, 1874-03-28
THE LADY-RuSTIC.

Ind married. lady OF noble birth but In intltgont
who diod in cliltl-bed during hts
abaonco when on a visit to ono Of his distnnt
cBlatoa uo soon found consolation In his
house occupations. Having built houBo me-
cording to design Of Ills own. and established b
cloth manufaotory, ho put Ills money matters In
order, and begun to consider himsclf tia clover
ost man III tho place,-an upinion which was
povor disputed by hia nolghbors, who used to
visit him accompanied by their familios and
their dogs. 1ia woro on wook days a plush
1nokot, and on holidays Burtout of Aomospuu;
he kept hia own accouutu, and road nothing but
tic Senate Ne.ps.
ue was gonorally 1iltol, though pooplo thought
him proud. It was only hia nearest ncighbor,
Grigory Ivnnoyitch Muronaky, WHO
COULD NOT dRr on WITH HIM.
lie was q thorough Russian country gentleman
HavinG aquaudcred ut Moscow tho greatest part
Of his fortune, md having become widowcr at
about tho Hamo ttmc, he retired to Of Ills ro-
mainlng estates, whore ho continued bis oxtraya-
gancca, though thoy now tooh = different course.
He laid out MI English garden, upon which lo
uasscl almost ali TINT remained OF h}s income.
His stablo-hoys wcro dressed AZ English Jockeys.
Ills daughters goyornoas WAS M Euglishwomail.
Ills agricultural labors wore conducted on tho
English principle.
lut :" Russian bread Ia not begotten Of for
eign culture" and, notwithstanding n consider
ablo locroaso in Ills expenditure. tho inoornp OF
Grigory Ivanoyitch did not ncrensc. 1Io Ind
found means to cuntract now dobts, though ho
lived iu tho country. NeyoltholoBs, nobody oon-
sideroa him . fool, for Eo was tho Arss OF tho
landowners in tho Province who thought ,of
mnrtgaging his property at the Court Of Trug-
teeB,-l transaction which 9t TINT period Vas
considered worry hazardous. Amongst those who
cenBlred him was Borcstoff, who expressed him
aolf in tho strongest terms. Hatred to innova-
tionB formed prominent trait III Ills character.
He could not speak with .equanimity Of
bis neiehbor's Anglomania, and sought every
opportunity to criticlse him. II llo chancea to
pllow Il quest ovor ILLS promises, aud IL his
Lo was Ruro to say, with malicious smile :
"OhI yes nv place IL not like my nolghbor's,
Grigory Iyanoyitch's. How could We Bquantler
rafter The English fashion, Wc aro thankfni II
wo can manaES to keep oa hunger tn tue M,s
to Grigory Iva,iovtch'a knowledge, exaggerated
and on,bollBhcd according to tho talo-6carer's
zeal. Tlla Anglo1nane stood criticism AZ badly
Oh our own Journalists do. lie rageo and called
his calunniator
DEAn AND rnor1Nc1AL1aT.
This was tho footing. they wore upon when
Derestnff u son arrived. Io hnd becn brought
up at tl,e - Unlyoraity. anl intended ente.lng
tic army; but lis father would not givo his
consent: For the Civil Service tue young n,ali
young AlekHoy In tho meanwhile led tho lifo Of
private gentleman, having, 'howoyer, allowed
his tnuttache* to grow ready for any enlor~
gcncy.
have becl, a pity indeed wore hin well-propor.
toned figure mover to bo seen IN a uniform, and
wore he, instead Of showing or on horseback. to
spend lin youth bonding oror otllco papers. Tho
1,eighbo,s who saw linn lead On tho hunting
agreed s. In saying that ho would mover turn
osit a crolitable head Of n department. All
tho yotlng ladiea watched him, nnd sometimes
would ta!io u furtlyo look at him; but Alokbey
took litt!o notice Of thotn. and they attributed
lis indifference to sonae loye.affalr., The COPS
Of tho address Oh one Of his letters was actually
boing bnnded about a1nongst them: To Aku
tina petrouna Kourotctkin. WoScoso, opposite htt
ANfsey Monustefy, in hehonsc OF The coppers'i1M
sasel:G ql t. yon arc - 411,e|y 'e4"es'so 10 for
Such Of my readers as may not havo lived In
tue country, cannot inn siuo how captivating are
tllcso
PROVINCIAL YOUNG LADIES.
Brought III, bIcathing tho ptlrest cir undor TIT
Ehado ii Their orchard tross,, they only drnn
their knowledge Of life and Of tho wor't
from books. Solitude, freedom, and tl,ei1
loyo of reading, develop in ,thnm earl,
feelings md PASSIONS which are unknown to oul
worldly beauties. Tie very sou,,tl Of carriage
bcll is an event to thcm nojourn in tho neigh
boring town il considered MI epoch in tlioir ex
istonco, and the visit OF gunnt }cnvos behind Il
long and occasionally everlasting "Reminiscences
Everybody is Of course o. liberty to jeer ut so!nt
poi fioial obsorvor oannot d. away with their OK
iating good qualities, the chief OF which is inde
| pondenco OF character .{tndsoiduu!ity), with
out whlch, in Jenn lanvs opinion. ~
human groatncsa exists. Women may posalb
receive bettor education In tlio cupita!s but 10
! tercourse with tho world aoop aseirnilates CHAR
actors ind ronlels their aouls rs uniform, M tlei
beatl-drcsscs. This Is snid neither In jndgmon
nor In roproach however, ,o!a 1sos|ra naaet, q
has wriston IN Oh eonnonta.or n.
| by Aloksoy On onr young ladies. It was he VII
| first appeared boforo them gloomy aud Olson
chanled who first spoke to thoul OF wasted juys
and Of h,a wttlsred youth; l.e also -, wore
something quito now in thu Province, and th
girls wore losing their senses.
But Lisn Tor Betsy, al Grigory 1yauovitch 20!
orally cnllad her). the daughter OF my Augle
| MORE TAKEN UP WITH H1aI
than was anybody else Their fathers did nc
visit, unl sAo haa not even aeet Alehsey whe
lie had already become tho subject OF converse
tion Of all her young nclgllbofs: Sic was L
Hor black eyes lit up her dark and very ogrcet
| U4t lNCEs 1uH HAo A4A OAs1s am LSHaEA41Akiy
spoilt, child. IIcr high spirits and lor couBtat
llunor enra9iturcd her father, and distracted ht
goyerness, MisH Jackson, a conecito4 Hpiuster {
10. who painted her faco and eyebrows, rca
''pamola" twioo yoar, received tho sum {
1000 roubleB, and who felt bored to doathin th'
hnsbarous Russia
Lisa WAS waited upon By Naatia, who, thous
little olslor, was quito ms giddy ms hor n,istros
Lisa was very fond Of her, coufiding to her a
her secrets, and Arranging with her al her lit
plana; IN Il word, Nastia was much more in
l1ortast parsonage on the Auusson cala.o thu
could 10 any ono coDfldante in a Fre,.c4 TRACED
May 90 out to-day ?" nsked Nastla upc
ono occasi0n. whilat dressing her nlisutresH.
Cortnilly--whoro to?"
"To Tugiloyo, to tho Dorostofrs. 1t 10 Il
; saint's.day Of thoir cooks wifp. n,ld nho Gun
yesterday to invite us to dinner"
ssIs that it Z" aaid Lisa: "tho masters aro
ouml.y, and tho Servants entertain cacll other
'Ai,d what have the masters got 10 do vii
it?" replied Nast1n; |'beaidon belong to yo
and not to your father, aud you and yo1ll
Berostor have not yot managed to fall out: |
the old pooplo fight It out If it ploases them."
"Du enlcayor, Nastia, to
SIZE ALKKsEY NEnEsTOrF,
and tell me What Ae ia like, uud what kind Of
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