Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1875-11-25

g ing and gasping for breath, they dash,
y INTO the wide, struggling main street ,
Il Vasilkof.
In the spacious market place or pub,
. square of the town crowd had collec
!. ed, in the midst of which the light of
: number of torches fell on glisteaisj
. bayonets of steel and the briehtbT,
> mounting of military aceoutrenaenif ca
, column OF the hat-capped, graf pr .
infantry OF the Russian. linz. es.o t !,
; pared ito march, while a.cb Carriages
encompassed two or SiF ana To each
mounted on sledge-rafi9 s's. naa peeh
of which three or .r1,asons In authority,
harnessed s3undrgiitary uniforms de-
as their civil a5ing to and fro, some
noted, were others on foot, while the
nountedsaf and the trumpets of the
drums r8ent their ehrili su1nnaons
Cosssrfae streets as though to call the
thFesi4s who yet fingered to the muster.
issHaIt, there halt, I say p called ont
\. sentinel roughly, as the sledge that
bore Annette swept like a whiriwind
across the market place, scattering to
right and left in disnaY all who barred
its frantic course. And then followed a
Babel Of loud outcries of surprise.
alarm and pity, for the picture that was
then presented to the gazers, in the rael-
dy glare of the torchlight, was not one
ready to be forgotten. In tha siedaa.
still mechanically holding the reins,. sat,
the terror. stricken girl, her face white
and Ttgid, her dark hair streaming hose.
for the furred hood of her mantle bad
| fallen back, and her beautiful head was
uncovered. ~: ti-. ~ -: -sF-r
.
Among those who had been present
when the sledge crossed the square had
been the old Count and Countess Galit-
sin. They had recognized their daugh-
I ter's paliid face as she hurried past, aud
/ within few moments the hfTfrfainting
| girl was in the arms of her parents, and
surrounded by friends and well-wishers,
who. seemed disposed to welcome her as
one risen from the dead. .:.s..s e.
''We were about to set ont for Ger,
gorod, !" the Count explained, when An
| niette appeared to be sensible TO her
mothers cG1ssseg and endearing words,
with the escort with wnieh the kind
mess of His ExcelleDey The Governor
had provided, hoping--but hardly daring
to hope, my lamb--that you would have
| been spared in the first outbreak of the
fury of those serfs, of which the news
| reached us. but an hour ago. Troops are
! about 10 LsGrcn for the scene of the re
volt, but, since yoa arr. safe-though
through what marvellous piece Of good
fortune cannot conjecture - RI. +.
cit was through no such good for
, t.ne," interrupted Annette, piteously /;
sit was his litte--his gallant, noble life,
dearer to me than ray o4a, that he
gave 10 save me-Wfetched me Sec, /
am safe, but at what price :"
/ And here. q darkness came before her
eyes, and her voice failed as she sank
fainting into the arms of her mother
I but soon, as il nerved by the rQcOlec-
| tiGns Of her lovers danger, she reused
| herself To tell, IN broken accents, what
! had occurred. TO indicate the place where
abe left him. AID to inlplQre that TesCTs
might re sent thither without delay.
I Like wtidaEe ti2a aeEs Sew through
/ the crowd, for the whole p6pa'stlOB Of
Vasik0f had collected 10 the streets. and
women wept and meh grew pale at the
I naws, while the exclamation OF bystand-
eTs eyiRcRa the slhTrCr, admiration and
synpathy which Edgar Mars ton 8 inter-
pid seH.deyotion had evoked The
young English manager o! the Land
Bank was popular i'll tie tUgn, and
. even had ha been a stranger, the deed
he had done would have spfiiced to raise
him to the rank of & hero But, ready
and willing to render assistance as were
euipe could NOS venture "a eypTesa d
/ hone that aid. c6utd arrive IN tia5e 10 be
/ Of service 10 him. <5t.t s-ft o..
! Ia spite OF these dismal icfeBu1iggs,
| it was d6l9Fmb Goi THAI j H. an Instant
I should be lnst Ia oarTyipsr hs.ki, Il ,!dGsr
| Msrstap. If human heED cortI indeed
avail and about thirty geatlcncn, SOME
ia sIedees and OTHERS GA horseback, sft
! off a! a rand pacn, escorted. by tIyirs as.
tFsa1.F -6.I. .stlss i4fegnted C'9ssacks, the
| tfeYt:rit9s nyiS'n.t ts:e'ded ~ lies9y We
t afaFeeth0 ~ the e@'ulna ttntli s't'las. tla
!nss Sh,'afd arEN" az 70 .t-gSaTs 1ete
Inc "l-}itt3t'e was f@pldiy tfaVeTssu' tD43
~ me eAp7"FlN8 'naf'y 'hreftd me l@F-
esf, a %lia y "9fnfnt sf.u''d e4ae eft7o'
! on IN. 4 ne i's5it y. Wac. ..
4iGy ar mere ~ iile' f'atS. OF tRet!f,
t ctleu oiP baron ~. dagfIioh. SPh.sing bus
MORSE ana !i3tidilhg his gun. ',FQsi on
and lei us pepper some OF fhtiE grey fites
al any rate
But wolves are cunning a. well!
as fierce, and when tlle TestI1ers came ia
| sight of he great beech tree, ardHatt the
| foot of which The pack had gathered,
| growing and whining over some object
at first indistinctjy visible their queruidus
| cry changing into a note Of alarm, and
they hudd!ed themselves together among
| the ches'nuts and bifnh"s, with their
! bu8hy tails dropping, ard their bright
eyes shining through the darkness ji&e
points OF dame. An Irregular discharge
OF mnsketfy spcceeded while the Cos
sacks lowered their lances. aud dashed
forward with their shrili 'hnrratl as
though charging against human toes
Neither lance nor bullet did execution
among The wolves, who, fairly ctFwed,
sunk off into the recesse8 OF the
woods, while the headmost bnrsePlan
checked his wiry sleCd, but just ia iime
TO prevent horse and rider from falling
headjong iuto a deep bat narrow pit dug
at the foot OF the huge beech tree.
Holy st. Sophia Of klew Blessed
stephen OF the Steppes. What