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«ЖІНОЧИЙ СВІТ» summer sun, without any motive whatsover, I had placed on an innocent life that sentence of death! Now I understood clearly and unquestionably that the murder was entirly unwarranted. For I could neither pluck nor eat that poor little body. No, I could not even force myself to look at it again. I let the little bird fall from my hand and humbly and sorrow- fully, my brain a whirl of emo- tions, I ran far, far from him 80 as not to see him, so as to erase from my soul even the memory of him. 1 wanted very much to ery, but I could not; it was as though a vice squeezed my heart prevent- ing the alleviation of my pain through tears. The image of the beautiful bird reposed in my soul. I саг- ried it away with me, and it al- ways seemed that he looked at me with his mute, sorrowful eyes, gazed with silent resignation, drooped his head, and whispered: “Ah, I knew that my summer had fled, that my slavery саше hand in hand with death!” ‘These worries lingered for only a short time in my soft, impres- sionable heart. After a few days I forgot about the bird and his unfortunate fate. I forgot him, І thought, for always. The im- pressions left by my sin settled to some dark corner of my soul and were buried under other im- pressions, other memories. In spite of that however they did not die. Twenty years pas- sed, and when upon me fell the first big blow of misfortune, when I was young, with a heart full of fire, full of the desire to live and love in the enchantment of summer, while I drooped and withered in a dungeon and was forced to see the collapse of all my hopes, to see the heartless ruination and destruction, the ravishment of all that I held most sacred, most priceless in the trea- sure-chest of my soul, then — in the middle of the frightful sleepless night, there appeared before me the image of that be- autiful little bird, and I was pierced to the core of my heart by his sad eyes, full of silent re- signation, upon my brain beat, in all the fullness of their meaning, the awful words: “Ah! My’summer has fled! I am enslaved! I know, I know to what end I will come!” And from that time on I have been unable to rid myself of that memory. It poisons my every happy moment; my strength and courage break under the weight of my misfortune. It tortures my conscience, and it seems that all the foolish, unreasonable, ter- rible, and evil deeds that I ever committed in my life become crystallized into a concrete im- age of that innocent little bird in order to make the torture of my soul more horrible... In the silence of the night I hear the bird pecking at the window, and I awaken from sleep. And in moments of terror and despair, when agonizing pain sinks its claws into my heart and threatens to break my spirit, it seems to me that I, myself, am that weak hungry little birdling. I feel that some stubborn, vicious power holds me in its hand, shows me visions of happiness, but will, in ато instant, without, reason .or motive, twist off my head. Ena, о ТО THE YOUNG UKRAINIANS I feel highly honored to have been asked by the editor of this magazine to express my opinions and ideas concerning it. As a young Ukrainian in whom the love of the motherland of my parents was early instilled I fully appreciate the possibilities of this magazine, What does it mean to us? It means another step toward our common goal, the ultimate free- dom of Ukraine. It means that our women will at last be able to express their convictions, their thoughts, their plans and ideas. It means that we of the younger generation, to whom a large part of this magazine will be devoted, will be able to voice our senti- It means the renewal of activity, the reawakening of pat- riotism and of ambition. It is an opportunity of which we should take full advantage. The sponsors of this magazine are dependent upon us for the material to fill the space given us. We shall not disappoint them. What sort of material shall we submit? News of the activities of our organiz s, original writing: translations of the works of Ul krainian authors, i ideas and sugges- tions that will inerease the in- terest of American Ukrainians in Ukraine. Very few of our young people realize the tremendous influence we can exert upon Ukrainian af- fairs. Very few of us are prepar- ed to accept the responsibilities that will, in a few years, settle up- on our shoulders. Shall all the years of work and toil of our parents, all the lives given up for our Mother Ukraine go for naught? Or shall we "саг- ry on” to the completion of their task? Need I ask for ап ап- swer? It is a hard task that awaits us, but first of all we must know for what we are working. We must read the history of Ukraine, the stories and lives of her heroes, and works of her authors, in or- der to gain a fuller concept of duty to her. This magazine is the medium through which we shall exchange ideas. Let us support and con- tribute to it. Raymond Shustakewich.
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