Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-23

this time did send up his card. The waiter
who took charge of 1t was uncertain, at
first, whether the general was at home or
not. On returning, however, he was quite
certain that the general was out.
Sand this solely because / am named
Ferrari ?" reflected Stanislas, as he walked
away.
AS Stanislas had concluded the Gontcha-
Inns were at the hotel. ''lf that gentleman
calls again." the general had said to the
waiter who brought him Ferrari's card,
''remember that I have no wish to see
him."
''You are very severe, papa, remonstra-
ted Nathalie, as soon as the waiter had left
the room, "snd he was so polite to us and
and really rendered us great service on
two occasions.
"The services of Ferrari are danger
ous," said the general, land would rather
be without them. Besides, the Ferrars are
not received. would not have been seen
with that young man at the opera on any
account If had known who he was. He
should have told us his name"
"But, papa, you did not ask him. When
you did ask him he told you, He made no
secret of his nume"
"Whon man is named Ferrari he should
warn decent people beforehand, otherwise
he passes, when lie is found out, for what
he is--for Ferrari."
"Whut did this Colonel Ferrari do, then,
that was so very dreadful / am sure he
was not worse than that horrid man, Bout
kovitch."
.'Boutkoyitch, said the General, sis an
animal, an insect-whateyer you please.
He is necessary evil"
'sMonsieur le Chevalier Boutkovitch,"
announced the waiter at this moment,
bringing in card.
ssTell Monsieur Boutkovitch to wait,
answered the general.
.sChcvalier?' said Nathalie. .'What If
he Chevalier of y
ssSome very low order indeed, should
think. This Boutkoyitch, you see, is in ar
anomalous situation. One may receive him
or not receive him as a visitor. But he Is
in an official position; he is more OF less
under my orders, and must accept him al
an acquaintance to a certain extent.
81 cannot endure him, said Nathalie.
"You shall not see him, replied the gen
eral. 81 will ring the bell for lunch, ant
the rascal shall wait until we have finished.
s'You have not told me who Colonel Fer
rari was, after all, !" persisted Nathalie, wheI
her father had rung the bell.
"Hc was foreign ad'enturer," answer
ed her father, ''ready TO do anything tina
would procure him advancement and mon
ey. lie caused my brother and two of M.
cousins 10 .e exilcd He injured ever.
family of Importance in Russia and mucl
good he got by it after all ? Az 10 his doing
in Poland, / don't quite know what the.
were. But traitor is always traitor.
"What did he do in Russia y
:. "Well, he had been an officer in III
Neapoltun army, from which he wash
:, doubt very properly-dismisscd and cam
to Russia as n music master shortly befor
the death of the Emperor Alexander, {
blessed memory. He was engaged by som
family in which there was an only daugl
ter. In stead of doing his duty and teacl
!, ing her music, he made love to the youn
lady, and succeeded IN gaining her afiet
9 tions. That would do very well, perhpp
:. in romance; but the father, who was
: nokleman and great landed proprietor, d
not like it.
e sThat also would do in u romance"
u 'sPerhaps it would. However, this scou
drel Ferrari persuaded his pupil to mari
~ him secretly. So at least it was said.
all events, there was a solemn engageme
between them and the difficulty then w
~ how to get the consent OF the father.
u Ferrari could have got commission in q
- Russian army, if he could have procur
i. letters of nobility by any means, the fathe
CT consent might have been obtained But
was certain that he would not allow
daughter to marry her music-teacher
:. s.Ferrari was man of some determir
tion. He did what scarcely any one does
;r- what no man of education had ever thoug
or Of doing in our country. He enlisted a
o, private soldier, calculating that his We
- great superiority over all his comrat
ho would certainly cause him to be remark'
10 and that his chiefs would not allow him
me remain long in the ranks.
"He passed two years in the ranks, he
ever, eating black bread, doing menial wo
,. and putting up with all the privations
which Russian soldier is condemned.
NO young wife in the meanwhile received
, Il eral offers of marriage, and to her fath'
~ great vexation would not listen to any
=. them. One suitor, it was said, he all
lutely commanded he to marry; and
-, rible scene took place between the fat
and daughter on her refusing to do So
,pe ''Ferrari was also in dreadful positi
son He had enlisted for five and twenty ye'
and had no chance of getting his freed
ted On the other hand, there seemed to
equally little chance of his being made
we'd officer. dare say he was no better sold
ave probably not so good one, as his comra
H." from among the peasantry. No one cs
int for his superior requirements, which, nj
over, he had but few opportunities of
i'm. playing. He might, no doubt, have 81
for lessons in music to some of the officers ;
that was not his object. He wanted to
4. cd come an officer himself.
81 am sure he was very much tc
l.. pitied," said Nathalie. 81 don't think
!, oT behaved badly at all. think he behs
very nobly."
,rch 'sWait till you hear the end" contiI
ort the general. s.One day Ferrari was d
duty as sentinel at the Military School.
nro- saw that something unusual was going
The officers and cadets seemed very n
orge excited. AS they passed in and ou
Il IN heard them talking, some in French, |
land in German, two or three IN English,
ouid none in Russian, of something appar
of great Importance that was to take
the next day. Some wished to fix it fo
us', next day, others wanted to postpor
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