Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1856-02-09
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THE RUSSIAN SLAVE.

FROM THE NEW YORK MUSICAL REVIEW.
1t was in the epoch Of the Congress
of Vienna, when the fate Of half Europe
was decided amidst pomps ard festivities
without q rival in modern history
Tournaments, carousals, masked balls.
theatres and operas, horse-racing and
gaming, regattas, Examinations, fire.
works, everything which the Imagination
could devise, was employed for the amuse-
ment Of these kings taking holiday"
Amid the programme Of festivities pre-
pared by the Imperial Committee, there
figured stag-hunt, and the woods in
the neighborhood Of Sch9brunn were
gay with the crowd assembled to witness
or participate in the sport One person
alone, elegantly dressed and mounted on
a high-bred steed, took no part in the
amusement Of the day. His eyes were
intontly fixed on Sir James Rally, an
Englshman, noted for his wrath, his
ecccntricities, and his passion for play !;
he followed him wherever he went, and
seemed to wish to attract his attention.
50 What does this mcanY said Sir
James to himself "Twice my eyes
have encountered this young man, and
he has made the same mysterious gesture.
/ cannot be deceived; it is intended for
me ;" and he turned his horses head to-
wards the stranger. The latter seeing
the movement, advanced TO meet him.
=" Sir, y said he, bowling low, 81 have
had the honor to meet you before"
" Yes" replied the Englishman, who
was yainly interrogating his memory:
GO Yes, your face is q creditor which tor
ments me, and which ] cannot satisfy by
giving him the name that lie asks for. ="
" You have never known my name.
We met at Moscow"
" In society,""
q No; at the Hotel Sans Souci, and
in public places. Pardon ne if, with
only this tile to your notice, have ven
tured to accost you at so inopportune an
hour. The Importance of the motive
will, | hope, be some excuse to a mind
50 generous as yours"
& What can / do for you 2" said Rally
in tone Of extrehe courtesy; yielding
to the sympathetic interest which the
pleasing face and manners of the young
man had inspired.
Il have come to ask for liberty"
''Of NET"
"Of you"
'' Are you not mistaken p asked Sir
james. with some hesitation, not KNOWING
exactly what to make Of such, Of this
singular demand 81 am Sir James
Rally, an Englishman by birth, remark
able for nothing but a love of play"
"And for success in it," cried the
young man. cit is my only hope. If
/ should tell you, sir, that it is perhaps
reserved for you to rescue fellow-man
from an opprobrious condition, to cliace
from his brow a mark which devotes him
to humiliation and scorn, what would
you reply|
&" You embarrass me, for ! do not see
what such an hypothesis can have to do
with a gentleman like yourself"
a gentleman Yes, by elevation
Of soul; perhaps also, by education; but
not, by the accident of birth. | am
slave"
You!" said Rally, with astonish-
ment.
+" Ny name is SwerkoT Fcodorwitz,
and the estate on which / was born
belongs to Prince Goloubskof"
How can ! serve you?' asked Rally,
extending his hand afoctonatoly to the
young man. 81 would gladly do more
than pity you. But let US go This way"
he added, taking the direction Of a path
which led away from the throng ''it is
more prudent. You know, perhaps,
that the Prince is here"
" Yes; but / could not choose the
moment to speak to you. This evening,
! believe the court gives fcto at the
Rettcrburg."
Yes"
" You will not return to Vienna, for
after the fete you are to goto the chateau
Of the Count de SolcnskW
A." Yes"
TO play therc?7
"The whole night, and GoloubskoGI
,-iII d, fhopo .