Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-04-23
AGharming Storp
Il Fl i,
GOVERNORS DAUGHTER.
A Tale Of the Last Polish Insursctiou.
ny II. surnFRLANp EDWARDS
fooNTINuEp.
CHAPTER XXIII.

"What a brute The very day of the
ball, exclaimed a captain who held the other
hand, aad who had received notice to have
his troop ready in half an hour.
"frhe cunning old rascal, said the lieu
tenant of the same troop, who was betting
on the game, and who had also been favored
with instructions; she knew that should
be sure to dance with her
"The countess shall be informed" said
the aide-dc-camp. II will go to her the
moment my horse is saddled, and beg her
not to speak 10 him all the evening
"Much she will care for whet you say.
You had better let me CO." observed the
captain. 81 have only one order to give,
and shall be ready as soon as you
81 ought to go, if any one, persisted the
lieutenant tIf the whole country were in
flames could not go away without making
my excuses to her."
Don't trouble yourself, said the two
other officers. ''Shc does not want your
excuses She will do very well without
them"
sWhat! Vassii Vassiicvilch cried all
three together, as Lconcll entered the room.
what luck you have, said the aidc-de
camp. You come back just as we alr all
being sent away. Talk Of the forced re-
cruItment at Warsaw, that was nothing TO
what is taking place here Every cavalry
officer below the age OF thirty -five-wiih the
exception of Lobtchinski, who can't dance,
and Dobkieytch, who cant see, and Schne-
gin, who can't do anything-is sent into cx
ie in order that the general may have TO
competitors for the iavors of the countess.
But fortune has, Al last, sent YOU 10 mar his
happiness You are NOT handsome, Nassili
Nassilieviich and yuu are not witty except
now and then, when J"u rti.tat III! uhs'lvt-
tions but we will ack Nou against Ike
general all the same
g also am in the subscription list, said
Icontcn.
:. You also! Well, it is n compliment
you did not deserve. But am glad, after
all, that you are not going TO remain for the
the ball. arhore is something in The mister
tune Of one ofmy best friends that is not al
together disagrccable to me.
1.-Two troops are under orders to march, =
said l.contcff "Yours," addressing ihe
captain, sand troop No. 3 Ard several
aides ac-cump are prescribed.
~ thought the whole brigade was being
sent away said the lieutenant "l.ul he
only wishes 10 get rid Of The cite, it APP
pears. II is cruel act. II is had enough
to il-treat men, but this is cruelty to wo-
men. However, the countess and Natalia
Ivanovna will have their revenge, we may
depend upon that
In fact, Nathilie, when She saw the Cos
sacks come ont of the barracks adjoining The
palace, and observed that they carried the
circular wisps of hay with which Cossaeks
always furnish themselves before starting on
a march, was n little surprised, When she
saw some two hunl,ed Of lhcm drawn up IL
the court yard, and saw HE ttircrs Join
them, and saw the aides -,l,-canp assemble
round their general to receive his last in.
strueions, was mystitird; and when l1l
maid camct to her and brought her colec
ton of cards, on one of which was written
drec miiie regrets, on another an dosaspoi,
d'.tre obtjgc dc partir, and OH all "P. r.
G, she felt seriously annoyed
AT last, when looking over the cards ;
second time, She noticed on ihe one s,.ut b,
the aidede-camp who considered linisel
prescribed these words, Par ortire tiu gen
trak, She considered heis-lf personally ny
grieved, and determined 10 ask the com
mander Of the cavalry forthwith what III
ment by spelling her ball.
She went, however, first of all 10 her papa
and said to him abruptly
"What are those two troops of cossack
doing in the court yard? =
"Doing?' answered ihr ,stoni.hcd govei
nor, ''they are about to march, and they ar
drawn up that the general. may have loo
at them before they start"
'But why don't you send out Lobtchiu
skis troop, or Schnegin's? p she inquired
II did not know that you took so muc
: interest in the service, ma petite Nataslia,
he replied, delighted to find his daushte
; occupying herself with military matters
"but the troops which the general ho
chosen are quite as good
81 should think they wcrc.'' She Q,
claimed. "And what" she continued
"can four aides camp be wanted inr?'
Are there four?' said the governor
? "Certainlyl' she replied. g Capital
Leonlelf and three Others
swell, Leontef is going baek to s,anitz,
and troop No. accompanies him.
"a pity the general himself does not 9
!, there. And the other tlrce?"
Gontchaln began 10 explain what parti,
t ular duty had been assigned to the thr,
y other aides-de camp.
). Perfect nonsense said Nathalie, inte
e rupting him. ".iny ordinary lientenan
! such as Dobkievitch, might have been sci
il on that work. In fact it is not work f,
!, cavalry at all. 1t is only fit for gcnda
:. merle
y "My dearest Nathalie, " demonstrated Il
? governor, ''lhe general can send his aide
n dc-camp wherever he pleascs. When i w
i, an aid de-camp l was once sent TO buy
d box of cigars, and often had to deliver n
y generals invitation"
I" But it is you who command in CHI
:, n hers, papa?'
9 Yes my darling hut if you think a
Re going to interfere in what does not conce
1t me, in order that yon may not lose any
+, your partners tonight, you are very mu
80 80 mistaken
ig every well !" said Nathalie, rather sui
e lily; "thcn shall go and tell the COUNTIES.
ne CHAPTER XXIV.
n. PREPARATIONS
is, The Countess Konradin cared much |,
~ than Nathalie imagined, and very much |,
to than the officers in their vanity suppose
'n- ea about the ball that was now to take place
few hours. When Nathalie told her of