Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-01-23
THE SNOW STORM.
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4 TALE OF RUSSIA.


About the year 1911, period so mem
<orabls IN the history OF r. ssia. there lived
on, his domain of Nearadoff rich proprie-
tor named Gabrilovitch He was noted
for his kind disposition and hospitable
habits. His house was at all times open
to his friends and neighbors, who resorted
there IN tbs evenings-thes elder ones in
order to enjoy quiet game of cards with
their host and his wife, Petrowna; the
.yonuger, in hopes of gaining the good
only child and heiress of Gabrilovitch.
Mari used to read French romances. and
as the natural and necessary conseque ice
e,sas deeply in love- The object of her af-
fec!ion was an almost penniless young en-
Sign belonging to the neighborhood. and
then st home on leave, who returned her
love with equal ardor. 1t is scarcely ne
ceessary to adj that the young lady's pa
rents had strictly forbidden her to think OF
such an alliance; and whenever they met
the lover, they received him with about
that amount of friendliness which they
would bestow on an ex-coliector of taxes.
Our young lovers, however. managed to
keep up q correspondence, and used to
meet in secret. beneath the pine grove or
the old chapel. On these occasions they,
of course. vowed eternal consistency, accu-
sed fate of unjust rigor. and formed various
projects. At length they naturally came
to the conclusion that. as the will of cruel
parents opposed thei, marriage. they might
<aylwell accomplish it in secret. :. 1t was
th6yeung gsntlensp who first propounded
this proposition, which was favorably re-
ceived by the young lady.
The approach of winter put a stop to
their interviews, but their correspondence
went on with frequency and fervor. In
eacllof his letters Vladimir Nicolvitch con-
jured his beloved to leave her home and
consent to private marriage.
1--WE will disappear" he said. ''for 9
short time, then. one day, we will throw
ourselves at our parents feet, who. touch
ed by our heroic constancy, will exclaim,
'CildTs. aeme to- our arms. .vp&K
For long time Mari hesitated. al
EbRgtA,itH as sgrcel that on. ?, certain day
she should not appear at supper, but retir,
early to her room on the pretext of VIC
leAk,h~dsahee Her wsting maid was il
the Secret. and they were both to slip on
through the back door, near which they
would find the sledges waiting to CONVEX
them to the chapel Of Jadrino, about fiv,
versts distant. where Vladimir and tn
priests would await them ..s 49, ,,,,s
Having made her preparation. and writ
ten long letter of excuse to her parents
gLs<iretirei ct an early. hour to hsr. room
During the day she had complained of
headache. which certainly was more thar
.e9ss6bx4 fof newsusz6xcitsmsa had mad
her really i'll. Her father and mothe
WATCHED hs< tenderly, and constantly ask
ed her
"How do you feel now, Mari? Are 20
GCSsE x5issisiEads went sheEyou6
girls heart. and with the approach of even
ing her agitation increased At Dime
she ate Ae&hipg- AMI soon, sftervsrd ros
to take leave OF her parents. They em
braced her. and according to their usus
custom. gave their blessing. Mari coul
ysNlk Ne;e from, sob eiass When s.
to An armchair and wept aloud. He
byshing maid tried to console and chez
her. and at length she succeeded.
There was q SNOW storm that night--th
wind hoyled outsided the house and shoe
shS &tj11{kss RTts 5SuSg1 CD, llbdfe eve,
Is soon Is the household lad retired I
resS.axfxbfed herself up m thick m,h1zngs
Anil fo116xtd b. 3er msid carrying wills,
gained the outer door. They found
sIedgc drawn by three horses nawaitin
ths14 andsh4sing got into It they. starte
At rapid pace. We will leave them I
pursue their journey while we return I
Vlsdimer.
All that day he had been actively en-
ployek D 6eTpqzaing II had visite
the pries. Of Jsdrno, in order to arranf
with him about performing the ce1smon,
snd then be Sc. o6 60 procure the necessar
Witnesses. The first acquaintance I
whom be addressed himself was a half pa
officer. who Willingly consented to do VIII
he wished.
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ell him pleasantly of the days of h
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He prevailed on vladimer to renal
with hipj 1a1li1In6 % Pueu1b him Il
other two Witnesses. Accordingly the
appeared at dinner the geome.rictan, Sc
1,EiDhhj npstNhes sd sPur. ~
The son Of Captain Ispravink, lad Of Sc
satees, who had just entered the UhlI
eo19s. Both promised Vladimir 10 star
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