Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-02-04

feet, and poured out her gratitude and bles-
sings
On her return she received the congratula-
tions of her bcneiactrcss. the count IS Elise
-, and her good friend The pastor but
both advised her to keep hcr audience ara tho
empcror's promise profound sccgtt Sac was
the more inclined to do tins, 5eG4Di~e, a.'rr me
first burst Of joyous emotion, her spirits sank
Rec Oecting the pains that had been taken TO
shut her out from the cmperor's presence, she
feared some unforeseen obstacle, or even some
knayery, on the part of the officers OF govern
mcnt. lier sufierngs during the next few
days wcte fearful; her ogitaion, her previous
fatgues, and the terrible suspense, apparently
threw her into fever, acted on her excited
nerves so as to prolnce a kind of dciirhm; but
her conpnsure soon returned, for Just five days
after her interview with the emperor, a lacqucy,
in the imperial livery, came to her lodging, and
prt packet into her haads, with the enperor's
compliments, 10 Nadcmoisellc Ambns, 1t was
her brothers pardon, signed and sealed by the
emperor Those mean officials, who had be-
offers Of service, and even the minister D.
offered to expedite the pardon himself to Slbe-
ria, in order to save her trouble; but she would
not suffer the precious paper out of her hands.
She determined to carry it herself, to be her
SELF the bearer of the glad tidings; she had re-
solved that none but herself sheed take off
those fettcrs, the very dcsci ipton of which had
entered her soul so, having made her arralge-
mcnts as quickly as possibly, she set off for
Moscow, where she arrived IN three days.
| According to her description, the town in
Siberia To the governor OF which she carried an
official recommendation, was nine thousand
versls beyond Moscow and the fortress 10
which the wretched maleioctors were exed
was at great distance beyond that. Mrs. jam
eson says i could not we'll make out the sltl-
alton of either: and, luckily, | had no map
with me but road map of Germany, and 1t
was evident that my heroine was no g"ogra-
! pher.' after leaving Moscow, she travelled FOR
seven days and seven nights, sleeping in the
carriage. She then rcposcd for two days, and
| lhen posted on loI dhOlhCr seven CiNS anu
nights. Her sensations, as she was rapidly
whlred over the wide solitary plains, were so
new and strange, that at times her head seem
ed to turn $50 she deserted IT'D she could
scarcely crcdr her own identity. On waking
IN the middle of the night alone, aud unable
Immediately to collect her thoughts, she rxpe-
| renccd e temporary feeling of fear, but never
at any other tune, Twice, only, did she meet
with insult and although she spoke of her
journey as horrible, yet there were sntictpa-
tons of happiness which made all latIgues
! light and all dangers Indifferent,
At length, in the beginning of Au,us', ,he
arrived at the end of itcr Journey, and Wa
courteously received by the comma ndant Of the
fortress. She presented the pardon with a
hand which trembled with Impotence and JOY,
1 too great 10 be restrained, almost ia hc borne
The officer looked very grave, and took. she
thought, long time 10 read the paper, which
consisted only of six or eight lines. AT last
he stammcrcd out. i am sorrv-hut the Uenr
Ambos ment oncd in this paper--is dead Pool
girl she fell to the earth,
She has travelled thus far to seek brother
and found bat his grave. The unfortunate man
had died year before, The letters in whicl
he worked had caused an H'cer in his ler
which he neglected, and, after some weeks o
horrid Suffering, death released han, tbs tdsR
work, for nearly five years, of this accomplish
ed and even learned man, IN the prime Of hls
life and mental powers, hai been to break stones
upon the road, chained hand and foot, and con,
founded with the lowest maletac,c-s. She
found on inquiry, that some papers and letter,
winch her unha ppy brother had drawn mp by
stealth, in the hope of being able at some time
to convey them to his friends, were in posses
sion of ono Of the officers, wlro readily CAV,
them up to her; and with these she returned
half brokcn-hear,ed, to st. Petersburg, II he
former Journey when hope chcered he' on th'
way had been 50 fearful, what mrst have b. e.
her return! She was seized with 'snce,
Gus illness, and was fc. many weeks sonIine
to he'd
Her story excited m'lch commsscra,ion, an
very general int ores, and curiosity. \ Prer
many pcrsHrs Of rank invir ed her to their hot
ses, eri made her rich presents among whc
: we're the Sn'"n ii sNawls and the ring whc
= had first caught Mrs Jlmeson's ate"tor
: The emporor expressed Nsh 10 see hor, nm
very graciously smoke a tcw wor'sot C'nJ
i,,,a Ito pvou rrp rrrtai 10 Nrr fH. arnDrn-