Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-02-26


ready o a ..1.-a.. e'ga ISL -a.I .E /.
"What nothing to eat - he muttered
knitting his brow and bending a piercing
glance on the girl as he put his right hant
down towards his boot $" Do you see this ?
said he, showing her broaslkniSe with smal
black speckles, traces of recently shed bloot
he had somewhere hastily wiped off on thu
grass. +" have no time to joke with yol
now" q lin ..-e..: r.-.,.r.-.u al. - ..,.-
Poor Duna started with open eyes, ant
seeming petrifed with his basilisk glance.
Breakfast % he shouted. .......-.l
Immediately p 5y .t..g..,. r..-.
Be quick have no time lose" ..I
Take whatever you please there is som'
roast meat of yesterday in the cupboard
and some brandy" .t .-- 10 1.5Y .i.5
." Show me into the parlor, put everything
you have got on the table, and stir your
self" .. u,'--.-.'lr.
Pale and bewldered, she tosteged to III
cupboard IN the ante chamber. He stuck tht
knife in his boot and followed her step By
step. Bread, brandy, SAT-, butter, cheese
and cold roast veal, were placed on the samt
table where the proprietors of the house had
recently breakfasted, before setting off fo1
town. He seated himself, seized Dumas arm
and forced her down beside him. well,
say" said he, boiling the fat veal with raven
GUS voracity, and squirting side ways at his
companion, Il gave you a jolly start, didn't
I?" ,2-.. -. =. l-.. -, .. - =. Ell L
III 81 believe you did I wonder who would
not be frightened so ?" -... .- .. ..
"You did wrong to stand out against me
If you had done what I wanted at once -
Your health. Drink little drop to keep me
company" edo ... ....n ..
II never touch brandy" ....
"Thats apity it's capital brandy
What's your nancy"
"Catharina Nicola"
"That's lie,'' he said, with his mouth
full, and scowling on Der II know your
name is Avdotya Yeremeyevna."
"To try your csndor. Capital brandy, to
be sure; is there any more of it ?"
There's still another bottle in the cup
board"
"Haye the goodness to bringit here"
There it is.'
Thank you. By your leave III give you
a kiss for it."
Duna no longer dared to resist she sub
mitted with the best grace she could to the
rude kiss, contenting herself with wiping the
place where his sharp beard had scratched
her soft skin till it almost bled.
To let you see that am up to thing OF
two" he went on, after he had gnlped his
third glass of brandy, /" I will tell you that a
clerk brought your master 1900 roubles yes
terday from Ivanovitch F., whose case was
brought last week before the district court
Is not that true
"May be So"
"Well, where does your master keep his
money ?"
Really do not know"
"But do +; we shall soon find it Avdotya
Yeremeyevna, my pet, my darling"
"What is your pleasure 2"
/" wish, my love, you would be socia-
ble."
Poor Duna was forced to make show OF
being sociable The guest was in the happi-
est humor he laughed and joked with her.
Duna gradually forgot her terrors, grew bold
er, defended herself becomingly, nay, laughed
aloud, and endeavored to disguise her intense
anxiety under show of cheerfulness, while in
secret she prayed ferventy to heaven that
the red nosed guest might soon eat and drink
his fill, and take his leave, and the incompar-
able Ivan might soon arrive to indemnify her
sensitive heart for this fearful torment.
Alas Ivan who had got leave from the
governor left the town, and, sped with hasty
steps, and with heart brim full of tenderest
hope, to meet her. He walked not, he flew.
Cupid had fastened his own wings on to
his boots. He flew like an arrow. But on his
way lay brandy shop there is no road
without them. He would have flown by it
but in the brandy shop were his acquaint-
ances, his beloved friends. He made halt
with them for moment, only moment, and
got tipsy with them. 1t happened quite against
his will he was even in despair ct it. Alto
gether, it was one of the most memorable vic
tories ever achieved by Friendship over
Love.
Meanwhile the ugly vagabond had emptied
his sixth glass of brandy. At the seventh he
grew pensive, pursed his brows, and bit his
lips as if pang shot through his vitals u
dark shadow passed like q cloud over his coun.
tenance; suddenly he sprang from his seat,
and without intending it pushed so strongly
against his companion, that she almost fell
between his felt. He looked round uneasily,
took the brandy bottle, the bread, and piece
of meat from the table, put them all into the
fathomless pockets of his cloak, and said -
'sThank you for bread and salt your hos
pitality. Gaurila Michailovich keeps his mo-
ney in his secretary, he? Why don't you
speak You see am not such bad fellow
as you thought at first, my pretty chick. l
love you-I love you so much just
tell me what sort of death would like best to
die. Shall l cut off your head, eh Or would
you rather should hang you-from that
beam, for instance. Don't be afraid, only
say what you would like best, charming Du-
na."
What pleasure can you take in plaguing
me so cruelty ?'' said Duna, not crediting
that the ugly jester with the red nose could be
in earnest.
3" Why don't you answer p said he, exam
ming the secretary and the lock. " | should
be glad to know-whether you would rather,
be hanged, or-O no, Gaurila Machailovitch
keeps his money under two locks, does he p
Stay bit it is not the first we have coaxed
OPEN" So saying he took an iron instru-
ment out of his pocket, and Immediately be.
gan to use, it upon the lock. Duna, stood as
if spell-bound in the middle of the room trem.
ling in all her frame. -..
:" Well, what is then !? Speak out Avdo-
tya Yeremeyeyna. Can't you make up your
mind Hang the lock! Adotya Yeremeyev.
ma, wait your answer, my precious. This
is the strongest lock I've seen this many a
day. Will you speak or not.
The secretary burst open with crash.
"Whoo what lot of fine things Bank
notes, and ducats, and watches They
don't 60 !; spoiled most likely. A ring -
I don't want it. Oh, I'll take these diamonds.
Are these all crumbs of Office p .
Chatting in his fashion with himself and
with Duna, he crammed his pockets with mo-
ney, watches, and trinkets, and then turned
abruptly to the half dead girl, Well, my
love, your choice Waste no time /; but tell
me, what death will you die p ... -.-
Well. I'm sure ! Amt you, ashamed,
sir 1t is very ugly joke this"
"I am not joking at all, my sweet one"
"What have done to you You have
taken whatever you pleased; l did not hinder
YOU" .v p, So. ~. -.--.,