The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-05-11

general too tender for service. Oh--but
-well-I don't know as how | can say he
was so thunderin' fat after all!
A MOST ROMANTIC STORY.
[Thefollowing romantic story, which is
saifto be strictly true. is translated. from
a Paris paper, generally considered stos be
under the especial patronage off Louis
Philippe, ,2ralfed g eE.s:1udiencc:..] =,
AT recent sitting OF, the Criminal. Court
ofITamb6f proyinceof Russia, 2s3 peas
ants were tried on a charge of putting 70.
death a Russian noble, under. cireamsfan-
ccs ola shocking but romanlic.character,
of which the following are che details:-
On4he evening ia question, all was mer:
riment in the chdteau Of Sok olin-Slaw.
Gaiety and festivity werethe order oftle
day. Around table richly ard plentiful.
ly supplied with the choicest viands sat
twelve young officers wearing the costume
ofthe Starobouro regiment. The owner
of the chateau IN. Meerzeloff, aged about
twenty two,) had assembled his comrades
10 celebrate, in manner worthy the occa,
sion, piece of good fortune which had,
happened to him, and to commence with
gaicty the enjoyment OF an immense patri.
-mony, of which he had just come in pos
session. "Ano,her glass Of champagne"
said MecrzeelolT, taking up the bottle, and
pouring forth its sparkling contents. -
''To the heallhof thc<child of fortune" :"
cried all around, as they followed his ex-
ample in filing their glasses. "In good
faith" said one Of the guests" ."what is
that" demanded the amphytron. y"They
are not wanting" said the host. "Behold
those young beauties. They shall be 10
You as the hour is Of this terrestrial para
disc" epoiuted as he spoke, and tw elye
Young females were seen entering the
chamber, singing in chorus the favorite
airs Of the country. The little Of reason
which remained TO the host and his guests
now disappeared entirely. At the des-
sert the male attendants were dismissed,
and Meerzcelofr, WHO declared that he was
n qtl 10 make his old comrades hap
The one Pf Pf he ssIs band q 10 choose
Accustomed from the cradle to blind
obedience, and well assured that, they
should find neither protection nor defence
among the scrfs Of Sokolin-Slaw, the poor
girls upon whom the choice of the,ofRcers
fell, quietly submitted to their fate, with
one single exception, namely, that Of Ma
ryna, the most beautiful Of them all, who,
taking advantage OF the moment, fled from
the castle and directed her steps towards
the country. "What is this?' cried Meer-
zeeloff, on hearing the rumor Of her flight,
"what savage dare shake off my yoke?
I Kig-Ivan! Alexis! fly in pursuit of Mary.
ma, and let her be brought back without de.
lay" One of the men to whom this or
der was given was the brother of MarYna,
and the olherher aflianced husband. They
obeycd his commands, however. as they
were compelled to do, and went after the
fugitive like dogs in pursuit Of game, and
ten minutes had scarcely, elapsed before
poor Maryna was brought back, pale,
trembling, and bedewed with tears. But
as soon as she was restored to the castle,
Maryna and the other damsels were ar
rayed in gorgeous dresses, and decorated
with protusion Of gems and flowers, and,
night having arrived, commenced in sa
loon refulgent with light, one OF those
brutal orgies which the Russian mobiles,
with their half savage ideas, call a "Sup-
per Of Eden"
By midnight the sound Of music had
ceased in the chateau. Those ofthe serls,
whose duties did not keep them at their
posts, had dispersed in the village. kig
Ivan and Alexis, the brother and lover OF
Maryna, had retired to a cabaret, where
to chase away the thoughts That disturbed
them, they were drinking freely.
During this time, Mafla, The favorite OF
MeerzeeIof, was burning with jealousy.
Her master had not allowed her to go
down TO the banquet, lest her beauty
should have attra cted the attention OF the
officers. She had, however, notwiihstand.
ing this, been a witness of the "drama OF
love-" and .enfaged beyond measure al
what she beheId, resolved TO be revenged
upon her faithless lord and lover.s She
acc cordingly went to the cabaret where
Kig-Ivan and Alexis were driking, and re-
preached them with their wantsof spirit
saying, "Basc wretches! yoassit. here
drinking while robbed of your sister and