, 1859-02-10
THE HANGING GUEST.
4 RUSSIAN STORY,

dlgn'hed, and edifying, than The life Of {
respectable robbeE. The Jail is your only
real palace OF romance blo0d is the lemon.
ade Of modern literature We Russians must
not stay behird the age, we also have on,
tales OF robbers, il We would not appear in
The eyes of all civilized Europe as people
utterly devoid Of all cultu e and aud taste
For tue honor Of our country, therefore. /
will Tor once coastrain myse}fto conform tu
the fashion OF the day but on condition
that It shall be for the first and last time in
my lite, aud tbat no one shall second time
demand such sacra6ce Of me. will relate
simple anecdote, which bad from persons
of9ndoubted Veracity, and who, moreover,
nad an exce'laut mack Of telling story. Il
IS one that made q deep impression upou me.
az an instance Of the marvellous ways Of Di.
| vine Justice.
Two vef6ts from
One condition more. You must allow me
to promise that my robber is none Of your
V'rtuous sort. tell my tale only for the
amusement OF my readers, perhaps, also Tor
their INSTRUCTION, but by no means for the
purpose of acquiring for myself the reputa-
ton Of philosopher Of the young school of
literature moreover rather pride myself
on not being able to com prchcnd their phil.
osophy.
Two ye,EfE frnn " u,op r.. ,,.;
ncncc between wood. n morass and a. r;,,.r
at come distance from the high road, stands n
wooden country house, with green and au-
t'quafed roof. Here usually throughout tie
summer, and, sometimes, too, in autumn, re-
sides Gaurila Nichailowiteh p, retired
cap!aio, and at present district-justce, a
Eery worthy man as arc all d;strictjus,ices iu
the N-a department..
Early one Sunday morning. in tho nont,,
Of August -his worsl,n Gonr;I. 1f;ah
ailowilch, with his bonored lady Prosrov1.
Yrcoroyna. set Off far The c;tv ;o a h-;teohi,.
10 transact suudry urreht matters of hne;,,.s,
viz. to 70 TO ciurch' IN 5r;nx yin h;s r"n
crepce and nrotonooo 10 co, on;1 H. aan,,;',e1
with the dj4trict nttorncv to Hoo ~ +ha aa. ,a,..
neys trom The commond.nt,s -, ~ ~" a
Tue 81. Pctershur~ naners at ~ 5;.tr;ae
lreas,rcr,s and t,s NAV ,.,eton -. I'm $500"
nor's, Scarcely Ind tLe master a,u, ,n;s,rea. he.
driven from the door ,shen al ,ha sa.rae.,
followed thp;r ex,mo mi on,,,.1 ,,,o n''.o ..e'
The butler w,nt 1o sce i,is eons;n IL .ho,.;1 h
iacc :tle cook betook binIseff n ,he nnbi;o.
house 10 drink brandy thc conkn,o;dr r to tho
river TO catch crawf:h Prochcr and Dar;a
vent uutljnr in The wood Vaska ana ~.
usha .trayesi to tie heath 10 gather craaLer
ries. Hc, Duna alone remained in tbc Lonso
Dana tht nearl or 1La ,vbn1s " D' ~
partmcnt. mir M :, 1iIv frcsh ~ a ro., $500
jul as Il cedar. II suriThtlv v;rt..,s d,nssJ. n
by hrr cati;ng n hnusenna;d IL, h., nats,r,}
1r,d On ,Ii,;.:s ,I. ,arar;to',.t hue u.' ua.ula'
tIr era,ul oii.ct of the trcouc,t r;s;,a 81 ,h.,
master IF I'm. honae tn thc .va,re,,. y, onaet ,n
ments the victim n an ;no,dinate as,'
ol lbe district clerks for tis.;n~ H. akodn:ys
for xlosc xake The cuv,.,,,or;s y,1ot ,,,a
like herself lad hero ion .ht m in ts,'. 1rant
world iu thc NeysLa persnec,ire -rr1,sc1a1
tue opIishing Of his master,s boots tn tn,
c4ca, scandal and indignation or the wboi,
provincial a!mjnistr a1ion none Int ba cnn1a
annrecia,p her feplfnos mrs Int sbe oo',11
duiv estimate ti,t. ur,c. If b;s 5ano..."ant ~
TLcy ulutuallv adoeed each o,hor NJ onis
hcar.s can olo,e +hat b,vn ,oton H., ~, oy
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trv pp' 40 AWAY s>'A ~ WI ~ INC 'oui1'
it;tr,s sbut nm in . bo,.o ,,r tho,,. .,,,.:
ALWAYS afraid Of tbr,Tes. p,ns fsrs thersfare are
= ,ro;,,1l1 fas..n.,, > ~. 49, 'uelsio1e
avoid tT;nkin1 NJ ths;1,.. s,,a .ran, -. a1I ~; ~
a, herself in t6c clnss wbiio sha ,s,;toa 'oSA
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HAT her mastc- md ,,,;s,sss su .o, '4uee'ana
.hc Who'll. dav IN % tha 1oa.o ~ meiJ H. ~ spsau
est noss;b1e mood, nnna or,on1a.1 8 has ~ sna,s
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