The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-10-29
Russian Love.

Nicopolis is small town in the south
east of Russia, where the Caucasian
blood mixes with the Russian, and pro-
duces very many remarkable specimens
of female beauty.
Among the most beautiful of the
the beauties of Nicopolis was Ulyana,
only daughter of wealthy land owner.
Her father was in the habit, every year
at harvest-time. to add to his force by
engaging "people from Russia" as they
say, meaning people from the interior,
who at this season of the year seek re-
munerative labor in the more cultivated
and wealthier district of the south.
One of these people, Filvatieff, a
handsome, stalwart young fellow, at
tracted special attention. He seemed
completely indifferent with regard to
gains, and was always in the best of
spirits. Ulyana soon became willing
listener when he was praised, and Filya-
tieff, who was not insensible to the
charms of female beauty, soon evinced
marked partiality for her society. 1t
was not long ere their liking for each
other ripened into an affair of the heart,
and became the subject of general re-
mark. Nor did the young people at
tempt to conceal what they felt for each
other, and Filyatief went boldly to the
father of his lady-love and asked for his
blessing. But the farmer peremptorily
refused he was not going to give his
daughter to strolling laborer, he said.
All Ulyana's tears and entreaties were
of no avail her father was infexible,
and, in order to-" put other things into
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trothal with wealthy townsman. The
betrothal was celebrated with great
pomr. All were merry but Ulyana ;
her thoughts were with Filyatieff, who
gave her good cause of uneasiness. He
had ceased to work, and now spent his
time in either one pot-house or another.
He drank to assuage his grief /; but not
long. He soon took an aversion to
schnapps-a rare thing for Russian to
do-and then drink did not lessen his
grief. He therefore forswore the pot
house, and determined to go far away,
where, concealed and forgotten, he
could end his unhappy life. In this
romantic frame of mind he bethought
himself of Siberia, and determined to
take the necessary steps to get there as
soon as possible. With this object in
view, he, one evening soon after dark,
went to the principal bazaar of the
town and tried one door after another
until he found one he could force. He
entered the well-flled shop, took what
money he found in the till, and looked
about to see if no one came. Then he
made bundle of some Of the goods,
and again looked about to see if no one
came to arrest the burglar. AS he was
still unobserved, he made bright light
in the shop. This was soon seen, and
people came and seized the supposed
robber. On his trial, he simply declared
that owing to his disappointment in
love, he wanted to be sent to Siberia !;
that this, and this only, was his object
in breaking into the shop. The jurors
were unanimous in rendering verdict
OF acquittal, which was received by loud
acclamations on the part of the specta-
tors.
The farmer was now compelled to
relent. He broke off the engagement
of his daughter with the wealthy neigh
Dor, and consented to her union with
the romantic Filyatieff.