Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-05

ner, You have the choice to follow US
and take the sum of money offered to
you, or remain here with pistol
bullet in your BRAIN" With that he held
pistol to the old mans head. and
awaited his answer.
The old pastor grew pale, rose up silent
and trembling, and, hastily clothing
himself in his robes, said, am ready,
gentlemen"
The strangers had spoken in Danish,
but with such foreign accent as could
not be mistaken. The mysterious men
went silently through the village, buried
as 1t was in slumber, and the pastor fol
lowed them. 1t was dark night in au-
tunn, and the moon had already gone
down. When they approached the
church, the Dewildered old man. with
fear and establishment, saw it brilliantly
lighted up, and his comnanions fastened
across the low sandy flats which interven-
ed between it and the village, still con-
cealed in their white mantles, while, with
his limbs palsied with age and fright, ne
with difficulty strove to keep up with
them. When they reached the church
they blind-folded his eyes. The Ito the
pastor) well-known side door opened at
their approach, grating on its hinges,
and he found himself then thrust forward
into the church, which appeared filled
with great multitude All around him
he heard muttering and sound of many
voices in tongue unknown to him, but
which he supposed to be Russian. And
as he stood amid the multitude with
blindfolded eyes, puzzled, and not know
ing what was about to happen, he felt
his hand seized. and was pulled with
considerable violence through the crowd.
At last, as we'll as he could judge, the
throng was thrust aside. They loosed the
bandage f'om his eyes, and he recognized
by his side one OF his former companions
and found himself standing before the
altar, which was lit up by row of wax
lights, burning in splendid silver candle
sticks, and the church itself was SO COM
| ple1ely Illuminated by numerous lights,
that the most distant Object could be
plainly discerned; and as, when he was
thrust blindfoded amid the crowd, the
noise had terrified him, SO now his soul
| was struck with establishment and horror
at the dead silence that prevailed.
Although the side aisies and benches
OF the church were densely crowded, vet
the centre aisle was quite empty, and the
pastor perceived opened III it newly
made grave. The stone which had Gov
cred il was placed leaning against one of
the pews. The pastor saw none around
him but men, but he thought he could
distinguish one female form in one of
the most distant pews. The stiffness
| lasted some minutes without any one
attempting to break it, just as in the hu-
man soul still, gloomy brooding of the
thoughts generally precedes some deed
of CRIME.
at last man lose up whose noble ap-
pearance distinguished him from the rest
Of the assemblage and betrayed his high
rank. He stepped quickly through the
empty aisle, while the multitude silently
gazed at him as his steps resounded
through the church. This man was of
middle height, and stoutly built, Of a
most proud and naughty carriage; his
complexion very dark; raven black hair
and high aquiline nose gave very
commanding expire s on to his counte-
nance, while long and busny eyelashes
over Swallowed his small black eyes, which
appeared to CLEAN with wild pa sions.
He was dressed in magnificent green
| suit, richly embroidered with gold, and
on his breast glittered star. The bride
who knelt near him was most carefully
and even sumptuously alfred A dress
Of sky-blue satin embroidered with silver
enyeloped her slender form and hung IN
large folds Of drapWy over her graceful
limbs. A diadem, blazing with magnit.
iccnt diamonds, adorned her golden hair
The highest grace and beauty could be
Traced in her face, disfgured as it was by
terror. Her bloodless features seemed
immovably fixed her pale lips appeared
dcathlike-her eyes half closed-and hel
powerlcss arms dropped helpless on bel
half-sinking body. So she knelt, a picture
Of death, an indescrlbab tear and par
alyzing horror appearing to freeze both
life and consciousness into thesemblance
of deep sleep.
| The pastor then, for the first time
I perceived hatctul-looking old woman
dressed in fantastical costume, and he
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grimly and even scornfuly regarded the
kneeling pair. Behid the bridegroom,
man OF gigantic stature and dark, forbid
ding conatenance had placed himself
who, standing there immovable as sta
tue, glanced round him in a fixed ant
earnest manner,
The pastor, paralyzed by fright, re
manned for some time as if struck dumb
until savage glance from the bride
groom woke him from his trance. VIVA
now puzzled him was the uncertain :,
whether the bridal pair could understand
his language. This appeared to him i'm
probable; however, composing himself
he ventured to ask the names of the brid,
and bridegroom.
"Neander, Fedora" answered ths
latter, in rough voice.
The pastor now began to read tn
forms Of the marriage ceremony, and al
his voice faltered and he made many
plumbers in the reading which the brida