New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-04
CHAPTER Ii.

fortnight after tins of the sorrcst, crankieSt
of Russian posting sledges was joltng and bounding
along over plain of frozen snow toward a big
house. which lOOmed grand aud imposing III the
gathering twilight Prince WlsSOtt's pa ace had
been begun on vast scale by his grandfather. bnt
il had never been finished. ID signed on the plan OF
chateau which the Prince had admired IN
France IT. cut a splendid figure until yGu came close
to il and III Il its centr' pavilion and one OF ITS
wings had never been inhabited There were boards
in the windows instead OF 81 So aud even In the wing
tina was occasionally nh Ibitcd many OF tho panes
were bunchrd uD with straw. So 1t is with many
things Russian which bear grand names. but must
not be looked at too closely.
The only occupants OF tho posting sledge, thing
not muCh rOOmier than 4 wheelbarrOW, were Prince
Paul WskOf, who sat wrapped IN furs ana swear
lug on the hind seat and the iSrOtchR, or coach
10 an, who from the box piled his wnIp on the backs
of the three cvc-uco ked gallow3ys who formed his
team and urged them in every term OF maledlclon
aud cndeirmcmt abruptly al ernaed, to 20 faster
They were going as fast as they cond but friDcS
Paul was in an eXccrablc humOr from feeling COLO
IN degpite of his .uIs so he svOrc aEupdantly mt
the coachmau, who pa srd on the curses 70 MS
eaopmg horses. The gates of the front yard were
reached, or rather the stone pillars where IT had
been projected 10 hang Rates and the
moving about the I'd, grnnting and LOOKING
iOI oiaI and when the scdgc drew up with great
cia'tcr at the door. peasant ia long sheep-sKlh
coat, who SAW the Prince alight, uttered IA cry OF
amLzement ana dropped at once on his knees III the
mud.
Ibis peasant Tas ia, d,orpF or porter. He had
serbs % the NiSk0H c~ta e. tor time out Ot !nlnd
Little Father. your bi, s,in2, he mGtfcred, BENT
ing ms head with li5 crop on mated haI ana long
board.
'>i. Isaac be good to you Ivan Iyanoyi.ch,' an
Swel'd me Prince, ID tone that sounded more IKE
,,,,,,.,. ,,. Co.. ,i,. ,r - a., II 80 tbe only
room ~ the palace that w"S teuantcd Just then
lac dTo.ulN d"cit "a % Yuh h' WIFE ana SiH
hIdI~u. 4 irrgr stove. thIt orcap.rd space 81
a0ou twelve feet 40 thr Ui,hrr end. kept up
oal .u3 atmosphere M ih" place.
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;; TX O. ,'l '',., 81 H., ' a"J ,s,tL ,nfG
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ION % ~" ut, ''la ~ pd'i''h". sam IH' II"'r'
marching mp t. the stove: Dur nov pIlh9 m Il
E'--o '"pNl aud send l'I tHd' rascal iHh' ietIu-
'i'H "lnoh.
Nh3I. | i."r OIL y"uI r' b'ttIt tdihtI dsRtu
l.r port - vie. az ~ iih iHE.
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"','' ~" '''' ga az ' 'i' ''''' 80 . Ill.
les. 10 aI'W.'d' fl 't.F 'i''. NY ""G' WIZ Hu"i
y. ritNr OF doS % W..' h" i'hArI. -" ma ''' %
h.n. ciioi ihr lilh'c' ana you olga' &c tuI'A
With 10. '"d@I.
~ vas '"t' ara P, "l 'H' ''l tsp ,I Nu''is
ora pou."d ont tor h" Pnnr, bnt ..r driucrd it
of ir 'Vp W"ut"Iu.~. ! tc RUSSIAN clAt"t' allows
-lta'h- -unl, 1.' I'D 'h 80 Ii- fithhll''' an"
Iu.'' Pam. L. DPS own country, i9ll""ct Tue
ln11l custom OF tlhh'lg T." So 81 ne H' " on
lis l1.4 jon second ram MINI Dhhno NoHd
ruf have T"roE Hrd h-i Iowa H. tue r"d-.dc'd
10 Iu-uuHNl.G. I"i-IouILtu o'u'-SNasr VINO
stood ill ihr Stove 'h'ItIas nj every one "h" "p,
;.o.,lco han. IIrIr were no gidC - oi manner aud
.p..cu q. out tire II'u"c now. lie roughly io.d
plsi'- cmltcn To- beg NO when they came near o
stare al hIW WIN lHcI ui z q IA '"'Il i"u'u' ~
-laricu lu.ucl tpan ever when IA" hdd taken ms
second IHIm ol WhI'hel, inc steward was
long ,un' coming. 'l4ontIy th't OIL
OF his masters arrival. and was considering
within Liu'-"i what ne should SAY 10 s"reten IA
lut r,i." "hch ne ma Su"u reasons l"l Hlea"ihg
lie 'ame OF I".'. l"tlt was a Scl1p NJ OF leel
tu Hlh' anu d" -"'l'' az ',''' VIZ ''''' quo
CHECKS ana a ull'aF ihu,IH,n' M"I"ed
900, making TIC most "'r'Gulous BOWS on
the inI'h"i"' ms name Wa Le.er haul-
mana, ana ne was OF ''In'h OF GU
Inc russians ,'. 'o' E'ou UuI' - l,n, '''. 'I,s
made OF Fl che" aTe f""erI.y nItd 10y rGiuece Ger
m'N Oh |" u "'@,' ans 't,n N"u , mani ~,
,,,,'.I MN, hWta NOR, attentive scrutiny re-
ycdcG cumming ~ ms eyes. lie was Comfortably
dressed; hlS ''","'P'' OF 'u'eP7@lh coat ,DrIhR
clean. hI' nIi' SIN s''h t," "'d nl7 iuIl,u oo'i-
nc 81 'ht I'L'. aiN'' ipN-'".".t htul "''hH a.
NtuG' no." ''' W. ga. ID. 'H', nus. iu~.thS
ga a. It'' '"N ' '''' ~" ''' r. ~ 'I"t ia '.'
mlt,'- o '"' l"'"' "'' N'"7 '''' ~ q" '''" ~
'HN '',S' , ,.r,,,,; - i am, o , ,,i ol 90,
ne iI'l'' ''' 'i'''l VI ." ~ -" =, w. ''' "' IA
tended one Il l""r "' I'N 'VVo''' H' l"A' co.
Tie steward was t'"" on us MI - ii an instant
drawing oil ia. tah oul'I n'"tS Mnlth reached L"
tIr iih'7 .hIS"'. W Hon ne nd as, 'i4' e' ih,S
duil nom "o'' 'o i'nCe u'r ''''i ',io'
XII" Ia l'' lr'S'' nv, I u',' - Ui ' i
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IIE"t' t"t IN, 49,. i "a L. All ,,ntbar -, ~.
lu"u WV pi ,,','n, ,rt'.,. tlI thr,n tbat NO
P's'u''' anu i",,' 80 ~, II ,'i,,., L,,, ~ -
goo" """u ~, Nv ~ ~" nm w 81 i" '"7 ' VIZ
ness, 'i '"'S y" 7 I1,,IsJ tLo Primo. no tho
~" ,I,i InrL ~ to hi. '.,t I've coma
SIC H''' 7,'' -, v,,i'y roLLe me- Ev R.,l1c
''i ' IN. 3,t,,tb,r Won and an, coir, IN s,ttle
" ...',.;S.i. . ,7''-nig.t'
Nnu, n oh Nobility haSonly the most humble
r.,ut IN me slI The swarl wi ihout a trace of
no.. 'i,t,.r,k ON Ls fr, ur,S: II hal known won
w.r. cocII'g. should have made fitting prepare.
ion. q rec i've you'
.N,, v,.,,ld nav. pren,red IA trick aud Ieceive
mo vow, .r,uudrrI: ic,Gos. now hive taken Won
L,, s,rr,.e shall find nj "A Good deal when Won
vii nnt have mad rIme 10 conceal shouted the
Prince You shall be made to dlsgor-e; be sure