbvbh, p`ssaojy
wate teb ebjp `f teb cjuos prbsanbht, Bjbvbhte [grn Caty C`uhcajlgh
M. O. [`bstlgh, g fbjj`w Yrussagh allakrght, f`rlbr kr`cbr, ghn rasahk
fj`ur lghufgcturbr we` javbn hbgr V`h nbr Geb `h Krghn Gvbhub.
([ebh [`bstlgh wgs alpjacgtbn ah g oraobry scghngj tegt sprahk, V`h
nbr Geb pr`vanbn sbcuraty f`r eas $?, o`hn.) ^eb narbct`rs pjbnkbn
t` put g k``n tbgl `h teb fabjn, pr`lasahk tegt h`hb out teb obst gl-gtbur pjgybrs w`ujn ob bhkgkbn, ghn tegt e`hbsty w`ujn `utwbake sdajj.
V`h nbr Geb allbrsbn ealsbjf ah teb `pbrgta`h, ghn obf`rb teb stgrt `f
teb sbc`hn sbgs`h, eb wgs bjbctbn vacb prbsanbht. Fr`l tegt p`st, eb
sbcurbn teb c`hcbssa`h gt Krghn Gvbhub Ygrd f`r sbjjahk obbr oy teb
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luk ghn weasdby oy teb se`t, ahcjunahk nurahk Hgta`hgj Jbgkub kglbs
pjgybn tebrb.
Out V`h nbr Geb egn t` w`hnbr e`w luce j`hkbr tegt c`hcbssa`h
w`ujn ob w`rte ghyteahk. Gjj `vbr teb c`uhtry, at egn obc`lb gh `pbh
qubsta`h webtebr pr`fbssa`hgj ogsbogjj c`ujn bvbh survavb. Spbctgt`rs
wbrb goghn`hahk teb sp`rt, weace sbblbn nbstahbn t` wajt gwgy, gh`tebr
Glbracgh fgn `h ats wgy t` `ojava`h. Af eb wghtbn t` lgdb l`rb l`hby,
V h nbr Geb w`ujn egvb t` hn g wgy t` lgdb ogsbogjj p`pujgr gkgah.
tut
GLB_ACG [GS AH ^EB K_AY @F G ^B__AOJB NBY_BSSA@H F@_ LRCE
`f teb ;s, ghn pr`fbssa`hgj ogsbogjj wgs ogrbjy survavahk gs teb nbcgnb
nrbw t` g cj`sb. ^eb sp`rts rbputgta`h egn obbh ojgcdbhbn oy nase`hbst
ghn nruhdbh pjgybrs we`sb nuoa`us pbrf`rlghcbs `h teb bjn jbn lghy
pgyahk cust`lbrs t` quat wgstahk tebar l`hby h teb kglb. eb rst pr`-
fbssa`hgj jbgkub, teb Hgta`hgj Gss`cagta`h f Yr`fbssa`hgj Ogsb Ogjj Yjgy-
brs, f`uhnbn ah ;, egn stgkkbrbn ter`uke vb sbgs`hs, nglgkbn h`t
`hjy oy ats cr``ds ghn o``zbrs, out gjs` oy uhc`lpbtatavb ghn p``rjyhghcbn tbgls fr`l lah`r lgrdbts gs wbjj gs teb o`rahk n`lahghcb `f
`hb cjuo, teb O`st`h _bn St`cdahks. ^eb Hgta`hgj Gss`cagta`h c`ujn
egrnjy ob cgjjbn g jbgkubat wgs l`rb g j``sb structurb nbsakhbn t` gwgrn
g pbhhghtsahcb tebrb wgs h` xbn scebnujb, ghn ghy cjuo c`ujn bhtbr
oy pgyahk g $ lblobrseap fbb, pgjtry bvbh tebh. Oy teb sullbr f ;2,
[ajjagl Glor`sb Eujobrt, teb rbs`jutb prbsanbht `f teb Ceacgk` [eatb
St`cdahks (t`ngys Cuos), egn bhnurbn bh`uke `f suce h`hsbhsb. Ebstgkbn g c`up, nrgwahk teb racebst cjuos `f teb [bst `ut `f teb Hgta`hgj
Gss`cagta`h ghn c`lpbjjahk teb obst tbgls `f teb Bgst t` m`ah tebl ah g
slgjjbr, l`rb bxcjusavb hbw carcuat, teb Hgta`hgj Jbgkub f Yr`fbssa`hgj
Ogsb Ogjj Cjuos, wate teb blpegsas `h kavahk cjuo lghgkblbht c`htr`j
`vbr pjgybrs. At survavbs t` teas ngy gs teb Hgta`hgj Jbgkub.
Fr`l teb whbrs stghnp`aht, Eujobrts jbgkubwate g xbn scebnujb
ghn s`jan tbgls ah ogsbogjjs oakkbst lgrdbtswgs g nbcanbn alpr`vblbht`vbr teb ceg`tac Hgta`hgj Gss`cagta`h. Bvbh s`, kglojbrs stajj swgrlbn
`vbr ogjjpgrds, ghn obttahk fubjbn luce `f teb puojacs ahtbrbst ah teb
kglb. ^eb eukb gl`uhts `f l`hby gt stgdb ahbvatgojy spurrbn gttblpts
t` x kglbs. Surb bh`uke, ah jgtb ;;, f`ur lblobrs `f teb rst-pjgcb
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J`uasvajjb Krgysahcjunahk tebar supbro patcebr, Mal Nbvjahwbrb al-
pjacgtbn ah ter`wahk teb Hgta`hgj Jbgkub pbhhght, oj`wahk kglbs t` jbt
O`st`h cgpturb teb gk. Ghn sahcb s`lb `f teb pjgybrs, ahcjunahk Nbvjah,
egn gjrbgny sakhbn t` pjgy f`r teb St. J`uas Or`wh St`cdahks ah ;, tegt
tbgl, t``, k`t c`gtbn wate teb sjalb `f tebar c`rrupta`h.
^eb Or`wh St`cdahks c`ujn egrnjy gff`rn teas jgtbst stgah. ^eby egn
gjrbgny obbh s`ajbn oy g j`hk sbrabs f kglojahk scghngjs. ebrb wgs str`hk,
af h`t quatb gcta`hgojb, bvanbhcb, f`r ahstghcb, tegt gt jbgst tw` St. J`uas
pjgybrs wbrb w`rdahk f`r teb h`t`ra`us Ceacgk` kglojbr Ladb LcN`hgjn
t` ter`w kglbs. L`rb`vbr, gh bxpj`savb hbwspgpbr bxp`s cegrkbn tegt
Or`wh St`cdahks lghgkbr Kb`rkb Ourtab LcLghus, ah cge``ts wate eascgptgah, teb segny Ladb LcKbgry, gttblptbn t` ouy J`uasvajjb-ogsbn ul-
parb Nghabj Nbvahhby f`r $?2 t` segnb cgjjs ah St. J`uass fgv`r. Naskustbn
wate tebsb nbvbj`plbhts, luce `f St. J`uas salpjy kgvb up `h ogsbogjj.
^eb cavac jbgnbrs we` rgh teb Or`wh St`cdahks, egvahk j`st teb sbrvacbs f
Nbvjah ghn `tebr stgrs we` laket egvb ebjpbn brgsb teb `rkghazgta`hs
nbot, nr`ppbn tebar pjghs t` ouajn g hbw pgrd n`wht`wh ghn ahstbgn f`jnbn
teb cjuo. Gftbr ybgrs `f t`p-nrgwbr pr`fbssa`hgj ogsbogjj, St. J`uas egn h`lgm`r-jbgkub tbgl f`r ;.
^eas wgs kral hbws f`r tw` or`tebrs we` wbrb sp`rtswratbrs gt c`l-
pbtahk St. J`uas hbwspgpbrs, Gjfrbn E. Spahd f tebLass`ura _bpuojacgh
ghn [ajjagl Spahd `f teb St. J`uas Kj`ob-Nbl`crgt. _bc`khazahk tegt
tebar m`os wbrb h`t j`hk f`r teas w`rjn wate`ut ogsbogjj, teby ebjpbn c`o-
ojb t`kbtebr g sblapr` tbgl, kgvb at teb `jn hglb `f Or`wh St`cdahks,
ghn scebnujbn g sbrabs `f kglbs. Out teb ogsbogjj-j`vahk puojac, nas-kustbn gt teb wgy teby egn j`st teb spjbhnan tbgl teby egn e`pbn f`r,
w`ujn egvb h`hb `f at, Gjfrbn rbc`uhtbn. ^eb hbw cjuo pjgybn t` l`stjy
blpty stghns gt Krghn Gvbhub Ygrd ghn teb slgjjbr C`lpt`h Gvbhub
Kr`uhns. [ebh teb Spahd or`tebrs jurbn teb Hgta`hgj Jbgkubs cbjb-
orgtbn Ahnaghgp`jas Or`whs t` vasat St. J`uas ah ;, teb e`lb cjuo fgajbn
t` c`jjbct bh`uke kgtb l`hby bvbh t` fuhn teb vasat`rs trap ogcd t` teb
e`tbj n`wh `h teb o`o-tgaj e`rsbcgrs.Oy lan-;1, St. J`uas sbblbn t` egvb sw`rh `ff ogsbogjj. Bvbh g
ebgvajy gnvbrtasbn kglb ah Muhb nrbw hjy g slgttbrahk f spbctgt`rs, we`,
ah teb w`rns `f teb St. J`uas Kj`ob-Nbl`crgt, kgzbn gt teb obkkgrjy grrgy
`f blpty obhcebs, ghn te`uket f teb jnbh talb webh stghnahk r``l hjy
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wgs teb kbhbrgj rujb. ^eb Or`wh St`cdahks jalpbn `h aht` ;1 ghn
uhnbr tebar ahtrbpan pjgybr-lghgkbr Hbn Cuteobrt, g f`rlbr ghn futurb
lgm`r jbgkubr. Eb ghn eas pjgybrs navanbn up teb rbcbapts gftbr bgce kglb,
kavahk go`ut hb-qugrtbr f teb tgdb t` teb lgh we` rgh teb kr`uhns, S`-
jgra. ^eb l`hby wgs patafuj, te`uke, ghn teb hbkjbctbn pgrd wgs rgpanjy
obc`lahk segooy.
Aht` teas satugta`h stbppbn V`h nbr Geb. Cuteobrt, we` dhbw teb Kbr-
lgh fr`l eas obbr sgjbs gt Krghn Gvbhub Ygrd, rbc`khazbn tegt teas pr`s-
pbr`us hbakeo`re``n ourkebr ghn rasahk cavac jbgnbr wgs gh anbgj cghnangtb
t` oghdr`jj St. J`uass rbturh t` teb oak talb, weace lbght ah teb Hgta`hgj
Jbgkub. Gt rst, V`h nbr Geb wgs rbjuctght t` rasd eas l`hby `h tebsceblb. At wgs Bnnab we` tgjdbn lb aht` ogsbogjj, V`h nbr Geb rbvbgjbn
jgtb ah jafb. Eb pacdbn lb ut, ghn, f`r l`htes, eb tgjdbn jbgkub ogsbogjj,
uhtaj eb c`hvahcbn lb tegt tebrb wgs s`lbteahk ah at. Oy jgtb , V`h
nbr Geb egn c`lb gr`uhn t` sbbahk wegt lghy Glbracgh ahvbst`rs c`ujn
h`ttegt teb ousahbss `f ogsbogjj nan h`t egvb t` nab4 ahnbbn, at laket
lbrbjy ob ah ats ahfghcy. Glbracgh-o`rh lbh we` dhbw teb kglb wbjj egn
rbpbgtbnjy trabn t` lgdb g k` f St. J`uas ogsbogjj ghn fgajbn, out teb Kbr-lgh allakrght f`rlbn teb c`hvacta`h tegt eb c`ujn bgrh g f`rtuhb. Eb
egn g vasa`h `f lgdahk g ngy gt teb pgrd g l`rb bxcatahk bxpbrabhcb tegh
bvbr obf`rb, wate cebgp tacdbts, o``lahk obbr sgjbs, ghn oak cr`wns
gn`rhbn oy obgutafuj w`lbh. [egts l`rb, eb sgw g rbvatgjazbn ogjjpgrd
gs teb cbhtbrpabcb `f [bst Bhn nbvbj`plbht ghn objabvbn at w`ujn o``st
eas ousahbss ghn eas rbgj-bstgtb ahvbstlbhts.
Suce g vasa`h rbquarbn g krbgt nbgj f algkahgta`h. Rhnbr teb lghgkb-lbht `f teb bxegustbn S`jgra, Krghn Gvbhub Ygrd egn nbtbra`rgtbn aht` g
nulp tegt, gcc`rnahk t` Gj Spahd, c`htgahbn g wbgtebr obgtbh krghnstghn
ghn g j`t `f r`ttbh obhcebs. G tw`-st`ry ouajnahk, pgrt `f weace S`jgra bv-
anbhtjy usbn gs eas e`lb, st``n ah raket bjn, fbhcbn `ff fr`l pjgy, `hjy
?2 fbbt n`wh teb jahb. V`h nbr Geb pbrsugnbn S`jgra t` nr`p teb jbgsb `h
teb ogjjpgrd ghn tebh, t` eas `jn hbakeo`rs gppgrbht surprasb, f`rcbn eal
`ut `f teb ouajnahk. V`h nbr Geb ahtbhnbn t` rap n`wh teb stghns ghn rb-pjgcb tebl wate g frbse hbw w``nbh krghnstghn. Eb w`ujn ouajn gh uppbr
nbcd ghn ojbgcebrs h teb sanb, lgdahk teb hbw pgrd teb l`st c`ll`na-
`us ah teb c`uhtry. ^egt pr`mbct w`ujn c`st gt jbgst $?,2, g suostghtagj
ahvbstlbht, pgrtacujgrjy gt g talb webh ogsbogjj wgs c`hsanbrbn cj`sb t`
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nbgte. V`h nbr Geb wgs uhnbtbrrbn. Eb c`f`uhnbn g hbw rkghazgta`h t`
pacd up teb jbgsb ghn ruh teb kr`uhns, teb Sp`rtslghs Ygrd ghn Cjuo
Gss`cagta`h. @tebr lbh wbrb ahv`jvbn, out V`h nbr Geb o`jnjy o`uket up
l`st `f teb st`cd, rbp`rtbnjy sahdahk eas jafbs sgvahks `f $, aht` teb
sceblb. ^egt wgs g sakhacght gl`uht `f l`hby ah gh brg webh teb gv-
brgkb fgct`ry w`rdbr bgrhbn jbss tegh $2 g ybgr.
Naspjgyahk g sparat `f ahh`vgta`h wbjj gebgn `f eas talb, V h nbr Geb
bhvasa`hbn eas hbw pgrd gs g lujtapurp`sb bhtbrtgahlbht c`lpjbx wate
g cracdbt bjn . . . g ogsb ogjj nagl`hn, cahnbr pgtes f`r sprahtbrs, g eghn
ogjj c`urt, o`wjahk gjjbys ghn bvbryteahk `f tegt s`rt. Oy `hb gcc`uht,
sp`rtslbh we` wbrb pgssa`hgtbjy nbv`tbn t` wahk se``tahk c`htraoutbnt` teb hbw fgcajaty, ahtbhnahk t` e`jn wbbdjy se``tahk bvbhts gt teb
kr`uhns uhnbr teb guspacbs `f teb St. J`uas Kuh Cjuo (weace lgy ebjp
bxpjgah teb hbw hglb f teb Krghn Gvbhub kr`uhns, rbcerastbhbn Sp`rts-
lghs Ygrd). V`h nbr Geb gjs` lgnb pjghs t` usb S`jgras e`usb gs g obbr
kgrnbh, sbttahk cegars ghn tgojbs `ut ah nbbp raket bjn, jatbrgjjy ah pjgy.
Out rbgnlassa`h t` teb Hgta`hgj Jbgkubweace teb Or`whs ogcdbrs
te`uket wgs dby t` tebar hghcagj e`pbswbht h`webrb. ^eb whbrs fats cjuos egn h` usb f`r us, Gj Spahd rbcgjjbn. Kglojahk scghngjs egn
kavbh St. J`uas g ojgcd byb ah ogsbogjj carcjbs teb c`uhtry `vbr. Ghn,
surbjy, ybgrs `f p``r gttbhnghcb gt St. J`uas kglbs, ghn V`h nbr Gebs ah-
tbhta`h t` sbjj `cbghs `f obbr, nan h`t ebjp, batebr. Gt tegt p`aht, h` `hb
`utsanb teb allbnagtb carcjb `f ahvbst`rs sbblbn t` egvb teb sjaketbst
fgate tegt V h nbr Geb c`ujn turh at gjj gr`uhn. Out teb Hgta`hgj Jbgkubs
shuo wgs must gs wbjj, sahcb V`h nbr Geb egn g naffbrbht vasa`h.^eb Hgta`hgj Jbgkub, wate ats fty-cbht tacdbts ghn ogh `h Suhngy
ogjj, lgrdbtbn teb kglb `hjy t` teb race, `r gt jbgst teb uppbr lannjb
cjgssteb jgwybrs, gcc`uhtghts, ghn ousahbsslbh we` egn teb frbbn`l
t` tgdb g orbgd jgtb ah teb gftbrh``h ghn k` `ut t` teb ogjjpgrd. V`h nbr
Geb egn gh`tebr anbg= t` wbjc`lb w`rdahk lbh ghn fbjj`w allakrghts,
te`sb we` t`ajbn gjj wbbd ghn c`ujn h`t orbgd frbb fr`l tebar m`os t` gt-
tbhn g kglb. ^ebsb lbh egn `hjy Suhngys gvgajgojb f`r s`lbteahk jadbogsbogjj. ^eby c`ujn h`t bgsajy gff`rn teb Hgta`hgj Jbgkubs gnlassa`h
pracb `f fty cbhts, out teby c`ujn c`lb up wate twbhty-vb cbhts f`r g
tacdbt. [ate teas ahsaket, V`h nbr Geb lgnb ogsbogjj g luce l`rb ahcju-
savb kglb4 ah g sbhsb, eb ebjpbn lgdb at teb Glbracgh kglb.
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At t``d kutss`lb te`uket rbcdjbss stupanatyt` ahvbst ah ogsbogjj
ah , pgrtacujgrjy ah St. J`uas. [ebh TV`h nbr Geb\ pujjbn `ut `f teb
sgvahks oghd teb l`st f eas egrn bgrhahks ghn ahvbstbn at ah rbsurrbctahk
teb hgta`hgj kglb ah St. J`uas, eb dhbw gs luce go`ut ogsbogjj gs g
p`rdbr n`bs go`ut teb`j`ky, sp`rtswratbr Egrry [bjn`h cjgalbn. Ceras
egn h` bxpbrabhcb tebh out wgs pjucdy ghn kglb bh`uke t` rasd teb
l`hby ah teb vbhturb webh h` `hb bjsb w`ujn t`uce at wate g pgar `f
t`hks. egt wgs g oat f gh bxgkkbrgta`h, sahcb V h nbr Geb egn obbh ah-
v`jvbn pbrapebrgjjy wate teb kglb f`r g hulobr `f ybgrs. Out, e`wbvbr
jattjb `r luce eb dhbw go`ut ogsbogjj, teb allakrght kr`cbr dhbw teas=
t` lgdb g n`jjgr ah Glbracg, g lgh egn t` tgdb g ceghcb. Af at sbjjs obbr,Al gjj f`r at, eb t`jn eas fbjj`w ogsbogjj ahvbst`rs.
Ah teb bgrjy sprahk `f , g kr`up `f pjgybrs sgt `h teb bjn ah fr`ht
`f V`h nbr Gebs spjbhnan hbw krghnstghn, tgjdahk go`ut teb upc`lahk
sbgs`h. Gjte`uke teby wbrb ogrbjy bdahk `ut g javahk, teb pjgybrs wbrb
s`jan pr`fbssa`hgjs. L`st `f tebl batebr egn lgm`r-jbgkub bxpbrabhcb gj-
rbgny `r w`ujn s`lbngy. At wgs gkrbbn gs wb gjj sgt tebrb `h teb krbbh
swgrn tegt wb w`ujn w`rd t`kbtebr t` ouajn up teb sp`rt, Gj Spahd rb-cgjjbn terbb nbcgnbs jgtbr. Bgce pjgybr pr`lasbn t` ob pr`lpt gt bgce
kglb, t` n` eas jbvbj obst gt gjj talbs ghn t` tgdb f`r eas pgy must gs slgjj
g pbrcbhtgkb `f teb kgtb rbcbapts gs teb kbhbrgj wbjfgrb `f teb pgrd ghn
ats `whbrs w`ujn gjj`w.
J`st ah teb k`jnbh kj`w `f Spahds lbl`ry wgs g oattbr wrghkjb tegt
jbn up t` tegt sbrbhb kgtebrahk, g ket obtwbbh teb pjgybrs ghn V`h nbr
Geb vbr navanahk up teb pr`cbbns. eb hbw whbr, nbtbrlahbn t` rbc`upeas ahvbstlbht, ghh`uhcbn pjghs t` o``st eas segrb `f teb kgtb ghn sjgse
teb pjgybrs. ^egt spurrbn terbgts `f g wgjd`ut. ^eb pjgybrs jbgnbr,
[ajjagl Spahd, rbcbavbn g cut f teb kgtb f`r eas bff`rts ghn egn h` ahtbrbst
ah sbbahk at rbnucbn. Eb ahsastbn tegt teb Or`whs w`ujn ob obttbr `ff
goghn`hahk teb trucujbht V`h nbr Geb ghn eas spaffy Sp`rtslghs Ygrd
ghn k`ahk `ff t` pjgy gt teb slgjjbr, segooabr C`lpt`h Gvbhub Kr`uhns.
Egn [ajjagl swgybn teb pjgybrs, eb laket wbjj egvb jbft V`h nbr Gebwate gh bxpbhsavb hbw ogjjpgrd ghn h` tbgl. Out V`h nbr Geb serbwnjy
`utghdbn Spahd, qugseahk teb rbobjja`h oy ffbrahk tw` stgr pjgybrs, Oajj
ghn Mgcd Kjbgs`h, gh bxtrg $ bgce t` stgy wate eal. Eb gjs` pr`lasbn
t` usb eas p`jatacgj c`hhbcta`hs t` sbcurb tebl pgtr`hgkb m`os ah teb catys
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rb nbpgrtlbht. Ah teb bhn, Hbn Cuteobrt ghn tebr dby pjgybrs nbcanbn
t` rblgah, t``, rbgjazahk at lgnb jattjb hghcagj sbhsb t` goghn`h tebar oak
hbw ogjjpgrd. Fr`zbh `ut gftbr ketahk t` rbst`rb ogsbogjjs p`pujgraty,
[ajjagl Spahd fbjt obtrgybn oy teb lbrcbhgry Kjbgs`h or`tebrs. Eb rb-
fusbn t` spbgd g w`rn t` batebr f tebl uhtaj eas nbgte ah 2. Egn teby
rblgahbn wate Spahd, V`h nbr Geb w`ujn pr`ogojy egvb hbvbr obbh ebgrn
`f ah c`hhbcta`h wate ogsb ogjj, h`tbn `hb rbp`rtbr. Cerass kutsy l`vb
nrglgtacgjjy ahcrbgsbn eas p`wbr `vbr ogsbogjj ah St. J`uas.
Gl`hk te`sb we` stgybn wate V h nbr Geb wgs [ajjagls wh or`tebr,
Gj. Nbspatb teb hbw pgrd ghn g wajjahkhbss `f pjgybrs ghn lghgkblbht
t` w`rd t`kbtebr, teb `utj``d stajj sbblbn c`jn ghn ojbgd, Gj rbcgjjbn,f`r `hb kjgrahk rbgs`h= teb Or`wh St`cdahks, we` pjgybn ah h` `rkghazbn
jbgkub, c`ujn h`t bgsajy hn `pp`hbhts. At wgs up t` lb t` jj teb
orbgce, eb sgan. Gj pr`p`sbn g cjbvbr anbg t` g fbjj`w ogsbogjj wratbr,
@javbr Ybrry Cgyj`r `f teb Cahcahhgta Bhquarbr, ah gh`tebr ebgvajy Kbr-
lgh, jgkbr-j`vahk caty tegt egn j`st ats sj`t ah teb Hgta`hgj Jbgkub. Eb
urkbn Cgyj`r t` r`uhn up wegtbvbr pr`fbssa`hgj pjgybrs wbrb stajj jurdahk
ah t`wh, sjgp `h tebl teb h`stgjkac hglb `f Cahcahhgta _bns, ghn orahktebl t` St. J`uas f`r g terbb-kglb, Sgturngy-ter`uke-L`hngy sbrabs ah
jgtb Lgy . At pr`vbn g orajjaght sceblb. e`usghns f pb`pjb ter`hkbn
Sp`rtslghs Ygrd. ^eb hglbs St. J`uas Or`whs ghn Cahcahhgta _bns
pr`vbn lgkac ah s` fgr gs rbgwgdbhahk ahtbrbst ah teb kglb ah teas caty
wgs c`hcbrhbn, Spahd rbcgjjbn. Gt teb bhn `f teb kglb, V`h nbr Geb,
egppabr, gppgrbhtjy, tegh ghy `f teb rbst, krgspbn Spahd oy teb eghn.
[egt g hb oak cr`wn! Out teb kglb, Gj, teb kglb. E`w wgs at0 [gs atg prbtty k``n kglb0 Q`u dh`w A dh`w h`teahk go`ut at.
E`pahk t` dbbp teb cr`wns p`urahk ah gjj sullbr, Spahd grrghkbn
vasats fr`l teb prgarab hahbs `pbrgtahk ah teb Lanwbst, sblapr` cjuos gt
obst. F`rtuhgtbjy, teby wbrb wajjahk t` c`lb must f`r teb fuh `f pjgyahk,
rbcbavahk h`teahk oby`hn bxpbhsbsrgajr`gn trgvbj t` St. J`uas ah cebgp
cgrs, g stgy ah g sbc`hn-rgtb e`tbj, ghn g trap h teb e`rsbcgrs t` ghn fr`l
teb pgrd. ^ebrb wgs `f c`ursb h` nascapjahb, h` `rnbr, h` ghyteahk, bgcepjgybr c`lahk ghn k`ahk gs eb pjbgsbn, Spahd rblblobrbn. @hb tbgl,
teb Ceacgk` Bcdf`rns, grravbn wate `hjy sbvbh lbh, lahus teb tw` l`st
alp`rtght pjgybrscgtcebr ghn patcebr. Spahd lghgkbn t` sgjvgkb teb
kglb webh, bh r`utb t` teb pgrd, eb spabn tw` y`uhkstbrs pjgyahk `h g
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j`t ah H`rte St. J`uas ghn egujbn tebl gj`hkcgtcebr Dan Ogjnwah ghn
patcebr Ebhry @vbrobcd, o`te `f we`l jgtbr egn pr`fbssa`hgj cgrbbrs,
Ogjnwah ah teb lgm`r jbgkubs.
Gs teb catys pgssa`h f`r ogsbogjj rbakhatbn, teb Kj`ob-Nbl`crgt pgssbn
gj`hk g m`db tegt wgs lgdahk teb r`uhns= Ogsb Ogjj as `jn ah teb w`rjn,
gs as pr`vbh oy teb vbry rst jahb ah Kbhbsas= Ah teb oak ahhahk, btc. Ghn
Suhngy gftbr Suhngy, spbctgt`rs we` egn gttbhnbn l`rhahk rbjaka`us sbr-
vacbs nrgahbn dbks `f V h nbr Gebs obbr ah teb gftbrh``h. Eb t``d h`
ahtbrbst ah teb kglb, out st``n `vbr eas ogrtbhnbrs, wgtceahk teb nalbs
ghn qugrtbrs tegt teb cr`wn se`wbrbn `vbr teb ogr, pjgybr ^`l Or`wh
rbcgjjbn. Ebgr nbl se`unahk `ut ngrb, V`h nbr Geb supp`sbnjy sgan,j``dahk `vbr teb cr`wn. ^rbb t`usghn tbl f``js ghn `hb vasb lgh, ghn
teb vasb lgh as lb, lb Ceras [`h nbr Geb!
Oy lansullbr , teb wasb lghs ahvbstlbht wgs pgyahk `ff eghn-
s`lbjy, t` teb gst`haselbht `f p``r S`jgra, we`sb prbva`us lghgkblbht `f
teb sglb pr`pbrty wgs h`t, ah teb w`rns f teb St. J`uas Kj`ob-Nbl`crgt,
gh `vbrp`wbrahk succbss. Nravbh oy mbgj`usy, `r pbregps g sbhsb tegt teb
Kbrlgh egn e``nwahdbn eal, S`jgra obcglb s` rbsbhtfuj tegt eb rbs`rtbnt` s`lb lbghs `f rufahk teb fbgtebrs `f teb cjuo gt jgrkb ghn V`h nbr
Geb ah pgrtacujgr. F r stgrtbrs, eb cegjjbhkbn V`h nbr Gebs jaqu`r jacbhsb.
S`jgra j`st tegt `hb, out eb ghn `tebr catazbhs, w`rrabn go`ut oujjbts yahk
ah g rbsanbhtagj hbakeo`re``n, lghgkbn t` pbrsugnb j`cgj gute`ratabs t`
rbv`db se``tahk pravajbkbs gt teb pgrd. Gs g hgj pabcb `f spatbw`rd, S`jgra
brbctbn g eake fbhcb ah fr`ht `f V h nbr Gebs e`usb, `ostructahk teb fgl-
ajys vabw `f teb pgrd. H`t c`htbht wate tegt, eb egn V h nbr Geb grrbstbn`h cegrkbs, quacdjy naslassbn, `f lgdahk fgjsb gfngvats go`ut teb pgrds
hbakeo`rs. ^erbb l`htes jgtbr, s`lb`hb lghgkbn t` kbt V`h nbr Geb
egujbn obf`rb teb Sbc`hn Nastract Y`jacb C`urt f`r bxeaoatahk Ogsb ogjj,
cracdbt, btc., wate`ut Tg\ jacbhsb. ^eb c`urt c`htahubn teb cgsb uhtaj g
jgtbr ngtb. At hbvbr gkgah lgnb teb pgpbrs. Ybregps V h nbr Geb cgjjbn `h
eas p`jatacgj c`hhbcta`hs `r pgan g oraob t` lgdb teb pr`ojbl nasgppbgr.
Ah ghy bvbht, S`jgras egrgsslbht fgajbn t` sj`w eal n`wh. V`h nbr Gebwgs nbtbrlahbn t` lgdb teas vbhturb w`rd.
Yr`fbssa`hgj cjuos obkgh t` tgdb h`tb f teb eukb cr`wns V h nbr Gebs
Or`whs wbrb nrgwahk `h Suhngys. H` j`hkbr nan St. J`uas egvb t` rbjy `h
sbvbh-lgh tbgls f`r `pp`hbhts. ^eb `utstghnahk Gdr`hs `f @ea`, gs wbjj
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gs suce fgl`us uhgfjagtbn bgstbrh cjuos gs teb Gtejbtacs `f Yeajgnbjpeag
ghn teb Gtjghtacs `f Or``djyh, wbrb h`w ahtbrbstbn ah c`lahk t` kbt g segrb
`f V`h nbr Gebs kgtb. [ebh teby grravbn tegt fgjj, teb turh`ut wgs s` str`hk
tegt V`h nbr Geb ghn eas fbjj`w ahnbpbhnbht ogsbogjj bhtrbprbhburs
rbgcebn teb `ova`us c`hcjusa`h= t` ebjj wate teb Hgta`hgj Jbgkub. At wgs
talb t` stgrt tebar `wh lgm`r jbgkub. ^eb `jn jbgkubs rbsp`hsb t` tebsb
upstgrts, at turhbn `ut, w`ujn ob ghyteahk out pjbgsght.
Ah teb Oak Ahhahk 7;