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Or. A Merchant of the Second t:uilJ.

VIZ -"e'c"""t oi ihe second 'uiid.
The following sketch POSSESSES strrIinp ot
fractions aside from the romantic interest of
the narrative. and shows that honesty. in
dustry, and energy sometimes meet with
their Just reward in Russia, nS they ever
should, not only there but elsewhere.
1t was in the month of Arril. Irll,. Never
had the st. Petersburg sun risen unon n ham
pier population. The bells RAM in every
tower and stcrplr: the CLERGY hurried in
crowds to the churches the troops in their
showiest uniforms. marched to their parade
grounds, the streets of the capital were
crowded with people in holiday attire
When acquaintance met, they stopped. en-
braced, and kissed each other as at the
Easter festival. At last it i, over" they
said, rcjocngly to each other: "a courier
has arrived on the 3lst the allies made their
entrance INTO PanS
faSkcwltSch would hay" sad -" France is
at me l''t ol thr lmpIrIal huSNlan Majesty
In the place "' IN" Empress mother. great
was the Joyous tnmult. Only IN the inner
apartments "l RAUL widow the customary
Snl'llh STIFFNESS rei@nrd' Even ON tins day
OIL universal Joy Snr had not laid aside the
mourning robe winch she had worn ever since
that terrible night. when the Emperor Paul
was murdered IN the Mirha"low Palace. \
cnahlperlalh entered ana announced the visit
OF her contesSor, who desired AN audience.
she closed her prayer book. and left her Ca
hihet to receive HIM, In the rereption-room
she found the priest IN conversation with two
mckeys OF the court who retired on her ap-
pearancc. Inc priest especttullyapproac
and On the Empress : question a> to the mo-
i've OF ms VISIT, h"1niormed her OF a singular
event he servants had Just reported to him
that, early that morning, on approaching the
apartment OF the Empress, they had iound
covered basket standing at the outer door.
on opening 1t, they found 1t to contain
new norn infant
On sign from the Empress, bed-cham-
Der woman brought her the infant. With
her own hand, Maria Poulowna drew back
the cloth that covered 1t, and hlue-eyed lit
tie girl smiled conhdlngly upon her. The
Empress gazed earnestly at the founding.
g exist only for others" said she with
emotion, laying her hand upon the infants
head, and you, too, shall have my care.
The child is hen'eforth mine, she added,
turning to the priest g tod has sent 1t to
me to celebrate the entrance into Paris. In
memory OF that chrlsten her by the name of
farisia'
whist one form OF human destltuuon had
iound an asylum IN the palace o' the Roma
mons another knocked at the door OF pie
neian dwelling
Al ule mouse OF Il, merchant at
"asll-ostro' hali-naked boy impiorcd adj
mission Inc klnd-hearted merchant took
nm m ana gave MN employment AS as err
rama boy In ms warehouse. l-sOOn dis
playea 80 great desire 10 learh' ana 50 much
Ieal IN ms master service employed ms
leisure hours with sucl enthusiasm and intel
iectnaI apllity' mat aiter a lew years ms
master appointed MN to the Important post,
oi an arteiNchik' or Factor ms Nuh"rdinato
position ana not however. satisfy the young
"''li s"'hoitloh' ilis hraln was constantly at
"ork 'o ue'lse means ot commencing mer-
camille career ON ms own account. 1t last
ne went I" MS employer anu begged INN to
N'il nun S"nnIi casK "l toh'c"' ON month :
circuit ne ,al speculation IN N'w' he
saiu, ny Whlch ne hopcu 10 gam something.
ms request was complied with vt the rnd
oi the month ne l@ld punctnally, and got two
more casks ON crrdlt From month t" month
ms commerce ana gains increased until at
laSt' WIN the hrIp OF u - who unwlllinGly
parted with his valuable artolSchlk, but yet
gladly forwarded the views ol the industrious
young merchant. he set up IN business for
himself Alter the lapse ot few years, he
VINO some years previously, had walked the
streets OF St Petersburg barciooted, was a
m'r'haht pl the Se'"hh gullh' DOING an I'M
portant business IN tobacco. Active and
PrrseNering, he was fortunate III ms under
taklnSS, anu hnllt several large houses, for
whlch enterprise, according To- Russian Gus
tom, the builder may have ASSISTANCE from
the Imperial treasury ana thus his fortune
soon became colsldrranle' Young, amhthlr,