Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-02-13

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GOVERNORS DAUGHTER.
Tale of the Last Polish Insurreotion.
CHAPTER VII.-COntinled.
LEON JANKOwBKI.
Ry II. SUTHERLAND EDWARDS.


CHAPTER VII.-COntinued.
LEON JANKowsKL.
.Iankowski had noticed before that Ferrarl
smoke of himself as u Pole, which, through
his mother, and by his birthplace and earliest
associations, he In fact was. He was q
ccnuine Pole, too, in his hatred of the Rus
sian government, which he chiefly detested
because his father had sold himself to 1t.
"You have never been to our cUnacu-
lnms" said Jankowski, preparing to 80 out.
81 must take you there some night. You
will see the Poles of the democratic party.
They are very well-meaning fellows, but
rather hot-hcadcd and fond of violent meas
urcs.
IL know them," said Ferrari, "They
would destroy the good with the bad, as the
aristocrats would preserve the bad with the
good"
"Ah! you are cynical" exclaimed Jan
kowski.
mo; but have lived in Poland. The
democrats are lawless and unscrupulous, and
| think they can make the peasantry fight by
| !Aying them the propretors' land. The aris-
| tocrats are cold and selfish, and would rather
remain the slaves of Russia than surrender
even portion Of their estates. The end of
it will be that the peasantry will not fight at
all, or certainly not on our side."
"Diogenes Fcrrari |" exclaimed Jankowski.
"Al Poland will rise like one mBn !"
ave shall sec, replied Ferrari. g. ''Yes, l
Shall, he added, observing that Jankowski
seemed rather astonished. 81 am tired Of
doing nothing; tired of my name and a
| little bit tired Of my life"
"That is not exactly the spirit In which
you should lay it down." said Jankowski /;
"but your resolution is good one all the
same, and l congratulate you on having
adopted it," He shook Feirari warmly by
The hand aud the two friends walked out
together in the direction of Chelsea, where
The great revolutionist, Siegfried, lived
Jankowski did not mind engaging in a
little attempt to subvcrt the power of the
Russian empire, but he had not the least
idea Of walking from Soho Square to Chcl-
sea, Still less did he think Of going to his
destination in one of those "hearses for the
living as the author Of "George Geith'
calls omnibuses. He hailed " "hansom," a
style Of equipage, which if not positively
arstocratic, is at least ignoble, and is more
over very convenient, and in twenty minutes
The two young men found themselves at
Siegfried's door.
CHAPTER VIII,
sIEGFRlED, THE REyoLuTIoNlsT.
SIS Mr.. Siegfried at home 2" asked Jan
SJvski.
Come in, sir, please" said the servant,
''he is expecting you"
The man showed Jankowski and Forrar
into n room on the ground floor, which wai
full Of newspapers, reviews, pamphlets, ad
dresses, and other literary missiles.
This, in fact, was Siegiried's revolutionary
arsenal. In one corner of the room Ferrar
saw pile of neatly folded journals-copies
Of II paper published by Siegfried in th'
Russian and French languages, under thu
title Of "'rhe Tongue On the table was
pamphlet Gin French) on ''The Organization
Of Humanity" and number of little obloni
packets of an address called "AIan and TIN
Soil, in which the question whether maj
was made for the soil or the soil for man
was debated and decided, cmphatically ant
and cpigrammalically,i in favor of man. Thi
addicss was in the Russian language, am
VISA intended for transmission to Russia an
circulation among Russians of all classes.
In another corner OF the room was
quantity Of sardine boxes, placed side b
side, and one above another, like bricks, an
forming wcll-built metal tower whic
reached nearly to the ceiling.
Ina third corner were some hundreds
cigar boxes; and cigar boxes and sardin
boxes were also arranged along the shelve
Of large bookcase.
a cigar box containing cigars was ope
on the table, and Siegfried as he came
took out handful and offered them to Jai
kowski and Ferrari, "This is the frien
you were speaking 10 me OFF, he said
Jankowski. Il am glad to see you, he al
ded, addressing Ferrari, and shaking him
the hand. "You were looking at my store
and wondering whether was going to 81
W as grocer OF tobacconist, were yo
nOt?'
Ferrari confessed that he could not qui
understand the sardines and the cigars.
There are not quite so many sardin
and cigars in the boxes as you might ina
inc, said Siegfried. "You have not to
him ?" he said to Jankowski.
mo" answered Jankowski; 1--WE hi
only just arrived when you came ill.,"
81 will show you," said Siegfried 6
is good joke. He took one of the Gig
boxes from the pile in the corner, raised h
lid, and showed Ferrari that it was full
Tongues"
"My agent" he said, twill pay thr
roubles box duty for this collection
"The Tongue" which will pass through t
custom-house at st. Pctersburgh as SO mu
manufactured tobacco"
" Is there no danger of their being ope
ed y asked Ferrari
Not much the custom-house will
glad to get its three roubles box, and p
laps the clerk will receive a few roubles
himself on condition of passing them quiz
ly The sardine boxes were the safest;
one thought of searching a sardine box. !
unfortunately they are now looked up
with suspicion in Russia"
Ever since DourakolFs breakfast"
marked Jankowski.
General Dourakoff," said Siegfri
was in command at Kief. He CAV,
cholce entertainment to dozen of the pi
clpal officials and dignitarics of the town
'ne occasion of the emperors names
anu superintendent the preparations 70
himself. AT the last moment he found t
he had forgotten the hors d'9uure.
sent his servant-a Cossack, as obedient
a circus dog, and about as intelligent
9uy some sardines and olives, and told