Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-03-12

and family, were ordered for Siberia;
but the princess, worn with grief and
fatigue, died by the way. On entering
Tobols.i two Russian noblemca he had
eXiled hoo,ed and rcp.oached him as he
passed. To one he said, "Your re-
proachcs are just have mcr;,cd ,hcm,
and now is your moment to satisfy YOUR
:&tred; but you can wreak no other ven.
gcnce in the fallen state to which | am
reduced. sacrificed YOU to my polite
al views, because your honor and CHAR
actcr disturbed me-" A man rushing
through the crowd, threw mud on Mem
zikof' and his daughters. "On me
(snd Menzikot) heap your dir, and your
reproachcs, on ne alone, these poor crea.
lures never injured you" A few DAYS
before Menh:kors arrival in Siberia a cir
cumstancc occurred which recalled all
his ioruer power and caused the liveI;est
emotions OF distress. An officer return
ing from liamschatka, and unaware of
the ctangein the fortune Of the cavori.o
met MenzlioG in hut, where he had
aligh!ed with his escort, and called him bv
name" lam alexander (said the cxilc)
| was once Prince Menzikon.." The OF
iicer could scarcely credit the assertion
he had leii him in power and atfiuencc
the first sdbjcct Iii the state. Ii appeared
more probably the rayeing of an insane
peasant, than the actual person OF the
great MsnzikoT- On being satisfied
the officer exclaimed, "Ah, my p,i,.ce.
my prince, by what disaster has your
exceiiency fallen to this dep!orabe stale p
Suppress your ,it'es," said the exile; :" |
have already told you | an Alexander"
Still IN doubt the officer addressed 6
young peasant, who was menGing his boots
IN corner, aud asked in low voice
" lo is that extraordinary man? "i,
Is Alexander, my father - replied the
young prince aloud; ought YOU no, to
know us-you who have received 50 MANY
Obligations of my father SIe,zikof,
dIspieased at the rudeness of his son, in
tcrrup,ed HIM by saying, pardon this
unioi tunate young man the rudencss o.
his humour; he Is my child, whom during
his infancy you condecended to carrss and
carry IN your arms. Here are his sisters
these are my daughters )" (showing, at
the same time, two apparently miserable
peasant girls, who were shaking crusts OF
black bread in Wooden bowl containinr
milk > "this had tie honour OF beirr az
danced 60 Peter the IL. our present etanc-
ror, and was to have been The ErnDres,sof
all the Russias. In parting from this of
ilcer Menziko Off SAID, :" You will find Dol
goroauSi and O,'ern" IN (his rivals and
successful opponents) leading the gover,,.
mem. Tell them i'll what state YOU saw
me; 1t may CRAFTY their hated ana re-
revenge; but assure them that my hear,
experiences more tranquility than i,
ever Knew IN The time of my greatest pros
peTItY.' The more than II oman fortitude
OF hlenzikof sustained him under the loss
othis iavourite daughter by the small pox,
arc attended him 10 his latest honr. On
his Geath-bed lac exclaimed to his ,sur
wing Children.
| Dia h woGld have no terrors if he had
only 10 actoui for The time since his .x-
lie; and he entreateti if ever they return
ed TO s.. i'ct'rsburgh that they would re-
member him only III the example he had
settEem shere. Tkcy did return during
The reign Of the Empress Anne, and the
! daughter Yves parr!ed to the ST the Duke
OF CHuTiand, while the son rose 10 high
rank in the army.