The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1859-03-19
THE GTHMAkER OF MOSCOW.
4 Tale of ,ac Ha.r,yD under Peter the Great.
CHAPTER !:
The tine at shich We -r<air oara

S'ff' 'fN NV ~ IN N-Na-
century. Rassia is The scene. :.
In the suburbs Of Moscow, and very nea
the river MoskWa. stood an humble cot, wbic
betrayed a ncatness Of arrangement aud sha,
OF TASTE that more than made nj for It's small
1ess Of size, Buck Of the Get vas an artisan
shop, and other out-buiid ,tgs. This shop wa
devoted To The Manufacture Of firearms, most
Is. Some swords, aud, other edged weapon;
were made here upon special application.
The master OF this tenement was the hero q
our tale, tarie Newell. We lind him siandiu,
by his forge, watching the white smoke as
cured Mp towards tn tbroat Of Inc ciimHcl
lie was u young naiI. not over t~ifee-aud
twenty, aud possessed Il frame al more llaD
ordinary symmetry and muscular development
lie was not 'afge--uot above a medium siz
but q single glance at tie. swelling chest
the broad shotildefs, ard the sincwy ridges @
the bare arms, told at once hat he was lnaste
Of great physical power. His father had bee
killed in The then late war with the Turks. an,
the son, leaving his mother with a stiiicienc
OF snstepalce, went 10 Spain soon after tl
bereavement. There he fpphd work III III,
most noted arnlnries and now, well versed il
the trade, he had returned to his native. city /,
follow his calling, and support his motlher.
Near by staod a boy-faui PeepoF-i
bright, intelligent lad, some fifteen Years o
age, who had boind himself to The gannake
fuF the purpose Of iearniug the art.
Claudia NeFei. RHric's mother, was. nobit
looking woman, and The light Of her still hand
some conGtenance was never brighter thar
when gazing upon her boy. She lad a lhauk
Inl, levipg heart, aud u prayerful. hopeful soul
1t is showing again. faster than ever, re
marked Paul. as he took his seal at the supper
table, IN company with the others.
"Ah,' returned Rnric, resting his knife a
few mononts While he bent his car 10 listen Il
the voice Of The storm. ~ had hoped 'twoiild
STOW no more for the present. jHe snow i,
deep enough now And iluw It biowsl"
" Never mind spoke thp' dame. in a trust
tal, easy tone. " it mnSt storm when it Es;eth.
ard We can only thank Gad thar we have shell.
Ter, ard pray for those who have none"
: Amen = responded %Isnrie, fairvettiy,
The meal was at length eaten. and the tab,e
set back and shortly afterwards Paul retired
10 bs bed.
Ruric drew bis chair close M to the fire.
place, and leaning against the ian, he bowed
his head in absorbing Thought. This Ind he,
come a habit with him Of late. His moih.,
having observed these fits Of absil action. be
came uneasy and pressed I:nric 10 tell her
what it was over which he was 50 Constantly
and so modify -broodEGg. Being thus urged.
iinr1c confessed that it was OF Ros4lipl 4 a.dai
The orphan daughter of a nhhlellar. and now
The ward Of Olga, the powerful and Iauyhty
i3lke of 1n}a) he was thinking. Bnrics
father, and tie father Of Rosalina, had been
in arms in their youth. aud their
children had been playnnies. Bat wh.n The
elder Nevel WAS slain in battle. Isafic was vel
a boy, and The widow and her son remained
poor and obscure; while Vallai. more for
itina'e, had risen to a high rank, and diving
RoSalind a title and i fortune.
The young people, however, had not forgot. |
Ten each other. Rntic loved RosaIind viii ali
he itrror Of bis being. and he felt tssrxed
hat Rosalind returned his love. AS h. Md
ms mother sat debatigg the matter ON tbat
stormy night, a loud knock upon the outer
loor startled them.
rs there any one here 2" The grnmaker
isked, as he opened the door. bowine his head !
md shielding bis eyes from the drjyipr snny
With one hand.
es, returned a voice from the S~tygiau
iafkness. In Gods name let me IN or ! !
hall PERISH
Then follow quickly, said Rurie. aiiere
give ME your hand,- here now come
The youth found the thickly-gloyed hand
loved with tie softest fur-and bayinr loa
invisible applicant into the hall he cI,s4I
he door, aud then led the way to the kitchen
' lfliont Speaaiig, Ruric turned and yayad
pom The newcomer. The stranger, rio Vos
desthoAs Of Gseeytqiht1g feaat ,aa3ney
I nan RarW ieas. was II monk-and InbiIsa
3haeihing like one Of The Black monks of
He *as of medium height. and n,,s.
'ssed a rotundity of person which was e,,n,icaI
, behold. ~
At length, after warming bit,self l,v lilo
y the guest asked II he could be acc3Iimo. /
a9eti WIN some sleeping place. atd being an.
sefes' ~ me affirmative, Rtlric showed Him &,
chamber and then retired hintsp!f. Q
ne nest morning. after breakfast. the Monk :
with Rnfle 10 his shop, and examined t
ita fi'!ch interest the various weapons there. .
h,ric questioned him closely as 10 whether =
mad ever met him before, but the Monk re-. |
lssi eSasively, and after saying thai 10 case :
G gaiinrnker shotlla ever, n any erea, e,ner. I
a4ny, heed g ]ifteiifi, thul he might apbly 10 :
III, he took his leave. - b
towards the middle OF the afternoon iust nc j
''ilc mad finished tenpering some parts Of a
lli-ioe8, the back door Of his shen was tt
9ehed' and two men entered. They were
mig men, dressed in costly furs, aud both ~ .
I'm Ston! and gapdlooking. The g%upmaker
teghized them as The Count Conrad
iilonnif and his friend Sterhen Urxen. o.
" 'hlnR ! speak with Ruric Novel, said 81
Count moving forward.
: 9" do returned Rnric, not at nil sur. 81
lsed by The visit, since people Of all classas a
N The habit Of eaIling at his place II a
Ter arms. 49, :"
!, You are acquainted with the Lady Rosa. al
d Naldai?" he said. ii
n,ier. e"5 =" Id
: Wen sir" resumed Damouoff. with mucb Vi
'sh'iHess, perhaps my business can h. "a
CRY and satisfactorily settled. IL sn,yd, u
, 70 make the Lady Resalind nv wjf..a
'thfic Aerei started at these word. and H., III
sped his hands to hide their tiemnlafsness
! DC was not long debating apen al, answer dr.
ana why have yon come 10 lie with this tie
'rnaation, sir I" he asked. ;" i'll
taric Newell, yon shall not saw that ! IA be
make myself fully understood. and hence
eSpiain." The Count smoke his ~ I'M M
who feels That he is doing II very e,nd,. N,
tdihg ,hing. AID in The same tone ba ,~n be
led: The Lady Rosalind is Of nh.
shsaee a'd very wealthy. My own station
wealth are equal with h,rs. 1 love her bri
must have her for my wife, | have been Sel
see lie noble Dixie, her guardian. a 4 h