Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-08-03

was easier to pursue his way in the forest
into which the snow had not yet penetrated
Vladimir took fresh courage;however there
were no signs Of Jadrino By degrees the
storm abated, and the moon shone brightly.
He finely reached the opposite skirt of the
forest. Still no Jadrino; but group of
four or five houses met his view. His knock
at the door of the nearest was answered by
an old man.
"WhRt do you wantp' he said.
"Whcre lies Jadrinol".. asked Vladimir.
"Abeut ten wrests Distant"
At this reply Vladimir felt as II his sem
tence of death were being announced to
him.
'Can you procure me horse to take
me thither :" he asked.
Hwe have no horses"
''Or nt least guide. ! will pay any
| price.p
"vetSwell. Ny SOC can accompany the
gentleman"
After little while, which seemed an
eternity to Vladimir, young fellow made
his appearance, holding thick stan in his
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of the looked f,r in,nro,c,,er, a sor;or.
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on her own acconnt and the others who
knew Of IL never bctraved tbemselves with
n svllable even wbor nndsr the inHuonoc
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no' i,pes'' n"''ns aus'seu WIN i'"
'''ehu'i n'' parents resolved 70 'e' MARIE
,a.. VIZ 80, o1e 'o'ui'' ', o'o'"s "re 'ln uo
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9ue recovered Dur'ng ner Illness iaui-
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nouse' una II was resolVeu 10 appr'se MN
VI uiS "n'N Npeo'cu goou 'ol'une' bu' TO
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u'oss 'ne 'uIeSholu oi His nouse pessihE
'hou' AZ 'nc same time 10 forget utterly so
wIe'cneu creature as nc 10 "hom "cath
"ioi'u "o"lu give relos''
A few days attcrward, they learned that
Vladimir had again returned to the army.
It was in the year Of lSl2 No one utter
ed his name in Marie's presence, and she
herself never made mention of him in any
way. Two or three months had elapsed.
when ono day she found his name among
the list OF the officers who had distinguish
ed themselves at the hatlel of Borodiuo
and had been motrally wounded She faint.
ed away and had relapse, from which
she recovered but slowly
Not long after her fnther died. heoueath
ing his whole property to her. But riches
were not able to comfort her she wcpt
with her mother and promised never to
leave her. They sold Nemaradof aud re.
moved to another estate. Suffers thronp-
ed around the wealthy and amiable heir
ess; but none of them received the slight
est encouragement from her. Often did
her mother press har to choose husband
she would merely shake her head in
silence. Vladimir was no more be- died
at Moscow, on the evening before the en-
trance Of the French Marie seemed I,
hold his memory sacred she carefully
preserved the books they had read to gethcr,
his sketches, tho letters he had written /,
her-in brief, everything that could serv,
10 keep alive the remembrance of the III
fated youth.
About this time the war. fraurht witt
such glories to the allies, of whom Prus
l sla was one, came to an end. The victo
/ rious regiments returned home. and larp,