The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-15
rnr DpaL Co.sack's Love Story

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Irrm NrN'.'an' N'Nn"'
lrlllcl Tor ten, AMI inc SaMoVIr was
brought in by q inr, upright, gray'Dearu'
rl man, whom, from h'S pl1ck Ne'Vet
mnir and ,Iahrd sleeves, TOOK 70 NC 1hG
postmaster himself tie was followed
into the room by anobIc looking CGS:aGE
woman oi hi own age, vino 'ald : 'LltiIe
husband, why don you ASK lne I9ru II nc
will eat partridge AMI a GII OF preau !
The kurumlku Is plump anu the nay Wlli
b. long before his lroika can nt llarhesseu
to face the storm. She smiled Sweetly
a, .hc 'pokc-hc smiled lovingly upon
her then shc lett n'i looking lovingly
back.
"lonr wilcs in love WIN you sun ana
you with her postmaster, SAID you
must have beaten her well when she was
young Tor her to love you So How long
isii since yol were married " nm
60, lie rcllicd'"l was married NJ -, ID
year. ago-iiyc years before died
"WM' aid ]. "tlve years before my
lclm, l. it possible that you don't
m,w my story? You must have cont,
from q long way oil, Tor ! nave heard
that il j. told even upon the Mol
And throwing his legs across chair,
without more ado he spoke thus; was
born in 1869, and can remember the re-
turn from Paris OF my lalher and uncle
-Co.,ack' Of the Don. Those were
grand lIay' when every COssaCk was an
officer by birth, and when the lletman
rIaloiwl. king Of Europe, cOnlueror Of
the Turk and Of the French, and friend
and equal Ol the white tsnr. Now, this
Petersburg t.ar says that we're no better
than hi' Iircat.ltussian slaves, and for
ycar' my slber and long pistol have hung
upon tie wall unused; and when ! have
worn my rcd.bandcd cap and my red.
striped brccchcs I've always hid as much
az could ol the stripe in my boots, for
I'm ashamed Of it now; and they're even
goinglo take away our privilege Of the
supply ol salt In 1881, rs ayOung post.
master lor my father was dead, with n
goolplcc aud a handsome beard, was
the best match in the twO.churCh villages
round could pick my wife, and | chose
Olga, that YOU saw just now"
There, said /.
"Ah wait and see Wait, little lord.
Don't be inpatient. Olga was Ns lovely
"a she was good. You have seen her in
her Goth year; her goodness u what II
wa., and, though ! may he m unsafe
iulgc, her beauty, think, il not vet
gone"
lie looked at me. nodded.
I'VE were happy ut first, but | was
Young. ! felt the chain. was faithful
tohcr rs far as women went, but not kind.
We had no children. One day, in 1880,
'hc wa' in low spirits about me, and
flung her arms upon sudden about my
neck, with DO you really love me, little
Joln| You know ldO' but not rs |
love YOU. At that very moment, lord,
the devil must have beer unclaimed from
hell. To tell you what thoughts flashed
i'll an instant through my mad mind
would he impossible. That what she said
was true That, while do love her In
Kind way, ! wa7 bound to her for life
Whether would or NJ. In Iii OF wild
rage struck her one short, sharp blow.
She looked at me with despair in her
eyes and walked slowly into our other
room. ! ran into the stable yard. liar.
ne'' Iroika, said | 70 the starosto. u
leave at once Tor kharkol with dis.
patches mat The courier dropped, and
Yr lound upon the lIoor. Quick !!
quick the best courier horses In
an instant they were ready. Mcrrily
lhgirl The bells IN the crisp air. Paul
TOOK me felGs, AMI OIL ! whtrled. In
Ii"eoly hours was at kharkof. To my
friend The sIaroSta at the great khnrkoi
station, who was equal in rank and pay
10 10 most po'Ilnasiers themselves, ! said 4
70 he service little friend, ns would
no one Tor YOU. ! am going to leave my
Nle' 10 whom have been nnkind, and
aa going to enlist in the guards. But |
0i'l neg to forget me, and she must think
a ayaa' Write to her IN a week and tell
yer quay ! was taken with the cholera and
I Iivi' Deg her I" forgive HE for my un.
Mnuhc''; say mat was grateful for her
love, ana ilal 1t was my last wish that
sue should marry again some lad more
;o,r., OF Ilef tIiah myself. Make II your
interest interest to have the station continued to
1s, a po'Iml'lte''. She was priests
laughter and can write. We crossed
o u T., ,t he 'Worc; we bowed to the i'm.
s . ~ The corner Of the stable, we kissed,
a"l ~ 1--WE minutes ! was gone. At the
,s,'"i'uhg Office enlisted for the Enc
r','' regiment Of cnirassiers Of the guard
az fourteen years volunteer and in
, ,l,,e oIriG ldot course no papers, but
.'s! 9'NeI 10 questions, for ! was n fine
, u..', Wy beard was shaved, my hair
Nli cut, and when got to Petersburg
a a"u Nai Il'ed withmy uniform and eagle.
m mo ! helmet no one would have known
IN IN. ! rose to he sergeant and second
. ,s' " master From your padurojha |
" ,ni' you are English. Now, in 1868,
."v' hoI served my time, there were
,a J. OF war in Turkey ngainst you,
. ., Wr ping offers were made to me to
.'oP and drill the new recruits. But |
va" was NteIchcd and Inconsistencies drove
n a.' south though III found my wife dead
.,,i married again ! intended to kill NV.
w. NJ F.ricr'bnrg IL not place for Cos.
I M either BY brooling over the past
mnoa.c to t?lI m 'Uye T' ,h1 my T hni
, ~, her we'll Oft, that shc was married
~ r.'l VI and happy, that she was "A and fat;
WI m, Si'c Pethii., a scare.crow. / was