The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-09-13

group of four or five houses met his |
view. His knock at the door of the
nearest was answered by an old man.
"What do you want?' he said.
"Where lies Jadrino ?" asked Vlad-
imir.
"About ten wersts Distant
At this reply Vladimir felt as If his
sentence of death were being an
nounced TO him
"Can You procure me horse to
take me thither!" he asked.
1--WE have no horses"
'Or at least guide. l will pay
Very well. My son can accom-
pany the gentleman"
After a little while which seemed
an eternity 10 Vladimir, Young tel.
low made his appearance. holding y
thick staff in his hand, and they took
their way across the snow covered
plain.
What o'clock is it ?" asked Vladi-
mir.
ut is already past midnight"
And in very truth the sun began to
gild the East, when they finally ar
rived Jadrino. The church door was
locked. Vladimir paid and dismissed
his guide, and then Instantly FASTENED
10 the minister's dwelling What her
there learned will appear from the
sequel.
AT Nemaradof the night had passed
quietly. In the morning the master
OF the house and his wife arose rs usu-
al, and proceeded To the dining room.
Gabriel Gabrlovotch in his WOODEN
jacket and night-cap, Petrowna in her
lnorninggown. After they had
break:asIcd, Gabriel sent up one OF
the girls to inquire how Marie was
She returned with the message that
her young mistress had sieepless
night. but that she WAS feeling better
now, aud would come down present
ly. Marie soon after entered the
room, looking exceedingly pale, yet
without the least preeepiibie agIta'
ton.
How do you feel this morning,
love :" inquired her father.
Better was the answer.
The day passed by Us usual; but,
instead OF the looked for improve
ment, a serious change Tor the verse
took place in Marics condition. The
family physician was summoned from
the nearest town, who found her III
state OF most violent fever. For four
teen days she lay at the point OF
death.
Nothing trauSp:red Of the nocturnal
flight; Tor the maid took good care
to keep silence on her own account.
and the others who knew ot il never
betrayed themselves with q syllable,
even when under lac influence oi
brandy, SO greatly did they dread Ga.
brIel's anger.
Marie, however, spoke so inressaDtly
o. Vladimir when delir,ous. that her
mother could not remain in doubt ~
to the cause OF her illness. Having
advised with 4 few friends, hr par.
enis resolved to le; Mare marry the
young soldier. seeing that one cannot
| escape ones tate, amd, besides, riches
90 not always lead to happiness.
The patient recovered. During
her illness Vladimir had not once
showed his face in the house, and it
Vas resolved to apprisc him of his I'M
expected good fortune. Bat TO the
astonishmeut OF the proud proprietor
OF y cmaradof the cadet declared that
| he shoull never again cross the tbresh-
old of his house, begging them, at the
same time, TO utterly forget SO
wretched q creature as he, to whom
death alone would give repose.
A few days aflerwarl, they learned
that vladimir had again returned TO
the army. II was in the year 1Si2-
No one uttered his name in Marie =
presence, and she herself never made
mention of him in any way. Two or
three months had elapsed, when, one
day. she found his name among the
list Of officers who had distinguished
themselves at the battle of Borodino,
and he had been mOrtally wounded.
She tainted away and bad relapse,
from which she recovered but slowly.
Not long after her father died, be
queathing bis whole property to her
But riches were unable to comfort
her; she wept with her mother and
promised never TO leave her.
T"ey sold Nemaradof, and re.
moved TO another estate. Suitors
thronged around the wealthy and
amiable heiress; but none of them re-
ceiyed tue slightest encouragement
from her. Often did her mother press
her TO choose a hnsband-she won d
merely shake her head in SILENCE
Vladimir was no more; he died at
Moscow, on the evening before the
entrance of the French. Marie
seemed to hsld his memory sacred :
she carefully preserved the books
they had read together, his sketches
the letters he had written to her-in
brief, everything that could serve tc
keep alive the remembrance of the
ill-fated youth.
About this time, the war, fraught
with such glory to the allies, of whom
Russia was also one, came to an end
The victorious regiments returned
home, and large crowds of people
fiocked together to greet them. OFF
GERS who had gone forth as bcardless
youths, came back with the grave
faces of warriors, their gallant breasts
covered with badges.
) A lieutenant of hussars, Wurmir
by name, with an interestingly pal'
face, and decorated with the cross o
: Saint George, having obtained leave
of absence for several months, tool