Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-05

such as does not often happen. The FL
perof sMore and The Empress cried, An
the whole imperial flmily was in t,nI
Alexis was talked to III very PLAIN, oI,
fashioned way. 1t was determined to sen
bin on long journey in the hope Of Gu
ing him Of his love. and SO he was sta-te
on the voyage that brought him to Amer
ca. 81 took him home by way Of Japa
and Siberia. Mrs. Alexis was sent out i
t.c empire by special train, and the eye 0
! the POI &c "a, not tlken from her unit
She was sately over the frontier. III
priest who performed the ceremony wa
packed off 70 Siberia III spite Of his pro
tests that he didn't know The parties, an,
that lie married them lust as he woul,
nave married any othe-. couple The,
didn't let on who they were, but OIL,
gave their names LA Russo as Alexi
AseNandroviloc!i and Mary Panlovna
which are about as traccal1.e or consp;cu
ons III this country us john Smith anl
Mary Jones would Ge in New York
Alexis came bae af,eran absence Of three
as. and is ROW commander of one ol
the craci. ships Of the Russian Navy. |,
i intended when the Grand Duke Con
siantine, present. Grand Admiral, has pass
cd away 10 make Alexis his successor. anl
a voyage around the world cannet fail L
do blm good. The wife and the prics
arc still iD exile, the former in owi,zer
land and the latter in Siberia.
Alexis h.-- repcntcd Of his folly and tht
family quarrel has been partially smoothet|
over. The laws Of Russia very stupidly
do not permit a divorce, and when yo;,
marry here you haze no hope Of re!eas.
from trouble, except by the Intervention
OF the Old gent e.nan with the hour-g' ass
and moving machine II a case like this
YOU can get around it by an imperial de
cree. but even that cannot be done with
out the disappearance ard supposed death
OF one OF The parties Last winter they
tried TO fix np the business, and the under
taking was made by no less parsonage
than Count Shouvaloif. The Count las
the reputation Of meyer failing il asy elf
iicult and delicate piece Of diplomacy tha,
he takes in hand, and i. the p.esen, in
stance he was confident Of success lie
went and he returned, and since his rt
turn he has not been in favor as lie sas
Mrs Alexis was stopplr" ut one Of the
hotels on the Quai Gu Mont 3 anc in
Geneva. and one day a cart. b airing the
name Of Russian uoheman whom size did
not krow was sc,,. 10 heT room In order
70 preserve an inc gui;io lie Count tiav-
e'ed under one Of his inferior titles. aud
il was with this name he presented HIM
self. She descended to The pa.ior to s ya
The stranger. and a. once recngn zea the
relnuhtasle Count, having become fanlii
iT with his ttce and its huge masiacLe a:
court. After the usual cpH.moDplaces the
Count procee.ied 70 business, and man
aged it with all the SIX II Of which he was
possessed.
1t was proposed that she should re-
nounce all Gain to the hand Of Alexis:
.houla charge Ler name and disappear.
md let the PAGES that had known her
know her no more forever. II return for
his triling and perfectly feasible service
he would receive /, go. .O0G ronbles down
Ind an annuity of 5000 roubles, which
would be continued 10 her child in case
be latter survived her, ana it was .,evout
y hoped he would Mt About this time
he child was brought into the room. and
he Count observed. doubtless with sorrow
II his heart, thati; was in vigorous health.
md there was no reasonable hope that the
rods would love it and enable it to die
-oung.
The Count used all The arguments at bis
onmand. and there We're plenty Of them,
'nt to no purpose The woman was OBJ
tinate, and spurned the offer with an air
+ Indignation worthy Of tragic actress.
But remember" said the Count. you
an never see Alexis again; you will not
'e allowed to return to Russia. and his
lovements will he SO arranged that
ncuting will be impossible You have
earned by this time that even were the
marriage acknowledged by the Emperor
ou could never appear at court or receive
he imperial recognition If you love
lexis, release him from the consequences (,
I his youthful passion, and enabl" him |
ii The position which belongs to linn
But she would do no'hing of the sort,
OF even when sll. Was told iha. she could
anne the financial terms and receive the
honey when and where she wished. She
wed Alexis aad had married him, and /
'ould remain his wife until death should /
0 tie graceful for one Of them. Posi-
ly the Count hoped the pale warrior
,ould begin on her Ut an cary date. but
he thought so he didn't ssv 50. The
ltervlew lasted couple of hours. and
as xs unsuccessful as the most earnest
lmirer of pig headed constancy in love
,u'l desire Next day the diplomat called
gain, but she would ..ot see him, and
fter trying the interccssion Of Russian
dy OF high position who happened there
Geneva, he gave up the effort and took
le train for Paris. Rum things is wo-
en-" said the elder Weller when Sammy
Id him Of the capers Of the old woman.
Rum things is women, 'muttered Count
ss he shook the dust of Gen
u from his sdelicate boots and settled into
e corner Of the first class compartment
hich bis aid-dc-oamp had secured on the
rough train.
And so the matter stands. Probably the
oman vii! become wiser IN time and con-
nj 10 the arrangement on The basis pro-
,sed. She tas the sympathy Of sent
entail school girls ct id omne genus, and
considered fool by great many peo-
G Who are supposed to he sensible. II
IS been limited that an effort was made II
" months ago to coax her and her child
ck TO Russia 50 that they could be fui-
|y secluded from the world hut am