The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-06-05
n VII II NstQr TIE Great.

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jobs Rabe, . Polish ssrf marie,
10 iesH, Elisabeth Mcvi, who va
, sDso . serf, aid ned with Ms wife i'm
nediatsiy sfssr to Idvonia, whicl
vss don . prcviRcs Of Sweden
TAsir sAject in e-sspine from Polar,
~. the enjcymeat ~ liberty; bu
their poverty ro'srsssss!: ::s.: ss:.s.:, !.
soos - they rsesAe1 Livonia, to r
out N revvics. In the courss Of N,
arst Ave years VI their married life
two children were Aosn IA them, /
boy and GIRL Thu nsmc Of II,
girl was Martha. Nhe wss lhrcs
years Of sse whom the events which
! am about 10 relate.
The plague ravsgrd Liycnis, and
to avoid the contsgion, John Rabs
removed with his family to Mavien
burg, . small city Of the province
The family hsd scarcely arrived in
this city, when both the parents died
Of the plngue, leaving their childrcn
to the charity Of the world. The
boy aged five. was taken home BIZ a
peasant, who undertook to rear him
The girl, whom no one was willing
to receive, was placed in tho hands Of
the clergyman II the town, who took
her into his house until he eould
find a suitable home for her A lev
days after the plague seized the
ministers family, of which he and
most Of his hoasehold persisted in a
few hours, and before he e.uld leave
any directions in regard to the child.
The Archbishop Of Livcnis, hearing
Of the desolation caused by ,ls pes
thence in Msricnburg, rcpsircd thith.
cr to solacc aud assist tho inhAbi.
tants, aud began his visits BY going
to the house Of the deceased pastor.
As soon as he entered the psrsona 6
the little orphan ran up to him and
seized him by tho robe, called him
father, and begged him for some.
thing to eat. Touched with com.
passion, and struck BY the childs
beauty and vigor, he took her with
him to bis houss At Riga, where he
gave her into the hands IT his wife,
who hsd already two daughters Of
the same age.
In the family Of this benevolent
priest Martha Rabe livcd to her ak.
tecnth year in the capacity Of a scr-
want, She grew up to be = wonder.
fully beautiful woman, tall, finely
formed, and most attractive counte.
Names, Her complexion var singu.
larry brilliant, and she had lustrous
black eyes, and black, curling hair.
A son Of tho archbishop was observed
10 cast longing eyes ~ his mothers
beautiful said, which she VA. not
back i ia returning Tho pru.
dent priest therefore resolved 10 mar.
~ her on. Of hand, ahd found q has-
band forAer in . yoaSy sergeant 10
the swsdish army, bs!oasing 70 =
regiment then stationed near, For,
" eight hours AFTER the msrrisys tbs
s..A -la;-l a. 81 -
;- 1897: - va. o",.seo 70 Jc.n me reg
n.," ". ~. ~" on N.s % ~ y. -, ''c,snd
"a H. ."s ..'"" ~ ~ ,nsl'sa
archbishops family and continued to !
rs.. - ~ Y. Su"'' ''r.
@ ~ IA invested Mnricnburv, |
l 1, I ma, ne Archbishop had removed |
with nj, family for s.,s.y. The car.
ri.on bcing too small to resist tho |
Russian army, tho inhabitants i'm. |
plorcl tho archbishop to 20 out to |
The camp Of the Russian general and |
ucootis,e favorable terms Of surrend- |
cr The good priest, accompanied
by his wiE and daughter and his
,ervant Martha, approached the con
oncrer on his errand lie was well
by the Russian commander.
who made him many fine promises
which he did not keep. Among
other acts which he performed, on
getting po.sessjou Of the city, was
The .eisurc Of the beautiful Martha
R.b~ whom he claimed a. q part Of
The spoi,s His ere had f.lisn upon
her during ne spseck Of the arch
b;.bop .nd discovering that she wis
, servant he resolved 10 posscs nor.
Dc,pite the responsiveness Of the
,,i.st this design VA accomplished,
.nd ,be went out Of tho house OF her
master and became an innAsc Of the
ou,,ts,s az tha Russian general.
This general soon made . present
Of nor 70 prisce Menehik or, who
u,vs H., . cI.ce ~ INNER sc,yant In
hn palace There Al tho spe Of
,x.ctv.,vc vhen she vas ia Tho full
.rler3o, oYher ertrsordlpsrv beauty
sbe esuvh, tho eye Of Cssr Peter
upon vhose susceptible heart she
made an instantanecos but inenase
able impression. II is seldom thss
tho absoluts monarch u bsrharious
cosntry woos in vain. She became
the mistrsss Of ths cssr, enbrscsd
tho Greek rslIsios, ssd received ~
her new bsptis,s ~ name Of Cath
srine, By which alone shs u known
in history. SAs bose Tires ehildsss
10 Peter. Fss from. bsisg weary Of
the mistress, The cusr appeared 10 -
more snsmored Of her, and though
At ane he hid been cspslva'ed BY
hev bsasty alcas, he bsssms attached
firstly 70 Asr sAssvsslssm and III.
Amer livisg with tbs car ass yessn
she bees no married u him 10 secret /,
.nd thus bseSRs the Enpress Of
Russia In Ill bst the title.
SHORTLY amer sAis ess.ss 'asss'see
Csshssiss wondered ssss. : ssrv'es =
the esaf asd e hsAs'e, that >: svew'
q her nssr'ags, sud ssvs NJ ~
titR o. Esprsa.
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