The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-09-12

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gentleman"
After u little while, which seemed a
eternity to Vladimir, a young fellow mad
his appearance, holding 4 thick staff in hi
hand, and they took their way across til
snow w-covered plain.
'What clock is it?'' asked Vladimir
'lt is already past midnight
And in very truth the sun began to gill
the cast when they finally arriveIa Jadri
no. The church door was locked
Vladimir pall AMI dismissed his guide, an,
then instantly hastenei TO the minister
! dwelling. What he there learned will an
I pear from the sequel.
At Nemaralof the night hal passed
! quietly. In the morning the master of tn
house and his wife arose as usual, and pro
ceeded to the dining room, Gabriel Gabrio
witch in his W. lien jacket and nightcap
pcsrowna in her morning gown. After h,
had brcakfa-tcd, Gabriel sent one OF til,
girls to inquire how Marie was. She
returned with the message that her young
mistress had Il sleepless night, but that
she was feeling better now, and would
come down presently. Mare soon after
entered the room, looking exceedingly ! ale
yet without the least perceptib.e agitation
Glow do you feel this morning, love 90
inquired her father.
Better. was the answer
The day passed as usual /; bnt, instead
of the looked for Improvement, serious
change for the worse took place in Marie ;
condition. The family physician was sum
moned from the nearest town, who found
her il a state of most violent fever. For
fourteen days she lay at the point of death.
Nothing transpircd of the nocturnal
flight for the maid took good care to keep
silence on her own account, and the others
who knew of it never betrayed themselves
with a syllable. even when under the nlu-
encc ofbrAnly, SO greatly dill they drca,
Gabriel anger
Marie, however, spoke so necessarily of
Nlalimir when delirious, that her mother
could not remain in doubt as to the cause
Of her Illness. Having advised with few
friends, her parents resolved to let Marie
marry the young soldier seeing that one
cannot escape ones fate, and, besides that,
riches do not always lead to happiness.
The patient recovered. During her i'll
ness Vladimir had not once sh )wn his faca
in til" house, AMI it was resolved to appri-A
him cf his unexpected good fortune But
to the a>-onishmcnt of the proud propric-
tor of Nemara iotf, the cadet declared that
he should never again cross the threshold
"l his hon~", begging them at the same
time to forget utterly so wrcrcheI srca-
turc rs he, to whom death alCne would
give rrpo~c.
\ few days aftcrwar! they learned that
Nla,limir hal a.. ,iI returned to the army.
1t Was IN the year 1872. No one uttered
his nam9 in Mlrie's presence, AMI she her
self never ma'lr mention Of his name in any
when one day she found MS name nirrun2
the list of the officers who had distin-
guishcd themselves in the hattie of Boro-
dino and had been mortally wounded. ShC
tainted away and had a relapse, from which
She recovered but slowly.
Not long after her father died bequeath-
ing his whole fortune to her. Bat riches
were nnt able to comfort her: she wcpt
with her mother, and promised never to
leave her. They sid Nemaradof, and re-
moved to another estate. Suitors throng-
ei round the wealthy and amiablc heircss;
but none of them received the slightest
encouragement from her. Often did her
she would merely shake hor head in 81
lencc. Vladimir was no more he died at
Moscow on the evening before the en-
trance OF the French. Marie seemed to
hold his memory sacred; she carefully
preserved the books they had read to o5ethcr,
his sketches, the letters ho had written to
her-in brief, everything that could serve
to keep alive the remembrance of the i'll
fatcd youth.
About this time the war, fraught with
such glory to the allies, of whom Russia
was one, came to an end. The victor JUS
regiments returned home, and large crowds
of people iiockcd together to greet them.
Officers who had gone forth rs bcarllcss
youths came back with the grave faces Of
warriors, their gallant breasts covered with
badges.
\ lieutenant of hussarS, Wurman by
name, with ac Interestingly pale face, and
decorated with the cross of ST. George,
having obtained leave of absence for sever
al months, took up his residence upon his
estate, which adjoined Marie's present
abode. The Young girl received him with
far more favor than she had hitherto
shown to any of her visitors. They re
sembled each other III many respects; both
were handsome, intelligent, taciturn and
reserved. There was something mysteri-
Gus about Wurman, which reused the Gu
riosity and interest Of Marie. His affec-
ton for her was soon unmistakable; he
showed her every conceivable attention
but Why did he never speak of love,
though his dark ardent eyes would rest
/ upon hers half dreamily, half with an ex.
/ preston tina. seemed to announce an early
| and positive declaration? Already the
ncighbors spoke of their marriage as set
/ tied matter, and mother Petrowna was
more ;han happy at the thought of hcl
daughter ; finding a worthy husband a,
I last.
One morning when the latter was sittin.
in the parlor, Wurman entered and asked
for Marie.
'She is in the garden answered he
mother. You will find my daughter ther
il you would like to see her.
The young officer hastily walked out in
to the garden.
petroWna crossed herself murmurinu