, 1874-03-28

BOLT that lilo nHtHfO u tHtat iae" @'AA ~.
excnodoi Tho bounds Of proprioty, tlat hor
frolIo could hayo no consequence whatovur.-l,or
coincidence spoke louder thati hsr REASON. Iho
promise ao Ind nalo for tho neSt t.ay torment.
cd ltor moro tan anything, nnd sio waB all put
lctor1ninod not to kcor iior solon'n oall'. But
might not Anhsey, artor yanly expecting her,
no Into tho village. ,.hd Aud Vastly tlio nlao1-
amta dangto' t>'e roa soi AN'a , nas' z poSnr nr
tlloughteap artitco2 This idea horfai!cd Lhn,
and lilo mado III, her mind to nppoar Ill tho wood
as Akuina. tho next morning.
t16 whole iny tliinking OF his now acq,,elntanco;
tho image Of tho dark beauty llauntotl Ills ln'sg.
nntion even at night. 1t was barely dnwn ai1d
to waB nrondy dressed. Ilo d!u NOT Will 70 iohu
bis fnithful sbognr, and hnrriod to tho tryhtins-
pacc. Nearly halt MI hour WIS spout III lt'nl'l'-
! portable oxlectntlon at last llc caught gmpso
Of blne sa@ IN the sl'ss S na st1ea MsSa as e 20
ourap4ured slow Of grAtitudo; nut Atoksey NJ
once noticed tint l,er iaoo boro tracoa Of sad'oaa
aud nuxioty. lIa insisted upon knowing tho
cH,1Bo. LiBa ayowed that ahe considered her
conduct imprudent, thnt aho rornnted, TINT slo
did not wish 10 fail in pr promise thsn t,1ne bit
Tint this meotlug waa to DO thor last, aEl aho
bcggod htmto
nnEAK orr An ACQUAINTANCE
| Which could bo productive Of no goud. All this
waa, Of cnurao Baid IN tho provincial aalecs, but
the ideas md foolangs, 80 Uncommon IN . simple
country girl, struck hlolaoy with ,astonshmcnt'
to defer xnsnn ~ from s or esson lie assroi
hor of tho purity Of ha intontions promised
noyer TO give her causo for repentanco to auo-
NIT 10 heI in oil things, and irnpored her not to
alono, woro 1t but every other day, bnt twice
week. lie spoks in tho language OF true pas
aion. and was nt TINT nomont really iu love-
| I,iar listened In HileSsce. " Promise mo, !" Ead
aho at last TINT tnuu wilt never sook me In
tho yillayo-novcr inquire ntter mo. Promise
mo not to. look. for -otl'or ,nootings but those
which l sllaIl myself assign."
Alehsey wns about to swear by Holy Friday,
but slo stopped lin with n smile. ~ do not
require ouths." said Lisa, "thy word iH sut-
ticient."
After that they walked about in t1,e wood ~
friendly conyersation uati! LiYa said: It is
time" Thoy patted, aud Alcksey, when left
alone, could not understand how aHltnplo country
girl Ind contriycd In two meetings to possees
such influence over him. His intercourse
With Akulina contained oil tho charms Of novel;
IT, aud although tho restrictions imposed by tho
strange maiden aoome1 hurdonsome, the idon Of
breaking his word novor entcrod Ills head. Tho
| fact WAS, that in spite Of Ills omnot,a ring, Ills
mysterious coyresnondence, and his gloomy dis
onokIantment Meksey Was good and ardent
YOUTH with apure heait. eatabo Of Innocent
on1oymonts.
certainly g,yo I. detailed account Of how tho
Young people mot, OF tlloir growing attdchmeus
and confidence in each other, and OF their occu-
pations aud discourse but | am aware that tile
details a, ,,atseating, aud shall therefore pnss
thern over mud remark briefly, tAat two 1nolltla
had scarcely gone y before ., my , nloksey w"s
, ., md Llss though more rcservcd than he, not
more indifferent. They wore both happy in tho
: preaeut, and calod but littlo for tho future.
The Thought Of iuseparab1e 'ties had orosaed
their mnds moro thar once; but thoy bud poyor
hinted at 1t to eaci, other. Tho reason la ob-
viouB: however much attached to lis loar Akin
, lima AlekgoY might have been, ho could not for
| rot the distance which Hoparatod him from a
! poor country girl. Lisa on her part, knew OF
! tho eunity which existed betw oen I'll Dir fathers,
and dared not hopo for mutual reconciliation.
l}esids ler vanity wasHecrotly stimulated ~ Tho
? fanctul hopo Of ut last seeing tho owner Of
Tusiloyo at tho feet Of tho Prilutohina black
; smiths daughter.
! Ao Important event suddenly Threatened to
J. interrupt their mutual relatloua.
onn clear cod morning tone Of those IA which
our Russian autumn ahollnds) 1yan 3e!royiscis
! BereatoG vent out for ride, taking With hin,
G0nSs eSo Of heys sneus sossa dEsa a s id
uss aod maro o to % bo ' saddisa, .pd Il about
tho ne Abs}esea n1HT rode ds.s Gst 8 g. e.s tS
j tho wood he noticed lis noighbor, rho sat hi
t horse proudly in All oYercoat lined With fo1-fur
on the look out for hare which tho boys wor'
hunting out Of tho thlcEot With Their shouts an
y |
forosce this encounter, lie would certainly Inv
d turned back hut he had come upon Bo.estoi
o quito unexpectedly, aud was now within pistol
: snot OF Inn. IerG @ Prs, %17 r, 10 nep ,o 1or IL IL
to his enemy, and politely addressed him
j. Esreston replied with something Of the zoal
chained beaY displays when ordered by his keep
or to usako Ills bow to the public. At that 1no
II rail- of inlo tho fields. Boreston and til
groom shouted with all their might; they loose
? tlo dugs and followed ut full spood. Maroon
nnys horse, uuaccustomed to tho chase, starte
1 and nm away With him. Nuromsky, who con
Hidercd hislself good hQrsennn, loosonod til
9 rcns, and was secretly congra.ulating hinlBol
upon such an opportunity for flseinG hinssel
J. / from an undesirable companion. But layin
j. gono US far as 1ayiuo which il had not hithors
nuiced, lig horso sudaouly aworscd and
uNsEArEp rrs N1DER.
Dt Having fallen rather hensl1y gu the froza
Which, us il coming to hor senses, stopped s
soon as slaa beca,ne aware IT the rcmovM Of l.e
burden. Iyau potrowiteh rodo up to liu
iuauising whether ho wore hurt. Tho groom
n, having in tho meantime secured IL
!, G il assistod Musomsky into h!s sadlls
- md Berestofr invited him to lis llous
ot Al1ro1nsky could not refuse, feeling: thas he vi
IL under an obligation, and it was thus that Boz
"a ~ atuff returned homo full Of honors, lavit
i. H. h,intcd down iaro, md !oading hiH wounds
nj t adversary; almost lko prisoner OF war.
~ ~ 1 Tnp TWO neiuhbora breakfasted togethor, col
= vorsng In quite a, friendly way, Aluromsi
In asked Derestoif for hia droshhy, acknowledge.
~ ~ that ho was unatle to ride homo after his fa
- DprestoY saw him ltitnnelf over tho tllrcshol
IA and aiuromaky would not take his Leave until
~ !" Lud csacted The promise that he AID Aleks'
NJ Iyauoyi,cl would dino at psilntohiuo the vc
~ next tiay. In this manner au old aud dcepl
NJ ! rooted onmity scomcd about to be brought to
- atl through, tho shyness Ut n nhort-tAied lnaf
a.. Lisa rushed out to meet Grigory Ivanovitc
~. ~. .What does this n,eau, papa:" asked aha
nd surprise "wl1at makcs you lanlo? Mhero
n ~ Your horse, autl whose droshky IL this ?"
~; "rl,st II Whit thou wilt never gueSs, 4
r. r. dear" ropliod Grsory Iyauovitcl., aud llo th
- related to her what had occurred. l4Bn cou
not boIioyo hor ears. ungory 1sanoyitcla, vii
TO- cut giving her 'uo to recover from hoE anrprls
~ j inIorned her that both tho BafessoIIs wosa
n l dino with tLon Ill tho morrow.
~ "Wlat nra you aaying?" exclaimed she, tur
~" ing pa}o "jhe nelostolrs, fatlaor asd ao1,, di
lliiy with us Tomorrow! No, papa, you maY plea
u Init