The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-04-19
A Russian Romance.

of the Wolverine State.-
Detroit Free Press.
A Russian Romance.
IT has often been said that the inven-
tions of the liveliest imagination of TO-
nance writer's are always surpassed by
the reality. The following is new and
curious proof of this saying. An officer of
the engineer corps, who has just arrived
here (Cdessa) from Kichencff, the head
quarters of the Russian Army of the South,
relates in his own language this curious
listle history:
There is nothing talked of down there
at Kichenef but of a most romantic in
cident. Two years ago, at masked ball
in st. Petersburg, a black domino &C cost
ed Prince D., an officer of the Alta
minski regiment of Cossacks, in these
terms: Z" love you, Prince; will you love
me?" "Why not? But. first, I should
like to see what that somber domino COW
ers." mot so fast; consent, at first, to
answer my questions" What! love you
without knowing whether you are pretty
or ugly, young or old p" eyes"
Prince D. broke out into loud laugh,
which was not very proper, as he himself
confessed, and, Detween the two pcals of
laughter, he replied: "Well, yes, will
love you; will you lay aside that rag,
now?" He sought to unmask the un-
known; but she recoiled, saying, " Now
less than ever. l have yonr promise; l
retire, and in two years you will see me ="
1.-TWO years?'' Eyes, in two years, l
will be your wife," "My wife in two
years 81 Certainly" '.Am affianced,
then? Is it to a demon, Or an angel ~
And he broke out into new laugh, for
he took the adventure for a Joke. The
unknown answered: ITO a woman who
loves you-rich, beautiful, powerful and
sixteen years of age"
my dear Journalist" interrupted the
engineer officer, "you sec things are in
Russia as in France"
Prince D. exclaimed, "Alas! why
wait two years? We shall be old or dead
by that time. Two years! two centuries! !"
" Yes, two years. during which you will
prove to me your lovey' "How?' lin
being faithful, absolutely faithful to mel"
" AT least shall see you, I shall know
who you are, and where you live? mo!
Pardon! - Pardon! will write to you
every Sunday, and you can answer me- :"
" And how can l send you my letters ?"
"By giving them to the person who will
bring you mine. Two years! Adieu!
Here is my hand in pledge of my faith.
Do not forget, Prince. your promise!'
He took the little proffered hand, and
was astonishcd. 1t seemed that she was
pretty. At the sight of this simple hand
he grew mad with love, and determined
to remain faithful to his unknown.
More than twenty months had elapsed
since this meeting, and the two years
began to rise on the horizon when the
Army of the South was formed. Prince
D@had command in it. He wrote to
the lady of his thoughts: II leave; who
knows if / shall ever return? This event
was not anticipated. Will you remain
insensible to my sorrow, and will you re-
fuse me the favor of bestowing a kiss on
your chaste browT' She replied: 81
said two years. The term expires.
will 60 to rejoin you, were it even in an
other world, for love you so that would
renounce my own life if God should take
yours"
He set out. At Kicheneff he was intro
duced to the Princess K, ayoung lady
of eighteen. beauty pearl, master
piece of nature, recently from st. Peters.
burg. After some days he remarked that
the young Princess did not look upon him
with indifference. Their intimacy in.
creased. One fine evening, or one fine
morning, che said to him: " Prince,
love you; I am rich; marry me-" The
unfortunate Prince was COMPOUNDED; then
summoning up his courage, he frankly
told her his situation.
"Oh!" exclaimed the Princess, 81
know her very well; she is an intrigu.
ante; she does not love YOU" "You must
deceive yourself; person caenot write az
she does to me without loving" ~ as.
sure you she is merely acting. You dc
not know her, or rather you know her face
but not her heart. l am the very OppO.
site; a heart like mine cannot assume q
part it does not feel" The little Princess
made no impression; several times che
returned to the attack, but always in
vain. At lest, the two years expired on
the 10Th of February. The 10th, Prince
D-received the following telegram:
day after you will see me, and will be your
wife when you please. The sooner the better.
The UNKNOWN.
1t was thus that she had signed her let
tiers to that date. On the 18th, Prince
D. was requested to repair at noon to
property in the envirOns of the town,
which was indicated to him. He flew
thither. He was introduced in a large 81.
loon, where he waited five mortal min.
utes. She appeared at last. "Here ]
ami" she said: "Heaven! the Princess
K-!" 1t was, in fact, she. She had
left st. Petersburg at the same time with
the Prince, and had fixed herself at Kich-
eneff, whence she sent to confidante the
letters which the lover was to continue to
receive from the Capital. Thanks to this
subterfuge, she had been able to have her
self presented to the Prince, and to easily
play q double part. As to the denOue-
ment, you can divine it. The Princess
x on the morrow became the wife of
Prince D.. 1t was the 18th, and the
friends wished to postpone it to the 14th.
4" Not ut all, said the Princess. 1T is
two years that we have been waiting for
that thirteenth" The Grand Duke could
not assist at the ceremony, but he sent rich
presents to the bridal pair. assure you
that at this moment at Kicheneff they busy
themselves but very little about the Turks
or the Christians; the whole talk is only
of the Prince and Princess D-.-7Tans1
lated from the French for tie Philadelphia
Press.
GERMANY sends annually into the fur
market about 100, 600 fox skins, of which
SC. 900 come from Bavaria and ~, 600 from
Prussia. Of other skins her average an.
nual produce is q, 900 pine martens, GO,
600 stone martens, $50, 600 polecats, 5000
offers, 5000 badgers and 10000 hare
skins, which last are used by the felt hat.
makers. OF rabbit skins the annual yield
of Germany is only SOC, 900 to 6,000, 900 in
France The skins of 400, 900 domestic
cats complete the list.
The newest style Of fancy shirts for
gentlemen are made of white linen,
double breasted, ornamented with q fine
line of red, blue, or brown, and with col.
Lara trimmed TO match.