New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-18
Nj.

We passed over q quarter OF verste more.
hamlet appeared at last on the border oil faVine
of no great qePth 10 nyPaGe was and smile
chimney In Que of the two chambers OF inns
wrctched sbd lived the brigldicr. The Lady OF the
hamlet was the wife OF eonhcl.1or Oh s'a 80
Petersburg. IL she. ! learned Later who had
given this corner TO the brigadler. she h5d also
assigned for his nOurlshment a monthly allowance
of p0od OF tour, with little salt aud on ana
finally had allowed him as a serN ant a young l4ioV
uirI takcn from the serfs OF the hamlet. VINO,
tuough she hardly understood human language, J'O
sufficed i'm the Judgment of Madame LOmoh 10
sweep the floor and cook cabbage soup On INC
threshold of this cottage the brgailer turned 10
ward me- and making me enter before hlm Win ms
smile OF tho time of the Empress Catherine. ne
asked me II | would dcign 10 VISIT ms apartment
We entered this apartment. Everything wa, so
dirty so destitute, miserable, mat the bHEaiIcr
having probably caught on my face the Impression
produced upon me by the sight of ms abode Sad 10
me suddenly in French Struggling his shoulders
&c nest pas Oil de periTlN' could not make
clear what he had wished "a say by these words
because | having addressed bm IN french, ne no
longe. ansN cred III that language. Two OBJECTS
had struck me especially and from the hrst IN Tue
bri2aiieii. chamber the cross OF an Oihccr OF ~.
George under glass IN black iTamn. " men nhhs
on ia, wall and bore in old characters the follow
ing inycriplOu Received by the colonel OF tho
regiment OF Tchclug0f, NassiI HousAoi, i"I tho
taking Of Praga by assault IN l'Jl anu as"
portrait IN oils the bust o. % young woman fefy
beautiful, with black eyes, brown coupl AIui 'oub
face hi ia powdered head OF hair, and patches ~
the temple and chin, dressed ~ full robe al large
design boriercd with blue fringe, - wa worn
ahouE 1850 This portrait was. no doubt, Ill
painted; but il must have been a likeness, 80
much one felt IN II an individual anu hdubinois
life The face did not look at tho spectator. II
seemed TO turn away, and did not smile IN the
strict close curve OF tbs nose, IN the hp' rcgular
bat nat and thin In the nearly straight me OF thc
thick eyebrows, might be read chaTaclcI I'm
periJus. proud and passionate. No EFFORT OF thr
imagnatinn was needed 20 represent 10 ones st,I
hog hi, face might suddenly become inllamcd win
-Ulf fgre
pedestal was q bunch III halt wlthrrci Wild flowers
IN a common glass Jug. The briSadier Approached
tine pedestal. placed carefully with the other
flower, the pinks he had gathered. aud raising his
hand in the direction OF the portrait, he SAID ~
respectful voice. 'Agrppins Ieleghln"' Nee
Ionon The words Of NarAH came BACK 20 my
mind and it was with twoiol attention that cx-
aminod tho features expressive but dry ana nara,
OF the woman to whom the bricadIer had sacrificed
see Won assisted at the assault of Pragn, Monsieur
'e Brgadicr began, pointing ont 10 him the cru'1
Of - George. You have mcrtrd &" receive a as
tnctiou rare at all times, and stll raref Then 40
You remember Nuvarovf
Alexander Vas.IlitchT answered the brgadicr,
after moment of silence. during which he hld mp
pearrd 10 muster his ideas; Yes, ycs, ] frWrlnb"f
him-a little ola man, very alert. You stand up
right before him, YOU hardly breathe ani he h'
sfps here and turre.'
The brigader burst out laughing
lie entered Warsaw Cosssncks jade. and
hiin.cii all covered with diamonds; and he said to
the Poles have got no watch ] have forgotten
il nj 81 Petersburg: aud they say, "NIyat
vivat, rouIrs! what! rognes " En-! Cucumber
lad added me suddenly. changing and raising his
voice 1he merry sub-deacOn had rcngIned outside.
where then are these rollsT ADD tell Grounka to
bring some ErGss.'
Here your Grace here said Cucumber enter
ing and handing TO the brIRader The string OF ruils
And leaving the cottage, he approached being IN
rags with rough hair, who was probably the IDIOT
giri, Grounka. In fact, ~ soon A. could distin-
gulsh throuyh the dusty glass he began 70 ask her
for drink by raising 10 his lips one Of his hands
which be gave the form of tunnel. while with the
other he made signs IN he direction Of the chamber
we had entered.