Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-10-24
Dead Man-ARussinn STORY

Dead Mana Russian story.
From Macmillan's Magazine
Ii was just before the opening Of the
railway from TsgsHrog II KnarSof in
1859 aud [ wa driv ug those DR. arg dis
Iauces in autumn. For the ii st two dsy-
and nights the weather WAS lovely, but
on the tYiCd morning soon after sunrise
the sky became covered with he1vy,
torn and Jagged clouds, a Hortnerly VIM
sTOse, ana with lnGudes, lightning, c II
gale, and snow, The wiutey burst yu us
IS 1t yearly breaks on southern Russia
In ha.f an hour the rich, black, rolling
plains had become an ocean q lakGy
mud, and we cached the pos. station Of
Dnnski only TO fad the order" ImpOs
sible to proceed"
Icsl'ed for tea, and tue samOvar was
brought in by 8 fl g, ui right, gray
bearded man, whom, from hi black vel
vet tuuic and slasGed sleeyes, 1 took &
ne the 20. tmaster himself. be ", iol
lowe mo tire room Hy a DOJle-.O kiug
COss4ck woman -. uis own age, Wh,
said: Little husband, Why DONE ) Ou
ask the lord if ne will eat paT.TiIEe q; d
bit Of bread? The kurupatsais plump
md the day VIII be long before hl-
liOsRE GIL Lc IL t4F-NEb ~ GAIV XIV
torn" She smiled sweetly as che
poke; ne smiled lovingly upon her,
en she left us, looking LDgeTlngiy
Oack.
Your Wife's in love W tn you sill
and yea with her, posims7teJ"' l sad.
You must have beaten her veil Wneu
he was young for her to love you 81.
How long since you were maTrisaP
= 81 o.
ried at twenty five, thirty five y-nr
Agu-five years b, fore Idied." WHIT?
said J. Five years before my death. J..
It possible you don't know ny story
You musJ h W come f Om q l'ug way
OF, Tor have heard thai t s .OlJ ev-L
upon ths Azpf.o
Add thIOwing his legs across a chsir
without more SCO, ne spoke thus:
Il was born in 1909 and Cal gemem
rer tie return from Paris Of any h,I
aud uacie-Cossaubs Of the Don. T.us
.Ver,. grand day, Wusu the HefmA.
tuf vas k'lg Il E.r1pe -ou4ue or 90
tue iuIRs aud II the + .eucl, q Il irjerd
ma equal " tue W1I.e tsaT. NV. I'll.
Petersburg sar Us that ~ = 3 bel e
han MS great RIzsiau s,sv"s, al 60
many years my sabre e"c | 'ug p's
us.Vs hung upon the Val! anu. Ell, d
when | av- gOru uy red J6udeG ct.
aud r5u-s.ripau br- eohgs Dve a wa g.
hid rs gaUca a. [ c0u:d O; toe STRIPES !.
my bnass. Tor Pm ssl&med If Il IA "
nj ;,o.'re even going 20 t.Be avs
our D Itga VI the u p Y of salt,
Ia 1884 yau PIatmss eT, .
my father was ds AZ, "ltn good pi &C
aud g bauds0me o.. ar, va tue b
match ia Lhs TWO church vIilsga- Touad
/ ccuia pick my W.T. and chOss . &
tast YOU saw just now
IT u" said 1.
"Aa. Rat sud see! Wat lJtla lOr-
DON'T b. impatient GA was as .uv ly
he was good. You have seen Ter i
e. sIxrieth year; her goodness Is ~ n.
- a., aud, though l may be an uusal.
judge, hec beauty, 1 taink5 Is Eo- se
20 e y
He looked 1t me. L nodded.
ave we're napry at fint, but wa
young. l iet the chain. l was faithful
40 her rs al ~ women went, nut DU
kid We had no children. O1e day
1889 she was low in sp 7 IS about mt
md threw her arms on 8 suideI
around M neck, with Do you really
love me, little JOhH? You know / d Z.
But not as l love YOU At thai very
moment, 1T l. lord, the devil must hav.
been uuchaiusd from he'll. To tell you
ahat thoughts flashed in an instaU
through my mSd mini would be impOs
sibIa That what she said was true
That while l did love her in a kind o
w4y, was bound TO Der for lie whether
[ would or no. IL fl Of rage | smOtt
her one short, smart blow. She looked
p aAzVafu in
and walked ,l0WIy into our OIhel
room. l ran into the st8bie-yard. 'HaT.
ness q troIka,' said | to the staTOsts. y
leave At OEee for KhaTkOf, with dispatch
es that the courier dropped, and hat
have found upon the fOOr. Quicb
quick! The hest courier horse In al il
-tagt they were ready. nerTsiy UugleC
the bells in the crisp air. Paul took The
reiBs and off / whiTled. L. twenty hour
[ was at KtaTkOf TO ms friend, the
staYOsta at tie great KuaTkCf s5s ti0n
who was equal Is rauk aud pay TO mos
yo8tmsstsFs themselves, i -5l1: Do ne
a service, little friend, az / HUUid do ouf
f)F yCU. l am gong to Lave my wife
to whom l have been unElnd, ami am
going H. enlist in the quarts; asa Eirt
Ger to forge. me-, aud she G:usr lhink ne
dta !. Write 10 her III 81 week, a ID tel
ner | was Ia en- with he cholera ana
bi-j. Beg hT to for i've ne fr ms Iii
kiudness; say that l WIS grateful iuT nei
love, and thsi it YRS my last wish tina.
he would marry again sD4s lad mgl.
worthy OF ntr tran myself. Make IN
tertsg to have tie station continue gu
her Is pGstmistrGs-. She wa PRIEST
daughter aud Ca write We eros e.
ourselves, he swOrs, " bowed tn she
image in the c.Iuer If the au'e, We
kissed, and in five minutes J Va gJn-.
At the recruiting Office l egli5., Il f B
tbs EMPRESS regiment Of Cuirss
sieTs Of the guard D. Z !Ou.l5cL.E u
volunteer and ia q false name ia
Of course no psp-rs, but the Asa5G no.
questions. for l Wa 4 hue recruit. Ny
beard WaS shGVsG, my hEir was CUf, an
when l got go Petersburg and was fit ed
with my uail1Tm aud eagle CROW a-u
helmet, 10 one Won know ne. : rlse
TO be sergeant and cJud iuE-El astes
From y1Ir p2dsrJjas [ see that you
are Z glish. Nov, in 1855, whau / ma
.erged my time, t. ere were TumCTs Of
war III Turkey against you. sud g. mpL-
ing offers were bsIi cut 20 me t. STOP
and drill the rev ecElit5. But I was
WE tel ed aud hDuts Ckness drove me
south, though il found my wife dead
n msTrigG again / int nded to Kill my
self Petersburg Is net a place for Cos
sacks either. By bro ding over the pas
[ had become msdiy IL love with III y
yif It WAS no Use for me 10 tell n.y.
j f tlat I had lef her well #; that IN
was married again and happy; that snr
Was fOrty-fOur ami fat; OF else, perhaps,
a scare-CrOw. [ was m8diy in love, got
my discharge and pension aysIs, and
started sUuIh, A. K arkOf my friend
vas lead w # she 100 we've
De DIP. Who Ike rs the d 3uski 30 J-sta
ton n5w% l mlrmuEeG, crossing myself
the while under nay coat. The w.dUw.
A widow that has kept il fog ee
years The same' Ia eightser
hours | was there. ] EecosuiZ d
JWO of the olj men, but they 30.
ne. / rushed into tHs house; she VS.
a her day-bnOk reading, not changed.
Dolly graver, and with silver IL her
blsck hair. MY own LIS O g. ID to-
best sty le Of ODD Gays 51e DID not TURN
OilOk ut me, but threw ~ her sEEs
aud fel forward uOOn the t bic
rushed 70 her and fit her hesrl with
mine, tgO, almost ceAs!Dg t. bsat. l. Z
mom-nt she came to hsisel our p
'azt glued t0ge her. This was IN 1858,
Tlis is 869 sixteen years sgO Ike d
day. We have made up Tor the past,
little lord.
''But would you believe it? That
we ched government 81 Petersburg in.