, 1870-12-04

sNN 49, - hulCA tQ6 tNp uAukQIefA 1ERln
keel befcze th.ie f..het, anl bond their fore
neads TO the ground aud finally all who ira
p'ctent cit duwn to breakfast, u which tas
magistrate proposes first tho health Of the
lair propriet.esses," and thnn thAt Of theis
"sm.nently respectable and supre1nl1y gamer
GU, sl5otkine jumps up md attompts io'kiss
Liz benef4ctor and 3att os-in-l2v; but at this
moment the brother Of Kh1rlof's dead wife.
Rho II present, AID who u vexea at no: hav-
!nG nad an3 thio,; eouo for him by his brother
i,-l.E. TAXI sa it into Lis Lead 10 predict loudly
tome eay. xhen hi. dsusbters t11a him, the
serrint Of God, baEe5a-ked, out OF tho house,
and into tho SNOW
An uncomfortable Bcere tnsues- Slyotkine
begins reply, but is silenced b. khas!os with
a.rfsos e. yea5 s1! so1 ANA lo9Ss 9S
ossta,rfEl way peculiar to her. htaslof gets
up TO make sEeech, but stoEs. aad hits tue
tahia sEch thunp that tho whole room
shakes. Anna tries to pacify him, mailing
!o1d psote tees.tioE. OF love and obedience, but
ustcrs few angry words and disappears,
thus bringing tho feetivitiea to ! Premature
trd.
T:rs rssses, *nd when khsrlo: is next sasn
be is IN altered man. Al Lis priie las Loft
hin, his etrcpGth Ct KaN j. broken be llas
becen,e An old man Oh wloiu no ona takes
=! .ee1 Huo Foessa A!' o. cAAe. patt "a Lac
ptieLbo1irg pond. 4 f.iezd WHO oes to look
fer him finds him sitting on tbs bank fishing
With lins that has no lock to it. aud scatcely
recogI izea the gitnt who used 10 b. 80 proud
oi Eis strength both Of mind and body IN the
there, gang on the water With lack-Iuatre
eyes, On this occasion Khaslof will s,y
rotEing about himself, but few dsys after
ward lie suddenly n.akes his Appearance atthe
house OF his chief fr1end, = lady whose life he
Lad sayed tonle years before.
The day on winch he comes is one Of wind
and rain. and whom he reaches the hous3 be Is
vet through, and go covered With mud from
head to foot that ho looks mora like bear
than ever, and 6 beat which has fallen on evil
days. I. is come tl1ns before he eau speak,
but when be ia able to do 90, he tella tale
that is very sad. lie had long been subjected
to cruel per: ecution, il seeme by his daughters
and his sol-in-lAw. They lad taken aaaY his
! fsvn1ite servant from him, sotd the horse on
| which he had alTayu been accustomed TO ride.
etrdecd Linn Lis eating and drinking, and kapt
bsck from lin bis little monthly allowance OF
mone1. But he hal endured ali hi. patiently,
not beirE Ah1e to bear The idea Of confessiuE
! to the world how mistaken be had been. Bat
| 1T last Ills children have turned him out.
he En:s-haye taken the room in which he laa
lived 20 long and sent his bod up stAirs into An
| a1ic. And this insult has broken down Lila pa
| tiencc so he has left the Aocursed dxalling
I In which tie iEgrstes live, and taken tefuge
uuder tho ro1f OF his old friend. Sue t1eats
him with the greatest kindness, and ha seems
. While, he is fuddeuly stnng to madness b.
the taunts Of tho brother Of his dead wife.
! xlo had predicted that be would some day be
TUNED ont Of his house, and who now e1ulta
in tie ful1lment Of his prophecy. In par
Kindly refuge l,e had sought, excl.isniug
that, Is luis CHILDREN have driven him from
under their roof, he will 1eave them no rooi
10 coser them-a threat which is no mere fg'
ure Of speech.
The scene IN which his wild proceedings art
climbs to the top OF tho house That once WA
Liz, erd applies 4ll his enormous strength
now fully restored to him. to destroying th'
rocf. From below ! terrified crowd gazed 4
the mailman, who Id Wreakin6 his vengeance
on all that to can lay hands On. Tie corerin1
mighty ctforts. and down come tumblins pos
ticns OF flmsy structure Which bearH bu
lutte likeness TO 1 hIn English roof. IL
| reatautE ewarrn into the gard, but nole o
them show any inclination to interfere viii
him, however much they are ordered or en
who rudhes ABOUT in state OF frenzy, yelio
with terror, trsndisbing gun. with which L
th1esteEH to ehoot his father-in-law- Ann
1us.s in and out OF tho house i
state Of ciattaction Ev.2mpl
S. neVsr xs taking ssi.ao hes oyes as'asl ID he
tGtler. Ey her eide stsnds an old baEeleada
priest, supporting a largo, cross with bo;
hspds, and now nn1 then, in silent dssp III
/ | hclding it forth towards Ehariof. Al Ia.
s., ,otlIne levels his gan, and ia on the por
, OF shootlnG, when Er;ampia strikes u2 h
arm. Thin Ehe turns to her father, calls
: him thai ehe and l,er sister hara sianeJ, CT
trexta him to pardon them, md to come dow
and live with them agaio. BIT be, Btaadin
there on high, with hands all tom and bleet
ing, and blood streaming through the rani
in lis c1othee, ard his white hair md bsas
. to1tcd about BY the wind, only cries that it
too late, and Leaps abuse On his eou.i1-la
= down Eelow, who ,s again preparing to fra 1
him. when Suddenly ! part Of the woot
work which kharlof is pushing givea way, an
!. lie falls headong With it from the roof I
2 the ground. In few minutes ho breathe
4 hts last.
No pass on to the last two scenes In thl
domestic tragedy, Some yeata after kharlof
= death. tho natrator OF the story pays via
5 to the house in which that victim Of fi1ial il
Q aud the xooE-an iron one-is in thorough II
J nair. Eh.<lof'a older daughter, now widos
lives in il with her cti!dran. Her kiste1, E,
lampia, had disappeared coon after her fat1
. store Of money, and no news had ever bee
q heard Of her. Anna evidenty,,lesds vel
9 happy life. Her health Is excellent, her chi
= | dren arc handsome and strong, her estate
y in admirable order. An air Of quiet ard ,
y substantial comfort rcrIAdes the whole hou;
:. among themselves. make no secret Of the
" belief that she poisoned her husband, abe
u her ,unfeigued respect. Fnr theco che is
y truly Gre1t womAp, ono who, II ehe had bet
: placed upon throne, would have been q
=. Semirsnis or Catherine tho Second"
T.@a Sc rs1k
,ee shooting excursion, in the ueiEhboEhood
,. st. Petersburg, and ho passes strang
locking house. almoat hidden behind In{
y and close paliug. only its steep red roof beli
ID Tisib.e from the high road. This house, ha
s S eyerets3oe III goes o. ee0nss
% some Of tbs menbera OF one OF the wilde
10 and rost fanatical Of the Russian secsa, Al
" in il dwells their head, the being whom th
20 hold rnoft sacred, their mystical s. Mother
~ God" The house exercises strange inf
q ence upon him, be knows not why, and
OF cften finds himaelf near it, when out ahootit
!. = On one oecasion. the cato opens - he paaa
" bE, and : carriage comes ont, drawn by
be mighty to.ze, and driven by a ss.ikingi5 han
!, some young man, in merchants drees.
H5 hi. side site tall woman, erect Is dart.
~ whnn the sportsman. to his utter stupef,
no tion, recognizes Eviampia. aHer facs /
10 grown longer and thinner, her complexion
en- become daIEer, and ehe has w1irkied . listl
q: tut the pripcipll change which has t1kep pl
eo in ler ie to be found In her expression, nh
~ hiss become one OF uutl1oyed pride and 81
Gu confidence. Her look is now that OF = WOE
OF who lives surrounded not 70 mnch by VI
ne shlprers az By s!Aves-1ho has long forgot
y, any time at which her every wiah was not
le9 s:antly accomplished. Her old ac9uAintsn
ny call her By her former name. but aer comp
81 ion fashes hi. hofse, the carriage 6a1t4 Ava,
h,s fun speed. and in al few minutes she Ia ou
%. sight. Nothirg no1e is ever heard OF
h's ard the mystery is never cleared up as to l
"a. chs became recognized as Mother OF &c
y; sacred leipg from whom Mess11a u It
ma 1ay 10 spring.
~ Such il bare outline OF u, Turguenie
~. story. With what dramatic skill ana gEae
49, diction it il told may be easily imagined =.
~ who arc in any degrees acquainted With
he writings.
leu z.
ack HIS Answer TO ss11cr letter.,
nc R1roR7Ep BT 1Ru1uTUl JAMES.
~ ~ Being esked By an tnttmAte party
NV Which the same Monfd term Is fntnd-
'nH Which MS health It wesc vain 70 cau hearty,
po~ Since the mind to deceit 1t might lend !:
1ch For hts arm 1t Was broken quite rccsnt,
inn Which Is w5y 1t ii proper and decent
W.. snould write what he runs od his tongue
re- FYrst. he s1y1, MIss hetk read through your Il
lolv TO the cud-and the end CANE too soou-
for | ThaGA slight 31ucEs kept him your debtor
M (Which for weeks he Waa wild ~ loonls
:sn< That hts spirits are ouoyant = yooIs ~:
Which tie language that invalid uses
oto Al unes-!t were vain to fetatc)-
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