, 1860-04-09

OF night, too, for it make black or VOL, M
noir de loup. as we say in France. he juAt open:
pns j. one bowl Of 's:cbi With . spoon. Do
yca kaow what that IL, one fitchiP" A sop
to cabbage, but with such seasonmsnt! a rogout
Of ba1barous, tell you 10 make scullion cfy'
Well. 50 hungry, eat it, devour it, hex
the spoon. Imagine you, Do Ia Joozrdlere.
who was at other times redactor, editor, "has
you say Of the +Iournql1f Iormands Of Paris.
0d. and on, through the darkness, mitlga'ed
or uumltigsted by the kindly admissions Of the
chinks--on and on, till all reroking OF his time
was utterly confused.
But all things hare an end on earth here; and
1T last the carriage came to dead stand still,
with its hall: dead passenger inalde.,
Il was at least a4 rRw and "a cold, a. fnEgy
and &s di>a,reeable q night IS that OF the de-
partnrs from St. Petersburg, when, for the drst
time, the carriage door was opened wide. Right
and left stood tsll figure, indistinct, IN gray
capote, with fiat muffin capto crown II; hutthe
reflected lights rau up the barrel Of q mnsket-
In the opeu doorway Of house, whence
a red elow az Of cheerful fire came streaming
cut, stood uaother martial figure, IN cooked hat,
with feat'srn, and a green uniform with algutl-
1ettes Of &pbale dc camp. He raised bis hand
to the e. - hut in que4sion after The miiitary
fashion Of sAlute.
"Ucisu to descend, Monsieur"
IL nm then ut Toboisk:"
"Where then? at Irkutsk:"
"s,ill less, monsieur; pray give yourself the
trouble to dsseepd."'
II am hardly in that cc.sume," objected De
Ia Jobardiere, "for that brutal Of 4 ieldjager
"obeyed, hare no doubt. bis orders to the
letter; pray monsieur, descend" insisted the
plumed aide.de-camp. With impertu1b4ble gravi-
"This> then, is at last, Siberiaf"
"~iberia, Monsieur ! by no nhuner of mcans."
but where On earth have l The misfortune 10
find myself-excuse me-the honor to make
your distinguished acquaintances:"
II havethe dlstiogu=ned honor" said the staff
officer, unwilling to be outdone in politeness By
the Ftenchman, to receive nons.ur at the erand
guard Of the headqurters Of His Imperial Majes-
iy's army IN Turkey, within the encesnse Of the
citadel OF Siiistria
"peste!'' exclaimed De Ia Jobardiere, II be-
gin to comprehend"
"Possisly," quoth the aide de camp.
t,lay once more trouble Monsieur to des-
cend.
: bi<la word VAS III 4 tone which admitted Of
no trifing.
Vim q mournfu3 consciousness OF the }udi-
crous appearance ilc presented that almost orer-
powered the weariness, the anxiety, the ipdix-
stepped out of his flying prlson.van, and follow
ed the aide-de camp iuto the Guasd-rootn.
There, By solid deai table, stood the (: lJja2c:,
whose sDuD-nose aud scrubby red noustache
we're l+ncetorth IMPRESSED indelih]y unou his
captiTe's memory. An officer, whose bearing
aud appearance would, without the stars AMI
medals upon his breast, have Riyen to the most
careless obsereer indication of high military
comuund. vas reading despatch apparently
just hauded to him by that fuuctionary, the en-
velop of which be had thrown ca1elessty upon
the table.
IA son Exc.
La Marechal Diebt''-
Was all &uzt in bis confusion. De 10 Jobardiero
wus able to spell out.
Mousiuf De In Jobardiere I prespmeI" said
this officer, with glance Of inquiry, but of per
fectgravity.
The same, 91onsiur Ia Narecha!, fa.teredth the
owuer Of the appetl11ion.
What officer h2- the grand rounds tanieht."
he next inquired, turning towards q er.up Of
officers in the background.
"Mainr Razumotisk,. Of The 0rcnburg Artille-
~ Bri: :ade." answered one Of their number, with
tie accustomed aa'nte.
"Is he u,ouuted:'
"-tnd at the door. general"
lie. one. Of his orderlles d1smouut, and let
Monsieur De IN Joburaiere have his horse"
"Dut consider little, Marechal, this costume
or. may say, this want Of il"
is, no doubt. resretab.e circumstance,sir; !;
but ord.rs, sir, superior oraefs. excuse ME the
grand rounds should be s!artin.-you will be
good enough to mount, and to accompany the
Major
There was no help fir it; that stolid feldjagcr
was holding the disinounted troopers nag Ut the
door with unnsoveJ counsenance. Upon The less
impossible troopers own Tartar Dhvsioguomy,
however. vas something like q grin. 4 frown
from the teldjacer suppressed it. rs poor De Ia
Jabardiere scrambled into The saddle, and en-.
deayored to make the best arrangement Of tha
-
from bis bare shin. The ouiIt be clntcbed con-
yuisiryly round him y .th lis rivht haul. while
tle left tu,rei at the briIte Of his rourh and
pepne,y little yaschkir stecd, It has yerv
vide cnciente, that fortress Of Silistr,a aud tho
Major likewise visited several QUILTING packets.
he rode at a sharp pace from post 10 post. and
tue rnads, streets and lanes we're execrable,
"Eouitation is not nv furte. you know. mv
good friends. and Tartar trooper's saddle
thgt i. some,hiuc-oh! "a te fc{tiftn he known
It was one long agony. that uoc,u,uaI ride,
tbouel,t il. iittIe t6ipr near ~ iono NJ that
desoiatinr Journey Of ioits Ia S;t;str;a nsv
was Beginning ID poiut. as We drew IN ouce
THE creuet,oan shvddarad =, ,.roa;r;.x Aha
the carra - ,f,,h nine hnr.a. b"rnsasaI ;trao
nhra ,st sto,d rc.dv oe tI,ar ,a,1o ~ 'A->o
"Ths Warshai ;, sa;d ,hc noI,t. ,cIH ". III IA n
b;s f;.st acou.;n,,nre :. h;5e ,"a ~ avsrsaa r.
Woaa;eu- ,hst h. is deaol.taJ NV mt ~ f"ea tto ~
0pbpttnnjtv Of ffrafiEr tn Monsieur sllch not,r
lne.;,. ~ H. haado,o-+sr. ~ = ro
fnr,rrss can of1ard- I'M 5ion.;enr nj; nnder-
s.s"d r. ;,,,snr+o,ra ~ ttt;no ~ - .not -
s,,a H., ,+sr ns ia conntrx rns, svn-sss !. ~.
str,r,,ons -sunerior instructions he w;,l cou.
nrahenJ Tie miIitarS co1i+ unon such mint
r. ahsolrte. And j have ths % honcr: ,f,,t Ae n
s;cn,t;c ,nt ceetnra tawarda ,ha car;n, carr;nva
denr' to wi,h Monsieur ~ bon yayaRe.
RAM! went 1hat odious door ara,r. aoaIp
una ,hs we;cht of fle rla,nh1r;no te,d;.ysr III
n d;.trrt ,ne eouii.hriun AZ ~. carr;sTs fnr ;"
nompnt. AMIN did tia hosrss rn;ce shont
..ka,t,> i. |" sga;, did rIo thraa ,rb;r. arr,cts
cm~;n'e r IN lhe s;,srn Te,,ott of ns,o .pn;n
- hnund nra;n r ntun,e. sra;o 1he carrIars
d,rtnd ,,,,ssrds. nd s,.;1 = hi he heaEd
thro,,a,, 1;nsh ana rn.,l H. .cisshinc Vailon n
/ - ~ trnana- -; H. ~ iaft e0f "
Ivhr Ia, ~ tajf of IL IL .Toha rd;,re,c r,;oorr
b. +-t;.. Ia III, All VA tte same ~ ha1or3
Tba "v hsn,s .te tnmnns The ho,ss sha cr"aI.s
hs r4{ents of ar ih n d,9sn.s ~ ~ ,hs
r, auT If toIt th h;,a ~ h,o Hrn ~ aue
c,t e. si;ns n rodk; rhe occss;onsi io,sta -,
| stnh;Ns,i ,s.re -anao,raN.N a. hsfnro ;n,,t,. II
foaat,,ar n I'd opd ;ne.,r;c,Iie rnm;niacenrs
f,n. Vim th- carr;nce xya,,, s.onned fnr ,,ood
.n5 "}a- ;.s Jno- rs nnos -,nra pesrsa a
shs n.t;.a 10 % ~
eae po'uso "as to@,e tJ sae os ",ae'
p, .h tnaa Mss o. - a;h, WV nose,.aoG,
W tne Mosshaa' s ~ "as i, u'ga' aea'u, ano II
% as aEa.n eia'..,;t,p u ona Iou auu 'osy oos
eleas inus'i"aou .i'a to't; eeu anGseessa'y ~
!an.esn a. 1 .ne 1e'"Iisei OF 'ae GUNNER o. ,ns
a;"na =; ~, arssa ,en;ro. ,nI oou W., Wy on e,ne
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ns"d ,n;,,, tsa5 u a,t...s ~ 10 So.les
%G s:,..r 1e, onsAS ~ nss ,uoss
sna1a u wy; M siatss ;.n , uues 1ouna nek vi
et aes o. u.s. IT, eoa.-!a' ana stIa'gus s'ee
Sq1lIu s"an 1e1 - us s.ue, ooMea cou!teousl E
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