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

hon.e9 with the lady who was thus said to
have fnsned bis accuser. Her family made
many difi culties, but by order of the Judge she
was obliged to appear. She vas brought into
the cont of justice, pale, trembling, and sup
ported ~ her father and others of her kindred.
The Judge demanded whether it was by her own
will that she had Asd with Henri Ambos. She
answeted, in faint voice, @No." Had then
vieienee been used to carry her Off. sc Yes''
Was SAY Christianf No" Did she regard
Henri As her affanced husband3 HNo.
On bearing these replies. 90 different from
the trgtn, from all he could have anticipated,
the unfortunate young man appeared for few
minntes stupe6ed; then, a. IL seized with q
'suddeh frenzy, he made o Desperate effort to
rush 1S,n the young Jevess. On being pre-
vented, De drew knife from his pocket, which
he atbsnpted to plunge into his own bosom,
vac w9anded IN the hands and face, and the
young lady swooned away. The sight of his
mistress insensible, and his own blood flowing.
restored the lover to his senses He became
sullenH. calm, offered not another word IN his
own defence, refused to answer any que stions,
and wes Immediately conveyed to prison.
These particulars came to the knowledge of
the fafajly after the lapse of many months, but
OF his subsequent fate they could learn nothing.
Neither his sentence nor his punishment could
be sscntained and although one of his rela-
tons Gent to Riga for the purpose of obtain.
ing soJs information-some redress-he return.
ed without having effected either of the pur.
poses ot his journey. Whether Henri had died
of his wounds, or languished in q perpetual
dungeon, remained a mystery. ~.
Six u airs thus passed away. His father died :;
his motaer, who persisted in hoping, while all
others yespaired, fingered on in heart wearing
suspenst At length, in the beginning of last
year, $3.50 q travelling, merchant passed
through the city of Deuxp points, and inquired
for the amily of Ambos. He informed them
that in the preceding year he had seen and
spoken man IN rags, with 9 long beard,
who wa, working in letters with other criminals,
near the fortress of Barinska, in Siberia, who
describe himself as Henri Ambos, . pastor of
the Lu heran church, unjustly condemned !;
and bes ,ught him with tears, and the most
urgent applications, to convey some tidipgs of
him to = unhappy parents, and beseech them
to use 3 Fry means to obtain his liberation.
You ,ust imagine-for / cannot describe as
she des ibed-the feelings which this intelli-
gence e. CITED. family council was held, and
1T was ,etermined at once that application
should + made to the police authorities at St.
Petersbs re-, to ascertain, beyond doubt, the
fate of p or Henri-and petition in his favor
must be presented to the Emperor of Russia.
But who sas to PRESENT. 2 The second brother
offered imself, but he had wife and two
children, the wife protested that che should
die if hes husband left her, and would not hear
of his go bg; besides, he was the only remain.
ing hop, of his mothers family. The sister
then sale that she would undertake the journey,
and arg ed that, as woman, she had more
-. IL a. Al
brother. The mother aequiesced. There was,
in truth, no alternative; and, beirg amply
furnishes with the means, this generous, affec-
iionate, I'D strong minded girl set off alone on
her long and perilous journey.
"Whe, my mother gave me her blessing"
said she, !" made vow to God and my own
heart the / would not return alive without the
par3n,, o. WY brother i feared nathing I bad
nothing live\for. Ihad health and strength,
ard hat not doubt of my own success, be-
cause | : ,s resolved to succeed but sh liebe
madame what fate was mine and how am
| returnis gto my mother my poor old moth
er!"
Here ,e burst into tears, and threw herself
back in i',e carriage; after few minutes, she
resumed er narrative.
She re ,ched the city of Riga without mis-.
chance. There che collected the necessary
document relative to her borther's character
a d sond let, with all the circumstances of his
trial, and had them properly attested. Fur
nished wi b these papers, she proceeded to st.
Petessbu I, where she arrived safely in the
beginning of June, 1888. She had been fur
nished ii several letters of recommendation,
and part lularly with one to q German eccle-
sastic, o. whom she spoke with the most CRATE
full enth1 jasm, by the title of M. le Pasteur.
She met it'll the utmost difficulty in obtaining
from the olice the official return of her broth
er's cond< nnation, place of exile, punishment,
&C. but at length, by almost incredible bold
ness, peg eyerance and address, she was in
possession .of these, and, with the assistance of
her good iend and pastor, she drew up petit
ton to tn Emperor. With this she waited on
the Mini ler of the Interior, to whom, with
great die Guilty, and after many applications,
she obtai, ed access. He treated her With great
harshness and absolutely refused to deliver the
petition. bhe threw herself on her knees, and
added teas to entreaties; but he was inexo-
rable, and added, brutally, Your brother was
a mdurass sujet, he ought not to be pardoned !;
and i'll sere the Emperor, would not pardon
him."
She ron from her knees, and, stretching her
arms tosiprds Heaven, exclaimed with fer
vor-
Sdtf oOu W Wituc6S tuAt N y UIOtucI was
innocent, and thank God that you are not
the Empsror, for can still hopel"
The Minister, in a rage, said:
Do you dare to speak thus to me? Do you
know who am?
Yes she replied, "you are his excellency
the Minister c.; but what of that you are
cruel man but l put my trust in God and
the Emporor; and then" said abe, " left him,
without even q courtesy, though he followed me
to the door, speaking very loud and very an.
grily." 4
Her suit being rejected by all the Ministers
(for even those who were most gentle, and Who
allowed tho hardship of the case, still refused
to interiors, or deliver her petiton) she resolv.
ed to do yhat she had been dissuaded from
attempting in the 6rst instance-to appeal to
the Emperor in person, but 1t was in vain she
lavished hundreds of dollars in brides to the
inferior officers in vain she beset the imperial
suite, at reviews, at the theatre, on the way to
the church invariably beaten back by the
guards, or the attendants, she could not pene-
trate to the Emperor's presence. After spend.
ing six weeks in daily Intellectual attempts of
this kind hoping every morning, and almost
despairins every evening-threatened by the
police and spurned by the oficials-Providence
raised her up friend in one Of her own sex
Among some ladies Of rank, who beca ne inter
ested in story, and invited her to their houses
was Countess Elise something or other, whose
name APP sorry did not write down. One
day, on setting her young protegee overwhelmed
with grief, and almost in despair, she said, with
emotion:
81 cam It dare to present your petition my
self; mi ,ht be sent off to Siberia, or at least
banished tie court but all can do viii. /
will lend on my equipage and servants. L
will dress you in one of my robes you shall
drive to th palace the next levee day, and OBJ
tain an asiience under my name; when once
in the pre,s ,nce of The Emperor, You must man