Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-03-05

II H E
GOVERNORS DAUGHTER.
A Tale of the Last Polish Insurrection.
Ry H. SUTHERLAND EDWARDS.
TooNTINuRD.1


and very important !" but 1t was not de-
livered until Ferrari had already started for
Warsaw. His landlady hurried with the
letter to Jankowski, whom Ferrari had de-
sired to open all letters sent to him during
his absence. Jankowski tore open the en-
velope, and saw in the inside, in lady's
handwriting,a few lines in French, of which
the following is translation =
IN. Ferrari is begged not to endeavor to
find out from whom the enclosed proceeds.
His honorable discretion is relied upon.
The envelope contained copy, in the
same handwriting, of the list Of names given
by Boutkovitch to General Gontchalin, with
this remark prefixed: "Sent to the govern
ment at st. Petersburg" At the beginning
Of the list Jankowski read his own name.
What was far more important and far more
alarming, was that Ferraris figured there.
As for Jankowski, he belonged to what may
be called an insurgent family, and he had
no intention of ever entering Poland except
ut the head Of detachment. But Ferrari
was already on the road TO Warsaw, and it
seemed certain that he would be arrested on
his arrival at the frontier.
Jankowski took the mysterious letter to
his cousin, Count Konradin.
at may be entirely fabrication" said
Jankowski; ''but that is scarcely possible. .
mo-" answered Konradin ''bad news is
generally true. wonder who sent the list.
tits certainly genuine"
"You see what is written here" jan
kowski pointed to the few lines inside the
envelope.
81 see; and the writer's confidence must
be respected. should like, all the same, to
know, il could do SO by one sudden guess,
without making any inquiries, from whom
the information really comes. But know
nothing about Ferrari's connexions in Lon
don. Twill tell you one thing, however :
1t is most fortunate that the letter is sent to
Ferrari himself; otherwise, there are many
persons would have suspected him Of giving
up the names"
'Fortunately such supposition is now
quite impossible"
1.-The traitor ought somehow to be dis
covered. 1t must be some one who visits
or who has visited, Siegfried. He is so I'M
prudent He receives every one who come.
to him, under no matter what pretcxt!"
"But the first thing to do is to save Fer
rari, il ii be not already too late"
~ am afraid it is. However, VIC do no
know wien this list was sent to st. Peters
burg. If it WAS only forwarded yesterda,
or the day before, Ferrar will reach War
saw in safety. But he may be taken direct
ly afterwards, or, worse still, he may b
watched, and may draw the police upon tn
track of some of the principal members O
the organization. You had better TELEGRAPH
to him at once without waiting to consul
any one"
Jankowski sent off telegram,in in the nam
of the bootmaker in Long Acre, to Stanisla
Ferrari, "A, Street of the Capucins, Wal
saw. II was as follows:-
''News received to-day makes us fea
leather may be damaged. BE very csref'
about it. Leather much sought for. Loo
out for hides
Ferrari, then, had no sooner reached Wa
saw than he learned that lie was in danger
that he was being ''sought for :" and that
was to ''look out" for the Russians
An experienced conspirator, named Wi
: enski, to whom he showed and cxplaint
the Telegram, told him to change both b
| t,;c nd tp
as little as possible in the streets.
Elbow could you dream of calling you
self by your proper name p asked the e
perienccd conspirator, who had as maj
names as Apollo, and for each one pas
), port in unexceplionablc form. "a nam
: too, like yours, which is known all ov
h Poland!"
i 81 preferred keeping to my own name
Q said Ferrari, Though know that it is n
IS precisely recommendation.
" "No, not even in tho eyes OF the COVER
= ment," answered Wilcnshi. ''But do II
imagine that it has any effect upon me.
ia am true democrat, and do not care vi
a your father was"
r. The cynical liberalism of this profess
d revolutionist shocked Ferrari but he ma
'r no reply.
Of 81 dare say you tried to persuade yol
le SELF" continued the conspirator, ''that
III coming to Warsaw you were acting in a p
fectly safe manner. Do not deceive yourse
Men have been sent to Siberia for very mu
- Is less than You had done even before you |
!, London. You were member Of sec
he association whose object is nothing less th
Sc to revolutionz Poland. And you have co
of here as agent of the society, and you thi
ty no more of it than If you had really arri,
ry to deal IL skins. Whae you will really hs
- to deal in, added the conspirator, sis !
skins, but bodies: and the sooner you ma
!" up your mind to that the better. But y
will never be fit for anything until you Ii,
"a been exiled 10 Siberia, or, at least, h,
lin passed year or two in q Muscovite
* tress. We have all been through it, an
RS, can tell you that there is nothing like it
finishing the education of Pole"
ms Ferrari thought that he should like,
ch possible, to be spared the Polish grand To-
rty nor did he feel any wish t, try the eff
". upon his character of confinement in r
oi sian prison.
~ swell" he said at last, "give me ma
rrv of some kind; and you may as well G
r." me profession, too, while you are abou
ay- and a passport into the bargain, II you
s." manage it."
} in 81 have passport" replied the cons
of ator, I" for German doctor named W
ch- He is about your age and dimensions,
py you can have it if you like"
'e" "Where is the doctor himself?"
81 don't know that he exists. did
Sc say that had doctor; said that ha
ing doctors passport"
ann ttI ,,nderstarind