Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-03-11
THE CUNMiK R OF MOSCOW,
4 Tale Of the Empire under Peter the
Gteat.


In the suburbs Of Moscow and very nca
the river Moskwa, stood an humble cot
which betrayed "a neatnc-s OG arringcmcn
and show Of taste that more than made NJ
e,r is smallncss Of sirs Rack Of the co
was an artisans shop. onl Oth'r out-nuild
inss. The shop was devoted a. the manu-
acturc of firearms, mostly. some swords
aud other cdgyd WEAPONS WIZ made herc up
on sp'Jial Application
The master of the tenement vas the her,
of our tale. Ruric Novel. We find him
standing by his forge, watching the whit
smokc a. il curlcd up towards the throat %
TIE chimney lie was Yong man no
: over threc-and-twenty and possess Il fran,
Of more than ordinary symmetry and mus
cular dcvclrpemcnt. lie was no, large
not above mciium siEe-hut single glanc'
az the swelling chest. the broad shoulders
, and the sinewy ridges of the bare arms. tolC
Z az once that be- wa. master Of great physica
power. Ills father had hrn killed in th,
then late war with the Turks. and the snn
leaving his mother with a suihciency Of sus'
tenancc. went 20 spain SION after the he'
rea,ymcnt. There he found work IN 10,
most noted armuriss. and now, well vcrsed
m the trade, hc returned 10 his native city
70 follow h,. callingand support his mother
Near stotd boy-paul l'o'poA-a hrish:
intelligent lad. slmc fifteen ycars Of agr,
whu al bound him-'lf {, the suumakcr for
the purpose of learning the art.
claudia Nevel. Ruric's mother. was a
noble looking woman. aud the light Of her
stall handsome cluntenancc was never
brighter than when gazing upon her hoy.
She Rad thankful. loving heart, and a
prayeriul, and hopeful soul
"It i, showing again. faster than ever. "
remarked Paul. ~ be took hts sat at the
supper table. In cUuTany with the Others.
An. returned Euric. sting his knife
a Jew moments vi he De hent his ear TO
listen o. al, voice ui the storm. - had
hoIcd il would snow no more for the prs
cn; TIE snow i, d,yp enough now. md
how IL h.ws
Never mind" spoke the dame, in a
trustlll. EASY tone. '' /, must storm when
1, li,,rth. ana w. can ouly thank tod that
we have shelter, and pray for those who
have none
81. Amen ''' responded Ruric f'rycn'ly.
The meal was AZ length eaten, ANA the
"a lc -: back. and shortly afterwards Paul
~ ir Vi o. hi- hel.
kuric drew his chair close up To the fire.
place. and l.auins gains, the am b. bowel
uis bead in al.,lr1ius thought lhis had
h,comr "a habit with him ut late. lll' mu-
thrr ha,in. Observed tbc-' Go, ufahstrlCiiln,
h,y,mc uneasy, auj Ir.s>od Euric % tell
Lrr what 10 va. uyer which De- was 80 c'n-
stlutly and y, modify hrpliug Beng
tia. ur.el. Eur,c confessed that 10 was ui
EuSlhul Nallai (hr orphan daucJtr oi
"a a ,Ilgm.n. aud now the warl uf Olga. The
upvrrluI auI naughty Duke ut Iuh) hr
was thinking. Kurics father, and the
father II Eo>llind. had h.cn c1uradr, in
arm. An tH,ir yuuth. aui their chiidr'n had
ho,.u riaymatc,. But when The ED ? Newell
va, s',iu lu battle, Euric MAS Yet a by,
and the widow AMI Der ,lu remained rur
and Uls,rur,. vht.t Na,,ai, mur' fortunate,
had r,,sn o. a high rank, and dying, len
Aus.Iiui ii,I, uuI "rtuuc.
Toe yuur. people, however, had not for.
gotten ,,cp other Ruric lowed Ru>lllnd
with all the t,r,ur ut hI, being, and %" lglt
assured that Ru,.tinI r' urnvl hi.lp,r. "
he, uuG li, mother AT Debating the matter
sn t.ar stormy night. l'ud knock upon
tir suf.r dor startled them.
eel. ,l.r. art 600 Uer.i ihc ,uumassr
asked. a, brurruri r.r d''r, hwIU. ms
I.... ari bling ni, ,!e, from tHr drive
lux .u.N ai'H uu. Hrl
~. r.tlraei ,H.c' from il' S'ysiAn
,srSr.-.. 90. u COL u,ms 10 me in "r
.aa.. = t.sh.
o. 1910 FOLLOW qui,kl,," Euric. 4" ll.rc
Give u,., war hand Ibgrr-nrw come ~
lie v,uih found the thirkIy gluyrd hand
--rlU,tI with tby s.ljyst iUr-aud having
l,,i tA, Invisible an ,icaut into tie h'll Doc
clos a tl. dor, BuI then lui ilc way 2"
the kitchen. Without speaking. kuri'
turned and gard upon ,hc new cpmgr lhc
stranger. who was equally dr,irlg, OF as.
crrtaiuiu. what mau1.r % man Euric Wa,
Nt, a muuA-uud H,aiie4 slnrtaius lisr
1n, OF thr Black mpuAsui 81 Michael. llc
was oC mciium height. and T',..,,si a To-
tuudiiy 90 V-r-0u walsh wA' com'yal 70 b.
holt
AZ length after warming himself by the
Ere. th, "a. - ASKED Il bee could ~ acyum-
mudati with sImr sleeping ll'cc. and h.-
in.. answered in the affirmative, Gur.c show
e,l him 10 a chamber, aud then retired him
s,lr
The next morning. aftlr breakfast. the
Monk went with Rutic o. his shOv, and ex-
uminel with much interest the vari'us
weapon, therein. Ruric questioned him
cl.,,s,y a. "a whether h. had cyrr met him
before. bat the mons replied eyasivcly. and
after saving that Ia cas- "a" gunmakgr
should ever. il ANY great cmgrsrn'y, nocd
friend. that be might apply 10 hiu, he took
Iii leave.
towards the mi IDLE of the afternoon, jus,
a, Rlric hli finished tgmperins s'm, parts
ola gun llcx, the lack der % ID, shop was
op,n,d. and Two uru ent.ryd. They were
N1ung men Jre-ssI in c,-tl, fur, atd both
OF thgu stout and grI-luuAipg lie gum
maker rec l.uitcd them a. Count tourad
DlmtupfT aud lis friend SteIaen IrE.n.
''l ihink speak with Ruric Novel,
said Jhe Count, moving forward.
q" Nuu DO. returned Ruric. not az all
surprised hy the wit. since people of all
class wcrr ia the habit of calling at lbs
place q order arms.
You are acquainted with the Lady
Rosalind Naldaif be aid
- um." answered kuric, now beginning
o. wonder.
"Mdl, sir" resumed Damonod. with
much haugbgino,s. perhaps my bush, -
can b. quietly aud satisfactorily ssulgd
IL j. my d.-irt 10 make the Lady EOsaliud
NV Vile"
Ruric Newell started at these words, aud
he cl4sr,d lis hand. 10 hide their tnnu-
lou.nc~s. But he wa, not long debating
upon an answer.
:, And why have you come TO me with
this information. cir - he asked.
Kuric Newell. YOU shall not say that !
dill not make u,ysif lully understood, and
hence will explain the Count spoke
this ~ speaks a man whn f,el- that be j.
doing a very cunde>cyndins thing. and In