, 1859-06-10

we'll"
embraced Boleslas
ayes, Titsikan, yes; I have friend-that
shall always be his name"
The Tartar interrupted me again.
"But come, tell met You two were In
| !ower room; she was in tOwer-she-where-
fore was thatg / bet that you, rogues, were
trying TO carry off that child from that butcher,
there" pointing to Dourlinski; "and you were
right He Is villain, and she Is beautiful
Conc, explain this to me-"
informed Titsikan Of my name, Of that Of
the father OF Lodoiska, and OF all that had hap
pened TO me until then.
at is for Lodoiska," said afterwards, ito
tell US what the Infamous Dourlinski has caused
her to suffer since she has been in his castle.
"You know" replied Lodoska at once, +" that
my father made me quit Warsaw the very day
that the Dict was opened He conducted me at
first into tho territories of tho Palatine de
-, only twenty leagues from the capital,
when he returned to the States. The day that
N. de P was proclaimed king, Pulaski came
to take me from the Palatine's, and brought me
here, thinking that would here be more safe
from search. He charged Dourlinski to guard
me with care he forbade him, above all, to a.
low Lovznski to discover the place Of my retreat.
He left me 10 60, he said, 10 assemble and encOur.
age his felow-citizens, to defend his country and
TO punish the traitors. Alasl those important
cares have caused him to forget his daughter.
l have not seen him since.
"Somc days after his departure, began to
perceive that the visits Of Dourlinski became
longer and more frequent; soon, he scarcely
quilted the apartment that had been given TO me
| for prison. He took away from me, under some
pretext the only female my father had left 10
wait upon me; and because no person, he said,
knew that I was at his house, he brought to
me, himself everything that was necessary for
my subsistence, and 50 passed whole days near
me.
"YOu do not know, my dear Lovzinski, how
much l suffered from the continual presence Of
Q man who was odious to me, and whose iniam-
Gus designs suspected. He dared. one day, to
explain them TO me, and assured him that my
hatred should always be the return Of his ten
derness, and that his unworthy conduct had
drawn upon Lin my profound contempt
l1e answered me cOoily, that In time, would
become accustomed to see him, to suffer his as.
siduites, and even to desire them. He changed
in nothing his ordinary conduct but entered my
room in tho morning, and did not leave II until
| evening.
Separated from everything that loved, al
ways watched BY my tyrant, had not even the
feeble consolation Of being able to give myself
TRANQUILITY to the remembrance Of my past hap
piness The witness Of my anxicties, Dourlinski
took pleasure in augmenting them. Pulaski, he
told me, commanded an army Of Poles; Lovzin-
ski, betraying country that he did not love, and
n woman for whom he cared but little, served in
the Russian army; it could not be doubted that
soon there would be q great battle; at any rate,
it was quite certain that nothing would ever be
able to reconcile my father with Lovzinski.
"Some days Afterwards, he came to announce
to me that Pulaski had made night attack upon
the Russian camp, and that IN the fight, my
lover had fallen by the sword Of my father. The
monster showed me the tidings fully detailed in
. kind Of public newspaper, which, without
doubt, he had caused to be printed expressly
for the purpose; besides, by the barbarous Joy
which he affected, believed the news to be
true.
"'Unpitying tyrantr crioi, you rejoice at
my tcars, and my despair; but Il you do not
daughter Of Pulaski Is fully able to ayenSe her
own wrongs
"One evening, when he had len me earlier
than usual, Iheard, near midnight, my door softly
opened, and by the light Of lamp, which al-
ways LEFT burning, saw my tyrant advancing
towards my couch. As there was no crime OF
which did not judge him capable, had feared
this, and was well prepared to prevent it. had
armed myself with knife, which had taken
the precaution to conceal beneath my pillow;
heaped upon the miscreant the reproaches which
he merited; swore to him that if he dared to
approach, I would poignard him with my own
hands. He recoilcd with surprise and alright
"' am tired Of bearing your contempt; he
said to me, in going out; and II did not fear
being hoard, you should see what the arms Of
. woman could do against me. But know
sure way 70 conquer your pride. Soon you
shall think yourself too happy TO purchase
your pardon by the most humble submission
"He went out; some moments afterwards his
conidant entered, pistol In hand; ought to do
him justice, he wept In announcing to me the
orders Of his master:
"'Dress yourself, Madame, and follow me-
| II was all that he was able to say. He conducted
mo into that tower, where, but for you, should
have pcrished to-day; he locked me in that hor-
riblo prison; there languished more than q
month, without fire, without light almost with
out clothes; with bread and water for my nour-
ishmcnt; simple pallet for my bed to such
state was daughter Of one Of tho mobiles Of PO-
land reduced. You weep, brave stranger, yet
remember that l have related TO you only part
Of my sufferings. One thing, at least rendered
my misery less acute; Isaw the tyrant no more.
While he waited TRANQUILITY for me TO solicit his
pardon, passed whole days and nights in calling
upon my father, in weeping fjr my lover. Low.
zinski with what astonishment was seized,
with what joy was my soul penetrated, the day
that recognized thee in the gardens Of Dour-
linskii"
Titsikan had listened attentivcly TO our his
tory Of our misiortuncs, with which he appeared
much affected, when the advanced guard gave
an alarm, and he quilted US hastily 10 run TO tho
drawbridgc. We heard great noise.
"Loyzinski! Lodoiska vile and perfdious
couple I" cried DournSki, who was not able 10
contain his joy; "you thought you had escaped
mo! Trcmble! you are again - fall into my
| hnndal Al the rImnr of nv misfortune the