The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-01-23
How the Duel Beg I'm, and HOW
IL Ended.
From the Russian Of Pouschkia.l
roNcLupEp FROM LAST WEEK.


"His equaaimity psrplexed and e?-
taoed me. OF what use was it. thought
T. to t,y to punish a man who does not
rare a min whether he is dead or alive? l
,sasc,sd a moment. and lowering my pis'
tOl. said: 1T appears that you are very
unconcerned about death just now. per
huos YOU would like to take bresk!ss,
fitsu if so, / have not the slightest wish to
disturb you " .,
"You do not disturb me iu the least,
said he. Fire il you please; and it you
do no. wish to fire now, you can reserve
itfor auy future occasion. l shall hold
mvself At any time at your service
III turned to my seconds. explained to
them the eedlsssnsss Of revenging my
self on an individual SO indifferent to life
be my opponent, and with that the duel
III lef, the service, and then found my
xoy to this place. From the time
oams here, no. day has passed in which
I have not thought OF vengeance; and
now nv hour has come
silvio took from his pocket the letter
which bs had received in the morning
and cave i. to me to read. Some one
q sppeared to be an agent Of hls-hat
written from Moscow to inform him tina
d certain person whom he knew was sooI
about to MAR, young and beautiful la
dy: ,,e,: .u,o ,,.
r,rl1in person Is who Is about TO marry
lam going to Moscow; and we shall Sc
whether he will regard death With sue
indifference on the eve OF his Wsduin
dav. as he did on former OCCASION
feaIting on those cherries >,
With these words Silvio rose, hunS III
sar on the flOOr, and began to pace tn
tooBi back ward and forward like tgf
in bic cage. During the time he had bee
speaking. I sat quite motionl'ss, whl
strange and conflicting emotions ViOlentl
Agitated me. ..
The sefvaht entered. and announce
ths, the horses were ready. Sllvio vel
warmly pressed my handi and We too
leave of one another very afec'lonatei
He iumpsd into the tslega-a small wa
ON wi,hou, spriugs-in which were d
positsd two boxes, one containing
whole collection of pistols, and the OF
or all his movable property. we pa
adieu once more and he WAS soon lar
way on his long journey.
A few years had passed away, when q
ms.,;, circumstances compelled me
~ settle 10 miserable country residence
the district Of Dolovs. Th;s kind Of
was not at all suited to my tas'es; .
while initiating myself in my new dut'
/ cast many a lingering thought on
former boisterous and careless life;
the most difficult task Of all was to
custom myself to spend the lohg winter
vsniugs 10 complete solitude genei
" managed, in some way or other,
employ myself until my dinner hour.
chattsd with the old people who Ii
near me; rode about, inspecting
o. works which had been set on foot.
with the daylight. these resources ia,
me; nothing remained for me but to 81
6ls for the remainder Of the evening.
email number of books, which l fcun
. cupboard aud in the stOrehOuse' !
40 many times. that at last l knew u
~. pretty veil by heart. When these Sc
ees OK intellectual enjoyment were exh!
tsd. 1 had recourse 10 the services OF
bouseksepss, Who related 70 me all
tales shs could remember. Although
stocked, she could not last forever; "
she did fail, my wsariness and % ve1a
became so insuppOrtabls that l rsso
TO drown my cares in the innocent bo
This only incr esSed my wretchedues'
.t., adding 70 Il the weight Of bodily su
ing. I confess, also, that l was ara
becoming habitual drunkard. OF "
] sew many eeplOrable specimens IL
district.