The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-09-05
Translated from the Russian OF Alexander
Pushkin.l
MaTried IN q !&llO1U-StO9.nl.

About the year 1911, memorable in
! Russian history, there lived upon his
estate of Nemaradof, a rich landed
proprietor, Gabrilovitch by name,
noted for his affability and hOspitali-
/ ty. His house was always open to
| his friends and neighbOrs, who used to
cOngregate there every evening; the
older ones to enjoy game of cards
with the host and his wife Petrowna,
the younger ones in the hope Of win
ming the favor of Marie, a beautiful
girl of seventeen, the only daughter
and heiress of GabriIOvitch.
Marie read French novels, which
naturally rendered her very SEN
| timental and romantic. Under these
circumstances, love was not long in
coming. The object of her affection
was Russian cadet, with scarcely a
penny in his pocket, who resided in
the neighborhoOd, and was then at
| home on leave of absence. As a mat
| ter of course he returned her love with
equal ardOr. Marie's parents had
strictly prohibited her from thinking
of such a union, and they treated the
lover, whenever they met him, with
just as much friendliness as they
would shown to an eX-cOllector OF tax
es. The amOrOus pair meantime ear
ried on a correspondence, and met
clandestinely beneath the shade of the
pine grove, or behind the old chapel.
As will readily be supposed, they here
vowed eternal fidelity TO each other,
complained of the severity of fate, and
devised beautiful plans for the future.
After some time they naturally came
to think that, should their parents
persist in opposing the union, il might
in the end be cOnsummated secretly,
and without their consent. The
young gentleman was the first to pro-
pose this, and the young lady soon
saw the eXpediency of it.
The approach of winter put an end
to these stolen interviews; but their
letters increased in frequency and
warmth. In each of them Vladimir
Nikolovitch conjured his beloved to
leave the paternal roof, and consent to
clandestine marriage. "We will
disappear for a short WHILE" he wrote,
"eome back, and cast ourselves at
| the feet of our parents, who, touched
by such constancy, will eXelaim,
| Come to our arms, dear children y "
Marie was long irresOlute; at length
it was agreed, however, that's he should
not appear at supper on a day appoint
ed, but should retire to her room un-
der the pretext of indisposition. Her
maid had been let into the secret.
Both were to escape by a back-doOr,
in front of which they the would find
a sleigh ready to convey them a dis
tance of five wersts, to the chapel of
Jadrino, where Vladimir and the
priest would await them.
Having made her preparations, and
written a long apologetical letter to
her parents, Marie retired betimes to
\ her room. She had been complain
ing all day of a headache, and this was
certainly no mere pretext, for the ner-
vous excitement had in truth indis-
posed her. Her father and mother
nursed her tenderly, asking her again
and again: "How do you feel now,
Marie? Are you no better?" This
loving solicitude cut the girl to the
heart, and with the approach of even
| ing, her excitement increased. AT
supper she ate nothing, but rose be-
| times and babe her parents good
night. The latter kissed and blessed
her az was their wont, while Marie
could scarcely suppress her sObs.
Having reached her room she threw
herself into a chair and Wept aloud.
Her maid finally succeeded in COM
forting and cheering her up.
| Later in the evening snow storm
arose. The wind howled about the
house, causing the windows to rattle.
The inmates had hardly gone to rest
when the young girl, wrapping herself
| in her clothes and furs, and followed
by the servant with a pOrtms nteau
| left the paternal roof. A sleigh drawn
by three horses received them, and
away they went at furious speed.
Vladimir had also been active
throughout the day. In the morning
he had called upon the minister al
| Jadrino to arrange for the ceremony,
and then he went to look up the re-
| duired witnesses. The first acquain-
tance to whom he applied was an Of
ficer on half-pay, who expressed him
self quite ready TO serve him. Such
an adventure, he said, carried him
back to the days of his own youth
He determined Vladimir to remain
with him, taking upon himself to pro
cure the other two witnesses. Thert
accordingly appeared at dinner sur
veyor Schmidt, with his spurs anC
moustache, and Ispravnik's son, laC
of seventeen, who had but just enlist
ed with the Uhlans. Both promised
Vladimir their assistance, and after
cordial embrace the happy lover part
ed fromnhis three friends to eOmplet
his prel Arations at home.
Having dispatched trnsty servan
with s sleigh for Marie, he got into ;
One-horse sleigh himself, and took tn,
road leading to Jadrino. Scarcely hat
he set of, when the storm burst fOrtl
with violence, and soon every trace o
the way was gone. The entire hori
Zon was covered with thick, yellow
clouds, discharging not flakes, bu
masses of snow; at last it became i'm
possible to distinguish between cart
and sky. In vain Vladimir beat abOu
for the way; his horse went on a
random, now leaping over bauks o
snow, now sinking into bitches, ant
threatening every moment 10 over
turn the sleigh. The insupportabl
thought OF having lost the road hat
become a certainty. The forest o
Jadrino was nowhere to be discovered
and after two hours the Jaded ANNA
seemed ready to drop to the ground
At length a kind of dark line became
visible in the distance, Vladimir urge
his horse forward, and reached tn
skirt of a forest. He now hoped 3
reach his destination soon, as il wa
easier to pursue his way in the forest
into which the snow had not yet pen
etrated. Vladimir took fresh courage
however there were no signs Of Jadri
no. By degrees the storm abated
and the moon shOne brightly. 81
finally reached to opposite skirt Of tn
forest. Still NO JadrinO; but grOu
of four or five houses met his view
His knock at the door of the neares
was answered by An old man.
"What do you want?' he said.
"Where lies JadninO ?" asked Vladi
mir.
"About ten wersts distant"
> Al,sg ro11u Vladimir fa1t aa IL hi