Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-04-28

tho spot in the forest was was obliged to conceal
him fer short time, until we ol,tainel wagon to
convey him and his young bride to his hunting
chateau"
"Hcrc-hcrc ~ exclaimed !, intcrupting the old
soldier in his narrative.
"Just here for the castle is sitratcd at no great
distances the high trees alone intercept avicw oft.
There, yondcr, behind those tall pines clustered to
gcshcr.'
asked with emotion.
ssOn the seventeenth Of August; remember it
as lift were bat Yesterday"
"Merciful Father. ! myself commanded de-
tachmcnt of Dragons in the attack upon that cas-
tie; but mr. dearest friend let it not be known to
the count"
.No. never word ofit,' said Willhofcn. "Jhe
Count has promised to send you back to your friends
and country, and ] trust he viii hear your PRAYER
in ms behalf, for your interest with the Count is
such that your prayer my prevail ON him to grant
me my liberty. Will you interceJc7''
"Certainly.' said |. "But how came you to be
his sefsant or serf?"
.On the distant region Of Siberia, where was
landed BY the Russian C,pt,in, and compelled to
become a scrf to the Prince Ochalsgokoi, but have
now, by the contract Of marriage, fallen to the
Count And to him have no. csum.I to offer
mr petition. But see, a servant Of the Count is
approaching, anil at more convenient time ] will
tell YOU all about my Siberian Serfdom," said Will
hpfcn.
A servant now approached and spoke to WiIho
fen in the Russian longu ,gc, upon which he left
me. Being left ta myself, one care--one grief
Law upon my bresst-Rosen's fate. 'Tis true, the
unsubducd energy of hope was yet awake; yet the
very scenes that had but lately witnessed were
sufficient to excite the most gloomy apprchcnsons.
II was aim Dst night before again saw WilIhofcn.
At length he cam,, AMI desired me to prepare for
departure. We proceeded to a hut where stood
slcd-e, to which the horses were already attached.
Two ladies t,iickly vciled cans out OF the hut,
closely cnvelopcl in costly furs, accompanied by
the venerable old nun, who had saved ME from the
peasant. Wilhofen swung himsclfup into the FORE
scat, while took my place by his si.lc The coach
MN 81. upon the backseat. handing the rcns to
FORE After taking leave oftle IaIics, the old man
left anil the sleigh vas som in m ,ton, ,shng a.
way with r,pility. Our WV lay through the midst
Of dense forest. 1t was dark indeed. and the sky
gloomy; still we were enabled to trace our path OH
the snow. Silence rcigncd everywhere. Tho hsl
low rustng among the pine branches, occasioned by
the passage of the slc gh and the h,rj breathing OF
the horses, the oaly sounds that disturbed the
frozen solitude. had n,w leisure to reflect upon
the vicisstulcs rcccn.ly experienced. A life
tine Of events in the short space o. one day! Ny
,wcr. ofenurancc, sailed on very side, were
tnel ia equ.i rum by the very incidents that en-
vroned them. Toany one ofthes,vera' trials both
the mind and ihc body might well have given way.
no enjoycd few m,m ,nts of comparative tran l.
guilty. and was enabled to arrange tho confused
images that vcxed nv thoughts, and pass them in
review before me- The present and the past-thc
remote and the proKim ie--wcrc now subject to my
apprehsnsions: grief and joy. care and hope, trod
Closely upon each otl,cr Ny own fate Was as the
image Of an au,umnsl iandscspc-whcrc the shad-
ow Of passing cloul is clearly defined in the sun
sliuc--whcse the green and withcrcd leaves arc
strangely intermixcd with each other. But nv in
valuable fricni Ro>cn, is he alive, Or h,s death
visited him in all tn, terrors Of winter and wilder
ness.
"lts getting quite darkr's,id Willh,fen inter
rupting my revcry. "I'hese forests are fearfuly
wild. Hark. Do you hear the wolff He howls
with hunger lfhe scent US in the wind he will soor
be on track. II .iloa. my iads--you there be-
fose Ride close upwit., us. Are your guns load
cd? We may have to them"
looked back somewhat anxiously. as there
any danser'" quietly asked OF WiIlhofen.
"Not much. Be under no alarm. We have
three guns, and to you resign my cutlass," an.
swered wiIIho:cn. "Hrk. VIII ,lc pack of wolves;
hear how they how'll"
We proceeded but slowly through the deep un-
trod'len snow. The air at rest and the deep
and constant howling of the hungry brutes was dis
tincfly heard in the distance. 80
"The horses already scent their encmy," said
willhofcn in undo, tone; edo but see how in
stinctively they turn their cars to the sound and
snort. Paulowish aud Stepanow.'' he exclaimed to
the h,rscmcn; I'm Ike OF your spurs, AMI hurry
on with all speed to the near the great pine
There the road breaks of far to the right. and per-
hsps We may escape detection by the beasts"
He snapped bis whip and urged ON the horses
Shortly the road turned round lofty old pine.
whose trunk formed the angel Of the wood. The
'rscmea in the act of turning the corner, sudden
ly reincd in their animals AMI stopped.
"Whst's tLcrc?' asked Willhofcn
"Here lies mn in TIC way" replied the horse
men.
$50 itis." exclaimed wiIIhofcn; dead or living
Halloa. Answer. lie does not move; it must be
acorpsc. We must remove him from the road, or
the sleigh viii not be able to p,ss,' He stopped
and would have given the rcins to me, bu, | cx-
claimed: must help you. We must see if he is
really dead"
The driver taking the rcins, W.llhofcn and sics-
cendcd for the purpose Of removing the man out
of the way. When to my surprise, having bent
down 10 raise the boIy, ! discovered Roscn I
knclt down, close By the frozen suffcrcr--rascd his
head. and cndeasorcd in my warm embrace to warm
the cold and pale countenancc Of my friend "Ro-
sen art thou yet living' cntreat thee, give me
an answer'' said ], "if there be but one spark of
life in thee speak,
"What is the m lttcr7" called out one of the Ia
u