Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-07-17

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| set OF rooms. and with some fleet sleighs
| (for the frosts had just commenced,) but
| informed him that conveniently-sliuated
| private boxes would be placed at his dis
posal every time be wished to visit the
! Italian Opera or the French Theatre. Let
1 II be added. In fairness, that the fresh,
| wlnsome faces OF Miss Sophia and Miss
| Maria Baggles had not little to do with
! the alacrious service youchsafed TO the
| family. for they were really very pretty
| girls, whose large innocent eyes aud sweet
| smiles were pleasant TO see. \ Podoilan
| Count and a Lithuanian Baron, who bad
come TO ST. Petersburg TO raise mortgages
on their estates, fell In love with them at
| first sight on meeting them I'm the hotel
| vestibule. and sounded the polyglot Swiss
as to what their dowers might be. When
the Swiss had answered ''miiiious," tt,cse
two gentlemen. whose names were Trim
kof and Wiski. laid their plans for gotttn.
introduced early to the thevalier Bag
giles.
The dressing case maker. however, knew
Russian society well enough not TO fall
into the torts OF adventures. This was
not his first visit to ST. Petersburg. Sew
eral leather merchants of the capital had
entertained him Hospitality on former oc-
casions, aud had posted him pretty well as
TO the los aud outs of life among the up
per classes. These worthy Russians now
hsstened again to send him Invitations.
and placed themselves absolutely a. his
disposal for chsperoplng Nine. Baggles
and the young ladies about town. Bag
giles accepted these cogrtesies. but lost
no time informing his good friends that Il
was his wish to gei pr eseBted at Court. aud
TO penetrate into the mansions OF the great
ss frrnr Of he pnbtff.x Thr i,a' %
merchants thought this ambition perfectly
natural. though they had never INDUCED Il
on their own account, and they promised
To second the EnsllshmAn's wishes as far
as lay ia their power. advising him In the
meantime. however, to apply to his Am
bassAdor as regarded the presentation at
court. which was not so easy a thing for
leather merchants To arrange as the pro
curing OF cards for th. al homes" OF
princesses and counissses
Mr.. Bagglss did spply 10 the British I'm
bassy. and WAS civiay received by one oi
the AIT aches. bat orc ia sorry TO say this
budding diplomstisi hid not see his vsy TO
Immediately humoring hi. countrypan's
Wish: ~ on see. Mr.. Bsggl-s.T said he
demureiy. scanning the dresslng-cass
makers roseitc: you see. 1t l. the Tuls
not TO Introduce persons who have not al
lF@hf tffh fih-fhNFfa NJ O9E hN " 'bN4FA
Does that mean that you refuse. thenf'
asked Mr.. Baggles, -,erniy. for the .eryii,
homage Of hotel landlords va. making
him 4 little bamp,ious.
Not refuse am sure the Auha.sador
woald be delighted " he only consulted his
own wishes. bu, think he will have /,
consider the point
Il do big trade with Russia. remarked
Mr. Bsggles. thinking OF vast pile nj
skins he had ordered ths, morning. "sud
think Il hard that an Englishman who ap
piles To his Embassy for very trivia
favor should be .nubbcd -
Dear m. We are not snubbiug Won
don't think that, said th~ aitachc. fceI,n
rather uneasy. III would have been more
regular II YOU had been presented 10 N,
Queen. that's all"
IN do my duty to her Majesty next
season" answered Mr.. Bsgcles. grandly
I've never found time a. vet
We'll, well, allow me TO DO nv bes, for
you" SAID the auAche. and he accompanied
the rich tradesman as far "a the hail where
sir. BsggIes ciotned hIrrseif In a iurred
topcoat and boots. preparatory 70 en,cvac-
Ing himself In the sleigh. which bearded
Pole drove for him At a rather alarming
speed. and with more shouting 20 The pair
OF bell-equipped horses than Mr.. Baggies
thought necessary.
Note. that II Mr.. Baggle- had been .imp-
ly an officer who had grizHlrd In his couu-
iry's service a distinguished author. or 4
pIous diyne he would have been sent of
from the Embassy with a fea IN his car
but a,iache. do no, like to offend wealthy
commercial men. who generally have some
roundabout influence In Parliament. and
are, moreover, addicted TO writing eucr-
Ia.r. n he,
Bsggles' request was laid before the Am
bassador. who said that he supposed
"something must be done" bat decided In
pursuance Of the immortal traditions OF Of
fetal routine. TO ''shelye the matter tor the
present" all the more so as there WAS not
10 be . reception at the Winter Palace TIL
some three weeks.
These three weeks Mr.. Baggles and his
family spen, In enjoying all the festivities
OF -. Petersburg which the leather mer-
chauis could place within their rcsch.
They went 10 not few elegant parties.
where Mr.. Baggies' crosses and Sempro-
MUS medals produced all the effect which
the wearers had expected. and where also
the beauty OF Miss sophia and Miss Maria
infismed many hearts OF Russians. who
seemed quite as amorons as i,alians though
living In such = hyperborean CLINE. Un-
u
were suddenly damped by the breaking
cot OF a fierce Nihlli., conspiracy. which
led TO the arrest Of many noble persons
and threw several great families into
mourning. Mr.. ami Mrs. Bsggles, who as
already said. were stsunchly Conservative,
expressed their Indignation 81 the reyolu
tionary spiiit rife In country which. to
their thinking. was admirably governed,
and they were the more disquieted because
the reign OF terror which was beginning 10
be inaugursted made Russians chary OF
receiving strangers into their houses. BY
this time the family had made the acquaint.
ance of Baron Trinkoff and Count Wiskt
aud these amiable natives, who would step
up to take tea with them OF an evening
reg aled them with atroeious accounts Of
what the Nihllists were doing, adding,
among other things, that the Imperial po-
lice were doing ti,eir best to unearth a GER
tain Prince Bilkine and his wife, who were
believed t. have had hand In the last
conspiracy, and were now lying hidden
like knaves. "Well, I'm sure hope they'll
be caught and hanged" said Mr. Baggles
one dsy. "for what with all these plots his
Majesty will be afrsid to give parties soon.
and we shall have had our trip 10 Russia
for nothing. Anyhow. I'm going again 10
the Embassy tomorrow TO stir them up
about our presenta' iob."
1t so chanced that on that same evening
Mr.. BaggIes' man servent Thomas came 10
him 10 say that he and the msid Jane TO
whom he was be.hrothed) begged perms
sion to iesve his service, having found an
opportunity for bettering themselves By
entering the household Of one Of the Prin-
ces Roubeloff "Why, that's very sud
den." remarked Mr.. Bsggles, astonished; ;
you are going TO put me TO serious incon-
yenience. Can't you waltz
I'm afraid not, sir" replied Thomas,
| who was agitated by his good fortune.
| prince Roubeiof took a fancy 10 me for
| my nne figure, sir-so he says-and he
| wants me To enter his service at once as
butler, and Jane Is TO be the Princess
maid
Il think the Prince might have had the
civility to speak to me about il before en-
ticing you from my service" said Mr.. Bag
giles.
.P'rhsps he forgot. sir" suggested
| Thomas. Hes very lofty nobleman, sir
not speaking by height, for he ain't
above foot 8. but In his manners, so TO
say"
| ..w.lI nlas.a vonrseifr rsspoo,lad Mr.