, 1874-03-28

''1nat's right" answerod Ivan Petrovitol; ~
see thou art IN ot}edlet dun tint iB conHola-
tion Oil my part do not wish to stand Ia Thy
why: do not wish to hurry taoo to GATOR tho
M 0!v,l service at once; lii tho MEANWHILE should
"Wllom my fathcr7r inquired tic astoni he'd
Alokney. s..
Ivan Potroyitcll. "Wtlat brldo ell3"
"Fathor, have not aa yet thought Of mnr",
%raea t hast not t1oueat-that Is why havo
,,,,.,,y! a y5n, ploaso' hut do not like Lisa
TGa 4 ! w. !ks t,1 her 1y-ana'1y Habit will
but ! feel iilcapab!o Of mixing her happy
"lIcr happlnoan neotl not trouble ti1co. Whntl
wshasp l' W Very w ysesi.S t" A''l''''''' Wy
"As you ploase, but do not wish to marry.
aua shall not n,arry.' -
"rhou alials marry, or
BnA1.L D1slEHEn1T TnrEt
and as to the cntaten. by I shall sell OF
aquandor thom away, and shall not 1oavo theo
tic frno.lon Of kopeck. give tloo three days :,
to think 1t over, aud do not thou daro to como
to mo III tic meanwhile" S-.,
AlckHoy know that ulon, bis fatllor toola
thing into his load, not oyon mil, as Iaraa ::
skotininos hasit would dive 1t out; but Aleksey :
to overcome. uo rotirou to hiH room and medi-
tatod upon tho limits to o pnront'B will, upon
Elisnyota Grigorieyna, upon h,a fathor's solemn
threat to mako beggar Of him, and finally Lo
clearly that ho WAS paRsonately In love with her;
! the romantic idea Of marrying a country girl,
and earning his own living tlnahed across h!d
mind, and tie mora llo dwolt upon such prof.
oct. tho moro reasonable 1t appeared. Tho nieot-
| ings III tho wood Ind not beon continued Tor
sono tlmo OH account Of wet weather.. Eio
wroto distracted letsor to Akulina, in m easily
legbo hand, informing her of the OWL Which
threatened thom, aud Offering his hand. 1Ic At
once deposited the letter in their post.olce; and
| retired to rest perfectly at case.
hturomshys early, on the following morning, to
inform him frankly Ut his Intentions. "Uohpp.d
to excite hB sympathy, and to gain him over.
I" Is Grigory lvanoytch at homo ~ asked hot
pulling, up hls horse al tho gsto ot tho house at
"No, sir," replied tho servant: "Grlgory
Iyanoy1tch loft qlite early t1lis noEning."
How proyolingl" /" thought Alekaey. "Is
Elis9yat" Tna g. Grisofl"'na at home :"
And Aleksey, jumping of ILLS horse, gave the
n servant the brldle' anu waFAod In without betng
"Ali will bs decided, aaid he to hinnolf. "a h.
it aM to herBb}f.".
He entored-and remained petriaodl Lisar-
no, Asnlina, =
DEAR DAnK-uArnED AEu11SA,
not IN hor sardjan, but i'll Il white morning.
dtcsa, aak by ehB window, reading his letter Hla
did not hear linn entor tho room. Moksoy waq
unable TO Huppress joyful exclamation. Lisa
Btaytod looketi up, uttered cry, and WI. about
to rln uut lie rushed to hold her back.
"Alsulrna, Akniinn!"
Liaa struggled to free herself.
"Mais laiHgoz moi donc, 1nolsiaur-maiB etes.
| vous four" Bho kept repeating md turning
away from from lin. ..;, .,.,; :, .,,.,x.
kissing l,or nat'ts.
Miss Jaclsoil. who was witnessing tho scono,
knew not whit to Think At that moment tho
door oponc1, and Grigosy IvauoYitcl enterel.
"Ahn!" saia Mnromsky; WIN, you appear to
hayo settled tho matter alrundy."
| My reader will rpare me the unnecessary taak
Of describing the donouemsnt--Ss. Paul's.
.Formerly in nusaa the military only wors allovea
to wear muatacAcs.
| tThe NATIONAL female dress.
| +Het uasne foy AlshaeJ.
! "a ehRxActar in Yau. .Nstuk co1u tdy " GAdEQ&A