Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-16
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GOVERNORS DAUGHTER.
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CHAPTER I.
FATHER AND DAUGHTER.

One Of the most remarkable objects at the
London International Exhibition of 1862
was old General Gontchalin, as he appeared
when he was refused admittanee. His face
i which at ordinary times was as red as beef,
! and which was garnished with moustache
as white az horseradish, becams redder than
ever. His throat presented dangerously
swollen appearance, and his whole body
shook convulsively as, with an apoplectic
gasp and cosmopolitan accent, he asked,
in an excellent imitation of English, what
the check-taker meant by refusing his mo-
ney7
Calm yourself, my dear papa" said a
young lady who accompanied him, and who,
fortunately for her, bore no resemblance to
the author Of her days. "Calm yourself, "
she repeated, speaking In the Russian Ian
guage. 1.-THE man has his orders. How
ran you wish him not to obey them2
This appeal to the military sentiment had
the desired effect upon the general. "But
what are we to dor" he inquired in pacifled
tone. "Roublcs are rcubles. They took
them in Berlin, they took them in Paris,
aud why don't they take them hcre?"
'Thoy will take them here also, and be
very glad to get them, only not at the Ex-
/ ilibition.'
swell, Natasha, what are we to do2 The
carriage has gone, or we could have bor-
rowcd some English money from the coach
. man; but told him not to come back for
two hours. We are in a nice position, cer-
tainly."
Pardon me, said, in the Russian Ian
suage, young man who happened at that
4 moment to be going into the Exhibition, ''if
1 address you as fellow-countryman. But
| ,nu appear to bo in some difficulty. /
know London well, and can perhaps be Of
use to you"
"ofthe greatest in the world, replied the
general, III you would only oblige me with
change for ten-rouble note"
Il can let you have some English money
with great deal of pleasure" said the
young maa; shut I don't know what ]
should do With ten rouble note"
You are Russian. are you not p
'Yes, but have no intention of going
back to Russia.
''No!" exclaimed the general, with look
uf astonishment.
Il think not" said the young man.
However, If you wish me to do SO, will
take your note. 1t Is worth about thirty
shillings."
Scarcely SO much"
Eyes, thirty shillngs as nearly as posi-
BE. There is a sovereign, and there are ter
shillings in silver. You sec they return yor
no change at this place. You must give thu
exact price of admission. This way" X,
said addressing the young lady in particu
lar; "allow me to go first"
The generals daughter, thinking her pap,
bad not shown himself sufficiently gratefu
for the strangers politeness, thanked til,
young man in pretty little speech of he
own. The young man felt that he enjoye,
The right of reply. He of course said tha
ihe very slight service he had had the oppor
'uhty of rendering was not worth speakin,
Of; and he added the expression of hop
that the young lady and her father had beel
pleased with what they had hitherto seen 0
London. The young lady said they had onl
Just arrived. They meant to 60 to the oper
in the evening; and the Exhibition and til
opera wonld be enough in the way of sight
seeing, she thought. for one day.
Il should think SO indeed, said the gene
ral.
is there anything else can do for you i?
aiked the young man. Yes" he added
answering his own question. "You want
catalogue. They sellt hem here--and her
they do give change"
But not for ten-rouble notes." suggestc
Nalasha, as her father called her.
She called herself. and signed her nan,
Nathalie y but her proper Russian nam
was NatAlia."
NO; we are much indebted to you ft
your kindness" said the general. secret
urged to civility by his daughser. "Witl
cut you we should not have been able to Z,
ia here at ALL"
On, you would have managed it someho
or other, at last, answered the young MAJ
But consider myself fortunate to ha,
met you just whom did,"
Then, as the general did not seem by an
means anxious to detain him, he raised h
hat, bowed to Nathalie and her father wit
marked respect (and. as Nathalie though
With much grace), and went his own wa,
You should have asked him for his car
papa," said Nathalie.
''Indeedl" replied the general. do yc
think l want to call on him, them Itwou
he fine thing five were to strike up
friendship with every Russian we mig
chance to meet In London. At least half
them are revolutionists and conspirators
the worst kind"
He behaved very politely to you, pap
and you did not behave quite SO politely
MN. As for being conspirator, he ce
'ainly does not look like one"
You have only seen them on the stag
my little dove. In real life you scmetim
cant tell them from honest men. IT
stranger certainly ties his cravat very we
mat is an art that the English excel in, al
winch he has picked up during his residen
here. admit, too, that his gloves fit hil
ana ne knows how 10 make a bow"
You are malicious, papa"
DO not think SO, Natasha? Well, ne,
mind. Let us begin at the beginning a
80 through the whole Exhibition.
While General Gontchalin and Nata