Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-11-17

reminded TIT they are uefe foods The odu.
cation Of tho young nebb.s hb- ben finished
they depart II The capital enter into service and
marry. The playmate. therefore. are useless.
aud they nre ordered baek 10 their miserable
homes. whore misery aud hard labor await them
and where they again become mere machines.
after having been human beings. Only On few
occasions nre they retained valet, &c. IN the
house Of their master.
This rns the fortune Of "Annn. who remain
ID in the service Of her master ia he capacity
# n chambefmaid. Her beautiful face and spir
tied manner had decided him 10 select her ~
companion for his sister. and nfter they had
grown mp and she had become still more beauti-
fol and accomplished she was retained in the
house. The young nobeinan. once her pla ytnate
and now her master, was enamoured and pnid bis
addresses Ia her This Is done in Russia every
day, and handsome young scrfs are often the
uStresses of these young gentleman. But Anna
had not received her education without ndvan.
thge' her feelings OF dehoaoy were outraged, and
she repealed the advances Of her nlasfer Often
lrd at This treatment. h. banished her TO
distant esfatr. where she was condemned TO hard
labor An old coachmhn who lived upon this
estate, Ind pity upon her aud helped her to per
form her task.
"Onee more ALna able TO read books 10
dress and even to take an occasional solitary
walk. One day handsome young officer, who
llVrd nebf the estate Unopened to meet her, and
wns -urpfized 10 find in such wilderness a zen
slbIe aud well educated wannn. Shr. on the 9th
er hnnd was happy 10 find nun who could com
rrehcnd and sympaihise with her sniierngs and
their friendship soon ripened into love. The at
lar, however, had an unhappy termination.
The Slarost of the village, who happened to
hnow the cause Of her hanis hmcnt aud wished to
get into the good gracnz Of his MASTER did not hes
iato 10 inform him that The scrf Anna. IN unnnr.
ned f-nae. was encitnte' The policeman imme
dutely wrote baok: Hin the space Of fort
night no -erf should be found who is wiling to
marry tins dlsgrHced person. she shall bo.nccord
ing to law, drummcd out of tho cotnmnnity'"
Nav. IN RussiH, II II terrible misfortune to
be driven hwnY from IA community, aud tho uu-
fortunate scli is from that moment given over to
starvation. \ prasani seldom mafries a seduoed
girl; and the young officer hal already abandoned
her
Soon after her master arrived mt the yngc,
rudhhfiHg questioned the 'Starust upon the al
fairs e his souls nsted -milinglY: 'Ila4 nobody
come 10 mnrry Annal YES, O,sp the old
oohchmnn,' WINS the reply.
The old conchmnn hid. indeed, become her
husband, IL prevent her from being publicly dis
graccd. lie assured her TINT he only felt pater-
nal love for hrr,hnd willingly renowned his mar
itaI rights. The child WIS born, and Auuu went
rs II nurse To Mu-cow. \ few months afterwards
III" "gal husband hears of the di-solnte life Che
Is leading there, aud undertakes u Journey on
foot to Moscow. He finds the stories true, be.
comes cNaspelaicd, and j. in the act of striking
her when SHE falls on her knocs and brgs him to
forgive her. The old coachman lets his hand
SINK and commands her IL ave til, room. She
leaves. lie takes II raaor from his pocket and
cuts lis throat"