Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1857-05-23

4 Story OF Russian Aerftions.


afforded SO much material for newspaper
writers. has had a far greater interest for
the people Of that empire. The ssrfs Of
Russuia expected from their new Empe
ror decree OF universal emancipation
How sorel Y have they been disappo'nt-
ed, the following fact, which vas related
10 Us by q most respectable gentlem an
few days ago, aad which happened only
some months since. will show. We As.
sure our raader. that the story is related
without. any additions, but just as it was
told us:
The most unfortunate among the
! wretclled serfs are not those who ara
! born and bronc't up in ignarance-w
labor, think, feel, mary, ana have chill
| drer at the command Of their master.
an! At last perform the only free act of
their lie. namely, to die. TIE most m
/ tortuate among these wretcnes are those
! VIII" In early youth are taken from their
! families. 10 be brought up and educated
! in thei- masters house. in order to be-
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Ihese sefis are, naturally enough.
brought Up ~ Injury, receive the same
education, are clothed ike the children
ot tier master, sit at the same table
w''h them. contract EXPENSIVE habits,
and forget, IN tti- course of time that
ti'eF ar serfs. mt! some day when they
are IN the fu!i consciousness tha: they
are nesl, are cfaeIHF remndei that they
are mere tools. The education Of the
Young nohles 'lHf-hed, they depart to
ne capital enter the serFiee ana mary.
HE niaymases, therefore. are useless. and
arc ordered back TO Their miserable
MONIES, "9efe misery and hard labor
await them, I'd where they again be-
come mere mechanics, after having been
huf7an he'rgs Only on few oeca-
-tohs are tE.y retained as Wallets, etc, in
the .ioilse OF Their m ster.
lhis was the fortune Of Anna, who
remained III tile service o. her master in
ting capae'ty OF Chamber maid. Her
beautiful sace and sprntef menner had |
decided INN 10 select her $ compan-
10" tof his sister; ard after tEev had I
grown up, and she had become still |
mote e-Sutlin' aud accomplished. she
was retained III tue houra. ihe Young !
upbleman, once her playmate, now her
master, vas enamored aud paid his ad-
dresses t" Ter. Inns IS done IN Russia
every day, and handsome Young serfs are
Often tf1e 'nistresses Of these young gen
tieme". But anna had not received her
education without advantage. her feel
tiIgs OF dtiieac' We're outraged, and she
tepe1iea the advances ct her master. Of
tended at this treatment. he banished
"ef tosa distant estate, where she was
eo''ae'l'"ea TO hafa iaoor. An old
es'ach n VINO !iseo upon MS estate,
oa'l phP upon her anc heipec her to
III aef TASK,
once more Anna "as able to read
t"oks, 20 aEess, ana even to lake an oc-
ts'>'.'"a' SOLITARY Ma's. one Gay
handsome young of1eer, VINO llved near
'he estate, hapPrned to meet her, and
was surprised 10 h''h III soc' a "iider-
u IS sensible ard wei educated wo-
man. ohe' Oh Tue os.'ef na"a' WAS nap
p 70 nhe a uan VINO c. u'a eofnrfe
aeha aho ssi'i'ssl'se WITH her s"heF
'ngs' ana 'ne'f as, 'flendS''p soon t'Pehsa
'i'o ose 4iie ..1i8it' ho"e'e'' nsd al
unhappy termination. /: