The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-04-15

l. JSu csCf iccf lS8T asked.
Ach "a! when walked sometimes in ths
carriage, in the middle of the night. wonder;n,
~ myself, and unable Immediately to collec
nay thoughts. Never at any other tims.D
asked her if she had ever met with insul,
She said she had twice mex with "wicket
man !" but she had felt no alarm, she knew
how TO protect herself; and as she said this
her countenance assumed an expression which
snoweo that It was not a mere boast. Alto
gesner she described her journey as beine
graasdm thorrible) in the highest degree and
inoeed, even the recollection of it made he
shudder. But at the time there was the anti
cipaton OF an unspeakable happiness, which
made all fatigues light and all dangers indif
ferent. la : :
At length, in the beginning of August, sh,
arrived at the end of her journey, and WA
courteously received By the commandment O
the fortress. She presented the pardon with ,
hand which trembled with Impotence and ioy
too great to be restrained, almost to be borne
The ofncer looked very grave, and took, sh,
thought, long time to read the paper, which
consisted only of six or eight lines. At last b,
stammered out, " am sorry, but the Henri
Ambos mentioned in this paper-is dead y
Poor girl she fell to the earth.
When she reached this part of her story, shs
burst into fresh food of tears, wruug bel
hands, and for some time could utter nothine
but passionate EXPLANATIONS of grief. Zach
liebe Gott was fur elm schrecklich hichsal wa,
das meinel" "What horrible fate was mine
! had come thus far to fnd-not my brother
~ur ein grab" (only graveD she repeated
several times, with an accent of despair. The
unfortunate man died year before. The fet
tiers IN which he worked had caused an ulcer il
his leg, which he neglected, and, after some
weeks OF horrid suffering, death released him
The task work, for nearly FIVE years, of this &C
complished and even learned man, in the prime
OF life and mental powers, had been to break
stones upon the road, chained hand and foot
and confeunded with the lowest malefactors
IN giving you, thus conscientiously, the mere
outline OF this story, have spared you all com.
ments; | see, by those indignant strides males
teal, that you are making comments to youself
but sit down and be quiet if you can have
not much more to tell
She found, on inquiry, that some papers and
letters, which her unhappy brother had drawn
mp by stealth, in the hope of being able at some
time to convey them to his friends, were in the
possession of one the officers, who readily gave
them up to her; and with these she returned,
halt broken-hearted, to St Petersburg. If her
former journey, when hope cheered her on the
way, had been so fearful what must have been
her return? was not surprised to hear that,
on her arrival, she was seized with dangerous
Illness, and was for many weeks confined to
her bed
Her story excited much COMMUNICATION, and
very general interest and curiosity was excl
ted about herself. She told me that a grea;
many persons Of rank invited her to their houses
and made her rich presents, among which were
aho ulc nd he L.
caught my attention, and excited my surprise
In the FIRST instance. The Empesor expressed
wish to see her, and very graciously spoke a
few words of coincidence. "But they could not
bring my brother back to life I"'said she, ex.
presslvsly. He even presented her to the En-.
press. And what" / asked, "did the Empress
say 70 youf" "Nothing; but she looked SOL
drawipg aarselfeE - -
On receiving her brothers pardon from the
Emperor, she had written home to her family
but she confessed that since that time she had
not written, she had not courage to inflict blow
which might possibly affect her mothers life !;
and yet the idea of being obliged to tell what she
dared not write seemed TO strike her with terror.
But the strangest event of this strange story
remains to be told; and i will try to give it ia
her own simple words
She left ST. Petersburg in October, and pro-
ceeded to Riga, where those who had known her
brother received her with interest and kindness,
and sympathized in her affection. "But," said
she, there was one thing had resolved to do,
which still remained undone. was resolved to
see the woman who had been the original cause
of all my brothers misfortuues. / thought, if
once l could say to her, Y our fasehood has
done thisl' should be satisfied bat my broth.
ers friends dissuaded me from this idea They
said it was better not; that it would do my poor
Henri no good; that it was unchristian; and |
submitted. l left Riga with q voiturier. had
reached Pojer, on the Prussian frontiers, and
there l stopped at the Douane, to have my
packages searched. The chief officer looked at
the address on the trunk, and exclaimed, with
surprise, 'Mademoiselle Ambosl Are you any
relation of the Professor Henri Ambos2' 81
am his sister, 'Good God was the intimate
friend Of your brotherl What has become of
himl then told him all have now told you,
liebe msdameI and when came to an end,
this COED man burst into tears, and for some
time we wept together. The kutscher, (driver,)
who was standing by, heard all this converse
ton; and when turned round, he was crying
too. My brothers friend pressed on me offers
of service and hospitality, but could not delay;
for, besides that my impotence to reach home
increased every hour, had not much money
in my purse. Of three thousand dollars, which
I had taken with me to st. Petersburg, very lit.
tie remained, so babe him farewell, and pro.
ceeded. At the next town, where my kutscher
stopped to feed his horses, he came to the door
of my caleche and said, You have just missed
seeing the jew lady, whom your brother was in
love With; that caleche which passed Us By Just
now, and changed horses here, contained Mad
emoiselle s., her sister, and her sisters
husbandP A9@
GOOD God imagine my surprised l could
not believe my fortune it seemed that Provi-
dence had delivered her into my hands, and /
was resolved that she should not escape me.
knew they would be delayed at the custom.
house. ] ordered the man to turn and drive
back as fast a. possible, promising reward Of
Q dollar if he overlook them. On reaching the
sustom.house, saw . caleche standing at D
little distance. / felt myself tremble, and my
heart beat 30, but not with fear. Invent up to
the caleche--two ladies were sitting in it. /
addressed the one who was the most beauti
full, and said, Are you Mademoiselle Emily
s -? t-H
81 suppose must lave looked very strange
and wild, and resolute, for she replied, with .
frightened manner, Il am; who are you, and
what do you want with me / said, I am
the sister of Henri Ambos, whom you murder.
edl' She shrieked out the men came rum
ming from the house; but held fas. the car.
rage door. am not come to hurt you, but
you gre the murderess Of my BROTHER Henri
Ambos. He loved you, and your falsehood has
killed him. May Godipunish you for it'll May
his ghost pursue you to the end of your life
/ remember no more. was like one mad. II
have Just recollection Of her ghastly, terrified
look, and her eyes wide open, staring at me. /
fell into fits, and they carried me into the house
of my brothers friend, and laid me on bed.
When recovered my senses, the caleche and
all were gone. When reached Berlin, all this
appeared to me 80 miraculous, go like dream,
could not trust to my own recollection, and I