, 1876-08-05

10 the cnstwnrl tl.at can BE- called sccurc, no1
tlc Mnugots arc Dver tho hor1ct."
"snFcly, however, said l, l,N,klslg Up from
my desk and tho Involcc In which was duly
rccurllng packages Of brek ten, eoarte stts, the
white souorous hrass peculiar 10 China, and
uthcr i.n,u,rts from tho Flowcry Land, ;" tho
hiongofs wifi content themselves with sweeping
otI sumo f1ocks anil herds uil not venture Oh
attacking the settlements. The lltissIan ini'l'
tary power" ....
"It's Il far cry, a. they eay In my country, to
1t. Petersburg, or evcn 10 tho Wo'gh," gtinly
rcIoTnefl tlc FIRST speaker wlInsc maine was Gill
lillian. "Tl,esc Tartar thieves know well cnst,gh
Tint short of Irlulak, tfrrc are hut some weak
drfnctlsncnta to bar tllair way. Eycn the eotuta
Of Cossncks 1as l,cen withdrawn, ind. for tho
moment, the wliolc Of Eastern S!bcssa lies at
the mercy nf thu htnng01s."
1'Eta waa scr'o,,s news 10 me, for, although
tny colleague fron tho Land OF Cakes wns quito
tr,rrret In hfh INSERTION TINT We were safo at
Kiarllfn, A fortified p.Mltion tno strong to bu
attempted by the barbarian foc, there WAs ono
wl,pee life held acnrer tbAn my own, and who.
should tic ildtng* III n ainnEot inrHd bo con-
J, Frank Richards, hMf hecsl. tiitstng two out
Of the three ycnrs which Ind passed IN this
put4oi-thcw way cnrnrr nf the Russian Domfntons,
clerk III the firm Of Merton d TnulosItetI, tlIo
md wa, as lis name inIp!les4 like myselt. MI
EnElBhtnaff. A'r. Merton, however, sas uue If
taloee. Ang -Russians nf tsham lllany arc 10 be
found 10 tho higher mercantile society of st.
~ the ctntry In which tho greatcr part Of ihcIr
lives l.Mvo been spent. IIe was n ts,nn Of ct,tl-
siderable property, and as member VI the Fur
Trading tiHi!d was pptseasetl og certain valuable
privileges, which a''nost amounted to fooilop-
IL was with nngcr mil ANNOYANCE TINT
thu rcl, merchant learned Tint hts clerk
was IN lore with Ills only daughter. Ellen, nt.d
s Is e vc9 ss's si1a Tai5fssptss 5 psts1 vsr. s s or IL
duughtcr'a establishment in life, l1e wss nj
ways fookfng forward 10 tic day when, leaving
tho active conduct Of the business IN younger
Miss Merton, as a ,te]l-cnlowet helrcss, might
very probably marry \ Count. or possibly
Prince. 1t wAs pit!iul antlthcsiB to sucl, ok
altcd visions TINT bllc should bestow her hand
on = mere subordinate in tic houso Of Merton
~ like YOU, Richards" the merchant had
sail to me, not rnklnt!ly; "and II you, and
Ellen too, will but he reasonable and promise 10
ssg fe1get TO- II. f. }HyA' "e' te there Id no
Aud thereurm VIC parted, MAS good
linguist, h.ld well trained to the routine of busl-
ness in Tint remote regiun, 60 that It was easy
enough for inc 10 obtain employment III n MGR
ary than that which I i,ad hitherto drawn.
1ouht, however, II should haye cared To con-
tinuc any longer ~ ny Re1.tlnlMseil exile from
tie civilization Of EMrope bad 1t not been Tint
,wny from a country Of which Ellen Merton was
still an tul,abttgnt. Even this POOR consolation
was, 1t srcn,esl, SOON to be taken frua, inr, for
thc gpsstps Of tie colony were nnnn'nolis that
the Ci,auing wtlitcr wRs ttic Inst that Moul1 sec
the Mertons rratcnt III Siberia
And then, proceeded by certain threatening
f'tH0ts, to whtrtI Scanty rreunnec !la'l heca at-
tachcd, there hul occurred tile Mahgul Incur
sion, prompted, as there was reason to suspect,
nrnts towards the rival Empire, pressing yearly
cloeer to their extensive frontier, few doubts
could bc entertained By even tl,e most optimis-
nHnity0eu.sisn, @ German, Pollsi,, and BriteH"
Whosc task It vas to dcyclnpc the great natural
resources OF this 1ong-ncslccto1 corner Of the
enrtt. we we're well nwarc W that, ~ rcp!y to
dplonatic reInonst.anse5 the Mu'.'artns at The
for the aets Of tr!bu Of turbulent Inarauders,
while nj the tainc time thty would ehuck}c
elyly at the tnJurcs thus ylcartously inflicted Oh
the flctrHtcl Fnn Out.
On tic fourth tay after The outbreak bf 1,o.i
ti!ttcs, there arrived IN Ktnchta group Of En-
giah1nef,, engineers aud Cornish miners, from Il
valuable ntnc on tic farther banfi Of the Amour.
tho whole plant nj which ind been wanto,ly de-
tic Station III ChrrinSk, with nil Its factories
and dwellings, to be fiji f1ntucs, wlilg tic Euro
Iea,s residents, wltl, suclt Of Their property a.
they, could contriTc to fayc, were nlnwly re-
tol 5sss'nS tgSSa1s eT S,. tss 'otee'0 OF military ss
.tTowniyts lrkutskl" exclaimed, incre,1,,-
l9us.yi .you 1ncau,, Rurcly townrtts Kiaciita.
t t. Wp ns a'n af n'p er ai M nen Gi nai1 " a ut
l!c between the nntt1'er'l ens Of Lake Baka, and
the nouDialns Mt the ilraI wntcrh Of tic Amour.
No one n llis senses wonltl g!vs aueh nn uasan-
u-ne fy-nn tr,t
which thu ctravun Of rcfugecs from Chernsk
Ind adopted, A Cornish lnItps, dispatched
thlticr t" i'lsrcl'ase powder for. blastfue lMs-
poFes, immediately lstora the inread, lad re.
that tc decision: lerllt,,sy unw!sc as II tccn.cl
~ me- to select tit IunEcr afNi 1norn rurtI.cr.y
line of nnrel', ha.l been formed by Count All
ncnkolf, who commanded the troops, and who
VII. yol,ns man, rev To tile couutry md OYER
confident III l!ls uwn Judgment. /
Hitherto, It wnB added, The MongO1
forsrrpn had coNtc.,tcl themselves will, hover
ing, like llaw hs on the wlng, around their fcs-
from the. riflcl nua1se.s. Ut tttv soltlicry; hut
thc:c cnnltl t no doubt that tlcy were whiting
the oppnrtnnlty, In Some ungnhr.lrsl moment, ii
fwonplne down upon tho camp, while the moyc-
laei,ts u! tlc 1uEltlycE, lncunbcrctl they were
by heavy baEgaSc-trl!'l, mud accompanied by
eerr.gl lIst!cs Gn1 children, werr Of NECESSITY
slow. That Ellen and '!cr fathcr were of the
company wna u1t Int certain. -
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life at kiavllta, aud accordingly formed IT,
solyc wl!lei lt!any o[ my friends appeared rasl,
and wililul. This was, t" Make my Wly, rs best
might, tn the c"tslyan, tllG tardy pace ur
wliGh wonld rcadily bc uycrtalicn by
wc'l'lnonntctl rider, md to pcrs,'a'lu Ellen unl
her father rathCr to Trust 1lit nlEclyGs To nv
guidance back 10 kiarhlu, tlsam to pcrstytse Il.
tho artlunlls march that otlicrmisG Inv hrl,,rc
them. Than'<a 10 my love ot Held sports, unfi
" certain restless spirit If adventure, lad
nil acquaintance with the country for rna,y Il
league nroand, having repeatedly arronipan!e.i
Tartar hunters o', thcirrxpe,!tlons ~ quest Of
the elk, the lustarl, am! thr antelope OF the
rlnlns was rxcellcntly mounted, and fett
That, sitou!d fnii III with tho enemy, their
shaggy lN'nses would mi r:.s!ly c"no " with
dsserts Of Khtyn; And ot hunger, and Thirst
n'ors terrible t!iail hunger, t!!,ss gun.
Eliurftuns uf The stcppc, t,cre was uot
much r!sE was to 'tr,Ayrrsc Il country
watered by ma'ly streams, a'urnta VI lii
amour, aud whrre. the rrovIdcnt luru Ut lilo
huss'ats Ing canacd wells tu he dug In llle dryer
portions OF tee plain. 1hc .,un,stl tribes, with
Whom even tic Mongols would uul Interfere, an
tle p,tnSirlc of dug h.it eating dog, wcrc ftcnsl-