, 1873-01-05

| crossing tho yard ana maRn6 toNa4uo tAo 19ooA,
what appeared to me bear, not on four legs;
! but erect, like one taught to dance. could
| scarcely believe my eyes, and was trying, to
| account for this extraordinary appaEtlon, when
frghtfu! noise came p from ON belom. stooa 1nn nm
mother, petrifed with horror, and behind
/ her q cluster OF scared female ATTENDANTS. The
steward, footman, and the little Cossack, ell
opon-mouthed, pressing toward tho d1nlng-room,
ia the midst Of which, covered With mud, the
rain streaming in torrents from his tattered gar
| meuts on his knees, painting, gasping, eunocas-
| Inc, was tho monstrous black, heavy being had
seen cross the court It Was Kharlof- He
brea1hea hes eon5uSiSfSy s SIsagt x11 X r could
distinguish in this filthy mass Was his email
eyes, which rolled wildly around
At last my mother exclaimed, SIS this you
| Martin Petrovitch Z"
ut is indeed me-; yes, me-" he replied, in Il
HGood heavens what has happened 2"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. I have run hero On
| foot.'
nAnd in such weather but you do not re-
| femble human being. Get up aud take seat
| And YOU" said she, turning to the servants,
bring towels at once, and see it You can find
some dry garments for him to put on"
| The steward raised his hands. "Where find a
garment tor such giant We viii fetch
IL" They have turned me out, Madame" said
Khar1of, after deep. groan they hare
| turned mo OUT NhtdAh siCU41tAa1 AJ V"A
| daughters-from my own nest"
NJ mother crossed hernelf. IL How horrible;
| but get up, Martin Petrogitch do mo this
| favor"
Tie servants arrived with towels and large
| blanket.
| "Come, stand up," said my mother, in d voico
| Of command, and tell me al that has hap
pened" He raised himself slowly, staggering
| like drunken man, drew chair near, nnd sank
| into it, The servants advanced with the towels
! md hlanIet Int he rpnfioned them nWay with
| his hand, and my mother did not ins'st-
"Madame Natalia Nicolayna," at last he be-
gaan,, with an effort. II am going to ten you the
% it was that Of Nebuchadnezza.. / said to my,
! self, Hcayen has gifted me With intellect, and
| then, with the fear of approaching death on my
mind, my head vas turned, ana ! sad. = VII l
show the world, before dekartlng th!n LIE, my
benefits on them all, and all shall be
grateful to mo to tue tomb" khar-
| 1of started from his chair. kicked ont Ike
NANCY dog-such is their gratitude. They took
| away from me Ma1imkn, they took my carriage,
| ny. horse. they reduced my food, they did not
| pay my allowance, all has been mIserably cur
| tailed around me. And said nothing, on ac-
count Of my pride, that my enemies should not
fool, see how he now repents; and yon, Madame,
| you had also warned me. That is why would
never breathe word of complaint. To-day
went into my poor chamber, It was occupied,
d ~ l.
sTon can sleep as veil there re keep YOU bv
favor. and We want your ROOM Aud who said
this to me7 Volodka slotkine, vile upstart,
mis-" Here his voice broke down. :.
1,nt vour DAUGHTERS. NIat did they eaY7"
asked nv mother.
Nv danrbtarsl the7 have no will Of their
,, +hav era hotl, f1e s1nves of Vnlodka. Mad
am. cannot support the ingratitude Of my
tnno1,e told me- shonI1 M 1onrar occnny nv
n4g rom e7arv timber Of which built with
u"- nv o1sn ta haands heaven knows what dnrknass
luy .yasshada.ra3' oIn a wh,t IpiTa ne-cad nv
bser4 thsn r.n II fhis hnrr;b|a state to von.
1r mv benefactrass '~N0N~
-. I. Come ranosa vonrselfn said nv mother.
"they sha11 Ike vou to warm room: lie
down AID sleep. and take some tea, and We
gn VII t.,H T Do @ nat 1ose % courage. nv old friend:
r thav have dr;yan vou from yonr house. YOU
vii alysys ind home in nine. have not
fo-eot+an ron ssvad nv 1ife Take him tn he'd
aolFo.ieu s w r.ta:5 5 aard ~ tha t,1or ~
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