Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-06-18

OF her house, the little C0fHnS OF heF chhuTeH, |
took affectionate leave of friends and acquantan-
ces, and drove away.
The Journey passed rapidly, and Wanda Wen |
ski scarcely left the sled, which was truly her
home for she ate and slept in il. No one Won
deled at this singular manner OF life, least OF al
the Cossack, who had understood that his charge
was insane and " no therefore carefully protect
ed her The travellers had already left the cOun-
try between the Urai and the Wolga behind, and
were beyond Snbrsk, Wheu the carriage stop
ped al little station to arrange the passports,
and to change horses As every where else, the
Cossack stepped into the Office to make the nee
essary report, and had gone out again. He had
no desire to undertake conversation with his
dumb companion, constantly lost in gloomy
thought But IS he came ont from the office, he
leaned upon the back of the sled, where Wanda
did not see bin, while TIE horses were changed.
As he stood here he suddenly heard in the box,
which held the collins, slight noise Tcrrii-
cd, he sprang aside, yet presently recoyered him
self sufficiently to approach the mysterious box
and apply lis ear 10 il. Al was still. Most 9TH
er men would have supposed they had been mis-
taken, and would not have sought further But
not so with the CossaCk. The duty" which
in the mind Of every genuine Russian takes pre-
ccdence Of every other feeling, even the hoIicst
urged hin back into the Office to mention what
he had heard. Immediately an official, accom-
panied by an inspector, approached the sled and
requested Wanda, who had no suspicion of what
had happeu.l % aight They proceeded to
search, and the unhappy wife, now utterly de-
prlved Of courage, sank powerlcss. They re-
moved her from the carriage and laid her npon
the ground in order to prosecute Tie search more
III -tholicany. The first obyec, which fell under
the officers eyes were the two little collins,
WEIGH had served Wanda fora seat. Tbs box
in tho rear Of the sled conccalcd-tho living
Wensk
OF course they were both Immediately arrest
ed and placed under strict surveillance. Wan
dn was no longer the wife of an exile but Grim
inal who had sought to assist fugitive from JUS
tice, The examination, instituted upon the spot,
disclosed that Wanda, in despair at the condition
other husband, had sought some means of pro-
tecting the beloved Of her heart and saving bin
from suicide By her advice he played the part
of an insane man, weary of life, and finally dis
appeared, while bis wife, in the darkness ofnight
carried his cap aud coat to the banks of the Uyal
and left them there. Through incredible DAN
gers and sulfs'ings she concealed him in the
house, and the moment the Sled came into court,
Wenski crept unnotccd into the receptacle, des-
tined for the collins, and was there fed and nurs-
cd by his faithful wife !! seemed as if heaven
smiled upon her heroic effort, for no one susPec-
ted the secret. Bat by evil chance one Of the
boards Of the box slipped from lis groove and
pressing the side Of the prjsouer drew low cry
of pain from his lips, which the Cossack heard,
and all the ingeDnity-thJ sacTicc-thc sIIIcr-
ing-were nought.
Vain were all promises and prayers. Even
the glitter Of gold, against which tie Russian is
not always proof was this time poWerless. Tho
unfortunate pair weTo returned to Orenb3rT as
criminals. In S.mhrisk, whore a long pause
was made, they basouQht the official, as an cs-